Something I Didn't Expect 😱

[Conito@55]

That place I found in December of last year continues to surprise me.

 

[Mike N Tn.]

Awesome relics! Keep hitting that spot. Congrats 🎉

 

[releventchair]

That place I found in December of last year continues to surprise me.
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Congrats!
Looks like a great site and mix of relics.

Paper shotgun shell hulls were mildly resistant to water. Not impervious by any means.
When they got wet and swelled there were both fitment and trust issues.
"Cut-shells" were more vulnerable.
Being you hold a pair makes imagination want a double barrel to have had a fresh set of charges added and the old discarded for some reason.

Spare rounds for active shooting/fast reload could be carried wedged between offhand/non trigger hand fingers. A fall , or just freeing up the hand could drop the rounds.

Primers removed they can be used as drawer pulls. Worked on a bit , buttons.
Just as they are might please aficionados in a display. As they should without more than a cursory cleaning.

 

[demano]

Love the shotgun shells, still searching for my first all brass one. Congrats on the finds.

 

[Conito@55]

What a cool looking area - congrats on the great finds !

Thanks

 

[Marino13]

Some kid lost his candy money. Nice grab.

 

[mtdoramike]

WOW, living in Florida most of my life, it's hard for me to realize that there is places like you pictured that really do exist. Man if I could metal detect a place like that, I wouldn't care If I didn't find a damn thing for a week. I would still feel like a died and went to heaven.

 

[scruggs]

Congratulations on your nice assortment of recoveries!

 

[Conito@55]

WOW, living in Florida most of my life, it's hard for me to realize that there is places like you pictured that really do exist. Man if I could metal detect a place like that, I wouldn't care If I didn't find a damn thing for a week. I would still feel like a died and went to heaven.

If you ever have the opportunity to travel to Carson City, Nevada, let me know, and I can take you detecting.

 

[Conito@55]

Congratulations on your nice assortment of recoveries!

Thanks

 

[mtdoramike]

If you ever have the opportunity to travel to Carson City, Nevada, let me know, and I can take you detecting.

Thank you brother, I'll keep that in mind.

 

[russau]

I wish I owned a chunk of land there !

 

[ArfieBoy]

Great finds! Congratulations! Thanks for posting.