More Grass Fields!

[CRUSADER]

Tried some new fields (Horse Paddocks), were ploughed 20 years ago, but didn't help us much! Picture 1 is the meager finds from exploring 3 different paddocks. I got a stallion gallop towards me then buck & kick, to get me out of his field, luckily I part own two horses with my missus, otherwise I might have shat my pants.

We moved on to a nearby grass field (normally with Cows in it but they are in the sheds for Winter), this was where we explored last week when Dad saved the day on the way to the car with a Crotal Bell, also Land-Magnet (on the way back to the car) got a nice hammered (his first), so we thought it maybe worth returning in the hope for another hammered.
Struggled again, I know its tough when I'm glad to see a decorated Tombac, then more pleased with the Livery.
I saved the day on the way back to the car with a complete circa 1800 Toy Cannon - been a few years since I've had one so nice, so the day was worth it.

 

[shaun7]

Lovely cannon!

Doesn't look a bad day to me

 

[Silver Searcher]

Lovely cannon!

Doesn't look a bad day to me

Yea or me....stop whinning and you got a nice pipe tamper

SS

 

[IronSpike]

The toy cannon is awesome

 

[CRUSADER]

Lovely cannon!

Doesn't look a bad day to me

Yea or me....stop whinning and you got a nice pipe tamper

SS

only kept it to show you well it is by far the largest one I have seen, shame the hook is missing - into the junk box.

 

[Iron Patch]

An early military and a little cannon is a pretty good day in my books!

 

[CRUSADER]

An early military and a little cannon is a pretty good day in my books!

but only became a good day in the last 5 minutes

 

[CRUSADER]

Lovely cannon!

Doesn't look a bad day to me

The cannon made it good, we are just dreaming of all the sites we are going to hit this year. 4 New unsearched Villa sites (as well as the known ones including that 500 bronze coin field!), Medieval moated manor house, & several other good sites. Meanwhile we have to be pleased with the odd Livery Button, I guess thats the way Winter is! (fingers crossed for this week, I need a hammered to improve our failing stats)

 

[Iron Patch]

An early military and a little cannon is a pretty good day in my books!

but only became a good day in the last 5 minutes

So how many little cannons is that?

 

[CRUSADER]

An early military and a little cannon is a pretty good day in my books!

but only became a good day in the last 5 minutes

So how many little cannons is that?

Not many, I think this is my 4th or 5th, as I gave 1 or 2 away to landowners. Most people like them, including me & they are not all that common.

 

[Iron Patch]

An early military and a little cannon is a pretty good day in my books!

but only became a good day in the last 5 minutes

So how many little cannons is that?

Not many, I think this is my 4th or 5th, as I gave 1 or 2 away to landowners. Most people like them, including me & they are not all that common.

3 or 4 here would be about the same odds as winning a good lottery. They're kinda like livery buttons in the way our sites date to the period but don't seem to have many of them.

 

[davesx]

Any fields are better than no fields, even ones with horses in,
I've never found a cannon, nice one, that's on my list.
Dave.

 

[DMN]

Crusader, you'll do what you normally do...clean house of the miscellaneous and then vaccuum out the rest of the good stuff. Good luck on the search. At least you can detect and dig. My digging is limited to the library right now. Hope it yeilds something when the ground thaws next month.

 

[CRUSADER]

Crusader, you'll do what you normally do...clean house of the miscellaneous and then vaccuum out the rest of the good stuff. Good luck on the search. At least you can detect and dig. My digging is limited to the library right now. Hope it yeilds something when the ground thaws next month.

Research is key, as you know (well worth the time spent). I'm just lucky I have a full time researcher as part of the team, he's started his second year with Dad & I & has nearly gain permission for the same amount of land that took us 10 years! Also he's a great networker & now that I've taught him as much as I know (technique/research wise, not IDing) he's raking in top sites for us to hit after harvest. If we are going to beat last years totals, it will be mostly due to his talent in securing land for a team of 3!

 

[hammered]

Nice canon Cru , I haven't found one yet, but they have been found in my "fav" field by other detectorists, so fingers crossed. What is the squarish object to its right.

hammered

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice canon Cru , I haven't found one yet, but they have been found in my "fav" field by other detectorists, so fingers crossed. What is the squarish object to its right.

hammered

Plain Victorian Leather mount (horse decor)

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice hunt, love the toy cannon! HH, Mike

 

[pepperj]

Sweet cannon, looks close to being the same size as the one I found last fall.

 

[HISPAN]

Hello .... CRUSADER beautiful canyon .
greetings!

 

[gallileo60]

Man, I envy you UK guys....Great finds.....BTW, what exactly is a "paddock"