Small Pistol

[Relichunter1]

Went out today to a local school and did a little detecting with the kids. I basically assisted my youngest with her treasure hunting by doing the labor end "digging". We found a few modern coins and plenty of hair pins and aluminum foil. After about 2 hours and a few bucks in change we went to a local coffee shop and spent it on a fruit smoothie and a donut. Went back home and I was still restles...s as I did not have a find myself, so I took my Tesoro Tejon and hit the property for a few hours. One thing I was pretty sure of was that I pretty much cleaned it up in the last 8 years and did not expect too much. But I just added the Tejon to my arsenal of detectors and you know, "you just never know". One thing I have to say is this Tejon performs like a champ! Properly ground balanced, gain set at 9-10, slight threshold this machine was nailing the smallest targets inches below the ground that my previous detector missed! After about an hour of searching and being completly amazed at the performance, the Tejon SCREAMED loud telling me to "Dig," only 2 to 3 inches under the soil comes out this cool black powder pistol ! The handle all gone after 160 years in the ground and trigger guard rusted out, but still a find of the day for me.

 

[ossi]

Good results. Congratulations ossi

 

[Wrecker58]

AWESOME RECOVERY!!!!!!!!!! 8)

 

[relicminer]

That's a humdinger!

 

[California Girl]

Nice fine RH. What you planning to find next? HMMMMM.

 

[brnn53]

Now I like that! Cool find!
Mike

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

WoW! That's one amazing find RH!
Don't you wish it could talk and tell you what it's life was like before it was lost?

Congrats!
Dave

 

[civilman1]

That's an awesome find right there.Get her cleaned up and re-post

 

[Lanny in AB]

Way too cool!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[Relichunter1]

That's an awesome find right there.Get her cleaned up and re-post

Will do a little electrolysis on it and will repost after new years...

 

[thumper]

very nice pistol......will make a nice display piece

 

[kuger]

That's an awesome find right there.Get her cleaned up and re-post

Will do a little electrolysis on it and will repost after new years...

Just a warning to you....electrolysis will take the trigger and whats left of the trigger guard(or what ever that piece near the trigger is)

 

[Relichunter1]

That's an awesome find right there.Get her cleaned up and re-post

Will do a little electrolysis on it and will repost after new years...

Just a warning to you....electrolysis will take the trigger and whats left of the trigger guard(or what ever that piece near the trigger is)

Thanks Kuger, I used a gallon of water with about 1.5 tbs of baking powder. It appears ok so far, I have been taken it out after 20-30 minutes, trigger guard and trigger is still looking in good shape. I'll post it after New Years. Have a great New Year !

 

[civilman1]

That's an awesome find right there.Get her cleaned up and re-post

Will do a little electrolysis on it and will repost after new years...

Just a warning to you....electrolysis will take the trigger and whats left of the trigger guard(or what ever that piece near the trigger is)

I agree,Take it nice and slow and check on that baby often

 

[kuger]

That's an awesome find right there.Get her cleaned up and re-post

Will do a little electrolysis on it and will repost after new years...

Just a warning to you....electrolysis will take the trigger and whats left of the trigger guard(or what ever that piece near the trigger is)

Thanks Kuger, I used a gallon of water with about 1.5 tbs of baking powder. It appears ok so far, I have been taken it out after 20-30 minutes, trigger guard and trigger is still looking in good shape. I'll post it after New Years. Have a great New Year !

Yes,as Civilman stated,just take it slow and watch it.Maybe little sessions

 

[Getty]

That's an awesome find right there.Get her cleaned up and re-post

Will do a little electrolysis on it and will repost after new years...

Just a warning to you....electrolysis will take the trigger and whats left of the trigger guard(or what ever that piece near the trigger is)

I agree,Take it nice and slow and check on that baby often

Yeah what Civilman said. But that is one awesome boot pistol!! congrats on one extremely COOL recovery!!

 

[RiverRat3]

Very cool find!

 

[kuger]

Here is one just out of the Electro tank

 

[rjw4law]

Must have come from a gambler or a miner.

 

[Relic Hound]

nice find!!!!!!

 

[SeatedorBust]

Nice Find!!!!!