Short hunt scores couple relics

Tnmountains · Dec 23, 2010

Had a little down time and got in a short hunt. The confederate drop enfield and grape shot are from 11-25-63. I have recovered many bullets and canister shot from this area but was stopped by tons of thick ground ivy and hedge. I sprayed it this summer with 2,4.D and it is finally starting to let me get a coil close to the ground. :sign13:

Not bad for about 20 minutes. I think the disc with the slots is from a trunk??
Showed my neighbor what I found when I got in and he gave me the bullet in the wood. Looks to be from a chestnut oak. It is from the battle at Resaca,Ga.
Happy Holidays and thanks for looking.
TnMtns
Group shot and a 195? lisc plate?

My guess is a piece of a trunk ?

Bullet in wood. Pretty cool.

Erik in NJ · Dec 23, 2010

Nice finds! I luv the encased bullet! Now that is a real piece of history there! :icon_thumleft:

civilman1 · Dec 23, 2010

Hey TnM....The wood encased bullet is definetley a keeper,I found the only two in my collection this year at a Union camp.Very cool,should make a great display piece :thumbsup:

civilman1 · Dec 23, 2010

License plate look's to be 57'.........

Tnmountains · Dec 23, 2010

Thanks everyone. I hated having to post such small finds but time has not been on my side of late but sure have enjoyed seeing what ya'll have been finding. :thumbsup:

soupie · Dec 23, 2010

No find is to small to post

TNM
And you have some keepers there in my book...
Not much hope for finding those around here,except for the LP perhaps :laughing7:

The wood encased bullet,that is a sight :thumbsup:

HH and HH
Soup

Tnmountains · Dec 23, 2010

Thank you Soup. Like everyone I have dreams of treasure dancing under my coil ! Too many hobbys so little time.
Happy Huntn
TnMtns

VOL1266-X · Dec 23, 2010

Nice Finds TNM. I have not exactly been blessed with a large quantity of great finds on the quest of my 2010 goal either. I'm down to one to go. Maybe I can get it tomorrow before the snow on Saturday.
I personally like bullets in wood. You have a nice one. I have only found one and it was embedded in the fork of a tree only about 10 inches in diameter. The tree must have grown around the bullet. I broke off about a 4 foot section of the downed tree with the encased bullet and took it home. My wife is a big CW buff so I let her pull the bullet from the wood. It was a bigger deal for me than her and later I wished I had cut it out and preserved it. Happy holidays and hunting, Quindy.

Tnmountains · Dec 23, 2010

I have found that they survive here best in Cedar or the extinct chestnut oak which covered much of the south but killed by blythe. My neighbor found many years ago.
I wish you much success in your goals the weather will be here in a day they say. I am going to watch it from a tree stand on high :hello:

Happy Holidays to you and yours.

treasurehound · Dec 23, 2010

Nice finds. That embedded piece is sweet. Makes a great display.

KRAZYHORSES · Dec 23, 2010

TnMountains said:
Thanks everyone. I hated having to post such small finds but time has not been on my side of late but sure have enjoyed seeing what ya'll have been finding.

merry christmas TnMnts it's a funny thing ya never know when things are going to pop out of the ground kinda is what keeps ya going back ya know it's there i had slow years before i say years everyone gets lucky have fun enjoy the hobby krazyhorses

Tnmountains · Dec 23, 2010

I will Krazy Horses and Merry Christmas to you sir. This one site has given me a collection by itself and when I get the rest of the land cleared am sure it will produce more.
Thank you
HH
TnMtns

KRAZYHORSES · Dec 23, 2010

TnMountains said:
I will Krazy Horses and Merry Christmas to you sir. This one site has given me a collection by itself and when I get the rest of the land cleared am sure it will produce more.
Thank you
HH
TnMtns

ya kinda funny you think the sites dry up less of them then you find more