revolutionary war

A melted musket ball still with its casting sprue. Fell into the fire and melted before it could be finished. Found near the location of a Revolutionary War battlefield.

Hello TreasureNet, I am a relative newbie to this forum although have been interested in lost valuables for many years. I've been lurking on this site for a few months reading up on details of various shipwrecks which I find so fascinating but only recently created an account. I appreciate the...

I have an opportunity to buy this piece, the seller is describing it simply as a Military Cartridge Box. I'm hoping the experts here might be able to tell me where this piece originated and the age. I have no details on the dimensions or what the interior looks like other then the pics you see...

I need help authenticating what appears to be two cannon balls I found while gardening in Westchester County NY. Below is a description of what I found: Ball #1: 31 pounds 6.13 inches diameter 19.63 inches circumference Ball #2: 61.8 pounds 7.88 inches diameter 24.5 inches circumference They...

I think it British Royal Artillery hat badge

I have a one of a kind crudely-made naval button that likely dates to the Revolutionary War Period. Because there were no comparables to establish provenance, the button has remained in the 'oddities' box. Until now. 'My' button came from South Carolina. A comparable has been dug at Savannah...

Hello, I found what I believe is a Field Gun Breech from the Revolutionary war. (Battle of Short Hills) George Washington had his army stationed in the Watchung hills. I found this piece near Washington Rock State park in the woods while metal detecting. Can anyone confirm this piece?

Iron, found on a site known to have occupied from 1810-1817 by Riflemen and Militia.

Brass, 21.55 mm, I believe the backmark says “CARTER” and “STREET”. Any thoughts on what this is and how I can clean it to make it more readable? From a pre-1812 fort in the southeast.

I had the honor to save a stunning piece of american history. My passion is early american coins & relics, and this takes the cake for me. We were water hunting one of our favorite sites. It's a 300 year old river crossing. Before this hunt the site has produced a 1725 Half Real Cob, Multiple...

??? HELP ID THIS RELIC FIND ??? Was out today relic hunting a farm field in Virginia. Colonial, revolutionary war, and civil war artifacts/relics are possible in this area. You know the story, I was about to pack it in and reluctantly come home empty (save a few modern bullets and big iron)...

I found this "Two-Pounder" or so I think, around 1980 at the ruins of an old stone farmhouse at the location of the Revolutionary War skirmish "Battle of Signal Hill". This was based on my pre-Internet library research and talking to locals back then. As I got back into the hobby recently I...

Hi all! An ancestor of mine fought with Dragging Canoe and the British circa 1770 around Gowen's Fort, near Greenville, NC. Rumor has it my ancestor was also a horse thief, plunderer, etc. and buried treasure somewhere aroudn the HOgback and Glassy Mountains Each of these areas has been...

Hi everyone! John just texted me some new photos from this evening's metal detecting. He wanted to test out his new pointer, and boy did it deliver. We are very interested in figuring out what these things are! Especially cool is the Shield button/broach. We keep finding large, crude pewter or...

Hi everyone, I'm going to post a bunch of items we have unearthed over the past month via metal detector on my brother's 1683 four-acre property (a one-time tavern with blacksmith, farrier, 60-stable barn, Revolutionary War campsite(?), schoolhouse). We have found so many buttons, rosettes(?)...

Hello! Attached is our coolest find to date--a 1775 Massachusetts Militia Uniform Button #5. According to an expert, this particular button was used for the first uniforms made right before the official war started, and the uniforms changed the very next year, so the button is pretty rare...

Hello! Our first post here. This was dug up via metal detector on a 1683 property in Massachusetts. At various points over the centuries, the property was used as a tavern/boarding house, complete with blacksmith, farrier, 60-stall barn, etc. There was also a schoolhouse on the property at one...

Hi everyone, we are excited to be here. My brother, John, and I (Lisa) are metal detecting at his new home in Massachusetts. The home was built in 1683 and owned by a wealthy business man. The property was used as a tavern/stagecoach stop/boarding house centuries ago with a 60-stall barn...

A faint signal turned out to be a 5th musketball located on a militia campsite in northern Wake County (Wake Forest/Rolesville area) of NC. Interestingly enough, when the musketball was being excavated from the hole, out popped a small triangular arrowhead made of rhyolite. That was a nice...

These finds are from an 18th century militia campsite found four years ago along a creekbed with large granite outcroppings near the Wake Forest and Rolesville areas of northern Wake County, NC. I will be sharing a lot more of the pictures, finds, and study in the coming months. Thanks for...

I found this in the sand on the shore of Lake Erie. It's about the size of a penny. I don't know the specific material, but I know it's a metal. There are no other markings besides the "United States" and "13" on the front. I've had it for a few years now and never found out much about it...

Today I went back to my family farm which has about 1900 acres to one of the largest cellar holes on it. I have been told that at this particular foundation, the British during the Revolutionary War, locked relatives of my family in the house and burnt it down. I found this item today in the...

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One of the pictures is a shell from a Winchester Shotgun 12 Gauge repeater possibly from early 1900s. Found about 4 inches down near a creek. The other picture is a thick leather belt or strap with a metal hook and buttons. No lettering or marking noted on the leather or buttons. Unsure what...

Hey TNET, So recently I went digging at a site occupied dating all the way back to the Revolutionary War. I found this piece several inches in the ground and immediately knew what I had. The back has the hooked attachment for the buckle. The only problem with this piece is that it looks to have...

This came from a documented site where a British ship landed in 1814 in Eastern Virginia, sent some sailors ashore, and they had a brief skirmish with Virginia Militia. What is your opinion on buttons and time period? All photographed from back are plain front and flat. Some have designs - are...

Found this at a revolutionary war skirmish site in NJ. Any ideas on what it may be? I was thinking possibly an internal sear to a musket. Thanks.

Hello , I am new to this forum,but I have been metal detecting for years.I wanted to get some opinion on a button I dug near Fort Adams In Newport RI.I know the Hessians were here for a few years.All the other buttons I have seen have the Eagle on it,and mine didn't,so I researched how the...

North and South Mount Beacon rise to 1,531 and 1,635 feet elevation. It is the highest point between the Catskills and the Atlantic Ocean. The Indians used the mountain as a signal site. North Beacon was chosen by George Washington during the American Revolution to have a rectangular pyramid...

Hi all. A Newbie jumping right in here with a question. I'm not having much luck identifying an item, nor even where to look for help. This Wooden Stick has got me baffled. But I'm not a Historian either. Wooden items don't seem to survive long periods of time. So here we go with my first post...

I've been hooked I've seen a lot of hooks in my time but I've never seen one like this..any ideas? found less than a 1/4 mile from the revolutionary war Fort Warren in the woods,but I'm sure it's not from that period It was nearly a foot deep in the ground.it's displayed next to a quarter for...