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- Location
- Eastern Canada
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- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
Got a new permission in a very interesting area I have hunted before with no particular success. Spent a good part of the week end exploring the vast land and only towards the end of the first day hit a nice nail bed with the mix of early pottery and clay pipes. Most of the field is plowed making the detecting much harder, but I believe it had greatly helped bring some of the relics to the surface.
My top find of the hunt was this beautiful Wellington type - British light infantry shako from the War of 1812
My very first shako from that period. Unfortunately it was little bent by the plow but I have managed to partially unbend it without damaging the relic.
It would go just on top of the regiment number.
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An other great find was this well preserved War of 1812 artillery button. My best preserved one of this type.
From the same period. Officers button of the Commissariat stuff. Unfortunately, the gold gilding did not prevent the corrosion.
A big surprise for me. Early British Naval buttons
I remember finding one of them at an Revolutionary War spot. Pretty happy to find two more.
A few pieces of the musket. Looks early.
A nice cross.
A few early buttons and other relics.
A strange find that I couldn't at first identify. A lead or pewter pheasant that used to attach to something.
At first thought it was from some hunting tool, than it hit me... it could be the decoration of an early inkwell. Went online and in fact, found something similar.
Also got a piece of a humongous croatal bell, with nice decoration and a number.
An other big surprise was this much later seated dime from 1876 We don't find them that much where I'm at so it's a cool relic.
A few more civilian buttons and beat George III Halfpennies
Happy with the results as we only have a few more weeks of hunting before the closing of the season.
Thanks for the comments.
My top find of the hunt was this beautiful Wellington type - British light infantry shako from the War of 1812
My very first shako from that period. Unfortunately it was little bent by the plow but I have managed to partially unbend it without damaging the relic.
It would go just on top of the regiment number.
An other great find was this well preserved War of 1812 artillery button. My best preserved one of this type.
From the same period. Officers button of the Commissariat stuff. Unfortunately, the gold gilding did not prevent the corrosion.
A big surprise for me. Early British Naval buttons
I remember finding one of them at an Revolutionary War spot. Pretty happy to find two more.A few pieces of the musket. Looks early.
A nice cross.
A few early buttons and other relics.
A strange find that I couldn't at first identify. A lead or pewter pheasant that used to attach to something.
At first thought it was from some hunting tool, than it hit me... it could be the decoration of an early inkwell. Went online and in fact, found something similar.
Also got a piece of a humongous croatal bell, with nice decoration and a number.
An other big surprise was this much later seated dime from 1876 We don't find them that much where I'm at so it's a cool relic.
A few more civilian buttons and beat George III Halfpennies
Happy with the results as we only have a few more weeks of hunting before the closing of the season.
Thanks for the comments.
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