my first pin fire. 10 gauge shotgun shell ..eley bro. london..good find????

[ohiowhiteguy]

i went out with Redcardhack for the first time in months..
we have been hunting this area for 1 year on and off..
i got a 68 reading on my at pro..decided to dig. i usually pass on 68.
my bad..and yes Redcardhack i need to re- think my brain struck ways..lol...
dig everything...haha i only dig repeatable signals...my bad again..
this house dates back to late late 1700's..
we had other finds..this was my best.
thanks for looking..
OWG...

 

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[trapperart]

Very cool find congrats

 

[RedCardHack]

Nice find OWG, glad you found out what it actually was.

 

[DigIron2]

that is wild,don;t think I have ever seen one before?

 

[ohiowhiteguy]

never thought something could work that wayFlintstones stuff...
owg...

 

[jewelerguy]

that's awesome and the pin is in fantastic condition. very cool, and probably worth some cash to a collector

 

[against the wind]

Very cool find
Congrats

 

[ohiowhiteguy]

anyone have an idea of it's age...?
thanks for the reply's.at first i thought it was part of a watch.
OWG...

 

[Bayard]

anyone have an idea of it's age...

Probably pre-Civil War. Oldest it could possibly be is 1830s.

 

[AaronN322]

Eley's first pinfire was made in 1861. This one was made beginning in the 1860s though sometime around the 1870s or so.

Here is an example of what your cartridge looked like:

 

[ScubaDetector]

Pinfires were introduced in 1832. They were the first primer fired cartridges and made in Europe. No idea if there is a collector value. Nice dig.