COLD field hunt today, cool swastika item, couple indians....

Goes4ever · Nov 28, 2014

Went field hunting today, was 24 degrees when we started and 6 hours later it was 31 lol got two Indians 1899 and a toasted 1865. CW gen service button, barrel tap, mystery swastika item, musket ball, glazed marble and some buckles. Also a huge shell casing, never got one this big, any ideas?

digndeep · Nov 28, 2014

nice stuff there..atleast it warmed up for ya,when I find 60's ihc's they seem to have a rusted tone to them also,almost like they were made differently.

Bob-E-Pin · Nov 28, 2014

Looks like old spencer or early sharps casing. I have found several out here at CW era Indian fort.

park pirate · Nov 29, 2014

Cool finds GFE...

fistfulladirt · Nov 29, 2014

Nice oldies - i wonder if the swastika is an old boy scout badge or buckle.

Goes4ever · Nov 29, 2014

fistfulladirt said:
Nice oldies - i wonder if the swastika might be an early boy scout badge or buckle -

was ID'd here in the what is it section as 45th infantry US WWII buckle

fistfulladirt · Nov 29, 2014

That badge is one unique find GFE - wow what a very narrow timeline involving a symbol used by the US and SS lol -

Ahab8 · Nov 29, 2014

People don't realize how common that symbol was at one time. Great hunt G4E.

TNGUNS · Nov 29, 2014

Wow, killer hunt. I found a very similar barrel spigot and for some reason just didn't think it was late colonial or early 1800's until I looked it up. Some good finds there that add up to a great hunt. Congrats.

jewelerguy · Nov 29, 2014

digndeep said:
nice stuff there..atleast it warmed up for ya,when I find 60's ihc's they seem to have a rusted tone to them also,almost like they were made differently.

1859 - 1864: 88% copper, 12% nickel (copper-nickel)
1864 - 1909: 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc (bronze)