Fun Rev War, Colonial & Native American Relic Hunt!

mangum · Jun 23, 2014

Hello all! I headed back to my hometown this weekend to visit my Mom & do some relic hunting. My first stop was the Rev War General's home site where we found the firepits from the encampment on the property. (2 USA buttons & 7 howitzer shells have been found here so far). I found was sling swivel off of a musket about 3 feet from one of the pits. It's really an awesome find for me, to think that the soldier who lost that went on to fight at Camden after this encampment & very possibly gave his life fighting for our freedom. I also found what I'm told is a pewter children's toy from a dollhouse & a whiffle tree tip. It's hard hunting in these woods now with all the overgrowth.

Sunday I went to a colonial homesite of a Rev War captain (also fought at Camden). I've pounded this site but I still manage to pull a few goodies when I go, it's also my go to spot for arrowhead hunting. I found a beautiful colonial cuff link, a musket ball & some other misc items. Any idea on the pewter item or square stone? (Not metallic). I also found a nice assortment of Native American artifacts. I'm not sure what the large piece is, any insight would be great. It was a great weekend to get out & save some history! Thanks for looking & HH!!!

Steve in PA · Jun 24, 2014

streakert said:
i found one of these last year and had no idea what it was,, and still dont !! what's a Whiffletree tip!?

Here is the definition of a whiffletree (whippletree). They were apparently used at the tips of the wooden members. They seem to turn up fairly often and are often misidentified.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whippletree_(mechanism)

Bill D. (VA) · Jun 24, 2014

I see you won the trophy for your day's work. Nice going!

FreeBirdTim · Jun 24, 2014

That's a whiffletree tip? I've found at least 5 of those things and thought they were mop handle ends! They always have wood inside them, so that ID made sense to me. I've been tossing them in my brass pile and cashing them in for scrap!

I have this one in my scrap pile right now. I think I'll keep it and not cash it in. You learn something new every day here!

mangum · Jun 24, 2014

Dont

FreeBirdTim said:
That's a whiffletree tip? I've found at least 5 of those things and thought they were mop handle ends! They always have wood inside them, so that ID made sense to me. I've been tossing them in my brass pile and cashing them in for scrap!

I have this one in my scrap pile right now. I think I'll keep it and not cash it in. You learn something new every day here!

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Dont put those in your scrap pile anymore, its a good find!