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Newbie's Dad's yard yields whopper
How do you like that tongue twister title? I'm pretty much a newbie, and the last couple weekends, I've been working my dad's yard and swale. I got some good advice from Bigtim1973 about using my ace 250 in all-metal mode to go deeper, and sure enough, i found a Rosie really deep, maybe 10". I have no idea how a Roosevelt dime got down that far. Before that I found a couple of wheats in one hole. Just after the dime found another wheatie. Then I found what looked like a well-pipe. Next up was...nothing I would ever have expected. It's a brass or bronze (or gold, lol), very crudely made dirk or short sword. The blade was roughly ground to shape and edged. The tip appears bent and broken. I have imagined a variety of possibilities as to the history of this item, but if anyone has any ideas be sure to let me know. The history of this site includes the settlers and real estate developers and modern day homeowners preceding my father, all of whom would or could have been there during the 20th century, but not earlier. I suppose this item could have been made by a modern era inhabitant of this property, as it would require only minimal metal-smithing abilities. Brass or bronze seems an odd choice of material for a 20th century American to make an edged fighting weapon - unless it was a decorative item. But, then why grind a sharp edge on it? I think it could have been a travel souvenir belonging to a previous home-owner that was somehow lost in the yard. I like to think it was bent on Spanish armor by a Spanish era Indian who was not thrilled by the new mission, and who dropped it on impact and then ran for his life. Most of the clads in the photo were found at a nearby schoolyard.
How do you like that tongue twister title? I'm pretty much a newbie, and the last couple weekends, I've been working my dad's yard and swale. I got some good advice from Bigtim1973 about using my ace 250 in all-metal mode to go deeper, and sure enough, i found a Rosie really deep, maybe 10". I have no idea how a Roosevelt dime got down that far. Before that I found a couple of wheats in one hole. Just after the dime found another wheatie. Then I found what looked like a well-pipe. Next up was...nothing I would ever have expected. It's a brass or bronze (or gold, lol), very crudely made dirk or short sword. The blade was roughly ground to shape and edged. The tip appears bent and broken. I have imagined a variety of possibilities as to the history of this item, but if anyone has any ideas be sure to let me know. The history of this site includes the settlers and real estate developers and modern day homeowners preceding my father, all of whom would or could have been there during the 20th century, but not earlier. I suppose this item could have been made by a modern era inhabitant of this property, as it would require only minimal metal-smithing abilities. Brass or bronze seems an odd choice of material for a 20th century American to make an edged fighting weapon - unless it was a decorative item. But, then why grind a sharp edge on it? I think it could have been a travel souvenir belonging to a previous home-owner that was somehow lost in the yard. I like to think it was bent on Spanish armor by a Spanish era Indian who was not thrilled by the new mission, and who dropped it on impact and then ran for his life. Most of the clads in the photo were found at a nearby schoolyard.
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