First 2025 Trip to Indian Wars Sites

[Mason Jarr]

I just got home from a trip to two of my western Indian Wars sites. I found mostly the typical stuff I find...lots of cartridge casings and bullets. Not many buttons this time. A General's Staff coat button and an Artillery cuff button. I did find my first Infantry hunter's horn badge from a kepi cap. Other interesting pieces were another cavalry spur (broken rowel), some type of screw on eagle piece that I need to research, an unusual style of jar lid, a cool lock, and two unfired cartridges. My trip got cut short by some rainy weather. I'm hoping to get out again before the hot days of summer.

 

[Mud Hut]

Nice banjo tensioner! Don't find many of those

 

[achanceforgold]

I just got home from a trip to two of my western Indian Wars sites. I found mostly the typical stuff I find...lots of cartridge casings and bullets. Not many buttons this time. A General's Staff coat button and an Artillery cuff button. I did find my first Infantry hunter's horn badge from a kepi cap. Other interesting pieces were another cavalry spur (broken rowel), some type of screw on eagle piece that I need to research, an unusual style of jar lid, a cool lock, and two unfired cartridges. My trip got cut short by some rainy weather. I'm hoping to get out again before the hot days of summer.

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Super Cool Finds.
I love the lock

 

[Nathan W]

That lock is crazy. Way to go on everything

 

[Mason Jarr]

Nice banjo tensioner! Don't find many of those

Which piece MH? Some of these I haven't ID'd yet.

 

[Mason Jarr]

Super Cool Finds.
I love the lock

Me too. I've found quite a few, but that demon face is wild! Thanks!

 

[Mason Jarr]

That lock is crazy. Way to go on everything

Thanks! The hunter's horn badge is my favorite piece, because I've wanted to find one for a long time, but that lock is extraordinary.

 

[Fredneck]

The Eagle is the tensioner, great finds, much like Civil War camps. The lock is very interesting and certainly has the coolness factor.

 

[Mason Jarr]

The Eagle is the tensioner, great finds, much like Civil War camps. The lock is very interesting and certainly has the coolness factor.

Thanks for the ID from you abd Mud Hut. I didn't know what that piece was. Yes, most of this is the same as CW except I find more metallic cartridges probably.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A very nice bunch of finds - congrats !

 

[Mason Jarr]

A very nice bunch of finds - congrats !

Thank you!

 

[oldmxrat]

That's a great variety of cool finds, but that lock is a top shelf find for sure, congrats!
Are you going to clean the lock?

 

[Mason Jarr]

That's a great variety of cool finds, but that lock is a top shelf find for sure, congrats!
Are you going to clean the lock?

Yes. I have it in an electrolysis tank right now. I want to knock off the crud and rust. 😊!

 

[oldmxrat]

Yes. I have it in an electrolysis tank right now. I want to knock off the crud and rust. 😊!

Nice, looking forward to seeing it all spiffed up!

 

[pepperj]

Nice addition to your collections from the sites once again.
Sorry to hear the rains cut it short.

The lock is really 👌 💯.
It's always interesting what recovery gets that 😎 factor.

Just have to frame the photo of the finds and it's got a🏆 plaque on the frame, congrats.

 

[Mason Jarr]

Nice addition to your collections from the sites once again.
Sorry to hear the rains cut it short.

The lock is really 👌 💯.
It's always interesting what recovery gets that 😎 factor.

Just have to frame the photo of the finds and it's got a🏆 plaque on the frame, congrats.

Thanks!

 

[cudamark]

That's one of the coolest padlocks I've ever seen!

 

[Mason Jarr]

That's one of the coolest padlocks I've ever seen!

Me, too. I'm trying to do some research on it.

 

[CoilFisher]

I just got home from a trip to two of my western Indian Wars sites. I found mostly the typical stuff I find...lots of cartridge casings and bullets. Not many buttons this time. A General's Staff coat button and an Artillery cuff button. I did find my first Infantry hunter's horn badge from a kepi cap. Other interesting pieces were another cavalry spur (broken rowel), some type of screw on eagle piece that I need to research, an unusual style of jar lid, a cool lock, and two unfired cartridges. My trip got cut short by some rainy weather. I'm hoping to get out again before the hot days of summer.

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Nice Colts! Love the padlock - that is so antique!

 

[UnderMiner]

A "cool lock" is an understatement. I've never seen one like that before. It's so exquisite. I wonder what the key looked like.