2 whatzits

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I put in about three hours at what I thought would have been a pretty good site, house and barn at least 150 yrs old, only found one coin, and it was not as old as expected.

Anyway got a couple of whatzits. both mysteries to me.

 

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[traderoftreasures]

Is it hollow ? it may be a torch tip from old blowtorch

 

[SwampCreek]

Top pic looks like a ramrod thimble.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Is it hollow ? it may be a torch tip from old blowtorch

Yes it is hollow, there is an iron bit attached to the inside.

 

[Iron Patch]

Top pic looks like a ramrod thimble.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

OK then, semi cool. I guess I could have hit an old coin there.

 

[kuger]

Top pic looks like a ramrod thimble.

Semi cool?WOW!I would take that any day!!!!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Top pic looks like a ramrod thimble.

Semi cool?WOW!I would take that any day!!!!

Thanks Kruger,

I guess it is hard to appreciate something you know nothing about, even if it would be considdered a good find or not. It's obviously a first, so that is cool, and it's old.

 

[kuger]

Top pic looks like a ramrod thimble.

Semi cool?WOW!I would take that any day!!!!

Thanks Kruger,

I guess it is hard to appreciate something you know nothing about, even if it would be considdered a good find or not. It's obviously a first, so that is cool, and it's old.

Its what held the ramrod to the stock of an early fire arm,probably a musket

 

[dozer dan]

broken harpoon tip? in your pic, it looks like it could have bent barb.

the pic below is of one a lot newer.

 

[kuger]

broken harpoon tip? in your pic, it looks like it could have bent barb.

the pic below is of one a lot newer.

No,question what is is....a ram rod guide.....easy

 

[Dano Sverige]

Ramrod holder.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,389940.0.html

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Definately an entry pipe - and I am a hard one to convince with arms-related whatzit artifacts. Probably from a flintlock fowler or musket.

Here is a casting from a 1803 Harper's Ferry musket. Fairly close (down to the curl/lip on the flange)

 

[Iron Patch]

Definately an entry pipe - and I am a hard one to convince with arms-related whatzit artifacts. Probably from a flintlock fowler or musket.

Here is a casting from a 1803 Harper's Ferry musket. Fairly close (down to the curl/lip on the flange)

That's not a what's it, it's a no brainer.

 

[kuger]

Definately an entry pipe - and I am a hard one to convince with arms-related whatzit artifacts. Probably from a flintlock fowler or musket.

Here is a casting from a 1803 Harper's Ferry musket. Fairly close (down to the curl/lip on the flange)

That's not a what's it, it's a no brainer.

Naaa,I think we should re-hash it a bit more!!

 

[Iron Patch]

Definately an entry pipe - and I am a hard one to convince with arms-related whatzit artifacts. Probably from a flintlock fowler or musket.

Here is a casting from a 1803 Harper's Ferry musket. Fairly close (down to the curl/lip on the flange)

That's not a what's it, it's a no brainer.

Naaa,I think we should re-hash it a bit more!!

Then I'll go with a Colonial tap for maple syrup.

 

[kuger]

I say Colonial tent stake

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

So why would it be beside a garter buckle from a Knight's Templer crusaider?

(Been a long winter, huh guys?)

 

[Iron Patch]

So why would it be beside a garter buckle from a Knight's Templer crusaider?

(Been a long winter, huh guys?)

Because there's no rules to what you find detecting.

 

[CRUSADER]

So why would it be beside a garter buckle from a Knight's Templer crusaider?

(Been a long winter, huh guys?)

Because there's no rules to what you find detecting.

Exactly right, I always wonder why so many post put 'weight' to an objects date or function based on where it was found & what it was found with. At best these are just clues, at worst they have no connection at all & are 100s of years apart.

A coke can can be found on a CW site doesn't mean the soldiers drank from it