Another Horses Head! Musket Balls, Buckles, etc.

[DavidBeard]

Another Horse's Head! Musket Balls, Buckles, etc.

Hi All,
Have been on a new field - a quiet one at that, but some interesting finds:
First thing I stumbled upon was another Horse's Head (is this the year of the horse?)



Couple of buttons:



A few buckles (probably from Horse harness):





A 1947 Sixpence - sadly this is the year they stopped making them out of 50% silver and used the cheaper Cupro-Nickel:



Thimble and button fragments:



Musket Balls:



A round lead item which could be a single sided lead token, a weight or game piece - 15th - 17th century - (another job for the museum at Derby)



And the end of an old walking stick (I think - had one of these before with wood still in it):



Ooh! - A cow collar too, which the Farmer was pleased to recieve back; automatically registers the cow when going through milking!!

 

[shaun7]

Re: Another Horse's Head! Musket Balls, Buckles, etc.

Very cool love all your finds as usual and even another horses head the last few times when our local club was out I was finding horse shoes ya wanna trade ?

Thanks for the offer Mental Granny - but I already have a massive box full to the top of horse shoes........(I don't throw them in the trash)
I'll be painting them up and giving them out to family and friends as Christmas Presents this year - labelled as 'Lucky Derbyshire Horse Shoes' - I might even get myself a wicker basket and try selling them door to door

That's a great credit crunch busting idea

 

[Mental Granny]

Re: Another Horse's Head! Musket Balls, Buckles, etc.

Well that's alright I bet they like them and since people will bye almost anything .....
But I guess really I should hang on to them I told Jeff when I find 4 hes got to bye me a horse.

 

[TommNJ]

Re: Another Horse's Head! Musket Balls, Buckles, etc.

Excellent finds ! It's cool to see what you MDers find ! thanks !

TommNJ