Rebel Camp Finds

[JBnNC]

In the last couple of days I've been detecting in a "hunted out" Confederate camp. In the past I've picked up a few bullets/round balls, but never anything concentrated in a small area and sometimes you can hunt full days and not find a thing.
This camp has been hunted for thirty yrs., but one small trashy area still has some goodies left. As in past successful hunts in trashy areas, this was no different..... I only used a small coil on my F75 and moved very slowly trying to find targets. The highlights for me were two beautiful scabbard tips and a NC Sunburst button.

 

[digging440yrs]

Nice hunt , low and slow pays off

 

[relic nut]

Great job! Hunting through the trash is all that's left in many places. Thanks for saving the history.

HH RN

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the fine relic hunt!

Slow and low will always get you the keepers. GL & HH

 

[UnderMiner]

Great work for an area that's been searched so thoroughly for so many decades! Congrats on some nice relics from our nation's history!

 

[parsonwalker]

That would make my MONTH anytime!

 

[trapperart]

Nice bunch of finds congrats

 

[got2dig]

Nice, I like to hunt a good trashy spot. Get the trash out and then the goodies come out. Keep on it. HH...

 

[tndirtdigger]

JBnNC----In your middle photo with all the relics, can you identify the relic at the bottom left in the photo, just to the right of the rivet in the corner? Looks almost like a rivet on one end but more like a nail made of brass. I found one this past weekend at a colonial/early-mid 1800s site and just wondering if it was anything military. I have seen a couple of these before but not sure what they area. Thanks for any input.

 

[Retired Fire]

Oh wow, I only hope to one day have half the day you had. I will now remember low and slow! LOL

 

[JBnNC]

JBnNC----In your middle photo with all the relics, can you identify the relic at the bottom left in the photo, just to the right of the rivet in the corner? Looks almost like a rivet on one end but more like a nail made of brass. I found one this past weekend at a colonial/early-mid 1800s site and just wondering if it was anything military. I have seen a couple of these before but not sure what they area. Thanks for any input.

It is a brass rivet with the end broken off, however it is much wider than what I usually find. I have found three of these in the same spot, I'm not sure what they were used for but I am fairly sure that they are from the camp.

 

[against the wind]

Lots of good target,, scabbard tips, bullets, sunburst button. All really good finds but I really like the Keyhole.
Congratulations

 

[CASPER-2]