No Silver...but a Sweet Colonial Relic

[romeo-1]

...and my favorite kind of relic...gun part! Near complete trigger guard! This came from the same site that I found the 1676 silver last weekend. It is stamped "MB" which I've never seen before. I believe it is from a Brown Bess.

The large copper is getting the HP soak so I should be able to ID it...the other is toast.

 

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[mainer]

Nice one Rome. I'll be interested to see what the MB stands for.

 

[romeo-1]

I wonder...

The great majority of surviving muskets manufactured by the Colonists are not identified by their maker or source. Yet a number of the states did, at times, stamp their issued arms to indicate ownership especially early in the war. These included, “MB” or “CMB”, Massachusetts; “SC”, Connecticut; “CR”, Rhode Island; “PP” or “P”, Pennsylvania; “JS” or “PS”, Maryland; “SP”, New Jersey; “NH” New Hampshire; “CN”, New York; and “SGF” (State Gun Factory), Virginia. In addition, by 1777 European arms were arriving in bulk without government ownership identification and the Congress instructed each Continental regiment in the field to stamp or brand its muskets “US”, “U:STATES”, or “UNITED STATES”. Their compliance was spotty, but the practice continued in postwar arsenals (Guthman).

 

[JerV3]

That is a nice old trigger guard man.

I love those kinds of finds myself. You can always find a common coin. But certain relics you may never find again.

HH Jer

 

[olekyground]

Nice gun piece! A keeper in my book! CONGRATS!


-HITT

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

That's one gorgeous trigger guard there romeo!
Can you enlighten me as to what these two items are from?

 

[romeo-1]

That's one gorgeous trigger guard there romeo!
Can you enlighten me as to what these two items are from?

Thanks!

One is a bridle buckle and the other I really don't know. I found a similar one last weekend as well. I've found a lot of the "stems" at older sites but these are the first two that were not broken. I imagine that they just some kind of embellishment such as a curtain tie back.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Reminiscent of clam shell decoration.

Gun part cool. Hope you got home before the rain finally came, I unfortunately...

 

[CRUSADER]

That's one gorgeous trigger guard there romeo!
Can you enlighten me as to what these two items are from?

Thanks!

One is a bridle buckle and the other I really don't know. I found a similar one last weekend as well. I've found a lot of the "stems" at older sites but these are the first two that were not broken. I imagine that they just some kind of embellishment such as a curtain tie back.

We get many of these, which I thought might be what you suggested or some kind of furniture piece The stems can be from many differing pieces, they all look the same/similar, but most popular are the clothes hooks.

The gun part is a great find & maybe one day I may get one, still a big gap

 

[ironhorse]

you pulled the trigger on that sucker!

that would totally make a day of detecting worth it

 

[Potter Poker]

Those are prescious finds Whenever I see relics like that I think about who could have had them back then and what tales they would have to tell. Way to Go!

 

[MaineRelic]

Now theres some nice old relics ! Those finds would make any day in the field a success ! MaineRelic

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I have to say, that is a very fine trigger guard. It must have sounded beautiful in those phones.
Congratulations on a great hunt friend

 

[pepperj]

That's a sweet trigger guard, also the bridle buckle. Both will display nicely (something for the winter project)
The guard where the rust mark is, has it been repaired at one time?

 

[romeo-1]

That's a sweet trigger guard, also the bridle buckle. Both will display nicely (something for the winter project)
The guard where the rust mark is, has it been repaired at one time?

It's cracked but the rust is what is left of the sling buckle.

 

[romeo-1]

I have to say, that is a very fine trigger guard. It must have sounded beautiful in those phones.
Congratulations on a great hunt friend

Actually it sounded horrible. It was in the center of the iron patch surrounded by iron...

 

[Iron Patch]

Your year is ending with a bang!

I hope to have confirmation for that mark by the end of the day.

 

[romeo-1]

Thanks IP...looking forward to that!

 

[eboy1960]

nice relic ,,

 

[Iron Patch]

Answer... but probably not the one you were hoping for. Still enough doubt to continue researching, especially if there is still a maker for this you have not yet found. The guy who wrote this is a serious collector.

You have a Brown Bess TG, either 1st or 2nd model. Know you are thinking MB is Massachusetts Bay, but am afraid is not. Think I have same mark on a TG in my collection, or did have one and maybe traded it(?). Feel is maker's mark. If you find out definitely it is something else please let me know."