Barb wire?

[scotto]

Has anyone found real old barb wire? I found some like this years ago, the barbs are actualy pieces of metal wound in with the wire.
Anyone know anything about it?

 

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[nhbenz]

All I can tell you is that there are collectors of old barbed wire. Not to get your hopes up, but uncommon types can fetch fairly good money (for old rusty metal). They usually prefer 18 inch segments for their collections.

 

[scotto]

Well that's good to know, thanks. Mine is 14".

 

[fossis]

Try Miracle Grow, (just funnin)


Fossis....................

I had a small collection once, but got rid of it.

 

[Daisy]

Old school razor wire?

 

[M-60]

I think it is old school razor wire. We used three kinds that I know of in Vietnam and razor was one. Barbed was the second and the third was a combination of razor and barb. I think it was more dangerous to the ones stringing it than to the people it was meant to keep out.

 

[scotto]

This wire was around a hog farm I found out. Apparently still rolls and rolls of it buried in Northern Illinois there.

 

[Rob in KS]

Here is a site in case you haven't found it already
http://www.barbwiremuseum.com/barbedwireimages.htm

We've found some similar wire here on the farm

 

[Irish Finn]

I remember when I was in grade school we took a trip to DeKalb, IL to the Ellwood mansion. The inventor of barb wire. The high school sport teams are called the Barbs. If you looking for info go to DeKalb.

 

[scotto]

I remember when I was in grade school we took a trip to DeKalb, IL to the Ellwood mansion. The inventor of barb wire. The high school sport teams are called the Barbs. If you looking for info go to DeKalb.

Where I found the barb wire was about a 20 minute drive from Dekalb. I used to live in Sycamore, right next to Dekalb.
I detassled corn with Cindy Crawford there, when we were both about 16.

 

[EDDE]

I'm here
what would you like to know
i live 10 minutes from sycamore
4 blocks from the Ellwood museum
i know secrets 8)

 

[EDDE]

 

[EDDE]

Vee Plate
Date: Nov. 2, 1875

 

[Irish Finn]

scotto,

I used to live on West State Street, Fair Street, Locust and Lynn Ave in Sycamore.

 

[Hosensack]

I feel dumb, very new to metal detecting, found an old foundation I believe(daphadils, on the corners of a bare spot in middle of woods). Found some old tool heads,rusted beyond belief but still cool for a newbie. But along the one side I kept finding barbed wire it is a very long run. After I dug it up I went on, getting ticked every time it fooled me. I had no idea it was possibly a good find on its own.

 

[scotto]

Got any pics of the wire you dug up?

 

[Hosensack]

Got any pics of the wire you dug up?

old metal detector gave up the ghost, just got my new one last week, going back today to find the wire, will post pictures tonight or tomorrow.

 

[bean man]

I don't know anything about barb wire Scotto, but that piece you found looks like the cool stuff. Here's some I found in the woods, hanging on a old hedge tree post.
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[JRich98150]

I think the piece in your photo is called Kelly Diamond Cir. 1868 Possibly was also called Kelly Thorney.