Brass Stirrup, Copper Mess Plate, Buttons and Silver? MIXED BAG

[john37115]

Brother Kirk and I went back to the old homesite where I found the Confederate scipt I button last year.
Theres alot of land there to cover and the area around the old homesite is the toughest iron I've ever picked through combined with an overhead cross country power line that loves to mess with all detectors. We did come out with more cool relics by digging everything that is not iron plus a bunch of the bigger iron. The very first hole I dug was the 1918 Merc., I knew that was the start of a good day. Then the other things started slowly coming out. Kirk and I had left the copper mess plate hidden there. We both found one and had hidden them there to get next time but couldn't find but one of them today and it looks like a rather large mini-ball or something was shot through it. Then the last hole I dug was the Brass Stirrup, WOOHOO! What a way to start and end the hunt. If anyone can help I.D. the stirrup let me know it would be appreciated.
P.S. Check out the little odd piece of brass with the Pat. Feb 1791 is that possible I didn't think patents went back that far. Hmmm.

 

[BuckleBoy]

The plate, Stirrup, and other relics are Top Notch!

 

[tsgman]

Nice finds, I dug a mees plate just like that. Mine was folded in half and I bent it back. It came from a Civil War site.

 

[72cheyenne]

Wow nice stuff there!! Was you using the E-trac and if so how did it do in the iron?

 

[john37115]

E-trac is great in the iron and deep. Go Slow !! and the conductives will jump out of the ground.

 

[kdismuke1]

INTERESTING FINDS. CONGRATS.

 

[72cheyenne]

E-trac is great in the iron and deep. Go Slow !! and the conductives will jump out of the ground.

Thanks!! I'm excited to here that! Just ordered the E-trac Saturday and it should be here this week. Iron has plagued us so bad at some of our sites. We know there is good stuff down there cause we've found some, but the iron....aaarrrggghhh!!!!

 

[KirkTN]

Great finds today. The stirrup is Outstanding.

ps. the new detecting mobile Get's two big Thumbs up for the terrain it handled today.

 

[John Deere Digger]

Great finds and site you have there. Congrats.
JDD

 

[VOL1266-X]

John, you and Kirk had a great day at the old homesite. Continued good luck there. Many more goodies to find. HH.

 

[Dman]

Great finds. I like the stirrup.
Dman

 

[lairmo]

Neat finds!!!

 

[Tn Dirt Digger]

Great finds!...I'd wear that place out!...

 

[Nana40]

Love that stirrup!! GREAT hunt, John! I found a page on patent dates. Although the 1791 date isn't on the list, I did find a line that mentioned a 1790 date..
Patents issued between 1790 and 1976 are searchable only by patent number and current US classifications.
It's at this link...scroll down and see what you can find maybe?
http://www.fantiques.com/patents/patents.html

Nana

 

[DougF]

Great group of finds! The patent date is probably Feb. 17, '91, which means 1891.

 

[fortbball9]

looks like you had a very good hunt,Congrats


fortbball9

 

[Bridge End Farm]

wow real cool finds

missed you guys down here

but looks like you found a nice honey hole

 

[muleskinner]

It's all cool! But that stirrup is outstanding. I can't really describe the feeling I get when I retrieve something that old, but I can tell you I love it. That's a big part of my obsession with this hobby.

 

[john37115]

Thanks Guys/Gals, I must admit I was pretty stirred up when I found the stirrup Oops Pun I will have to spend some more time at this site I'm sure theres got to be other CW relics there to be found.