Another relic day at the mansion

[WHADIFIND]

Only 1 coin, a zincoln.

Still, I enjoyed the day. Here's the finds, feel free to comment.




Nuts.


Paging Buckleboy?



The 2 in the lower right are lead.




Just how long have they been making 22's? This one appears to have a white patina. 100 years?


Appears that there must've been some children around this place. This is the 4th figure I've found.


Don't know if you can read it but it says, "Treble Giltor".

And then, there was this, um, thing.




Don't know how well this can be read but that tiny spot in the middle has some lettering. Best pic I can do.



I haven't a clue. It's non-magnetic.

Thanks for peeking!

HH!

 

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[BosnMate]

The lettering on the tiny spot in the middle is the head stamp of a fired cartridge manufactured by Winchester Repeating Arms. This head stamp was used from the late 1800's until the company combined with Olin Corp. I've read where in some cases the head stamp was used up into the 1960's. The top lettering of WRA Co. is readable, but I can't make out the bottom line, which would be the caliber of the round. Beyond that I haven't got the foggiest idea what the thing might be. Never seen anything like it, and at a loss to start looking. I first I thought "silencer," but that would attach to the barrel, and there wouldn't be a cartridge in that location. I sure hope someone here can figure it out. I wouldn't even know where to start research.

 

[BosnMate]

From the color, perhaps it's military and was some sort of pyrotechnic or flare?

 

[NOLA_Ken]

What you have there is part of a US M-20 signal flare. I can't remember exactly how they were used right off hand, but I seem to remember them having fins on the other end and they were launched fin side first out of the firing tube and I'm pretty sure the fins popped off to eject the flare.

 

[grasshopper]

Nice finds! I'm guessing the button says treble gilt orange, not treble giltor.

 

[WHADIFIND]

What you have there is part of a US M-20 signal flare. I can't remember exactly how they were used right off hand, but I seem to remember them having fins on the other end and they were launched fin side first out of the firing tube and I'm pretty sure the fins popped off to eject the flare.

Interesting! I am lost when it comes to arms. I was thinking, maybe a mortar. LOL

Would that be a modern flare then? Strange thing to find in a mansion yard.

Thanks for the info!

HH!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Nice finds! I'm guessing the button says treble gilt orange, not treble giltor.

Absolutely, spot on!

The letters were there, but I couldn't see them until you pointed out the more normal words.

Would this be a very early button or just a normal 1800's ?

Thanks for the info!

HH!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Something else I forgot to mention. The treble gilt orange button? It taught me something about the AT-Pro. This is a tiny button! But, it gave me a solid
"penny hit". Repeatable and fairly easy to hear. Even though it was at a FULL 9 inches deep!!! I figure I may be missing some deep signals. I was afraid that maybe this machine wasn't able to hear small targets very deep. Just seems like silver has been VERY scarce for some reason. Now, I KNOW, if there's a small coin down there, even 9 inches or so, it can hear them! I was was very pleasantly surprised and impressed!!

HH!

 

[grasshopper]

Those types of buttons are from around 1820-1840s, I would guess. or at least somewhere around there (early-mid 1800s).

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Interesting! I am lost when it comes to arms. I was thinking, maybe a mortar. LOL

Would that be a modern flare then? Strange thing to find in a mansion yard.

Thanks for the info!

HH!

I'm thinking they were in use from the 1940's up to the 70's maybe? Possibly a bit longer.

 

[freddy williams]

Maybe a old school homemade mine of some sort who knows , some nice finds from the mansion though once all the trash is gone then comes the silver and gold. HH

 

[freddy williams]

whadifind about your machine missing the deeper finds, just go slower and lower with your coil and I overlapp more than half my coil

 

[WHADIFIND]

whadifind about your machine missing the deeper finds, just go slower and lower with your coil and I overlapp more than half my coil

I usually do. I have a pretty slow swing and I keep it as close to the ground as I can. Also as flat as I can. I'm probably just not walking "over" good signals right now. That changes, I know. Just have to keep at it until it does. I'm somewhat new to the tech of the AT-Pro but I'm wondering. Does the VID change due to depth? Like a penny hit of about 72, might it read as something very different because of depth?

In any case, thanks for the response! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

HH!

 

[Gunrunner61]

I dug a buckle just like the one to the left of the figure, It lacked the center piece too..........................Killer finds .............HH