Couple Indians and Some 19th Century Relics

PBR · Jul 4, 2016

Havent posted much in a while.
To tell the truth i havent been detecting much due to the heat, and the last couple hunts werent very productive.
Today i took the Deus back to a site dating from 1840 through about 1910.
Some great finds were made at this site in the past.
Hunted for 4 hours. Pounded 3 bottles of water, and had to sit in the shade a few times to cool off. Man its hot.!!!!
Was really hoping today would be the day i get my one dollar gold coin, but that didnt and probably will not ever happen. Oh well.
We have cherrypicked this spot to death, so today i decided to dig everything that sounded decent except for iron.
I still ended up with a ton of iron, but did manage a couple coins and some nice brass and lead relics.
Notables. Harmonica reed, old lock, 2 IHP's (1889 & 1893), Vest buckle, Shoes heel plate, Lock key cover with eagle design, brass ring and spike, Richard Groves and Sons (Sheffield) saw handle thingy "Forgot what its called", and a neat homemade lead button.
I also dug this Spear and Jackson saw handle doo-hickey pictured below at this site a couple trips ago.
I could be wrong on a couple of these items. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks for looking.

digger460 · Jul 4, 2016

You did well. Especially like the 1800's IHC's :thumbsup:

And what would a hunt be without a harmonica reed :laughing7:

Congrats

relic nut · Jul 4, 2016

Very nice hunt. I found a saw medallion just like that one in a CW camp. That's a great bunch of finds.

HH RN

A2coins · Jul 4, 2016

Nice tribe of Indians I would be very happy That's what those things are Harmonica reeds I have found so many of those things I never thought they were that popular. Great post!!!!

BigWaveDave · Jul 4, 2016

Good stuff right there....congrats!

david680 · Jul 4, 2016

digger460 said:
You did well. Especially like the 1800's IHC's And what would a hunt be without a harmonica reed Congrats

Its not a old homesite till you find a mason jar lid and a harmonica reed.

trapperart · Jul 4, 2016

Congrats on the injuns and other finds

Loco-Digger · Jul 4, 2016

Sweet digs PBR, :occasion14:

I love hunting in the heat, just means I need to drink more water. I am only 57, maybe when I get old I may not like the heat as much. :dontknow:

DirtStalker · Jul 5, 2016

Looks like some good digs man. I agree with the heat. We hit a spot yesterday and I couldn't drink enough water and the sweat flies/bees were a pain in the asz.They would swarm and stick to you. And to top it off the Dues hated the Sandy soil at this spot and tried and tried but it wouldn't ground balance or lock onto a target. Called another Deus relic hunter for advice it was so frustrating. Got home and tried it No Problem.