Finds at the new site...including cap & ball revolver!!!!

[Paul in WA]

Finds at the new site...including cap & ball revolver!!!!

Some of you may have seen the pics of the new abandond farms I posted last night. I ended up driving through that area today while working, but didn't have a detector with me because I was supose to be in town all day. I stopped anyways because I had a little time to kill. I only got to check out a small part because I was taking my time, and was keeping a close eye on the stability of the floor & other things. The first thing I found is a leg hold trap. It is made by Onedia (sp?) and is a #4. it is bigger than it looks, and there is a piece missing that keeps it set. it even has teeth on it. I think it might look cool on the wall above a fireplace.
The next find made my heart come to a complete stop! I looked in a hole in the wall in what I think is the family/living room ( fancy room with a fireplace) and saw a tightly wound up ball of rags. As soon as I started to lift it out, I knew right away that there was something inside it because of the weight. Inside was a cap & ball revolver!! It was pretty well caked up with gunk. I have had it soaking in oil from the moment I got home (land speed record!!) and I have got a lot of the gunk off of it, but there are no markings, or numbers, or anything like that yet, but I am still working on it. It looks like it might clean up pretty nice.
If only this farm, or trap, or gun could talk........imagine the stories they could tell!!! I can't wait to get back there with my detector!!!

Paul

 

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[Jerxs]

Re: Finds at the new site...including cap & ball revolver!!!!

That is sweet. Hopefully you can work the area over good.
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[Angela (Australia)]

Re: Finds at the new site...including cap & ball revolver!!!!

Paul, now this is very interesting. Can you find out a bit about the prior owners of the house? How old is it? Also I get the impression that the gun was deliberately hidden, maybe a concealed weapon use in a crime! And I find it odd, that the prior occupants would leave without it, considering the hole in the wall right where the gun is.
I come up really well in the soak too. I'd too would be pretty excited about that find, and go back detecting!
All the best with the rest of it!
HH Angela

 

[greenswinger]

Re: Finds at the new site...including cap & ball revolver!!!!

Revolver is a remington copy with the target sights . Could be bought with original type sights also . have brought home several deer with mine > .44 muzzle loader with 30 grains of black powder has about the same power as .38 special . these guns were better than colt revolvers , but for some reason not as popular . won match in 1978 with one of these !!!! And for something not even related...1847 .44 walker colt was most powerful revolver ever commercially built till .44 magnum came along . Mine penetrated 7 spruce 2x4 .!!!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Re: Finds at the new site...including cap & ball revolver!!!!

Great finds! You might consider detecting the walls. I've read about a few guys who only detect abandoned houses, sounds crazy but they do well and find an occasional cache. Wonder if the basement is cement or dirt? Good luck and I look forward to any new finds. HH, Mike