First Copper of 2010

[prolab69]

Searched some foundations today, the 1836 LC was actually on the road in front of the site. It is scored as if someone was going to cut it up into quarter cents. The buckle still had some leather strap on it, would like some info on the tube whatz it thingy, its about 2 1/2 inches high, after cleaning it I realized theres an outer sleeve that slips off, no inside threading.
thanks,
enjoy the pics
Pro-

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Coppers are good anyway you cut it.

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[JerV3]

Nice find,

Didn't get my big coppers yet this yr. Gotta get out to some of my homesteads.

HH Jer

 

[sscindercoop]

Congrats on the first

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Coppers are good anyway you cut it.

Keep @ it and HH !!

Good one

I must agree. Coppers are a mans best friend !


VPR

 

[dumpdigger68]

Cool finds.. The brass 2 pc tube thing is a black powder charge measure. If I remember right collapsed together to shortest lenght is about 70 grains and the notches as you slide it out are 10 grain increments. I had one about 25 years ago made by Thompson Center, along with one of their Hawken 50 cal flintlocks.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Cool finds.. The brass 2 pc tube thing is a black powder charge measure. If I remember right collapsed together to shortest lenght is about 70 grains and the notches as you slide it out are 10 grain increments. I had one about 25 years ago made by Thompson Center, along with one of their Hawken 50 cal flintlocks.

Sweet !!

Wow, Prolab thats really cool if thats what it is !!!

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[prolab69]

Cool finds.. The brass 2 pc tube thing is a black powder charge measure. If I remember right collapsed together to shortest lenght is about 70 grains and the notches as you slide it out are 10 grain increments. I had one about 25 years ago made by Thompson Center, along with one of their Hawken 50 cal flintlocks.

This item was found by some foundations that date back to 1795, it does make sence, it is a very sturdy brass item with nice petina (as a gun tool would be) heres some more pictures, id really like to get an aprox date if I can. I kinda knew it would be an interesting item as soon as i pulled it from the ground,
thanks a bunch

 

[easttndigger]

I notice alot of these coppers have a small hole in the top center of the coin, i recently found a copper in east TN that had the same hole.....im assuming they were wearing them for a token, do you believe this to be so