CLEAN SWEEP IN THE WOODS - ***UPDATE***

[ModernMiner]

At lunch, I went back to the area in the woods that I found the 3-ringer bullets, buttons, oval pin, etc. last week. I am digging up even the slightest signals since some of these finds are buried deep after years of being in the woods. I am also moving branches out on my way, just so I don’t pass something over that may have been missed. It may take me a while to go through 190 acres by myself, but I am truly enjoying hunting in the woods.
Today’s lunch turned up a few more relics in the same area as I found some of the others.
Hopefully I found an area of CW troop activity. It is heavily wooded and very close to a stream, so it would have made a great camp spot. I can also see a few other dried up creeks in this area.

My finds today were:

*Another 3-ringer bullet.

*A 19cm one piece flat front button with “TREBLE GILT” on the back.
Circa early to mid 1800’s is my guess.

*A round who knows what. It has parallel rings around the edge. Not spiral threads. There is what looks to be a gold gilt on the inside of the ring. This was found within a few feet of the 3-ringer.
Junk?

*A decorative copper piece that I’m pretty sure used to be the handle of a whisk broom. There are bristles inside of this handle.
Any idea how old this may be? CW related?
Could it be one of the brushes like in this CW surgery medical kit?

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...es?q=civil+war+brush&svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&sa=G

Thanks for looking,
MM

 

[txkickergirl]

Re: CLEAN SWEEP IN THE WOODS - CW Relics?

super cool finds!

 

[Merf]

Re: CLEAN SWEEP IN THE WOODS - CW Relics?

Nice finds MM---Are those mosquitoes gone yet?

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: CLEAN SWEEP IN THE WOODS - CW Relics?

Again... fabulous finds MM!

The 3 ringer... of course CW era.
The ring... I dunno what that is?
The brush... very cool... is it brass? Small enough to be part of a medical kit...
The button is awesome! ...early to mid 1800s.

Truthfully Doug - that area needs to produce more CW soldier related finds
than what you have before committing them to CW related materials.

Hopefully you can start finding rivets, horse tack bits, knapsack hooks and such.

I love your posts man... I wish I could hunt there with you!

Jim

 

[levis_dad]

Re: CLEAN SWEEP IN THE WOODS - CW Relics?

Those are some awesome finds! Need a partner?

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: CLEAN SWEEP IN THE WOODS - CW Relics?

Nice finds MM---Are those mosquitoes gone yet?

Merf,
No those suckers are still around. It's weird though. I don't get that many on me compared to two other locations I hunt. I did have one tick yesterday though. Well worth it, I guess.
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: CLEAN SWEEP IN THE WOODS - CW Relics?

Again... fabulous finds MM!

The 3 ringer... of course CW era.
The ring... I dunno what that is?
The brush... very cool... is it brass? Small enough to be part of a medical kit...
The button is awesome! ...early to mid 1800s.

Truthfully Doug - that area needs to produce more CW soldier related finds
than what you have before committing them to CW related materials.

Hopefully you can start finding rivets, horse tack bits, knapsack hooks and such.

I love your posts man... I wish I could hunt there with you!

Jim

Thanks Jim. I got a lot of land to cover still. I did find this belt keeper last week.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,111726.msg815036.html#msg815036

An old timer showed me where the old road was that CW troops used. It is only about 1/2 mile from this spot. I'm going to work my way through the woods towards that direction.
There is also a small pond/marsh and a stream with a small waterfall in the woods in that direction. Ridley and I found that last year.
So far I have dug about 8 bullets, and about 40 old 1800's buttons from this farm.
I would love to uncover a buckle, pistol, etc.
I'll keep at it.
-MM-

 

[{Sentinel}]

Re: CLEAN SWEEP IN THE WOODS - CW Relics?

It could be. I must say, I have never come across a brush like this. Most of the brushes I have found are Horse brushes or Curry combs from the Cavalry..... It is tough to say whether or not this is a brush from a medical kit or not I cannot say. It may be from a personal collection or issued. Could also maybe be an old fox tail type brush handle. HMM It does look different than what I have found:

(Not Actual Pictures of mine, as I am at work right now but good representations of the ones that I have found)

 

[stefen]

Re: CLEAN SWEEP IN THE WOODS - CW Relics?

Photo MV-036 definitely looks like a clothing broom (whisp), most like from an officer as opposed to a foot soldier

 

[ModernMiner]

"Justgeese" was able to give a positive ID on the brush. It's only a 1940's whisk broom piece.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,112328.msg816291.html#msg816291

Thanks Justgeese.
-MM-