Bill D. (VA)
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Saturday's recoveries include complete c1700 shoe buckle with marked chape
Got out last Saturday with my good buddy Stan. Although the weather was warm, this turned out to be a difficult hunt as the farmer had just churned up the field a bit and walking was no easy chore. And those corn stalk root balls gave us fits too when swinging. The fluffed up dirt also made for some funky sounding signals plus a loss of depth. But we made out the best we could and both of us came home with a few keepers. My best find for the day was one I almost left in the hole. After recovering a brass shell casing and getting ready to move on I happened to swing over my filled in hole and heard another faint signal. I decided to see what it was, and finally pulled something out from almost a foot down. I was quite surprised to see I had just recovered a late 1600s or very early 1700s complete shoe buckle with all the workings intact. The chape even had a makers mark. I can't quite make out the first letter as its looked like a Y, L or I depending on the viewing angle and lighting. But the close-up pic below looks more like an "I". The last 5 letters are "ESSON" so maybe the "I" is the first initial for the maker. I also got another 1700s buckle, a few buttons, a couple of 69 cal bullets, and a few other odds and ends. But I couldn't pass over a coin although Stan found a well worn early LC plus an 1861 three cent piece and an 1860 fatty IH. Enjoyed it Stan!
Got out last Saturday with my good buddy Stan. Although the weather was warm, this turned out to be a difficult hunt as the farmer had just churned up the field a bit and walking was no easy chore. And those corn stalk root balls gave us fits too when swinging. The fluffed up dirt also made for some funky sounding signals plus a loss of depth. But we made out the best we could and both of us came home with a few keepers. My best find for the day was one I almost left in the hole. After recovering a brass shell casing and getting ready to move on I happened to swing over my filled in hole and heard another faint signal. I decided to see what it was, and finally pulled something out from almost a foot down. I was quite surprised to see I had just recovered a late 1600s or very early 1700s complete shoe buckle with all the workings intact. The chape even had a makers mark. I can't quite make out the first letter as its looked like a Y, L or I depending on the viewing angle and lighting. But the close-up pic below looks more like an "I". The last 5 letters are "ESSON" so maybe the "I" is the first initial for the maker. I also got another 1700s buckle, a few buttons, a couple of 69 cal bullets, and a few other odds and ends. But I couldn't pass over a coin although Stan found a well worn early LC plus an 1861 three cent piece and an 1860 fatty IH. Enjoyed it Stan!
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