Smorgasbord,of sorts. Even one relic hunters will appreciate

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Went back to the other day's Plan A. Had a perfect day for it too! Overcast but not raining, cool, nobody to bother me
during a nice long walk!

This is the type of hunt that I really, really enjoy! One where the hits are spaced out but not too, too sparse. Plenty of good, easy targets, ground that had been dampened a bit since the last time.

Enough chit chat, let's get to the finds!

First up, I thought I had some sort of large shell remnant:

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Actually, it says something about "INTERNATIONAL........FLARE....DEC '48"
So, some sort of flare base I guess.

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Whole wheat, semi toasted.

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Applauding hands with a number 16 on it? Obviously from the Civil War, probably from the lost 16th regiment. ;)

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Yessssss, even a nice ole silver quarter to make me happy! :)

But get a load of this one!

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Now, I'm no relic guy. This came out of the ground from about 1 foot down! It looked pretty much
as it does now because I have no clue what to do to clean it up. I don't know and don't much care if it's
a real gun or a cap gun. It's survived in the ground a pretty fair amount of time, I have a little
respect for this piece. I will say, the handles appear to be bone grips.

I figure you relic guys would appreciate that I didn't do anything to it until you could see it. ;)

And, lastly:

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Ya know, I'm afraid Blingie's gonna break his neck one of these days! LOL


Not too terrible. Actually, a pretty wonderful hunt!
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Thanks for taking a moment to peek!
 

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Holy crap, that gun is awesome!, silver quarter too!

& a couple rings!! Congrats my friend, well done!

By the way, just as you said, ur ground is harsh on the wheats
im surprised to see a 56 so semi toasted

congrats!:thumbsup:
 

You find some great things
 

You find some great things

Yeah, I've noticed. It's why I keep thinking it's not luck, I truly am blessed!
I mostly hunt public places. Ones that have been hit over and over and yet....

I don't have any magic, I just seem to manage to walk over some really great stuff! Like my feet are directed, ya know?

Thanks!
 

Holy crap, that gun is awesome!, silver quarter too!

& a couple rings!! Congrats my friend, well done!

By the way, just as you said, ur ground is harsh on the wheats
im surprised to see a 56 so semi toasted

congrats!:thumbsup:

Yeah it really is kind of awesome, ya know? :)

The wheatie, well this ground was actually a bit north toward you. It was GB at 84. Still, pretty harsh huh.

Thanks!
 

Youve been on a roll lately!

Keep em coming
 

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Nice finds! Thanks for sharing...
 

That's a good day in the dirt, well done!
 

Nice finds, nice pix!
 

Awesome little pistol. All I usually find are parts of one. That quarter looks to have quite a lot of detail left.....probably a $7 quarter at last year's prices.:icon_thumright:
 

really love the gun, real or not, great finds
 

Wow! Are you being blessed or what!? Sweet little derringer, I think it is? Nice silver quarter and wheat cent! WTG!!!!

One of these days we won't be able to see Blingie for all the bling bling! That lizard is gonna end up with a hernia! Has he ask for an agent yet? Just checking to see if it's all gone to his head! Lol!

Looks like your summer is going to be a real good one! GL. HH!
 

Very nice finds. Congrats on the silver... and the gun. GL&HH!
 

Nichols, Dynamite Derringer Cap Gun.

Bummer.

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Nichols, Dynamite Derringer Cap Gun.

Bummer.

Oh my!!!! But you just couldn't be more wrong!!!

Bummer???

Oh no, my friend! That is pretty freakin awesome in my book!

As I mentioned, I didn't care if it was real or a cap gun. It is still a wonderful piece to find whole and in this condition coming from the ground.

Thanks for ID!
 

I thought about that as I posted it. Not really a bummer at all. It is a 1950 vintage cap gun.

(but still, some little part of me wanted it to be an actual firearm) :laughing7:
 

I thought about that as I posted it. Not really a bummer at all. It is a 1950 vintage cap gun.

(but still, some little part of me wanted it to be an actual firearm) :laughing7:

Oh heckfire! No harm, no foul! LOL

Here's a pic of another find to ease your disappointment. ;)

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Found this last year. :)
 

Looks like a fun hunt to me !! I am in a silver quarter drought here, none yet this year , maybe that will change later =) Cap gun is very nice also , usually they are in much worse shape for me.
 

Neat array of finds. What is a smorgasbord anyway?
 

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