CW Battle of Franklin finds today...

deathhare · Jul 18, 2009

Ive been so busy that I havent gotten out in months but today caught me well up.
Was luckly enough to hunt a pretty good spot near the Battle of Franklin this morning.

About the third hole I dug yielded my first ever buckle. A US puppy paw and in pretty darn good shape. After that I figured Id be digging minie balls all day. I was wrong. I did dig one but mostly a lot of farming junk and a dozen or so mule shoes.

I have picture only what I felt was worth seeing. I did leave out the standing liberty quarter I found. Forgot to add it in the pic. Its well worn and no date visible.

Anyway, If anyone can ID the spoonish looking thing on top (i think is made of bronze) and the very large brass buckle on the left I would be thankful. What are those two things?

I will definitely be hitting this spot again soon. Theyre about to build a building right on top of where i dug the US buckle! I gotta get back soon before they ruin it all with dozers.

tymcmurray · Jul 18, 2009

Great group!!!
Congratulations on the plate.
Boxplate or belt?

VOL1266-X · Jul 18, 2009

Very Nice finds. I see you also found part of a rifle butt plate on the bottom right. WTG!!!

deathhare · Jul 18, 2009

Yeah rifle but plate...I hunted forever for the rest of it but never found it. $:-\$
I guess a plow got it or something.

Yeah the US is a belt plate. :icon_thumleft:

There is a great lesson to be learned from this belt plate find. I found it in an area that was yielding loads of large iron trash and even some pop tops. I got this odd signal right over an older hole. I could tell someone had already dug for this signal maybe 3 or 4 months ago and apparently gave up and left this plate behind.
I took two good scoops of a shovel and out plopped out the buckle. The lesson?...never leave your hole till you KNOW whats in it is not worth having. :read2:

Fla-Gal · Jul 18, 2009

Great finds...wish I had the expertise to help with IDs,but hang out at this site to learn from yall.
Do you mean Franklin,Tenn ? If so, I loved reading Widow Of the South.....an award winning historic novel about the Tenn battle----- well researched and carefully documented----a heart breaking read,too. Should be on everyones list----and,a short read as well.

deathhare · Jul 18, 2009

Fla-Gal said:
Great finds...wish I had the expertise to help with IDs,but hang out at this site to learn from yall.
Do you mean Franklin,Tenn ? If so, I loved reading Widow Of the South.....an award winning historic novel about the Tenn battle----- well researched and carefully documented----a heart breaking read,too. Should be on everyones list----and,a short read as well.

Yeah, Franklin, Tennessee....my hometown. :icon_thumleft:

This town has been hunted and hunted but things still turn up as you can see in my pic.
So much fun.