VOL1266-X
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- Northern Middle Tennessee
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- Fisher 1266-X, F75 X 2
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- Relic Hunting
Rare .58 Suhl Carbine Bullet, S.P. Flower Button, & Josh finds 7 in ONE Hole!
Josh and I managed to get Dman (Mr. C.S.A. Buckle) off of cloud 9 long enough to go back to a middle Tennessee Gen. John Hunt Morgan C.S.A. Camp today. It was chilly with a NW wind and waves of light showers passing through.
Pic #1 is all of today's finds at the CS Camp except for 3 pieces of iron cooking pots and skillets that we abandoned in lieu of getting wetter than we were already. Josh did retrieve the top of the cooking pot with the handle that he dug with #6 cast into it. I have never seen Josh have so much fun when he dug the 7 .36 cal. Colt Pistol bullets in ONE hole as shown in the circle pattern in the first pic. We all had the usual Buck 'n balls and small round pistol balls but Josh was the "Bullet King" today. He found an early 1900s overall button and tried to convince us that it belonged to Gen. Morgan but we didn't bite on that story-LOL.
I dug the little Silver plated Flower button in the 3rd pic near the spot where I dug the little brass cufflinks last Spring. Dman had the find of the day with the rare .58 cal. bullet for a German Suhl rifle musket in pic #2. It's #297 in the M & M Bullet Book and they go for $40-45 in the new price guide. I have only dug one in that caliber (also at that same Morgan Camp) and they saw only CS use. Josh dug the little pointed pistol or country rifle bullet (pic #3) probably used in a weapon some CS Soldier brought from home.
We cut our hunt short before lunch as the rain showers blowing through showed no signs of letting up. Thanks for looking and happy hunting from all 3 of us in Tennessee.
My YTD CW & Colonial Relics total is 173. Dman has the same + or - one or two (he always says plus) and Josh has 225+.
Josh and I managed to get Dman (Mr. C.S.A. Buckle) off of cloud 9 long enough to go back to a middle Tennessee Gen. John Hunt Morgan C.S.A. Camp today. It was chilly with a NW wind and waves of light showers passing through.
Pic #1 is all of today's finds at the CS Camp except for 3 pieces of iron cooking pots and skillets that we abandoned in lieu of getting wetter than we were already. Josh did retrieve the top of the cooking pot with the handle that he dug with #6 cast into it. I have never seen Josh have so much fun when he dug the 7 .36 cal. Colt Pistol bullets in ONE hole as shown in the circle pattern in the first pic. We all had the usual Buck 'n balls and small round pistol balls but Josh was the "Bullet King" today. He found an early 1900s overall button and tried to convince us that it belonged to Gen. Morgan but we didn't bite on that story-LOL.
I dug the little Silver plated Flower button in the 3rd pic near the spot where I dug the little brass cufflinks last Spring. Dman had the find of the day with the rare .58 cal. bullet for a German Suhl rifle musket in pic #2. It's #297 in the M & M Bullet Book and they go for $40-45 in the new price guide. I have only dug one in that caliber (also at that same Morgan Camp) and they saw only CS use. Josh dug the little pointed pistol or country rifle bullet (pic #3) probably used in a weapon some CS Soldier brought from home.
We cut our hunt short before lunch as the rain showers blowing through showed no signs of letting up. Thanks for looking and happy hunting from all 3 of us in Tennessee.
My YTD CW & Colonial Relics total is 173. Dman has the same + or - one or two (he always says plus) and Josh has 225+.
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