Hunting with a kayak bullets and horse shoes,,,,

[Tnmountains]

Had seen a couple horse shoes above a known Civil war crossing last trip out so went back with my metal detector in my Kayak. Within a couple minutes dug a fired enfield and thought this is going to be a glorious day. Then I hit a horse shoe and then another one and the horse and mule shoes just kept coming. I was in horse shoe heaven. Haaa. Got a round pistol ball drop and a toasted button. Couple harness pieces. One is kinda strange as it is semi decorative. The oval one. I ran it through a little electrolysis to see it better. Another fired enfield and did I say horse shoes? Anyways here is a picture of my ride and a little rat snake that was upset with me and a large carp sucking mud.Oh yeah the horse shoes and finds. HH TnMtns

 

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[JohnnyRebCSA]

Great! Have been looking at some possible river crossing sites myself. Going to fight the yankees next weekend at the 150th Anniversary Battle of Perryville, Ky and, hopefully, in three or four weeks will be able to get my 1266X Fisher back out after 20 years of inactivity.

 

[Tnmountains]

Great! Have been looking at some possible river crossing sites myself. Going to fight the yankees next weekend at the 150th Anniversary Battle of Perryville, Ky and, hopefully, in three or four weeks will be able to get my 1266X Fisher back out after 20 years of inactivity.

Thanks Jonnny Reb. Ya'll better win again.

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Nice finds man...you are at a ford for sure with all the horse shoes. Keep at it.

Dan

 

[VOL1266-X]

Interesting variety Richard. It must have been a rocky crossing for so many shoes to be lost. HH, Q.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Looks like a fun day on the water right there. That rat snake looked ticked off ...Big fattie

Nice saves man

 

[Tnmountains]

Thanks everyone. There was a bridge 200 yards away that was torched during the war. I have a crossing below it and above it. I am guessing not everyone wanted to cross the bridge. I have no idea why all the shoes were like they were other than they stopped and either re shoed and watered the animals which was not possible the way the original bridge was... Maybe that button might clean and say something. It is so rusty though. Now it is flooding for the 150th time

 

[bluehunter1973]

Great finds hope you find some real interesting pieces

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Typically at fords and crossings, shoes would come off as the animals walked over rocks, and especially in the muck on the banks as they came and went.

 

[JohnnyRebCSA]

TnMountains, that might be a crossing that some of my relatives utilized. I had two that were in Napier's Cav Bttln that helped form the 10th Tenn Cavalry Regiment, one in the 16th Tenn Cav, one in Thomas' Legion (cav) and another in a Ga cavalry unit. These guys were all over your area.

 

[Tnmountains]

If they were in my area Johnny Reb I am positive they used it or at least crossed this body of water. I felt lucky to snag these as I was digging alum at 2'. It is actually flooded again,today.