Civil War Camp Finds - 150 Year Old Barlow Knife and a Lead Sabot

[Dman]

Sunday morning was cool and windy, but that did not stop our hunt. VOL1266-X and I made our ninth trip to a favored location, a temporary Union camp. There was a lot of moisture in the ground due to recent rain and snow, making targeting easier. My first target was a small pistol bullet, at about 6 inches deep. I found a dropped .54 caliber bullet and a fired .58 caliber bullet, both were about 4 inches deep. I dug up a piece of lead canister shot. I then got a good strong signal and dug out a lead sabot from a three inch Hodgekiss shell. I got a fluty/funny signal and dug the Barlow knife from about 10 inches. I later showed the knife to a local knife expert and he said it was a Civil War period knife, not bad for a 3 hour walk.
Thanks for looking,
Dman

 

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[dcooper1]

Great Finds.
Love to see the Civil War items recovered

 

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[kdismuke1]

GREAT KNIFE AND BULLETS.

 

[collector01]

Nice finds, not bad at all for 3 hours!

 

[tsgman]

Excellent finds Dman!

 

[kimsdad]

Great stuff!! Congrats on the fine hunt!

 

[phantomfinder]

Very sweet finds , wtg

 

[superficialbob]

WOW NICE DIGGS.