VOL1266-X
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- Northern Middle Tennessee
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- Fisher 1266-X, F75 X 2
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- Relic Hunting
Arkansas Relic Hunt: Tenn. Trio & Okie Friends-Lots of Relics & Big Cottonmouth-Video
The Tennessee Trio met our Oklahoma friends John Freeman & John Jr. (J.J.) in central Arkansas on Dec. 1 to hunt CW sites. The Freemans scouted an old home site in the path of a large group of soldiers on Sunday morning. J.J. recovered a nice 1875 seated dime and 1865 IH penny there. They both recovered a few CW bullets there. Not a camp but a travel route.
We arrived about noon and the 5 of us returned to a site where many soldiers camped for a short period. We have recovered many relics from that camp but the finds are now getting thin. John recovered the center of an eagle breastplate and 2 eagle buttons in a little hot spot on Sunday afternoon. I dug part of a U.S. regulation spur and Josh wanted me to trade it to him for a .58 cal. 3 ringer-did not happen-LOL. First day finds are in the first pic. On Monday, we hunted the old house site on the military road where the Freemans hunted on Sunday morning. Dman recovered a piece of a lead bar used for molding bullets. It had “CO” molded into it. I dig a smaller piece of lead bar with “T L O” molded into it. John dug an early IH but the date was unreadable. Josh dug 3 Enfields with one being much smaller than the standard .577 cal. Our Monday finds are in pic 2 with the yellow box with an eagle button in it..
There was much excitement in the swamp woods when Josh almost stepped on a BIG live Cottonmouth. He just happened to see it in time. We never dreamed one would still be out in December. If you watch the video, you will see J.J. holding it up. Keep in mind that J.J. is 6 ft. 4 inches tall. The snake is shown when Josh first saw it in the last pic. That was a dangerous reptile out and active in December!!
We returned to the camp on Tuesday morning and hunted for 4 hours. This is probably the last time we will hunt that site. John dug a large two piece button with old English “A’ on a lined field with a wreath on both sides. It may be civilian. We all dug a few bullets and knapsack/harness brads. My best find was a carved bullet. Dman called me today and discovered that he had also dug a “tooth” carved from lead after cleaning his finds. Pic #3 is of yesterday’s finds.
We had a great time with our friends. No real outstanding finds but a great time and we dug over 100 relics total. We hope to do it again somewhere next spring. HH from the Tennessee Trio, John Sr., and John Freeman Jr. Enjoy the video. Quindy.
The Tennessee Trio met our Oklahoma friends John Freeman & John Jr. (J.J.) in central Arkansas on Dec. 1 to hunt CW sites. The Freemans scouted an old home site in the path of a large group of soldiers on Sunday morning. J.J. recovered a nice 1875 seated dime and 1865 IH penny there. They both recovered a few CW bullets there. Not a camp but a travel route.
We arrived about noon and the 5 of us returned to a site where many soldiers camped for a short period. We have recovered many relics from that camp but the finds are now getting thin. John recovered the center of an eagle breastplate and 2 eagle buttons in a little hot spot on Sunday afternoon. I dug part of a U.S. regulation spur and Josh wanted me to trade it to him for a .58 cal. 3 ringer-did not happen-LOL. First day finds are in the first pic. On Monday, we hunted the old house site on the military road where the Freemans hunted on Sunday morning. Dman recovered a piece of a lead bar used for molding bullets. It had “CO” molded into it. I dig a smaller piece of lead bar with “T L O” molded into it. John dug an early IH but the date was unreadable. Josh dug 3 Enfields with one being much smaller than the standard .577 cal. Our Monday finds are in pic 2 with the yellow box with an eagle button in it..
There was much excitement in the swamp woods when Josh almost stepped on a BIG live Cottonmouth. He just happened to see it in time. We never dreamed one would still be out in December. If you watch the video, you will see J.J. holding it up. Keep in mind that J.J. is 6 ft. 4 inches tall. The snake is shown when Josh first saw it in the last pic. That was a dangerous reptile out and active in December!!
We returned to the camp on Tuesday morning and hunted for 4 hours. This is probably the last time we will hunt that site. John dug a large two piece button with old English “A’ on a lined field with a wreath on both sides. It may be civilian. We all dug a few bullets and knapsack/harness brads. My best find was a carved bullet. Dman called me today and discovered that he had also dug a “tooth” carved from lead after cleaning his finds. Pic #3 is of yesterday’s finds.
We had a great time with our friends. No real outstanding finds but a great time and we dug over 100 relics total. We hope to do it again somewhere next spring. HH from the Tennessee Trio, John Sr., and John Freeman Jr. Enjoy the video. Quindy.
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Josh should have taken it home and mounted it. That snake had to know bad news was coming his way when J.J. showed up. 
Any word yet on that "A" button that John dug? Those two lead bars were cool finds too. 
