Keepers From The Cavalry Camp

[Fullstock]

Went back to my old standby spot today. No matter how many times I go there, I still make some interesting finds. My best finds today were the complete and intact Burnside Carbine bullet and a nice eagle I cuff button. I’ve literally found hundreds of Burnside bullets in this camp, but this is the first whole Burnside I’ve ever found there. The I cuff button was also a nice find, but this camp is pure cavalry so why was the infantry button there? I’m not complaining, glad I found it. [emoji6][emoji16]

 

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[bologna321]

Nice burnside and great button with all that gold still on it

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Wow!
Keepers, for SURE!

 

[FloodcityTom]

Congrats on your first intact "ice cream cone" burnside. They are very delicate, you did a good job perserving the find as the thin metal often just disintegrates unless you pack it well.

 

[Calabash Digger]

Very nice!

 

[Fullstock]

Congrats on your first intact "ice cream cone" burnside. They are very delicate, you did a good job perserving the find as the thin metal often just disintegrates unless you pack it well.

Yes you’re right about how fragile they are, usually they have disintegrated in the ground or fall apart when they come out of the ground.

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Fullstock]

Wow!
Keepers, for SURE!

Thanks!

 

[terrafirma]

Nice button!

 

[Wildcat1750]

That's the shiniest CW button I've seen out of the ground in a long while plus the Burnside recovery and everything else made for a great hunt!

 

[A2coins]

Holy smokes thats awesome I wish I could hunt a spot like that just once. Great job gotta be exciting not knowing whats next.....The possibilities

 

[Fullstock]

That's the shiniest CW button I've seen out of the ground in a long while plus the Burnside recovery and everything else made for a great hunt!

I soaked the button in ammonia for about ten minutes and that’s how it came out. Ammonia works great on buttons with some guild left on them.

 

[Worm-Slicer]

Nice finds. The intact burnside is great. I always wanted one but most I ever found was crumbled pieces.

 

[Fullstock]

Nice finds. The intact burnside is great. I always wanted one but most I ever found was crumbled pieces.

Thank you, I’ve been relic hunting for 40 years and this is the first intact one I’ve ever found.

 

[thrifty76now]

That infantry button looks just like new. All the Civil war buttonsI dig are brownish.

 

[Fullstock]

That infantry button looks just like new. All the Civil war buttonsI dig are brownish.

Fortunately this button had been gold gilded when it was made and soaking it in Ammonia for about ten minutes takes the crud off and let’s the gold show through.

 

[smokeythecat]

Very nice. Those little poncho grommets make me nutso! More than usual! But they are artifacts.

 

[Fullstock]

Very nice. Those little poncho grommets make me nutso! More than usual! But they are artifacts.

This camp is full of them as well as percussion caps. I don’t mind the caps so much, but I agree, the grommets are a pain.

 

[Locke]

Awesome whole burnside, I’ve only found parts before...killer infantry button as well!

 

[devldog]

Great finds all around at the Cavalry Camp. I have never found an intact Burnside bullet. The Eagle I button is very nice too. Maybe the reason the Infantry button was found in the Cavalry Camp, is maybe the soldier transferred from the Infantry to the Cavalry. I have seen some Navy buttons found very far from the coast. Makes one wonder. The possibilities are endless. That's what makes our hobby so much fun, trying to imagine and put pieces of a puzzle back together again that has been apart for 157 years. All great finds and saves....grommets, percussion caps, and all.