Last Trip to one of my Indian War Sites for this Year

[Mason Jarr]

I knew we had a cold front coming so the wife and I packed the camper and went out for a few days to enjoy the fall foliage and cooler weather. Of course I managed to work in some detecting time, also. Here's the board with the keepers. I also have a bucket with horseshoes, mule shoes and ox shoes along with a few other large iron pieces. My favorite find was the saber hanger from a saber belt. First one I've found and I've wanted one for awhile. There's a big variety of lead bullets, but the casings I found were .56-50, .50-70 and .44 Henry. That shiny rectangular piece with the design work has me stumped. The long thin piece of brass below it is part of it, also. The buttons were mainly general service, but there's one Infantry coat button and a Calvary and General's Staff cuff button. It snowed last night so it was time to come home and start researching for next year.

 

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[eyemustdigtreasure]

I knew we had a cold front coming so the wife and I packed the camper and went out for a few days to enjoy the fall foliage and cooler weather. Of course I managed to work in some detecting time, also. Here's the board with the keepers. I also have a bucket with horseshoes, mule shoes and ox shoes along with a few other large iron pieces. My favorite find was the saber hanger from a saber belt. First one I've found and I've wanted one for awhile. There's a big variety of lead bullets, but the casings I found were .56-50, .50-70 and .44 Henry. That shiny rectangular piece with the design work has me stumped. The long thin piece of brass below it is part of it, also. The buttons were mainly general service, but there's one Infantry coat button and a Calvary and General's Staff cuff button. It snowed last night so it was time to come home and start researching for next year.

Great Finds...!
- that Chinese coin can be identified in this website - they have good photos, etc

Chinese Coins

History and images of Chinese coins and other ancient forms of money

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[Hunk-a-lead]

I knew we had a cold front coming so the wife and I packed the camper and went out for a few days to enjoy the fall foliage and cooler weather. Of course I managed to work in some detecting time, also. Here's the board with the keepers. I also have a bucket with horseshoes, mule shoes and ox shoes along with a few other large iron pieces. My favorite find was the saber hanger from a saber belt. First one I've found and I've wanted one for awhile. There's a big variety of lead bullets, but the casings I found were .56-50, .50-70 and .44 Henry. That shiny rectangular piece with the design work has me stumped. The long thin piece of brass below it is part of it, also. The buttons were mainly general service, but there's one Infantry coat button and a Calvary and General's Staff cuff button. It snowed last night so it was time to come home and start researching for next year.

amazing recoveries! wtg

 

[Mason Jarr]

Great Finds...!
- that Chinese coin can be identified in this website - they have good photos, etc

Chinese Coins

History and images of Chinese coins and other ancient forms of money

primaltrek.com

Thanks for the link. As close as I can tell it is a Kang Xi Tong Bao Luo Han coin...around 1662 according to the examples I could find.

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[Emil W]

All nice finds, congrats.

As you've already deduced, the Chinese coin is a one Cash coin from the K'ang-Hsi Dynasty and dates from between 1662 and 1722. The two characters on the reverse side will tell you where it was minted. I'm a bit rusty but if you post of photo of the reverse I can probably tell you the mint.

 

[Ghost of Forrest]

The rectangular piece is a horses curry comb.

Great Great Grandfather was fined by his unit upon parole from Andersonville GA after 9 months, for loss of one horsebrush... No kidding...

 

[devldog]

Mason Jarr, that is quite a load of Saved Historical Finds. Well Done sir. Congrat's on some very nice relics. These will display well. Stay at this site, it has been good to you. Thanks for posting these pic's. I enjoyed it.

 

[devldog]

The rectangular piece is a horses curry comb.

Great Great Grandfather was fined by his unit upon parole from Andersonville GA after 9 months, for loss of one horsebrush... No kidding...

isn't that something? To do something and have to go through something as monumental as surviving 9 months as a POW in Andersonville, only to be fined for losing a horsebrush. It may have been stolen from one of the notorious "Raiders". Interesting story. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ghost of Forrest]

isn't that something? To do something and have to go through something as monumental as surviving 9 months as a POW in Andersonville, only to be fined for losing a horsebrush. It may have been stolen from one of the notorious "Raiders". Interesting story. Thanks for sharing.

It's proof that the green weenie is timeless.

Semper fi.

 

[crashbandicoot]

It's proof that the green weenie is timeless.

Semper fi.

I Like that!!! Semper Fi!

 

[OH..POPS]

Great finds. Love the old buttons