🥇 BANNER HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY, reunited!!!!!

[relic nut]

On Jan 31 I posited a great day we had digging when I found half of a CS reef buckle. Since then the weather has been real cold and we have had a good bit of snow. It has keep me up nights thinking about the other half of that buckle. We went back twice to try to find it , but both times the ground was froze solid and we could not dig at that spot. Finally last Sunday I got there for about an hr and a 1/2 and found several bullets but no buckle. I thought then that it was probably not there Today it was calling for mid 60s and had rained yesterday. Conditions were rite so we made plans to go. I put the large coil back on my AT pro for maximum depth, new batteries, and was all bizz. We got there at 8:00 am and the first 2 signals were junk. (1 pc of wire, 1 nail.) Then I got a good solid hit and dug the hole. I about to crap my paints when I seen the side of that tongue. My two friends and I had a great day. We all found bullets and one found half a spur, and the other found a CS block A button. Later in the day I found the sword hook off of the belt about 3 feet from the tongue . Sorry for rambling on but this is better than any buzz you can buy!! Thanks for letting me share this great day with you. I will probably never top it!!!

 

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[DigIron2]

I thought It would be up there too.-Bump

 

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[JBnNC]

WOW, what an awesome buckle.

 

[McCDig]

Great story. Your persistence paid off on what was a reasonable hunch.

 

[relic nut]

This thread too should have made the Banner by now. Have all the Mods gone to a convention or something? Come guys, flip the switch.
ZDD

Thanks ZDD, and DigIron2. Thanks for your comments on the banner, but that is not what I am about. I own the history and the great story that goes with it. That is what is important to me. I have only been a member of this forum for a short while but have enjoyed and learn a lot, and will continue. Thanks again for all the great comments, HH RN

 

[RelicMedic]

Incredible! Congratulations! You got my vote

 

[etex]

Congrats, Great Find

 

[Mike N Tn.]

Wow!!! - That is a stunning find! Congratulations!!!

 

[Roadrunner007]

Congrats on your Finds. That is real Treasure!

 

[smokedaddy]

That's a perfect match. Nice Job !

 

[Scrappy]

That's great you found the other half. Many, many of us have found halves of military buckles and had no luck finding the complementing piece.

Great recovery

 

[sandchip]

That is some kinda fantastic!

 

[DigIron2]

Thanks ZDD, and DigIron2. Thanks for your comments on the banner, but that is not what I am about. I own the history and the great story that goes with it. That is what is important to me. I have only been a member of this forum for a short while but have enjoyed and learn a lot, and will continue. Thanks again for all the great comments, HH RN

That's really not what I am about either.It is just a little extra fun that goes along with Treasurenet.but congrats on making it up there,and again Congratulations on finding that Rare piece

 

[Old Dude]

You made an incredible discovery in the whole buckle that is as rare as any find on here. Congrats to you on that!

 

[yakker]

Now that's a happy ending!!! Good job and stick-to-it-ness

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congratulations on finding the other half to your wreath buckle!

Kudos to you for continually returning to the site to find it.
It took me over 2 years and 5 visits to find all the pieces to this large crotal bell.

Welcome to the Tnet BANNER club buddy!
Dave

 

[Davers]

All I can say is .....OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Davers

 

[swamp yankee]

WTG!!!! This shows us to STICK WITH IT and don't give up,ever.HH and go get some more of them....

 

[Digger70pa]

That's a very cool find buddy. Best of luck topping that one. Maybe the sword is there somewhere. Never know. HH Tim

 

[relic nut]

That's a very cool find buddy. Best of luck topping that one. Maybe the sword is there somewhere. Never know. HH Tim

Wouldn't that be something! There would go another pair of draws!!!! LOL

 

[Digger70pa]

Take a extra pair along buddy. I always take extras. Lol. Have you been out lately?