VOL1266-X
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- Location
- Northern Middle Tennessee
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- Fisher 1266-X, F75 X 2
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- Relic Hunting
Too pretty a day for the Tennessee Trio to not relic hunt even though there was mud. We went back to one of Gen. Morgan's CSA Camps. The soil drains well there. I believe we dug 29 relics in less than 4 hours. Dman recovered the dropped Gardner bullet, .50 cal. Smith Carbine bullet, and the Cuff Eagle button which caused a long discussion. The little cuff was the 1902-present Great Seal button, probably lost my WW2 Army maneuvers. However, Josh contended that it WAS an Eagle Button and Dman would be required to buy lunch until another member of the Trio digs an Eagle button. Dman and I disqualified his button by a democratic majority of 2 to 1-LOL. Josh, bring your wallet next week.
I dug what looks like a broken piece of side knife with 4 rivets (where the wooden handle attached) in the 2nd pic. I also dug the 2 pronged fork like Dman recovered at the Colonial site earlier this week. I was also lucky enough to dig the complete 11mm Pin Fire bullet. Josh wanted to trade a nice flat button that he dug today for it but I declined. He dug something that you rarely seen found intact today-a complete iron spur rowell. I have only dug one intact and that was from another Morgan Cavalry Camp.The little teardrop pistol bullet that Josh found may be just that or a Tranter Variant. More research needed.
He dug what we believe to be an apothecary weight shown in the last 2 pics. The "2 Drams" stamped on the brass square leads us to that conclusion. The "34 ??" on the other side was not familiar to us. If we are wrong, let us know. Otherwise, we consider that the Best Find today as Gen. Morgan had Medical personnel with him in that camp who obviously dispensed medicine that required accurate weighing. Happy Hunting from the Trio, Quindy.
I dug what looks like a broken piece of side knife with 4 rivets (where the wooden handle attached) in the 2nd pic. I also dug the 2 pronged fork like Dman recovered at the Colonial site earlier this week. I was also lucky enough to dig the complete 11mm Pin Fire bullet. Josh wanted to trade a nice flat button that he dug today for it but I declined. He dug something that you rarely seen found intact today-a complete iron spur rowell. I have only dug one intact and that was from another Morgan Cavalry Camp.The little teardrop pistol bullet that Josh found may be just that or a Tranter Variant. More research needed.
He dug what we believe to be an apothecary weight shown in the last 2 pics. The "2 Drams" stamped on the brass square leads us to that conclusion. The "34 ??" on the other side was not familiar to us. If we are wrong, let us know. Otherwise, we consider that the Best Find today as Gen. Morgan had Medical personnel with him in that camp who obviously dispensed medicine that required accurate weighing. Happy Hunting from the Trio, Quindy.
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I found one last August
