Patriot Relics
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Hey guys,
Given the recent flooding in SC, getting to my favorite sites is unfortunately not an option. In order to satiate my desire to go hunting I instead broke open a container of recent colonial/civil war digs that I had not the opportunity to sort and clean. Long story short- never throw any anything you dig
Among the finds rediscovered were CW lead (one British enfield round fired into iron, unknown caliber with nipple on top, and a smaller 2 ringer with matching brass (partial cartridge). Looking for help regarding the lead bullet with the small extension on the tip?
Also recovered we a few mystery brass pieces- possibly gun components.
One of the more interesting finds was this item- no clue as to what it is. It is a piece of metal, sandwiched between 2 linear wood pieces and held together with copper rivets.
Another mystery dig was what I believe to be a wax stamp/seal. Here's a look at the bottom-
To round out the digs were these 2 tags- one belonging to the Lockhart family dog in 1957 and a key ID tag belonging to a submarine officer.
The last find isn't quite recent enough to be a "Today Find" but certainly worth the mention. This late 17th Century to mid 18th Century cuff is the earliest of the linked button/cuff varieties. It's a British manufactured pewter cuff link, 12mm, and contains a blown glass jewel with a cross etched into the surface- found at Gheenoe78/my Rev War camp a few months ago. Props to Crusader for the identification in the What is it forum and now moving this dig over here to share.
Enjoy the pics and thanks for looking
Given the recent flooding in SC, getting to my favorite sites is unfortunately not an option. In order to satiate my desire to go hunting I instead broke open a container of recent colonial/civil war digs that I had not the opportunity to sort and clean. Long story short- never throw any anything you dig
Among the finds rediscovered were CW lead (one British enfield round fired into iron, unknown caliber with nipple on top, and a smaller 2 ringer with matching brass (partial cartridge). Looking for help regarding the lead bullet with the small extension on the tip?
Also recovered we a few mystery brass pieces- possibly gun components.
One of the more interesting finds was this item- no clue as to what it is. It is a piece of metal, sandwiched between 2 linear wood pieces and held together with copper rivets.
Another mystery dig was what I believe to be a wax stamp/seal. Here's a look at the bottom-
To round out the digs were these 2 tags- one belonging to the Lockhart family dog in 1957 and a key ID tag belonging to a submarine officer.
The last find isn't quite recent enough to be a "Today Find" but certainly worth the mention. This late 17th Century to mid 18th Century cuff is the earliest of the linked button/cuff varieties. It's a British manufactured pewter cuff link, 12mm, and contains a blown glass jewel with a cross etched into the surface- found at Gheenoe78/my Rev War camp a few months ago. Props to Crusader for the identification in the What is it forum and now moving this dig over here to share.
Enjoy the pics and thanks for looking
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