tnt-hunter
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- Apr 20, 2018
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- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
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I went to the civil war bullet school to do a little swingin of the CZ21. I started by extending the grid in front of the school. In 3 hours I only found 3 pennies, a dime and a fired bullet. So I moved to another part of the property and the coins were better.
In the 5 hours I was there I found 97 coins with a face value of $4.29, the cap roll compartment from an old toy gun, the aluminum screw on tip from something, a wrist watch frame, an old fired bullet, a ring, a wheatie and the usual assortment of tabs and trash.
The ring is a plated kiddie ring, nothing great and the wheatie is a 1956D. The wheatie was close to the surface and looks like it was a recent loss. It would have been a lot crustier if it has been in the acid soil for a long time.
The bullet is kind of a mystery. It is definitely old and made of lead. But it has a hard round something imbedded in it the has a rod going through the center and into the lead. At first I thought it might be a fired Williams cleaner, but has too much lead for the type III I find at the school. I then thought it could be a minie ball that had been loaded with the zinc washer and plunger from a type III (I have found a number of unfired cleaners with the washer and plunger missing. I checked my Thomas and Thomas guide book and found that the Williams type II was larger and had 3 rings instead of the 2 rings of a type III. I have marked the rings in the second picture. If I am right this is my first Type II and the first fired civil war bullet from this site.
I went back to the other school to see what I could find. Not as good as usual for this site. In 5 hours I found 68 coins with a face value of $4.47, a football spike, 4 wheaties and the usual assortment of tabs and trash.
The wheaties were all down at least 10 inches and are a 1940, 1942D, 1945 and 1957. I probably dug 60 tabs, lots of target, just not a lot of goodies. Unfortunately that’s the way it goes some times.
I went back to the bullet school for another 5 hour hunt. I found 64 coins with a face value of $5.24, a toy car, an old brass faucet stem, an all metal football spike, a chunk of old lead (camp lead of construction, no way to tell), an old bus token, a Kennedy half, a wheatie, tabs and the usual assortment of junk.
Kennedy halves don’t turn up too often, too bad it’s not a silver one. The wheatie is a 1957.
The bus token is one I have found several times before. This one is in better shape than most. It reads CUMBERLAND TRANSIT LINES CUMB, MD with CTL in the center. On the back it says GOOD FOR ONE SCHOOL FARE.
I did a little walking around a parking lot while my wife was shopping. Got some good exercise and found 4 coins, a cheapie ring and a plated mushroom pendant. Nothing great, but you have to keep looking because the next one might be gold.
So I took one last trip to camp before they open. I will be there for a week of camp, but I may be too busy to do any swingin. So this could be my last hunt there until mid August when camp closes.
The camp has been producing a nice variety and this trip was no exception. In 6 hours I found 144 coins with a face value of $9.97, 69 camp tent pegs, parts to an old wooden ruler, sinkers, an Allen wrench, 2 rope tensioners, 3 scout pins, 3 leatherwork stamps, part of a fishing lure, a Coleman lantern zipper pull, a key, 2 tokens, a fake cob coin, a scout knife, 6 neckerchief slides, some tabs, melted foil and junk.
The tokens are 2 different sizes of the American Eagle NO CASH VALUE tokens and the fake cob is one I have found many times before and has the word COPY on it.
The slides are 3 Webelos slides (the style has never changed over the years) and 3 older style Cub Scout slides. The center one has been mashed flat.
The ruler pieces were out in the middle of the woods. I have been venturing out away from the camp sites more hoping to find areas that may have been used a long time ago and are no longer in use. These pieces were all together in the same hole. You can see the ruler markings on the larger piece. With a little research I was able to find a match. It is a Stanley #36. Not exactly sure when they were made, but chances are this one was lost before the scouts got here in 1980.
I know some of you will not like this part, but I found another friend while I was swingin. He was hiding in the greenbriars. He was a 4 feet long black rat snake. My brothers and I used to catch snakes and keep them as pets when we were kids. I left this guy alone. These guys eat a lot of mice and other pests and are harmless. Years ago I heard someone say that the black snakes were mating with copperheads. People were seeing the patterns on the black rat snake and thinking it was a cross breed. The black rat snake is born gray and brown with markings SIMILAR to those of a copperhead. When they mature they are black, but you can see the pattern faintly in their scales. A lot of people kill all snakes on site which is a pity because most are harmless and beneficial. Keep your eyes open and just leave them alone, they do NOT attack and only bite in self defense if you step on they, corner them or try and pick them up.
So another decent week, no silver, but interesting stuff and decent clad. Thanks for looking, stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
In the 5 hours I was there I found 97 coins with a face value of $4.29, the cap roll compartment from an old toy gun, the aluminum screw on tip from something, a wrist watch frame, an old fired bullet, a ring, a wheatie and the usual assortment of tabs and trash.
The ring is a plated kiddie ring, nothing great and the wheatie is a 1956D. The wheatie was close to the surface and looks like it was a recent loss. It would have been a lot crustier if it has been in the acid soil for a long time.
The bullet is kind of a mystery. It is definitely old and made of lead. But it has a hard round something imbedded in it the has a rod going through the center and into the lead. At first I thought it might be a fired Williams cleaner, but has too much lead for the type III I find at the school. I then thought it could be a minie ball that had been loaded with the zinc washer and plunger from a type III (I have found a number of unfired cleaners with the washer and plunger missing. I checked my Thomas and Thomas guide book and found that the Williams type II was larger and had 3 rings instead of the 2 rings of a type III. I have marked the rings in the second picture. If I am right this is my first Type II and the first fired civil war bullet from this site.
I went back to the other school to see what I could find. Not as good as usual for this site. In 5 hours I found 68 coins with a face value of $4.47, a football spike, 4 wheaties and the usual assortment of tabs and trash.
The wheaties were all down at least 10 inches and are a 1940, 1942D, 1945 and 1957. I probably dug 60 tabs, lots of target, just not a lot of goodies. Unfortunately that’s the way it goes some times.
I went back to the bullet school for another 5 hour hunt. I found 64 coins with a face value of $5.24, a toy car, an old brass faucet stem, an all metal football spike, a chunk of old lead (camp lead of construction, no way to tell), an old bus token, a Kennedy half, a wheatie, tabs and the usual assortment of junk.
Kennedy halves don’t turn up too often, too bad it’s not a silver one. The wheatie is a 1957.
The bus token is one I have found several times before. This one is in better shape than most. It reads CUMBERLAND TRANSIT LINES CUMB, MD with CTL in the center. On the back it says GOOD FOR ONE SCHOOL FARE.
I did a little walking around a parking lot while my wife was shopping. Got some good exercise and found 4 coins, a cheapie ring and a plated mushroom pendant. Nothing great, but you have to keep looking because the next one might be gold.
So I took one last trip to camp before they open. I will be there for a week of camp, but I may be too busy to do any swingin. So this could be my last hunt there until mid August when camp closes.
The camp has been producing a nice variety and this trip was no exception. In 6 hours I found 144 coins with a face value of $9.97, 69 camp tent pegs, parts to an old wooden ruler, sinkers, an Allen wrench, 2 rope tensioners, 3 scout pins, 3 leatherwork stamps, part of a fishing lure, a Coleman lantern zipper pull, a key, 2 tokens, a fake cob coin, a scout knife, 6 neckerchief slides, some tabs, melted foil and junk.
The tokens are 2 different sizes of the American Eagle NO CASH VALUE tokens and the fake cob is one I have found many times before and has the word COPY on it.
The slides are 3 Webelos slides (the style has never changed over the years) and 3 older style Cub Scout slides. The center one has been mashed flat.
The ruler pieces were out in the middle of the woods. I have been venturing out away from the camp sites more hoping to find areas that may have been used a long time ago and are no longer in use. These pieces were all together in the same hole. You can see the ruler markings on the larger piece. With a little research I was able to find a match. It is a Stanley #36. Not exactly sure when they were made, but chances are this one was lost before the scouts got here in 1980.
I know some of you will not like this part, but I found another friend while I was swingin. He was hiding in the greenbriars. He was a 4 feet long black rat snake. My brothers and I used to catch snakes and keep them as pets when we were kids. I left this guy alone. These guys eat a lot of mice and other pests and are harmless. Years ago I heard someone say that the black snakes were mating with copperheads. People were seeing the patterns on the black rat snake and thinking it was a cross breed. The black rat snake is born gray and brown with markings SIMILAR to those of a copperhead. When they mature they are black, but you can see the pattern faintly in their scales. A lot of people kill all snakes on site which is a pity because most are harmless and beneficial. Keep your eyes open and just leave them alone, they do NOT attack and only bite in self defense if you step on they, corner them or try and pick them up.
So another decent week, no silver, but interesting stuff and decent clad. Thanks for looking, stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
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