Newbie finds

[OldQuest]

After finding what appeared to be stone foundation piers of an old cabin on my property in the Sierra Nevada foothills, and then finding lots of square nails and old cans and stuff with my magnet cart, I decided it might be fun to invest in a real metal detector. Here's what turned up the first day. My wife found the arrowhead while sifting through the dirt I dug up.

 

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[RustyGold]

Welcome to TreasureNet from Southern California. Those are very cool finds. The arrowhead is a great find. Good luck!

 

[vpnavy]

1st - I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard OldQuest! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forum: Select Your Area.... for information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country).

2nd - I moved ya from NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS over to TODAY'S FINDS! for more exposure.

 

[peruna]

Welcome aboard from central Tejas!

Extraordinary first time finds....nicely done!

 

[smallfoot]

Now you have the itch! Love finding old tools! Nice hunt.

 

[Rookster]

Nice axe and ox shoe. Welcome to Tnet from Mississippi

 

[neodetectorist]

Welcome aboard. Ox shoe, axe head, arrowhead, and misc relics. Tells a lot about the area.

 

[against the wind]

Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania

 

[arrow86]

Nice finds , any chance of some close up pics of the arrowhead ? Also really neat axe .... any idea on the age of it ?

 

[OldQuest]

This shot includes another arrowhead that I found on the property a couple years ago. Completely different style, and probably made of obsidian. I'm guessing the latest one is much older, perhaps before the obsidian trade networks were as well established.

The ax head has some stamped lettering, the only words clearly legible are "PHILA" and "STEEL", as well as a stamped number "1". But I can also make out "MM", so my guess is that it was made by C. Hammond of Philadelphia, probably cast steel cutting edge.

 

[RVRoamer74]

Nice finds. Hope you do well with your new investment. Thanks for sharing.

And welcome from the Mts. of N. Georgia.

 

[Tuberale]

Welcome to Tnet, OldQuest! Nice finds, and you have so much to look forward to.

 

[A2coins]

Nevada foothills that's a great place to start you will be amazed at all the cool relics and coins you'll find this hobby is very addicting nice axe and arrowhead. Welcome to tnet I wish you the best of luck and cant wait to see more of your finds. Tommy

 

[Centsless Detecting]

welcome abord from wisconsin. heck of a first time out. you are on good land for sure. love the roofing axe. sure would like one of those. keep it up!

 

[Wildcat1750]

Very nice variety of finds, OldQuest and Welcome to TNet from Nick in CT! Ox shoes are very cool. I find a lot of them and they had me scratching my head until someone id'd them for me. Love the arrowheads especially!

 

[OldQuest]

Very nice variety of finds, OldQuest and Welcome to TNet from Nick in CT! Ox shoes are very cool. I find a lot of them and they had me scratching my head until someone id'd them for me. Love the arrowheads especially!

A local historian told me that ox shoes in this part of California date a site to before 1862-1863. when the transition from oxen to mules was pretty much complete.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Hawks88]

Welcome to tnet from Niagara Falls. Nice relics. I noticed 2 sardine can keys. I’ll bet you’ll find more keepers in that area. Keep at it and good luck.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Welcome and nice finds!

 

[Mekong Mike]

Nice axe head. I've found many that look like that. It must have been a common style in the 1800s.