FIRST POST BACK SINCE VACATION.....AND A VERY LUCKYY FIND!!!

[{Sentinel}]

Whats up buds Its been a good 3-4 weeks since I have posted which is NOT like me But I have just

been enjoying vacation and spending alittle time with the family here at the end of summer before I GEAR IT UP BIG again starting in September

Since I have been back from Florida I have not been able to go detecting which has been hard since

I am use to going every other day Last weekend I wasn't able to go because my brother had his birthday

party I had to attend so that shot that weekend :P :P I have been at the long end of a whip running

here and there....SOO, YOU KNOW, that by this weekend I WAS FEINING and going into DETECTING

WITHDRAWALS

So we went out to a couple of new sites today. We were scouting out new areas and wound up

being skunked at the first 3 sites. When we got to the next site we were "eyeballing" the debris

and dirt without our detectors as the site had just been cleared off and getting ready for construction. There were pieces of old

glass from the 1800 and early 1900s and marbles lying around and then I walked up on an old milk glass medicine bottle....Old but in and

of itself not too great.....when I picked it up I just happened to glance inside and to my BIG SURPRISE I

thought I saw something awesome but I thought that it just had to be my eyes were blurry or I had

something in them so I wiped my eyes and looked again and pulled out this :


A beautiful GREENISH BLUE PATINA'd rusted together MASS of Percussion Caps! Now, THATS what I call a

LUCKY STRIKE.....I couldn't believe it.....even my buddy said "Man the chances of picking that lil medicine

bottle up and finding those in it have to be 10,000: 1 or more.....Needless to say I thought it was pretty cool

and I had to post this "pick up" find for everyone to see Hope y'all had and are enjoying the last few

weeks of summer but I am looking forward to the fall and Many more finds

 

[Idaho PRB]

Those are actually Musket caps.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Those are actually Musket caps.

Yes, I know. Pistol percussion caps are smaller and have a different shape and look.

 

[{Sentinel}]

This find was FOUND IN Norfolk Virginia WITH PERMISSION ALLLLLLLLLLL DAYYYYYYY LONNNNGGGG from the CONTRACTOR who was clearing this land.



These sites were hunted with FULL PERMISSION from LOUIS BURO of NORFOLK, VIRGINIA who was with me on Saturday (Not Sunday) and he is a VERY VERY WELL established hunter over on THE TREASURE SPOT and I WELCOME ANYBODY to go to mytreasurespot.com and PM "Louis"
I HAD FULL permission on these lots

 

[wildrider]

Holy Cap conglomerate, Batman!

I've only gotten a few caps here and there.

Cheers

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Yes way cool I like the find

 

[{Sentinel}]

Yes way cool I like the find

Thanks Relic Dude, it was a really a find that I was not looking to find...I was just kinda picking up the old 1800s and early 1900s little shards of glass and little milk medicines up when I found one that had a rusted clummp in it...when I slid it out, it was that pretty clump of percussion caps. Found'em while just sight searching the surface of a construction site in Norfolk.

 

[JP]

Sentinel,

First off that is a very cool find.

Second off way uncool for someone to make an accusation without proof, that's called slander. I hate do gooders that don't know what they are talking about. Just like my professor of Archaeology said at USF in Tampa, he would rather see a site completely destroyed and buried in a dump than see one collector pick up one piece. Kind of selfish don't you think? By the way he had quite a collection for "scientific purposes" at his home.....



Don't let this person bring you down. You have a nice find there. Maybe they are just jealous.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Cool,I guess that girl may think you look like someone else I have a twin also..If you see this guy its relicdude

Thanks RelicDude, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS. She jumped the gun on an innocent guy who had nothing to do with the unfortunate event that happened to her.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Sentinel, You're one of the folks on here I trust, and one of the Few on Tnet that I've invited here for a hunt. This type of thing--with reblive's reply above--I've already been through it here. I almost pulled every post and just maintained only a conversational presence here in other topics besides Today's Finds...

Basically someone told me a few months ago that they thought that the places I was hunting were protected archaeological sites--and I said that they ask the farmers who gave me permission to detect their fields what they thought about it. It came across as a Threat and I was pretty damned pissed!




We don't need this type of crap in our hobby--and the threat real retribution should make Anyone walk the straight and narrow!


Always hunt with permission from the Owner.


I'm tired of folks with some sort of real or merely imagined "clout" coming on here and trying to make us look like thieves. The great finds that some of us have made, it just makes us bigger targets.

Some things I have found--even though found with permission and in most cases SHOWN to the property owner--I have not posted on this or any forum. Sometimes when I have a great site, I won't post until I have hunted it thoroughly. I've been followed to sites before back in Virginia--and it is NOT a good experience.

By posting on this forum, you make your business public business.

Just something to keep in mind.


-Buckleboy

 

[{Sentinel}]

Sentinel,

First off that is a very cool find.

Second off way uncool for someone to make an accusation without proof, that's called slander. I hate do gooders that don't know what they are talking about. Just like my professor of Archaeology said at USF in Tampa, he would rather see a site completely destroyed and buried in a dump than see one collector pick up one piece. Kind of selfish don't you think? By the way he had quite a collection for "scientific purposes" at his home.....

This is why I stopped posting my finds. I feel it's going to only get worse.

Don't let this person bring you down. You have a nice find there. Maybe they are just jealous.

JPotter, thanks my friend for you backing on this matter and you are completely right, it is slander/libel. THERE isnt a metal detectorer that I know that actually loves history ANY LESS than a archie does.....and in my opinion, most of us, many for sure, care for it more, not just because of the information it can tell us...but also it is a cherished link to our heritage and forefathers who fought and died before us.
And dont worry, this person hasn't gotten me down but has tried to assasinate my character here on TNet, of which I have been a very devoted "CHARTER" member for over 2 years.

 

[kindafoundabuckle]

Reblive....no I will just call you junior since that is your status on this site you are WAY OUT OF LINE. Josh is one of the most respected members here and obviously you did not do you homework on him before you TRIED and I do mean TRIED to publicly humiliate him in front of his peers with no proof. Who the hell do you think you are the relic hunting police or a moderator wanta be? People like you make me more sick than the low lifes who sneak into Gettysburg at night with a detector. I think you owe him a public apology or nothing you post on here ever again will be taken serious. I would be ashamed to even sign back on after you have read this post and see what the other members think of you now.

We will see a great find someone has made and BTW on public land with permission and say banner banner!!! Now all I can think to say now is banHER. You keep thinks straight in Williamsburg and let the rest of us worry about the other parts of the country.

KFB

 

[DD-777]

Sentinel, I'm right there with you on this as is the whole T'net "FAMILY"! Too many people these days that have NO F#*&%@$G IDEA what they're talking about are "shooting first and asking questions later". JPotter mentioned jealousy - it's possible. Worse yet, could be some teeny bopper that just decided to jump on T'net to get a rise out of people. For someone that's so sure it was you she didn't have enough balls to make her e-mail public. That's typical these days - let's accuse somebody of wrongdoing and then let's hide - because deep down inside SHE KNOWS SHE IS WRONG! If she was smart ( ) she would post a serious apology on T'net and then BE GONE! I can relate somewhat from being a photographer. I do a lot of night photography in somewhat "iffy" areas (mostly industrial - abandoned factories and such) and for awhile things were fine. Then I started getting harassed by people living in the area, security,etc.(all the time being on PUBLIC property). Now I just get permission from the landowners and/or go down to the local police department to let them know what I'm doing and where I'll be. I've actually had the police come down to where I've been working and tell me they've had people call in about a "strange man with some type of gun" wandering around. All I'll say is this - I believe that for most of us here at T'net, HISTORY ITSELF is the greatest treasure we can find. Whether it's a CW buckle worth a bunch or a 1999 penny that's worth, well, a penny - it's holding it in your hands and thinking about where it's been and how it ended up where it is that's the treasure. Happy Hunting!

 

[jeff of pa]

Welcome Back {Sentinel} & Nice Find.

I will Suggest The Person Who I have removed From this Thread read The
Terms of use she agreed to before Joning here.

http://www.treasurenet.com/terms/

Their is a Link at the Bottom of each page To remind Yourself

There will not Be any Other Warnings to her.

My apologies to any others who's posts I removed
in hopes this thread will get back on subject.

 

[CRUSADER]

Welcome Back {Sentinel} & Nice Find.

I will Suggest The Person Who I have removed From this Thread read The
Terms of use she agreed to before Joning here.

http://www.treasurenet.com/terms/

Their is a Link at the Bottom of each page To remind Yourself

There will not Be any Other Warnings to her.

My apologies to any others who's posts I removed
in hopes this thread will get back on subject.

It was justified.

 

[ModernMiner]

Josh,
You don't need to justify your find or what kind of person you are to me Buddy. That cr-p was uncalled for. You've been a great friend and a wealth of knowledge to me and many others on TN. You, Buckles, and Civil just to name a few, amaze me with your knowledge of the CW and the finds posted here.
I'm glad that members attack on you was pulled. Hopefully you don't let it eat away at you, and you can get back to what you do best.
You are a real asset to TN in my book.
-MM-

 

[BuckleBoy]

I'm glad that members attack on you was pulled. Hopefully you don't let it eat away at you, and you can get back to what you do best.
You are a real asset to TN in my book.
-MM-

Absolutely.

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

Josh,

Believe me, there is no doubt in my mind about your professional-like way of approaching a site. Even though I didn't see the replies made by this woman, I can tell you that I was DEEPLY offended by the remarks made by her. You have been a great friend of mine on this forum, and I don't take kindly to FALSE accusations pointed in the direction of one heck of a detectorist.

I have seen Louis' finds on The Spot, and I am 100% confident that all of them were made in an ethical way. He's a GREAT hunter, who wouldn't even think of doing such a thing.

Josh, ALL of us on this forum, as well as the members on The Spot, know the REAL truth behind this story. Keep your head up high and, when you have the time, kick some slimy dog feces into the jib of that [insert cuss word here].

Kyle

 

[mastereagle22]

Well I think that what you found was cool.

Sorry about any other junk that happened to diminish your joy of that find!

The Archeological community as a whole needs to get a grip and get real. We detectorists find little pieces of history everytime we go out and I don't know about all of you but I get a lot of fun out of showing off the junk I dig to people here on the forum and that are around me everyday.

 

[pookie-princess of rust]

that is a cool find. sorry that that person had issues with you, even tho i missed her replies.

 

[kindafoundabuckle]

BTW Josh are the caps coming apart from one another or are they bonded together through corrosion for the rest of eternity? Was there any loose ones to begin with? Are you going to try a method to make them stay in one clump or do you think they will just stay that way? Do you think I ask to many questions? If you were here you would get a super high five from me and the rest of the Brigade! One heck and unusual find that any relic hunter would be proud to have. I think it makes it a little better that you eyeballed it. Rock on you the man!

KFB