I had a great day, finally a cutlass with a blade attached.

[wwwtimmcp]

no gold,no silver, only copper was from the artifacts but I finally got a cutlass handle with a blade attached. it aint perfect but I'm very happy. the wind was really blowing today and waves were mountainous. but it was blowing all the water to buffalo leaving me with 100 feet of extra shoreline to play on.

I decided to try a new part of the beach and was rewarded nicely. 5 cutlass handles and a sixth with the blade still attached, 12lbs of sinkers,a stainless knife blade,pocket knife,loaded .38 round, brass handle,brass ring,small copper pieces ?,a quarter,2 dimes,5 pennies,and a monkey wrench. it was funny I took my detector back to the truck and most of this is visual finds.

happy hunting to all.

 

[johnnyi]

WWW, this is fascinating what you're finding and recording. Will you be using electolysis on the cutlass and handles? I'll really be looking forward to seeing all the wreck finds together here some day! Really intresting research by the way. Thanks for sharing this!!

 

[wwwtimmcp]

kuger, I've been a diver since 1984. I own my own compressor and this was wreck number 6 for me. one is on dry land, an old tug that got swept ashore during a flood in the 1940's. odd critter it had a wooden hull with a steel belt around the gunnels. the r.k.hawley was my first wreck I ever located. 1.5 miles east north east from the old lighthouse base at huron ohio. not much left of her but the keel
and her smokestack showing. this is definately the best though, it keeps throwing stuff at me every time I go down there. I have well over 200 dives on it.

 

[kuger]

Ah,good!I use a Hookah,(for gold though)is that what you are using??

 

[Tnmountains]

Fantastic finds on the sabres. I would love to recover one. Very interesting read thanks for sharing your hunt with us.
HH
TnMountains

 

[wwwtimmcp]

no kuger I use scuba tanks, hooka rigs are a pain unless the water is dead calm, which lake erie almost never is. I walk a straight line until I get a hit then drop down and dig. I found another cutlass handle today and a few other pieces and my usual 3 lbs of sinkers. the water is getting cold and I may not get out again in the water just shoreline or inland sites. I had a pretty good year in my honest opinion.

happy hunting to all.

 

[trikikiwi]

You had me a bit confused in your first post, describing 5 and a sixth sword handle, when I can see 6 and a seventh (with the blade)
Absolutely awesome finds

Also, you mentioned the signet ring you found. Is this the post?
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,265153.0.html

If it is, can you show us pics of the marks and inscriptions?
I have read a bit about the history you are working with and I'm intrigued.

Cheers, Mike

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

You have a nice site there. Lot of goodies. Love the sword handles.

Ray S

 

[The Patriot]

awesome eyeball finds...wouldn't mind setting the detector down at times and pick relics off the ground...

 

[wwwtimmcp]

trikikiwi the seventh handle was found 2 days earlier, sorry for not being clear on that.
the patriot, yeah it is like having miss hottie ask you for a date(I couldn't say no).
the second photo shows a drawing of the hallmark inside. enjoy.