Patriot Relics
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Hey guys,
Posting my last 3 hunts as a group with the nicest digs unearthed yesterday morning. All the same dirt, a tried and true...and pounded...colonial permission turned undocumented civil war camp. To date the site has given up 6 CW buttons, 3 confederate (all dug by Stef
) along with 3 union varieties recovered by me. I target colonial era sites, so most of my digs are 18th century but its always nice with a surprise 2 piece pops out.
On to the good stuff- first target of the day yesterday after digging nothing my slaw tops on Friday. Strong signal on the CTX, 12-30 thinking ZLinc, flip the plug and immediate notice a small button in the plug.
Initially I wasn't very optimistic as the union navy motif was copied well into the 20th century as blazer buttons, but once I saw the Scovill Mg Co backmark (1850-1865) I knew I had the real deal. She's still loaded with gilt, but I was happy to stop the cleaning process before losing the green patina. CW Era Union Navy Cuff...ending the 3 month slump.
Nearby I received another scratchy signal...it's a dig everything kind of site...so flipped the plug and revealed a curious copper, ornate cuff?
Isn't the mid 18th century octagonal or late 18th oval, rather something different. Perhaps an early stickpin as Brad (OutdoorAdv) suggested
Continued digging resulted in a pile of flat buttons in various conditions.
My next favorite find of the day was another garbage signal among the iron...missed by even the 9" coil on the Deus.
Certainly one of the most ornate buckles recovered from the site...with some silver wash still intact.
Also dug a pair of iron buckles fresh out of electrolysis...yes I dig iron
I suspect this pair is late 17th/early 18th century
Just up was a broken horse tac buckle
Switching gears, also recovered some killer bit/harness bosses. Again suspect these are late 1600 early 1700s
Furniture hardware/drawer pulls
Bullseye rosette without lead fill
Only other CW relics were a few round balls and 2 percussion caps
Victorian era relics included corset clips, gas lamp parts, harmonica reed, and parasol hardware
Suspect this is part of a tankard handle
2 other mystery items, I would like a bit of help on. First is a curious brass piece with gilt- the second a cast brass/brown piece found near a CW battery. Any help is greatly appreciated
All in all another outstanding weekend in the dirt- these rounding out my favorites
As always good luck out there and thanks for looking!
Posting my last 3 hunts as a group with the nicest digs unearthed yesterday morning. All the same dirt, a tried and true...and pounded...colonial permission turned undocumented civil war camp. To date the site has given up 6 CW buttons, 3 confederate (all dug by Stef
) along with 3 union varieties recovered by me. I target colonial era sites, so most of my digs are 18th century but its always nice with a surprise 2 piece pops out. On to the good stuff- first target of the day yesterday after digging nothing my slaw tops on Friday. Strong signal on the CTX, 12-30 thinking ZLinc, flip the plug and immediate notice a small button in the plug.
Initially I wasn't very optimistic as the union navy motif was copied well into the 20th century as blazer buttons, but once I saw the Scovill Mg Co backmark (1850-1865) I knew I had the real deal. She's still loaded with gilt, but I was happy to stop the cleaning process before losing the green patina. CW Era Union Navy Cuff...ending the 3 month slump.
Nearby I received another scratchy signal...it's a dig everything kind of site...so flipped the plug and revealed a curious copper, ornate cuff?
Isn't the mid 18th century octagonal or late 18th oval, rather something different. Perhaps an early stickpin as Brad (OutdoorAdv) suggested
Continued digging resulted in a pile of flat buttons in various conditions.
My next favorite find of the day was another garbage signal among the iron...missed by even the 9" coil on the Deus.
Certainly one of the most ornate buckles recovered from the site...with some silver wash still intact.
Also dug a pair of iron buckles fresh out of electrolysis...yes I dig iron
I suspect this pair is late 17th/early 18th century
Just up was a broken horse tac buckle
Switching gears, also recovered some killer bit/harness bosses. Again suspect these are late 1600 early 1700s
Furniture hardware/drawer pulls
Bullseye rosette without lead fill
Only other CW relics were a few round balls and 2 percussion caps
Victorian era relics included corset clips, gas lamp parts, harmonica reed, and parasol hardware
Suspect this is part of a tankard handle
2 other mystery items, I would like a bit of help on. First is a curious brass piece with gilt- the second a cast brass/brown piece found near a CW battery. Any help is greatly appreciated
All in all another outstanding weekend in the dirt- these rounding out my favorites
As always good luck out there and thanks for looking!
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