VOL1266-X
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- Jan 10, 2007
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- Location
- Northern Middle Tennessee
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher 1266-X, F75 X 2
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
Dman's Cool Find from Friday-Updated with CSA Cav. Camp Finds from Today
One of our many “relic informants” called and said that Dman and I might want to check a site where U.S. CW Soldiers were thought to have camped. We were there at first light. Fortunately, it was a cloudy day and the temps were bearable but the humidity was high as usual in middle Tennessee during August. Dman had to leave in two hours or so because it’s tax free weekend in Tennessee for school clothes and supplies so he felt that he should be present in his store today to help out. We started off finding a few round buck ‘n balls and campfire lead. I walked with Dman as he went to his vehicle to leave and we both got a signal with our F75s at the same time. My target was a small piece of campfire lead from the Yankee fires but Dman dug something that both of us have wanted to find intact since we saw some displayed at a friend’s relic store in Murfreesboro.
It’s a .44 cal. Colt pistol bullet encased in dirt as shown in the first pic after Dman shaped it with a digging tool. He coated it with clear polyurethane to stabilize it. It will look cool in his CW displays as it shows visitors in this store what a CW artifact looks like when dug.
I hunted a couple more hours after he left (hoping to find a well preserved bullet in a dirt clod to no avail) and found the relics in the second pic including enough brass brads to make a cartridge box.
Dman’s finds from his short two hour hunt are shown in the third pic. We hope to get back there soon and dig some more relics. It was hot but it felt good to feel the weight of those bullets in the soil in our hands as we ran a handful of dirt over the coil. It made us think of the upcoming fall relic season. Josh had to work today and he about croaked when he found out what he missed-LOL.
Happy hunting from the Tennessee Trio and read my article entitled ”Hunter Courtesy-A Vanishing Virtue?” in the current (Sept.) issue of Western & Eastern Treasures Magazine.
UPDATE-My meager finds from a 6-9 am relic hunt today at a CSA Cavalry camp are shown in the last pic. The soil was dry and hard packed there. The F75 read one .69 cal. musket ball as "70" and the other as "33". All relics were 7-11 inches deep. If the reading was "5" or less, I dug it
I just received word today that the new issue of North South Traders Civil War Magazine with my article "Locate that Civil War Site" published in it will be mailed to subscribers late this week. I hope that information is helpful to you as it sure has been productive for Dman, Josh, and me. HH, Quindy.
My CW Relic Total for 2011=228
One of our many “relic informants” called and said that Dman and I might want to check a site where U.S. CW Soldiers were thought to have camped. We were there at first light. Fortunately, it was a cloudy day and the temps were bearable but the humidity was high as usual in middle Tennessee during August. Dman had to leave in two hours or so because it’s tax free weekend in Tennessee for school clothes and supplies so he felt that he should be present in his store today to help out. We started off finding a few round buck ‘n balls and campfire lead. I walked with Dman as he went to his vehicle to leave and we both got a signal with our F75s at the same time. My target was a small piece of campfire lead from the Yankee fires but Dman dug something that both of us have wanted to find intact since we saw some displayed at a friend’s relic store in Murfreesboro.
It’s a .44 cal. Colt pistol bullet encased in dirt as shown in the first pic after Dman shaped it with a digging tool. He coated it with clear polyurethane to stabilize it. It will look cool in his CW displays as it shows visitors in this store what a CW artifact looks like when dug.
I hunted a couple more hours after he left (hoping to find a well preserved bullet in a dirt clod to no avail) and found the relics in the second pic including enough brass brads to make a cartridge box.
Dman’s finds from his short two hour hunt are shown in the third pic. We hope to get back there soon and dig some more relics. It was hot but it felt good to feel the weight of those bullets in the soil in our hands as we ran a handful of dirt over the coil. It made us think of the upcoming fall relic season. Josh had to work today and he about croaked when he found out what he missed-LOL.
Happy hunting from the Tennessee Trio and read my article entitled ”Hunter Courtesy-A Vanishing Virtue?” in the current (Sept.) issue of Western & Eastern Treasures Magazine.
UPDATE-My meager finds from a 6-9 am relic hunt today at a CSA Cavalry camp are shown in the last pic. The soil was dry and hard packed there. The F75 read one .69 cal. musket ball as "70" and the other as "33". All relics were 7-11 inches deep. If the reading was "5" or less, I dug it
I just received word today that the new issue of North South Traders Civil War Magazine with my article "Locate that Civil War Site" published in it will be mailed to subscribers late this week. I hope that information is helpful to you as it sure has been productive for Dman, Josh, and me. HH, Quindy.
My CW Relic Total for 2011=228
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