Recovering Relics
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- Jan 12, 2010
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- Detector(s) used
- Whites MXT, Garret Pro Pointer, Lesche Digger
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hey everyone!
I got permission to metal detect at a historic inn in New England. The inn was built in the early 1700's and we got permission to hunt some old walking trails that are behind the inn. I was hunting with my new Whites CoinMaster and my cousin was using my old Bounty Hunter Challenger. We weren't finding much, until I found what we believe to be a flintlock part to a musket, under a root. Then, we started finding musket balls. The first musket ball I found was a dropped one at around 4 inches. We were walking back to the inn to grab some lunch and then I got a signal in a dirt pile on the side of the trail. I started to dig when my cousin saw that there was a musket ball right on top of the ground! We spent the whole day detecting out in the woods. I found the majority of the musket balls on the side of a hill, right by the water. I think that there were people across the water firing at the hill side; maybe they were doing some target practice, hunting, or shooting at someone. Next time when I go, I am going to hunt on the other side of the water where I believe they were shooting from to look for other old relics. If I find more musket balls on that side, this may mean that there was a small battle. My finds at the end of the day were 12 musket balls and 1 flintlock part to a musket.
I hope you enjoy the pictures and the video!
Good luck and HH!
I got permission to metal detect at a historic inn in New England. The inn was built in the early 1700's and we got permission to hunt some old walking trails that are behind the inn. I was hunting with my new Whites CoinMaster and my cousin was using my old Bounty Hunter Challenger. We weren't finding much, until I found what we believe to be a flintlock part to a musket, under a root. Then, we started finding musket balls. The first musket ball I found was a dropped one at around 4 inches. We were walking back to the inn to grab some lunch and then I got a signal in a dirt pile on the side of the trail. I started to dig when my cousin saw that there was a musket ball right on top of the ground! We spent the whole day detecting out in the woods. I found the majority of the musket balls on the side of a hill, right by the water. I think that there were people across the water firing at the hill side; maybe they were doing some target practice, hunting, or shooting at someone. Next time when I go, I am going to hunt on the other side of the water where I believe they were shooting from to look for other old relics. If I find more musket balls on that side, this may mean that there was a small battle. My finds at the end of the day were 12 musket balls and 1 flintlock part to a musket.
I hope you enjoy the pictures and the video!
Good luck and HH!
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