Awesome Hunt with Back Up Machine!!!

romeo-1 · Nov 8, 2013

Just sitting in the car while a passing shower makes it's way past...my 22 year old Fisher is NOT water resistant in the least! Been hunting for about 2 hours and am just getting used to swinging this machine. Back to a site I've been hunting for the past month and still hitting targets!

Find of the hunt so far is the numbered pewter military button! I don't find these nearly enough so I was thrilled to see this one! IP...please educate me on what I have! BTW, so you see anything in that first pic that you like Iron Patch?

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dig kzoo · Nov 8, 2013

Great finds!

TNGUNS · Nov 8, 2013

Wow......

The Patriot · Nov 8, 2013

Awesome hunt romeo, for some reason besides IP and IH we don't see many of those marked buttons.. the 76th Regiment of foot (McDonald's Highlanders) was re-raised by Colonel John MacDonell of Lochgarry, in the West of Scotland and Western Isles, as a Scottish Light Infantry regiment. It was disbanded at Stirling Castle in March 1784. The regiment was again raised for service in India by the Honorable East India Company in 1787. They did fight in Virginia, Specifically Yorktown, 1781

There is one in Don T's book and looking at yours, you lost a lot of the button but the numbers are there...Congrats buddy...clean it up and get a seal on it...Also in his book is a marked officer's shoulderbelt tip...that site could give up anything...

Here is another great site....they were also known as the immortals

www.bissett.org/76th.html

Another member here found also found one but a different button...

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...6th-regiment-foot-mcdonald-s-highlanders.html

Rick (Nova Scotia) · Nov 8, 2013

Boy got to say don't recall a James II anytime recently. (or at all ?) I've been hoping for a william or W&M, but I'd take one of those !

what the other side look like ?

The Patriot · Nov 8, 2013

Is that the same lead seals you've gotten in the past?

romeo-1 · Nov 8, 2013

Thanks Patriot for the button info! This one will definitely get the full treatment...as soon as I mail it to IP!

Rick, other side does not appear to be in as nice condition but I won't know for sure until I get home.

Just taking a lunch break and then back at 'er!

romeo-1 · Nov 8, 2013

The Patriot said:
Is that the same lead seals you've gotten in the past?

Yep...have about a dozen of these. Not old, late 1800's.

romeo-1 · Nov 8, 2013

Wow...thanks to Rick I just realized that the copper is dated 1686...not bad condition for the age!

Lunch is done...back to work!

The Patriot · Nov 8, 2013

romeo-1 said:
Wow...thanks to Rick I just realized that the copper is dated 1686...not bad condition for the age!

Lunch is done...back to work!

Must be your oldest readable copper yet??

Iron Patch · Nov 8, 2013

I'd say that's a pretty good find. Seems to be Rev War (almost sure it is - assume there's no mark on the back?) and maybe a new variant, at least it's not in the book. You'll notice the other 76ths have a raised 6.

Don't see too many of those early Irish coppers... I've never seen one here.

The Patriot · Nov 8, 2013

Looking at it in the book and romeo's button is angled slightly from what's in the book and has the raised 6 in both and also the drop in the 7... NOTE in the book pictures the oval is up and down like this rotated picture of romeos? What do you think IP?

Iron Patch said:
I'd say that's a pretty good find. Seems to be Rev War (almost sure it is - assume there's no mark on the back?) and maybe a new variant, at least it's not in the book. You'll notice the other 76ths have a raised 6.

Don't see too many of those early Irish coppers... I've never seen one here.

romeo-1 · Nov 8, 2013

Quick field update...another Canada LC an this Newfie LC. This site has it all!

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Iron Patch · Nov 8, 2013

The Patriot said:
Looking at it in the book and romeo's button is angled slightly from what's in the book and has the raised 6 in both and also the drop in the 7... NOTE in the book pictures the oval is up and down like this rotated picture of romeos? What do you think IP?

Yeah that's quite an illusion.

I should have paid more attention to the oval. But I still didn't think it would make that big of a different when turned.

So it looks normal, but no doubt Rev War now.

Woodland Detectors · Nov 8, 2013

Very nice finds Romeo! Nice copper

Iron Patch · Nov 8, 2013

romeo-1 said:
Quick field update...another Canada LC an this Newfie LC. This site has it all!

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That's good enough, you should call it a day.

The Patriot · Nov 8, 2013

Yes especially when he's doing live updates!

romeo-1 · Nov 8, 2013

All done for the day...couple more musket balls, a crusty copper and a clock gear. Not to bad a day considering it's the first real hunt with my antique CZ-6. Gotta tell you, I really like this machine...gave my arm a real workout too!

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ironhorse · Nov 8, 2013

Those multi-generational sites really do have it all!
I understand that Acadian sites were taken over by Loyalists because they were optimal places to settle and cleared of large old growth trees prior to the Expulsion. The sites then continued on for generations since then, and became live detecting sites after those descendants moved on. Continued success Romeo!

romeo-1 · Nov 8, 2013

Iron Patch said:
Yeah that's quite an illusion. I should have paid more attention to the oval. But I still didn't think it would make that big of a different when turned.

So it looks normal, but no doubt Rev War now.

Sweet! Can someone post a picture of another example? I don't have that book...