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- TEKNETICS T-2 LTD, Fisher F-75, White's MXT w/ 11 x 14" Excelerator Coil, WHITES Pulse TDI, WHITES Beach Hunter ID, Garrett Propointer and Lesche Digging Tool
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
There I was......Labor Day Monday with only a couple hours to dig 
My girl wanted to go to the beach for Labor Day plus Grill out so that meant that I had to be home around Noon. ![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
I HATE having time limits on my huntin' but I sucked it up and Jeff and I went and knocked on a couple of doors. The first wasn't quite the site that we wanted to be on..... but the next door neighbor to it 
.....BUT we figured that we'd try it out anyway and MAN was it TRASHY! So we left there about 10:45 and arrived at a site that I had researched a couple of nights back and had subsequently gained permission at yesterday. This yard had some nice Minies in it and I think Jeff even dug a Eagle button and I dug a very pretty Gilted Indian Wars Eagle button there yesterday.....Anyway, we grabbed our gear and returned to the back yard where we'd dug the stuff the previous day. I proceeded to dig up the usual can slaw and such as this yard has its share of TRASH in it but ALSO a good share of relics! Right off the get-go I scored I really nice "Star" Collar Insignia for a Major, Colonel or General's Collar 
I really liked the looks of that....about 20 minutes went by and about 10-15 more holes of can slaw and trash and then I got a fairly deep signal that was hitting around a button signal but it had about 3 pieces of trash around it so wasn't PINGING really well I decided to dig anyway as ALOT of the good stuff DOESN"T sound that great around here. I popped the plug but it was still in the hole so I put my pinpointer down in there and continued to scoop away until I got down to it. I grabbed up this Vest sized button and looked at it and I immediately saw the Drooped-Wing Eagle which is a very popular style Eagle for Confederate Buttons (also used on some U.S. Navy Buttons). I could tell that this wasn't a U.S. Navy Button though and thought it to be a Confederate Central Government Drooped Wing Officers Button......AWESOME Didn't want to field clean this baby though so wasn't sure......When I DID get it home and lightly Brush it off, AS IF THINGS COULDN'T GET BETTER....I Saw that BEAUT-I-FUL Sight "A.V.C." plastered above the Eagle!!!!! 
: I about fell out in the floor!
This is my FIRST Alabama Volunteer Corps Button and its a beauty! Those that hunt for Civil War relics KNOW that these things are Rare as Hen's Teeth to find! This button made for a AWESOME Labor Day and definitely made my WHOLE MONTH!!!!
Alabama Volunteer Corps (A.V.C.) Button
FRESH FROM THE DIRT:
After LIGHT Brushing (Still dirty but this button will require VERY slow and very little cleaning):
Backmark: Horstmann & Co. w/ Rays
Officers "Star" Collar Insignia
Back--Notice the "Barbs." These were used to fasten the Star Device to the wool collar of a Officer's uniform.
Other Finds:
"57" in Base Enfield:
Heavily Gilted Indian Wars Eagle
Melted 3-Ringer (You can still see the Rings):
Unknown .69 Caliber Bullet (Has a DEEP Cavity and a WIDE bottom ring for tieing string around for a load)
Small Caliber .32 Bullet & Country Picket
Group Shot
More Photos Below
My girl wanted to go to the beach for Labor Day plus Grill out so that meant that I had to be home around Noon. I HATE having time limits on my huntin' but I sucked it up and Jeff and I went and knocked on a couple of doors. The first wasn't quite the site that we wanted to be on..... but the next door neighbor to it .....BUT we figured that we'd try it out anyway and MAN was it TRASHY! So we left there about 10:45 and arrived at a site that I had researched a couple of nights back and had subsequently gained permission at yesterday. This yard had some nice Minies in it and I think Jeff even dug a Eagle button and I dug a very pretty Gilted Indian Wars Eagle button there yesterday.....Anyway, we grabbed our gear and returned to the back yard where we'd dug the stuff the previous day. I proceeded to dig up the usual can slaw and such as this yard has its share of TRASH in it but ALSO a good share of relics! Right off the get-go I scored I really nice "Star" Collar Insignia for a Major, Colonel or General's Collar I really liked the looks of that....about 20 minutes went by and about 10-15 more holes of can slaw and trash and then I got a fairly deep signal that was hitting around a button signal but it had about 3 pieces of trash around it so wasn't PINGING really well I decided to dig anyway as ALOT of the good stuff DOESN"T sound that great around here. I popped the plug but it was still in the hole so I put my pinpointer down in there and continued to scoop away until I got down to it. I grabbed up this Vest sized button and looked at it and I immediately saw the Drooped-Wing Eagle which is a very popular style Eagle for Confederate Buttons (also used on some U.S. Navy Buttons). I could tell that this wasn't a U.S. Navy Button though and thought it to be a Confederate Central Government Drooped Wing Officers Button......AWESOME Didn't want to field clean this baby though so wasn't sure......When I DID get it home and lightly Brush it off, AS IF THINGS COULDN'T GET BETTER....I Saw that BEAUT-I-FUL Sight "A.V.C." plastered above the Eagle!!!!! : I about fell out in the floor! This is my FIRST Alabama Volunteer Corps Button and its a beauty! Those that hunt for Civil War relics KNOW that these things are Rare as Hen's Teeth to find! This button made for a AWESOME Labor Day and definitely made my WHOLE MONTH!!!!
Alabama Volunteer Corps (A.V.C.) Button
FRESH FROM THE DIRT:
After LIGHT Brushing (Still dirty but this button will require VERY slow and very little cleaning):
Backmark: Horstmann & Co. w/ Rays
Officers "Star" Collar Insignia
Back--Notice the "Barbs." These were used to fasten the Star Device to the wool collar of a Officer's uniform.
Other Finds:
"57" in Base Enfield:
Heavily Gilted Indian Wars Eagle
Melted 3-Ringer (You can still see the Rings):
Unknown .69 Caliber Bullet (Has a DEEP Cavity and a WIDE bottom ring for tieing string around for a load)
Small Caliber .32 Bullet & Country Picket
Group Shot
More Photos Below
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The unknown .69 kinda look's like a Tower Enfield that has been carved.Your group shot show's the base looking like a Tower.Great dig's bud 
LOL at the "Volunteers" statement. My Father is a Tried and True Vols. Fan even though we're from Georgia. Reason being, he spent alot of time in Tennessee with his career and use to go to the football games with one of his clients all the time who was a FEROCIOUS VOLS. Fan! 
