Potatoe field part II, Coins and Buckles

Westfront · Jul 29, 2012

Today i went back to the potatoe field wich brought some medieval finds as well as a butt cap from a frech M1816 pistol. I did 4 hours but again no silver, no other pistol parts. Managed a spectacle buckle and another nice 14th century buckle, usual brass and lead, some buttons, bell, coins starting around 1600 with a rolled one, 1/4 Stueber 1700s, Prussian 1800s 1,2 and 3 Pfennig, and some scrappies. Nice find was the small plate with two holes on the pic with the buckles. Dont know the english name for, may Cru can help out with that... :tongue3:

Westfront · Jul 29, 2012

Forgot the Buckle pic... :icon_scratch:

CRUSADER · Jul 29, 2012

I think they are part of a shoulder scale.

You can't be far off the good stuff with finds like that. I had a similar day today.

Westfront · Jul 29, 2012

CRUSADER said:
I think they are part of a shoulder scale.

You can't be far off the good stuff with finds like that. I had a similar day today.

My first guess was it came from the leather strap of a helmet, but shoulder scale is possible too. I hope the surrounding fields are harvested soon, so i can try the stubble....

ticm · Jul 29, 2012

Is that a pipe bowl.

Westfront · Jul 29, 2012

ticm said:
Is that a pipe bowl.

Yep! Most pipe bowls i find are porcelaine. Clay is more rare. These pipes were real beauties with hinged brass caps.

TommNJ · Jul 29, 2012

Nice relics and coins, congrats!

TommNJ

NJLargeCent · Jul 29, 2012

Looks like a busy--but very worthwhile--day. Cheers!

Gunrunner61 · Jul 29, 2012

Very nice finds..........HH

ossi · Jul 30, 2012

Nice hunting congrats. ossi

uglymailman · Jul 30, 2012

Hi Lu. Good going! I don't see the usual pile of "driving rings". Has this field been picked over before?

Westfront · Jul 30, 2012

uglymailman said:
Hi Lu. Good going! I don't see the usual pile of "driving rings". Has this field been picked over before?

Hi Tim! This is a true virgin site, close to the village and between the street and a gravel road. No chance for night hawks! Most driving bands are small ones hidden behind the fuze frags. 15 to 20 of them. The two big fuze parts add 3/4 pound brass for themself...

Papa Bear · Jul 30, 2012

Great finds! Looks like it was a full day!! Well done!! :occasion14:

Westfront · Jul 30, 2012

Papa Bear said:
Great finds! Looks like it was a full day!! Well done!!

Thanks Papa bear! In fact it was 4 hours to clear the hot spot of the field. Last sundays hunt was just a try, on this hunt the field is cleaned pretty much. The rest of it can wait for a rainy day. We have got permission for too many new fields and it's harvest time so we try to have a look in every one of them to pick the better ones. I look forward to the neighbor field, wait for harvest there.

HISPAN · Jul 30, 2012

Westfront said:
My first guess was it came from the leather strap of a helmet, but shoulder scale is possible too. I hope the surrounding fields are harvested soon, so i can try the stubble....

I have two .. and they appeared together, and always thought they were the scales of armor .... appeared in a field with other findings Medieval. a slope horse heraldic, buckles and coins ... is a very good find medieval .... Congratulations! :icon_thumright:

birdman · Jul 30, 2012

Nice digs WestFront! Hey after Nov . I will be illegible for orders back to Ramstein. We will see what happens. Playing the waiting game right now.

CRUSADER · Jul 30, 2012

birdman said:
Nice digs WestFront! Hey after Nov . I will be illegible for orders back to Ramstein. We will see what happens. Playing the waiting game right now.

Keep playing, you may get NY :laughing7: