john37115
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Went out about 10am today with brother Kirk. I was hoping my old ankle that I sprang last week would hold out for a good hunt. I hobbled around for about an hour digging a few deepies. First the tent grommet then a chewed 3-ringer, all the while thinking my ankle really hurts. Then I dug the Confederate Block I and Kirk had disapeared and so did my ankle pain? I was busting to rub it in, so I went looking for him and he would have been 500 yards away, Turkey!! LOL
I took a couple pics of the button with my phone and left the button in the Jeep.
It is pretty fragile with a few little pieces broken away. ( Folks this is proof we need to get these relics out of the ground or they'll be lost forever.)
I showed Kirk the pics and thought about doing the chicken dance but I thought with this ankle I better not attempt it. So I opted to just ask him WHO'S YA DADDY !!! LOL We called it quits about 3pm - Kirk had to pick up the kids at the bus stop.
In conclusion: Today netted some great CW finds. A huge grommet of some sort, I took one picture of it beside the everyday sized grommet to show you how big this thing really is. A tiny little decorative face of a stick pin, what looks like a iron gun tool, an aluminum cylinder ( Looks like a lipstick tube ) about 5/8" in diameter x 1 1/2" long with a thick piece of clear crude glass in one end about 3/4" deep? This thing was about 11" deep while the CW bullets were in the 8"- 9" range. This one has me scratching my head. A couple percussion caps some three ringers and one 2 ringer with an odd base ( I don't know what type it is ), a few round pistol balls and camp lead. It's gonna be hard to top this day. Now I gotta find someone to restore this button. If you guys know of anyone that you can repair it at a reasonable expense let me know.
Thanks for looking,
John
I took a couple pics of the button with my phone and left the button in the Jeep.
It is pretty fragile with a few little pieces broken away. ( Folks this is proof we need to get these relics out of the ground or they'll be lost forever.)
I showed Kirk the pics and thought about doing the chicken dance but I thought with this ankle I better not attempt it. So I opted to just ask him WHO'S YA DADDY !!! LOL We called it quits about 3pm - Kirk had to pick up the kids at the bus stop.
In conclusion: Today netted some great CW finds. A huge grommet of some sort, I took one picture of it beside the everyday sized grommet to show you how big this thing really is. A tiny little decorative face of a stick pin, what looks like a iron gun tool, an aluminum cylinder ( Looks like a lipstick tube ) about 5/8" in diameter x 1 1/2" long with a thick piece of clear crude glass in one end about 3/4" deep? This thing was about 11" deep while the CW bullets were in the 8"- 9" range. This one has me scratching my head. A couple percussion caps some three ringers and one 2 ringer with an odd base ( I don't know what type it is ), a few round pistol balls and camp lead. It's gonna be hard to top this day. Now I gotta find someone to restore this button. If you guys know of anyone that you can repair it at a reasonable expense let me know.
Thanks for looking,
John
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GREAT THAT YOUR ANKLE IS SO MUCH BETTER, JOHN! 
You two are giving Bert and Brad a run for their money! 
Love that confederate button!
