Dirty Digger Doug
Hero Member
- Jul 17, 2020
- 500
- 2,797
- Detector(s) used
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Equinox 800
Garrett ATPro
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Found this on an old farm. A heavy piece of brass with a half keyway in it. On each side of the keyway is a 3. Anyone know what this is?
Well it looks like I stumped everyone. I talked to the farmer nextdoor to where we found this object. He said it's a toe weight. His father raised race horses. The weight was added to the hoof of the horse to stabilize and strengthen the horses gate as they ran. I also found a copper tag that says Happy Warrior on it. He said that was his dad's lead horse name. It brought a big smile to his face. It was from around 1950. I was honored with many stories about the farm, his father and their racing history. This farmer is now 84 and in a wheelchair. I gave the tag to him and he gave us permission to detect around his home from 1749. We are checking it this morning but we are on vacation and leaving this afternoon. If we find good stuff we will be staying a day longer.
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