DiggingFl
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Spent a couple more hours this evening in the peanut field. Me and about 10,000 seagulls that figured out there were some left over peanuts to eat. Notice all the broken glass, rock and brick in the for ground. If you save the pic and blow it up its clearer.
Any way to get on with it out of all the 100s of shell casing Ive found at this place to day I find these two about 75 feet apart. and not in the same row. First one of the is made of two shell casings a 38 and 32 S&W Both shell casings date to early 1900s. I didn't think much off it at first just two shells jammed together.
So I put it in my pocket and go on hunting making some other finds I will show coming up. Then just at dark I'm digging my last couple targets and I get this a all brass shotgun shell thats been damaged by the farm equipment. And it to is jammed together with another casing. I'm thinking to my self what the heck. Two like this in two hours. By now its to dark to see anymore so I take off home. I get back in the light at home and I realize that they were using the shell casings for storage when I see theres sill wooden matches inside the shotgun shell through the crack. These would of rotted away long ago if not sealed till recently broken by the farm equipment.
Should I damage the shell further by tearing it open or just let it be. I cant hear anything but the matches moving in side but it seems a little to heavy. And theres no dirt coming out of it so I don't think the extra weight is sand. As for the small one I don't hear anything moving inside but you got to wonder after seeing the other one. My other finds for the evening were this 1926 political token from A.F, Knotts run for the House Of Rep. He lost. He also founded the town of Yankee Town in southen Levy county.
I also found a large iron pad lock and a large brass butterfly broach. and a few buttons, etc.
Thanks for looking. HH
Any way to get on with it out of all the 100s of shell casing Ive found at this place to day I find these two about 75 feet apart. and not in the same row. First one of the is made of two shell casings a 38 and 32 S&W Both shell casings date to early 1900s. I didn't think much off it at first just two shells jammed together.
So I put it in my pocket and go on hunting making some other finds I will show coming up. Then just at dark I'm digging my last couple targets and I get this a all brass shotgun shell thats been damaged by the farm equipment. And it to is jammed together with another casing. I'm thinking to my self what the heck. Two like this in two hours. By now its to dark to see anymore so I take off home. I get back in the light at home and I realize that they were using the shell casings for storage when I see theres sill wooden matches inside the shotgun shell through the crack. These would of rotted away long ago if not sealed till recently broken by the farm equipment.
Should I damage the shell further by tearing it open or just let it be. I cant hear anything but the matches moving in side but it seems a little to heavy. And theres no dirt coming out of it so I don't think the extra weight is sand. As for the small one I don't hear anything moving inside but you got to wonder after seeing the other one. My other finds for the evening were this 1926 political token from A.F, Knotts run for the House Of Rep. He lost. He also founded the town of Yankee Town in southen Levy county.
I also found a large iron pad lock and a large brass butterfly broach. and a few buttons, etc.
Thanks for looking. HH
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I'd open the shell casing the rest of the way, since it's already damaged pretty bad. What harm could it do? At least you would know what was in there. Nice finds.
