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Tenn. Trio Scores Very Rare CS Bullet, Eagle "I", & 14 Different CS Bullet Types
The "Tennessee Trio" (named by Modern Miner) of Dman, Josh, and I hit the fields at two different CSA Cavalry camps during Wednesday and today. Our combined finds from both hunts are shown in the first pic. Josh was the "Button Boy" on Wednesday with the Eagle "I' button and the other unknown button. Now, all 3 members of the Trio have dug a coat size Eagle "I" button at one of the CSA Cavalry Camps. Unfortunately, Dman's was the only one with full gold gilt and we have had to listen to that-LOL. The other button in the second pic is an iron button with straight iron shank on the back but has a brass border with a design motif on it. We welcome any guesses. It was in the same hole with the pocket knife and over 30 pieces of campfire lead and dropped round balls. We believe the Confederates were molding bullets there. Josh found the broken gun hammer also.
There are 14 types of bullets carried by Confederate Soldiers represented by our finds in these two CSA Cavalry Camps. They are:
Buck 'n Balls, .31, .36, .44, and .69 Cal. Round Balls
Old pattern & New Army .44 Conical Colt pistol Bullets
Burnside Carbine, Gardner .577 cal., .577 Cal. Enfield, .54, .58, & .69 cal. 3 Ring CSA Bullets
A VERY RARE .38 cal. Multi-Groove Sharps bullet.
Dman was the "Bullet Master" today with 11 total. He whined all morning about not finding many and then laughed at us when we emptied our bags for the picture. We found over 40 horseshoes or horseshoe pieces and lots of iron square nails and campfire lead.
The last pic is of the .38 Cal. "Baby Multi-Groove Sharps" Bullet. I dug it and I immediately knew it was very different from what we find but I had never seen one. The closest match in the bullet book was M & M #193 but this was a smaller caliber. A call to some local relic dealers revealed it was for a prewar Sharps sporting rifle. That bullet shows up in Arkansas and Missouri but rarely in middle Tennessee. It will be pictured in an upcoming issue of North South Trader's Civil War Magazine. One veteran relic hunter (also a dealer) has dug well over 100,000 CW bullets in his long 40+ year hunting career and said that he's only found 3 or 4 like mine and always in CSA Cavalry Camps. It's the Gomez and Mills Patent Bullet for you bullet enthusiasts. Happy Hunting from the Tennessee Trio, Quindy.
The "Tennessee Trio" (named by Modern Miner) of Dman, Josh, and I hit the fields at two different CSA Cavalry camps during Wednesday and today. Our combined finds from both hunts are shown in the first pic. Josh was the "Button Boy" on Wednesday with the Eagle "I' button and the other unknown button. Now, all 3 members of the Trio have dug a coat size Eagle "I" button at one of the CSA Cavalry Camps. Unfortunately, Dman's was the only one with full gold gilt and we have had to listen to that-LOL. The other button in the second pic is an iron button with straight iron shank on the back but has a brass border with a design motif on it. We welcome any guesses. It was in the same hole with the pocket knife and over 30 pieces of campfire lead and dropped round balls. We believe the Confederates were molding bullets there. Josh found the broken gun hammer also.
There are 14 types of bullets carried by Confederate Soldiers represented by our finds in these two CSA Cavalry Camps. They are:
Buck 'n Balls, .31, .36, .44, and .69 Cal. Round Balls
Old pattern & New Army .44 Conical Colt pistol Bullets
Burnside Carbine, Gardner .577 cal., .577 Cal. Enfield, .54, .58, & .69 cal. 3 Ring CSA Bullets
A VERY RARE .38 cal. Multi-Groove Sharps bullet.
Dman was the "Bullet Master" today with 11 total. He whined all morning about not finding many and then laughed at us when we emptied our bags for the picture. We found over 40 horseshoes or horseshoe pieces and lots of iron square nails and campfire lead.
The last pic is of the .38 Cal. "Baby Multi-Groove Sharps" Bullet. I dug it and I immediately knew it was very different from what we find but I had never seen one. The closest match in the bullet book was M & M #193 but this was a smaller caliber. A call to some local relic dealers revealed it was for a prewar Sharps sporting rifle. That bullet shows up in Arkansas and Missouri but rarely in middle Tennessee. It will be pictured in an upcoming issue of North South Trader's Civil War Magazine. One veteran relic hunter (also a dealer) has dug well over 100,000 CW bullets in his long 40+ year hunting career and said that he's only found 3 or 4 like mine and always in CSA Cavalry Camps. It's the Gomez and Mills Patent Bullet for you bullet enthusiasts. Happy Hunting from the Tennessee Trio, Quindy.
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Hell yeah , thats some serious CW lead and relic digging , 
CONGRATS !! 
dawg
Was that the same Gomez on The Adam's Family? 
Way to go, ya'll!! 
