New hunting spot and need ID help!

[bbheigle0605]

My husband told me about a old house site on his family's property. I checked it out and found a lot of broken bottles from 1800's and early 1900's. Trying to figure out the age of the house site. One piece of brass has numbers on it. Looks like 12 or 22, 1900.





Is this piece from a scale? It looked to be silver plated at one point.













Found a old bullet casing as well. I don't have a caliper for proper measurements














Earrings or charm?? They are the same size but one is bent.














Lantern piece?


















I know info on the paper shell but thats about it.
Here is some more mystery pieces so if anyone have any ideas as to what these are do tell Thanks again for all of your help!

 

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[duggap]

I didn't see anything that looked to be as old as the civil war until I saw the bullet casing. That looks like a Spenser hull. Be sure to give that spot a good look just in case that is what it is. Good luck.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Agreeing with Duggap... the "apparent" dimensions of your bullet-casing, pictured with a carpenter's tape-measure, indicate it is a Spencer casing. Some are civil war era, and some are postwar era.
THE CARTRIDGE COLLECTOR
So, to correctly ID your casing AND its time-period, we'll need you to borrow a digital caliper and tell us your casing's measurements in hundredths-of-an-inch.
Here are the precise measurements for a civil war era Spencer bullet-casing that I dug.
length: .89-inch
tube diameter just above the base-rim: .56-inch
base-rim diameter: .645-inch

 

[bbheigle0605]

I didn't see anything that looked to be as old as the civil war until I saw the bullet casing. That looks like a Spenser hull. Be sure to give that spot a good look just in case that is what it is. Good luck.

Thank you so much! I'm going to search this spot good

 

[bbheigle0605]

Agreeing with Duggap... the "apparent" dimensions of your bullet-casing, pictured with a carpenter's tape-measure, indicate it is a Spencer casing. Some are civil war era, and some are postwar era. THE CARTRIDGE COLLECTOR So, to correctly ID your casing AND its time-period, we'll need you to borrow a digital caliper and tell us your casing's measurements in hundredths-of-an-inch. Here are the precise measurements for a civil war era Spencer bullet-casing that I dug. length: .89-inch tube diameter just above the base-rim: .56-inch base-rim diameter: .645-inch

Thank you CannonballGuy!! So great to hear from you I'm going to purchase caliper ASAP! I've been searching for Civil War artifacts for 2 years and I haven't found anything that directly ties to the CW. That my goal!! My husband found a CW era pistol not far from this area back in the 80's. I'm going back hunting hopefully this afternoon. Appreciate your help!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Because you said you want to get a caliper for super-precise measuring, here's my advice and a link. Harbor Freight Tools is having a very good sale on calipers. Go to
Harbor Freight Tools ? Quality Tools at Discount Prices Since 1977
and type the word "caliper" into the Search box there.
The Harbor Freight Tools website also allows you to search for one of their "local" stores near you, or you can simply order online.

I recommend buying a stainless steel caliper, because the "composite" (plastic) version eventually wears out. The 4-inch caliper is all you need for measuring bullets, buttons, buckles, coins, etc. I paid a bit more for the 6-inch version with an analog dial, because it doesn't have a battery which will eventually need replacing.