More Civil War finds including a mini ball

Poptopagain · Oct 29, 2009

Went back for a quick hunt today and came up with a brass item, some more lead, and a wonderful mini ball. Happy Hunting. :hello2:

MonkeyBoy · Oct 29, 2009

Poptopagain said:
Went back for a quick hunt today and came up with a brass item, some more lead, and a wonderful mini ball. Happy Hunting.

The brass piece is off a saddle.. nice digs!

MB

The Patriot · Oct 29, 2009

Great hunt there... will look nice displayed... :icon_thumright:

rjw4law · Oct 29, 2009

Can't make out what the iron thing is nice.

RiverRat3 · Oct 29, 2009

Nice finds, my phone must not be working. lol

Elliott Ness · Oct 29, 2009

Keep em coming Mike. :icon_thumright:

Poptopagain · Oct 29, 2009

rjw4law said:
Can't make out what the iron thing is nice.

It is a iron ball a little larger than a golf ball. I assuming that they put several of these into the cannon and fire them for anti-personnel. Kind of like cannon buckshot.

ivan salis · Oct 29, 2009

the brass item could be from a rifle --

allen · Oct 29, 2009

good going on those relics !!! :thumbsup:

crashbro17x · Oct 30, 2009

The brass item is off of a saddle. I have several of them, and seen several of them on complete saddles. Howard Crouch's book has them labeled as a "saddle guard", if I remember correctly.

Sweet diggin!

Kieth-Tx · Oct 30, 2009

Nice digs! I have found lots of cool things over the years but the one I'm looking for is a cannonball....maybe today is the day! :icon_pirat:

bigtim1973 · Oct 30, 2009

That minnie ball looks like a sharps...........I love finding those things.........Keep going back to that place and keep looking!!! Way to go, Tim

rebeljim52 · Oct 30, 2009

could be right about iron ball.had cannon ball years ago but got lost some where along the way.
great finds :icon_thumleft:

vayank54 · Oct 31, 2009

Cool finds. Several people are right on. the brass piece is to a saddle and was held onto the wooden tree by 2 small brass screws. the bullets is a sharps carbine and the iron ball is a canister shot from a cannon. I think they fired like 16 at a time or so unless it was a double charge then it would be 32. But like you said it would be like a shot gun. I'd hate to have those thing flying at me.