Good day in the field..

[civilman1]

Started out early in the field's up the road that has given up some CW bullet's,no bullet's today at this spot but I did come up with something a little differrent,not sure what it is but it look's like a gold plated locket of some sort...






Headed out for the field's of Antietam and found what I believe is a carved .58,you be the judge!!







More Find's to follow.....

 

[civilman1]

About 20 ft' away I had a nice hit along the fence line,out pop's this old button....can't believe how good it cleaned up..







Last but not least I found a wheatey,I think it's a 1944 (does not stick to the magnet ) Probably lost by the farmer way back when....Mine now!!

 

[tymcmurray]

Yeah Buddy!!!
I would call that a great day!
Let us know how the Locket(?) cleans up.

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Very nice finds. Thanks for sharing. Great pics too!

DANGLANGLEY

 

[civilman1]

Here's a pic of the field area and a little friend I found along the way...Enjoy....Mean little dude!!









HH!!

 

[tymcmurray]

Didn't your mama tell you not to play with snakes? LOL

 

[civilman1]

He bit the len's 3 time's before I could get the open mouth shot...That's on my super macro,1 1/2" away...Finally gave him the ole shovel scoop into the wood's,wouldn't leave me alone!!!!

 

[BuckleBoy]

That locket could've held the photo of a loved one...GREAT find! I do think that .58 cal looks carved...it looks more like a .69 in size to me, but I know you're recovered plenty enough of them to know. LOL. Anyhow, I like the tombac button too. They look great when they're cleaned up. The ones I find always have a thick rusty-looking layer on them that even a toothbrush has difficulty with. I usually have to take a toothpick to them gently. Nice work!

-Buckleboy

 

[Slabman]

Hey Civilman,
WOW... your soil is REALLY rough on copper!! That is a hammered wheat!
Nice finds. I wonder if they didn't carve that bullet down, so they could write
with it? Or, maybe he thought it's trajectory would be a bit more true with a
beveled top? At any rate, nice finds!!

HH Slabman

 

[Kas]

That locket is a women's make-up compact.
Nice finds
Ken

 

[ModernMiner]

Civil,
Nice button and bullet! Congrats.
What kind of snake is that, besides a p-ssed off one?
Great pictures,
MM

 

[birdman]

Nice finds and adventure.That bullet is carved for sure .Really cool.

 

[Jack(IN)]

That is one ugly wheatie...sure hope your other coppers don't come out that bad!! Nice bullett!!

 

[dave-enc]

terrific finds civilman
wtg

 

[UnEarthed72]

cool finds civilman

 

[Nana40]

Some friend, Civil!

Those are some awesome finds! Maybe there had been some farming going on where you found the wheat? That fertilizer does a number on 'em here.

Congrats on all those super finds! Nana

 

[cntrydncr1]

I agree with Buckleboy...might have held a picture. They were called daguerrotype photos. Very common in civil war days.

 

[DCMDer]

Great finds. That bullet definitely looks carved-very cool.

DCMDer

 

[River Rat]

Fantastic finds, Civil. Man, I had to jump back when I saw the snake. The idea of you teasing it that way, you know better.

RR

 

[bearbqd]

Cool finds civil. Maybe I can get out there with you guys next weekend. Great shots of the snake. I caught a little garder snake myself hunting last week. I thought that 3 ringer looked .69 as well on first look. Cool carved bullet too.