Quick trip back to the 1700s

[Ga. dirt fisher]

Quick trip back to the 1700's

Yesterday I had a about 30 minutes to kill after work and decided to hit a very old historical site with my two hunting partners. All three of us are new to the metal detecting hobby, and have only been doing this for a few weeks. We all three work together and that makes the experience for us very cool and exciting. The island that we live and work on has a long history dating back into the 1700's when the English first settled on the Georgia coast, so the dirt fishing we do is turning up so many different items from a wide range of time periods. It' almost like jumping into a time machine and getting a small look at what happened here hundreds of years ago.
The site we hunted yesterday was out in the woods a couple of miles from from the ruins of a fort that was built in the 1700's. I didn't expect to find much in just 30 minutes, but to my surprise started getting hits rights away. The Garrett 250 was showing iron down about 6 to 8 inches and when I dug them up I wasn't sure I had found anything, but the items were ringing up iron, so I have decided to try to clean them up by soaking them to see if there is anything under all the crud. Here is a picture of the three items before soaking, and I will update what I discover when I get them clean.
Also here are some pictures of some WWII ammunition I found in a park on the island two days ago.

 

[Coinstriking Michigan]

Re: Quick trip back to the 1700's

Keep at er' buddy. Best of luck with the finds.

 

[Chuck In Oregon]

Re: Quick trip back to the 1700's

I see rimless brass and a stripper clip. Do you suppose Springfield M1903 clips? That was standard issue in WW I, I believe, carried as late as early WW II and later sold as surplus by the tens of thousands. Good finds for your display.

Chuck

 

[RFrady]

Re: Quick trip back to the 1700's

Check the headstamps on the brass for the date . Could be M1 Garand as well as the 1903 Springfield.