Fridays CW relics - Lead and a KEEPER!

ModernMiner · Aug 29, 2008

Friday's CW relics - Lead and a KEEPER!

After work today I hit the spot I've been detecting where they are clearing for a new road. Within 30 minutes I had two CW bullets. :thumbsup:

Next time I'll try to get a vid of me digging one up. This is the closest I got on film today unfortunately:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-l2GqSlFFE

I found some more asst'd items after the CW bullets including a large chunk of lead, and a coin that turned out to be a 66' Nickel. :tongue3:

One of the bullets is an Enfield with the wood plug still in it! :thumbsup:

Once it dries a bit, I'll take the plug out to see if there is a # or symbol inside.
A coworker that just ordered a Tesoro like mine showed up to watch me a bit. By this time I was hot, sweaty, and about fed up with those darn gnats. As I worked my way back towards my truck, I got a good signal on a slight dirt hill that was freshly piled up.
About 4" deep I dug up a CW BELT KEEPER!!!
This is the 2nd belt keeper from this site. Bob dug one here last week too. This is only my second belt keeper since I began detecting. :thumbsup:

Ya-hooo! That makes two knapsack hooks and two belt keepers from this spot along with about 20 bullets.
A pretty good afternoon indeed.
Have a great holiday weekend Folks,
MM

romeo-1 · Aug 29, 2008

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Good find! I have found a couple dozen with the wooden plug in the base as well as the nose...

nightwolf · Aug 29, 2008

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Nice relics! Always awesome seeing those fine pieces of history turn up, nice work :thumbsup:

ModernMiner · Aug 29, 2008

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Nick Pappagiorgio said:
Lish ~ That nickel ROCKS ...
Dude the wood plugged lead is RIGHTEOUS ...
You Know were I will be this weekend ...
Rock ON ~ Nick

Nick,
They are going to throw you out of that Victoria's Secret dressing room sooner or later. Be carefull. :tongue3:

Thanks Dude. I know where you are headed. Good luck there Choo Choo Charlie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSlyoVTX3I

Dman · Aug 29, 2008

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Way to go Nice belt keeper
Dman

ModernMiner · Aug 29, 2008

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romeo-1 said:
Good find! I have found a couple dozen with the wooden plug in the base as well as the nose...

Thanks Romeo.
Taking out the plug temporarily and looking inside is like opening up a present.

-MM-

nightwolf said:
Nice relics! Always awesome seeing those fine pieces of history turn up, nice work

Thanks NW.
I'm hooked on these CW relics now. :thumbsup:

-MM-

Dman said:
Way to go Nice belt keeper
Dman

Thanks Dman. Now if I can just find a buckle. :wink:

-MM-

BuckleBoy · Aug 29, 2008

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Oh Yeah! Those are some great finds there, buddy. I got my lead fix lookin at your post.

With that many keepers, there's bound to be a buckle there somewhere. Get busy!

-Buckles

Evolution · Aug 29, 2008

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You've got a great site there Doug. I hope the finds keep coming for you. :thumbsup:

ModernMiner · Aug 29, 2008

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BuckleBoy said:
Oh Yeah! Those are some great finds there, buddy. I got my lead fix lookin at your post.

With that many keepers, there's bound to be a buckle there somewhere. Get busy!

-Buckles

Thanks BB.
I'm in training to join the Iron Brigade some day.

Do you guys accept Southern neighbors. :wink:

Have a great weekend.
-Doug-

Evolution said:
You've got a great site there Doug. I hope the finds keep coming for you.

Thanks Ev.
That makes two of us. :wink:

-Doug-

kimsdad · Aug 29, 2008

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Thanks for the great video MM! It was a thrill to watch.

At least YOU were able to find the missing signal! I've had quite a few go away and never come back!

Good luck this weekend!

(That G&P vid brought back a lot of memories)

BuckleBoy · Aug 29, 2008

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ModernMiner said:
I'm in training to join the Iron Brigade some day. Do you guys accept Southern neighbors.
-Doug-

Most Certainly.

But you'd have to successfully complete the Iron Brigade training program.

We'll do a video of it someday.

I think it's something like #1 Get lost in the woods #2 Wander around with a GPS unit for three hours and #3 Dig a trunkload of iron

Well...those are the first three steps. :wink:

-Buckles

ModernMiner · Aug 29, 2008

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BuckleBoy said:
ModernMiner said:

I'm in training to join the Iron Brigade some day. Do you guys accept Southern neighbors.
-Doug-

Click to expand...

Most Certainly.

But you'd have to successfully complete the Iron Brigade training program. We'll do a video of it someday.

I think it's something like #1 Get lost in the woods #2 Wander around with a GPS unit for three hours and #3 Dig a trunkload of iron

Well...those are the first three steps.

-Buckles

LMAO!!!

Don't forget #4.....Being able to lay in the woods surrounded by poison ivy and not getting ANY on your skin. :tongue3:

Now that is a real skill. :wink:

You guys (& gal) amaze me.
-Doug-

civilman1 · Aug 29, 2008

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Is that the second "plugged" Enfield this year......Awesome dig's Doug,Still looking for the belt keeper :thumbsup:

ModernMiner · Aug 29, 2008

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civilman1 said:
Is that the second "plugged" Enfield this year......Awesome dig's Doug,Still looking for the belt keeper

Civil,
That's the THIRD plugged Enfield from this site in about a week.
That reminds me, I have to go take the plug out to see if anything is inside. I'll be right back.............................
-Doug-

ModernMiner · Aug 29, 2008

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ModernMiner said:
civilman1 said:

Is that the second "plugged" Enfield this year......Awesome dig's Doug,Still looking for the belt keeper

Click to expand...

Civil,
That's the THIRD plugged Enfield from this site in about a week.
That reminds me, I have to go take the plug out to see if anything is inside. I'll be right back.............................
-Doug-

Civil,
I'm back. Today was my lucky day. There was a #57 inside the base. :thumbsup:

Here's a picture.
That's my second #57 Enfield from this site, and my third ever. The third one I found last year across the road about 1/8 mile away.
-Doug-

TimC (North Alabama) · Aug 29, 2008

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Really good video, enjoyed it.

civilman1 · Aug 29, 2008

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The "57" is awesome....Beautiful Dig's

ModernMiner · Aug 30, 2008

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Thanks everyone for you great replies. They are very much appreciated and help feed my hunger for this wonderful hobby. :thumbsup:

Now maybe I'm reading too much into this but............. when I was looking over the large chunk of melted lead I found at this site, I notice a small pointed piece of ash/charcoal stuck into it. I couldn't help but imagine the soldiers sitting around killing time by carving bullets, playing harmonicas, and who knows what. :icon_scratch:

Anyways, I pictured someone melting this blob of lead around a fire. Did it start out as bullets? What really has me puzzled though is, how did this one pointed piece of coal/ash get into this melted lead with no other signs of coal of ash on the bottom? :icon_scratch:

I pictured a soldier possibly pushing a pointed stick into the hot lead just for fun, but that still wouldn't explain why there was no other coal or ash on the botton of this piece. :icon_scratch:

Am I thinking to hard on this, or is it JUST a piece of lead? :icon_scratch:

Would you CW relic hunters hang on to this piece or pitch it?
Any input is appreciated.
Thanks,
MM