Confederate Spur! Colonial Buckles! Buttons!

[FoundInNC]

I went to the field today not knowing what to expect. To be quite honest I did not even fathom that I would find the things I did. My first high tone of the day was the Confederate Spur. I know the family that lived in this house so I am currently researching which regiment of North Carolina Cavalry<?> the individual served in. I think this puts an increased amount of character on the relic. I dug a bucket full of trash, mainly iron scraps, and foil. It was everywhere. I dug a record number of sickle bar blades. I dug ten of them. That is ridiculous! I am having a hard time with the double D if you can't tell. My second best signal was the tang or sprag off of a colonial buckle! When I saw that come out of the hole I had to sit down. I did NOT expect to see that, at a supposed "1890s house" as it was described to me. I got another early silver plated buckle, not sure what it was used for, probably not tack because it is plated. I got a GREAT flat button. It has the shank still attached at 90 degrees! The manufacture mark is "WARRANTED" and is depressed letter style. I got my first brass tack, hand forged. It is very solid, made of thick metal. I found two different very cool brass hand made hinges. My only old coin was a 1919 cent, in pretty terrible condition. Someone tried to make a button out of it. I think it is from the 1810s. I got a cool brass oil lamp part, a harmonica reed, a curry comb, cool piece of china, and two mystery items.

Help with the mystery items would be appreciated!


Confederate Spur

Confederate Spur

Colonial Buckle Tang or Sprag

WARRANTED Flat Button

Hand Made Brass Tack!

Early Buckle

Mystery Item 1, made of pewter, heavy like lead but no patina

Mystery Item 1, hole goes all the way through it

Mystery Item 1, hollow on the large end, closed on the small end

Mystery Item 2

Mystery Item 2

Very Cool Hand Forged Brass Hinges

Group Shot

1919 Cent


Sickle Mower Blades

 

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[flyinryan2]

Nice saves!! Is that design confederate? My cousin found a few like that on the property we are hunting at.

 

[HISPAN]

interesting Confederate spur ![h=2][/h]

 

[FoundInNC]

Nice saves!! Is that design confederate? My cousin found a few like that on the property we are hunting at.

The Union Spur was more ornate, because Union had more uniform supplies. The Confederacy used more plain supplies, and this is the most common style of Confederate spur.

 

[sekypaleo]

Great relic saves my friend! Keep hittin it.....might be a nice CS button hiding in there too!

 

[Tnmountains]

Really great finds, Way to dig thru the debri and come out a winner!
HH
TnMtns

 

[Erik in NJ]

Very nice set of finds! I have not yet found any colonial buckles up here...hoping for one. The spur is great--congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

The pewter looks more like a heavy lead-alloy mix.

 

[kuger]

#2 is part of a chamber stick
http://www.etsy.com/listing/91106810/vintage-brass-chamber-stick-candle

 

[FoundInNC]

Amazing I.D. kuger, and thanks for the insight Crusader.

 

[kuger]

.....I have dug a few,and scratched my head for sometime!!