My first Star base. Not dug

[relic nut]

My digging buddy Damnails has a relative that does some buying and selling of artifacts and surprised us with a gift of a couple bullets that neither of us have found. Mine was a Star based three ringer. I have found several hundred bullets and many different kinds, but have not found one of these, so I was tickled. Just thought I'd share. Thanks for looking.

HH RN

 

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[deershed]

Nice!! The kid and I have been lucky to find some of those at our Bed and Breakfast site.

 

[trapperart]

Nice

 

[Gregg3131]

Awesome

 

[against the wind]

That is so cool.
Congrats.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice piece of History.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very nice little nugget RN!

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Excellent star base

Its always a great surprise to get\find something other than the regular 3-ringer! I live in an area rich in CW activity and typically hunt home sites. Somehow I have managed to dig a US box plate, Eagle breast plate, 2 US bit bosses, shoulder scales, a dozen or so Union buttons... but only about 2 dozen CW bullets and of those 2 dozen or so bullets, I have dug two star bases. I believe my ratios are way out of wack because I hunt house sites were soldiers camped or returned to as veterans and possibly discarded things. I think if I hunted skirmish sites that ratio would totally flip flop. On the other hand, I have never dug anything Confederate, not even a bullet!