Cracked into the 1700s

[tuatara]

Cracked into the 1700's

At last I got a permission to hunt an ole farm but the weather frustrated me a bit. It was all showers and hail with only a couple of short intervals to swing my coil around. Yet I managed to break my detecting record and finally I cracked into the 1700's. My very first signal was very sweet, though too big for a silver. I kept wondering what it was until I undug a cool harness mount ca 18th century. Immediately after that, literally, several steps away from my first target I got another sweet large signal. This time I was better prepared for miracles and wasn't disappointed at all. There came out a King size double loop rectangular harness buckle with a shield shaped frame and an offset strap bar. BTW, I've invented a new technique of taking photos ... handless

Check this out in the British detector finds database:

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=9608&cat=176
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=21558&cat=169
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=10059&cat=169

 

[robfinds]

Re: Cracked into the 1700's

Great buckle, massive

 

[pepperj]

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Great looking buckle, and worth a return trip

 

[Deepdiger60]

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that buckle is awesome the condition is incredible great finds Dd60

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

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Love the condition of these, the buckle looks like it just fell out of a dresser drawer! Is the Double Loop Rectangular Buckle marked COWAN as well? It looks as though the Harness Mount you found is made of brass . . . whereas the one in the UK Finds Database is made of lead. Either way great looking finds mate!

 

[birdman]

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That buckle rocks!

 

[The Patriot]

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love that buckle!.. nice patina

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

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Very nice

 

[ProPointer]

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Awesome!

 

[Bubba65]

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Sweet Buckle, Congrats.


Bubba65

 

[CRUSADER]

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Nice Boss & Buckle, must be like us getting Iron Age

 

[HISPAN]

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good hunt .... congreats !

 

[Irchr]

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[WOw both of those are really beautiful finds. Congrats. Wish we had some of that here in Texas.

 

[tuatara]

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Thanks for viewing and comments

Great buckle, massive

It was from Gulliver's little horsie, Robert It dwarfs my other buckles a bit.

Love the condition of these, the buckle looks like it just fell out of a dresser drawer! Is the Double Loop Rectangular Buckle marked COWAN as well? It looks as though the Harness Mount you found is made of brass . . . whereas the one in the UK Finds Database is made of lead. Either way great looking finds mate!

Yeah, Antiquarian, the condition is just amazing. The buckle isn't marked 'Cowan' but in all other respects they seem identical. The Boss is made of pewter or of lead just like in the UK Finds Database.

Great looking buckle, and worth a return trip

Hi, Pepperj. I went there on Saturday and stayed overnight because it's a long journey from where I'm. On the top of these finds, I pulled out a lot of good thingies. I will post them later if I have time.

Nice Boss & Buckle, must be like us getting Iron Age

I know - you, British and other European(especially Spanish) guys, are spoilt. We, DownUnderers, are disadvantaged.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Re: Cracked into the 1700's

Thanks for viewing and comments

Great buckle, massive

It was from Gulliver's little horsie, Robert It dwarfs my other buckles a bit.

Love the condition of these, the buckle looks like it just fell out of a dresser drawer! Is the Double Loop Rectangular Buckle marked COWAN as well? It looks as though the Harness Mount you found is made of brass . . . whereas the one in the UK Finds Database is made of lead. Either way great looking finds mate!

Yeah, Antiquarian, the condition is just amazing. The buckle isn't marked 'Cowan' but in all other respects they seem identical. The Boss is made of pewter or of lead just like in the UK Finds Database.

Great looking buckle, and worth a return trip

Hi, Pepperj. I went there on Saturday and stayed overnight because it's a long journey from where I'm. On the top of these finds, I pulled out a lot of good thingies. I will post them later if I have time.

Nice Boss & Buckle, must be like us getting Iron Age

I know - you, British and other European(especially Spanish) guys, are spoilt. We, DownUnderers, are disadvantaged.

Thanks for the update, beautiful buckle all the same . . . are you thinking about selling it?

 

[Kiwijohn]

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I know - you, British and other European(especially Spanish) guys, are spoilt. We, DownUnderers, are disadvantaged.

Oh........I don't know tuatara...........A banner find and now this
Only some of us are disadvantaged

 

[tuatara]

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Thanks for the update, beautiful buckle all the same . . . are you thinking about selling it?/quote]

No, it's once in a lifetime find here. May be those things were common in Britain but as Cru put it for Australia it's a prehistoric period. It could have belonged only to early expeditions such as of George Vancouver or of some French ones.

Oh........I don't know tuatara...........A banner find and now this
Only some of us are disadvantaged

Believe me, John, you're doing above average. Just a bit of patience and you don't know what will come out next. NZ might have a lot of secrets to unveil

 

[tinpan]

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Nice find Thats 2 great finds within a few weeks Congrats i,m still looking for my first gold coin and the gold feilds just doesn,t go back far enough to break back into the 1700,s

tinpan

 

[tuatara]

Re: Cracked into the 1700's

Nice find Thats 2 great finds within a few weeks Congrats i,m still looking for my first gold coin and the gold feilds just doesn,t go back far enough to break back into the 1700,s
tinpan

Hi, mate. You find so much gold that you can mint your own coins.