Last signal of the year .... a silver plated star stud to a TEXAS 2 piece belt rig!!!

[Devonrex]

Last signal of the year ....... a silver plated star stud to a Texas 2 piece belt rig!! January 02, 2018 12:56PM

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The last day of 2017 was super cold but I had been finding unprecedented finds at my new site so I bundled up and headed out. The day was a repeat of all the others at this site. Good signals seemed to be everywhere. Just as it started to get dark I placed my coil under a small holly tree and I got a sweet signal. Moments later I was looking at a 5 pointed star!!! I had no idea what I had, as I had never seen and other one, but I knew I had something special. It was time to go home.......... once home, after a few posts and calls a good friend sent me a picture of a cover of a past North South Trader showing the star stud device on a South Carolina 2 piece belt rig. Apparently the star stud device was used on only high ranking Confederate officers 2 piece belt rigs from several states (here a South Carolina). The design of the one pictured on the cover of NST is a little different from the one I found. I'm being told the one I found more closely resembles a known star device on a Texas 2 piece belt and the fact mine is silver plated points in that direction as well. Another star stud was found by well known digger Meigs Brainard and Lewis Leigh told him this came from a Texas 2 piece belt rig as well. Apparently less than 10 have been dug. The other pictures show all the other finds I made during the Christmas holidays. This site has been one for the books! A total of 4 Ordinance buttons, a coat Eagle R, a staff Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Early one- piece coat Navy, a 12 pound solid shot, hundreds of musket balls and bullets, many rare bullets including 6 CS Austrian 69's, 2 French Revolutionary War buttons, a Revolutionary War silver cufflink set, a gorgeous openended one-piece silver plated Colonial overcoat button, top brass drag to a Confederate Scabbard, 1826 Large Cent, and many more relics! 2017 has been a wonderful year of discovering relics for me! Got out for a short time on the first day of 2018, even though it was a chilly 22, and got another 32 bullets including a nest of Colt Dragoon 44's and a handful of Sharps. Hoping there are a few more surprises for me at this site! Hoping everyone has a great New Year! HH Devonrex​

 

[relic nut]

Wow!!! Just freaking wow!
That's a site that would keep me up nights. What a great bunch of relics. I'd hunt that spot day and night. Congratulations!
Is that a nipple protector I see in the last picture?
Also looks like some carved lead there

 

[Devonrex]

Wow!!! Just freaking wow!
That's a site that would keep me up nights. What a great bunch of relics. I'd hunt that spot day and night. Congratulations!
Is that a nipple protector I see in the last picture?

I've dug 5 nipple protectors at this site so far Relic Nut. It is one of those sites you dream about! HH Devonrex

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Very nice finds. What a honey hole you have there. Congrats.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats sir. I've enjoyed reading your posts and seeing all of the great stuff that you find.

Best of luck in 2018.

 

[Goldiver]

What a great mix of relics! I would be camping out on that site. Love the Austrian .69’s! I dug three of those dropped in one spot in West Virginia years ago.

 

[vpnavy]

 

[pepperj]

Very cool hunt, a real great way of ending the year off. You're certainly on a producing site. Congrats
The star is an interesting recovery and I always wondered if similar star looking finds were related to Texas or military?
Here's the I recovered from this past fall and it one of those different finds that I've never dug before.

 

[d2]

You are tearing the bone out!!! Great finds...d2

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Killer year!

 

[Relicific]

Awesome site you got there.

 

[Devonrex]

Congrats sir. I've enjoyed reading your posts and seeing all of the great stuff that you find.

Best of luck in 2018.

Thank you Carolina Tom! I'm gonna try to keep the finds going in 2018 as well. This site truly is one of those sites you dream about! HH Devonrex

 

[Devonrex]

You are tearing the bone out!!! Great finds...d2

Hoping there a a few more bones d2 at this site to tear out! Now I just have to wait for this cold spell to end and all the snow we have had to melt! Honestly, I'm considering not posting any of my finds any more in 2018 ..... just doesn't seem to be to much interest.... but I will see what others say. Thanks for the nice accolade. HH Devonrex

 

[Devonrex]

Very cool hunt, a real great way of ending the year off. You're certainly on a producing site. Congrats
The star is an interesting recovery and I always wondered if similar star looking finds were related to Texas or military?
Here's the I recovered from this past fall and it one of those different finds that I've never dug before.

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Pepperj the silver plated relic I found is a stud. It resembles a horse brad but the back circular end is about half the circumference of the front. The item you are showing here looks like a button or a rosette. I would need to see the back to be able to identify it accurately. Thanks for the nice response! HH Devonrex ​

 

[Devonrex]

What a great mix of relics! I would be camping out on that site. Love the Austrian .69’s! I dug three of those dropped in one spot in West Virginia years ago.

Goldiver....these are the first CS Austrian 69's I have dug in 35 years of relic hunting! That is how rare these bullets are in my neck of the woods! Good luck in 2018! HH Devonrex

 

[Devonrex]

Killer year!

Professor .... 2017 has been the best year of digging I have ever had! My new machine had a lot to do with it! HH Devonrex

 

[Davers]

Hoping there a a few more bones d2 at this site to tear out! Now I just have to wait for this cold spell to end and all the snow we have had to melt! Honestly, I'm considering not posting any of my finds any more in 2018 ..... just doesn't seem to be to much interest.... but I will see what others say. Thanks for the nice accolade. HH Devonrex

Well we are now almost through 6 months of 2018, I just saw your post while researching a find.

Please keep posting , You have made many 'Dream' finds over the years that I have been on T-net , IMO You should have a few more banners as well .
I don't usually get far on Today's Finds as I think every find is worth a comment.

I do recall your Artillery finds back in December & WOW!!! The assortment you had /have dug at that site, Bullet Types are amazing , buttons I only Find then ' Wake Up' MAD!

For you to have the best year in 2017 & you have been hunting 35 years that says a-lot.

Man you could write a book just on that site. The bullets have a distinct Patina as well 'that's cool'.

Civil War stuff don't get the respect it deserves as most of the US had no Action and Civil War is not 'PC' these days .

What I do is post in just Civil War unless a Coin or relic is rare for my N Ga area + it usually been awhile since I dug certain relics hence they are not Today's Finds.

So please keep posting , I see if you have 'just wondering'? If you want post in Civil War Forum , I usually see yr finds in NSTCW & Maybe American Digger if I recall Correct.
If you find a fired & Squashed Minnie ; I love to see it.
Best regards

Professor .... 2017 has been the best year of digging I have ever had! My new machine had a lot to do with it! HH Devonrex

Oh about forgot , did the DEUS help that much ?
Or
Dig you get things 'IYO' that say yr Nautilus may have missed .
Back when I started in 98 I sucked up everything Civil War , read back & current issues of NSTCW & Treasure Mags over & over (I did not start using a computer until late 2012 & have not progressed that much, lol.

Sorry I get off track as my mind is WAY faster than my typing, I mention that cause back in 98-99 I recall Nautilus Guys being "Brand Happy" & If you knew how to use your machine , there was none better.

Well as I said I hope you keep / Kept posting

Davers / Davey