DownNDirty
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Dirt Stalker (aka Bird Dog) came down my way Sunday morning for a day of relic hunting. I had gained permission to hunt a couple of yards in a historic neighborhood and we proceeded to detect in one of them. The back yard proved to be full of trash and BD meandered to the front yard while I continued to hunt the back.
Ten minutes later I heard the familiar sound of a beer bottle cap that lets me know I have a text message. It's the dawg with a picture of a dropped three ringer and this short message: "Come across the street." I high-tailed it to the wooded lot and Allen drops the bullet in my hand-it was his second dug signal. Lucky SOB!
So we proceed to work the area and dog man finds a dropped Williams Cleaner in a washout, then another one. I guess he was feeling sorry for me because he insisted that I work the rest of the embankment while he scouted elsewhere. I would say that Allen is a really nice fellow but I don't want to ruin his rep.
Once I started detecting the washout I found a dropped three ringer, then another and another until I had six in my pocket. One of them was even a surface find. I also recovered four fired percussion caps from the washout.
Right in the middle of the bullets I also found a very nice heart-shaped lock with a crown and crossed scepters makers mark and the word "PATENT" stamped on the keyhole cover plate. Still trying to pin down the maker and/or date range so any input would be appreciated; I'm convinced it was dropped by Union troops.
Allen also found six drops-four three ringers and two Cleaners (and he gave me one of them). All joking aside I have to say that Allen is a class act and a pleasure to hunt with. And he keeps me in stitches-a real class clown. I look forward to my next adventure with "Bird Dog the Bounty Hunter."
Ten minutes later I heard the familiar sound of a beer bottle cap that lets me know I have a text message. It's the dawg with a picture of a dropped three ringer and this short message: "Come across the street." I high-tailed it to the wooded lot and Allen drops the bullet in my hand-it was his second dug signal. Lucky SOB!
So we proceed to work the area and dog man finds a dropped Williams Cleaner in a washout, then another one. I guess he was feeling sorry for me because he insisted that I work the rest of the embankment while he scouted elsewhere. I would say that Allen is a really nice fellow but I don't want to ruin his rep.
Once I started detecting the washout I found a dropped three ringer, then another and another until I had six in my pocket. One of them was even a surface find. I also recovered four fired percussion caps from the washout.
Right in the middle of the bullets I also found a very nice heart-shaped lock with a crown and crossed scepters makers mark and the word "PATENT" stamped on the keyhole cover plate. Still trying to pin down the maker and/or date range so any input would be appreciated; I'm convinced it was dropped by Union troops.
Allen also found six drops-four three ringers and two Cleaners (and he gave me one of them). All joking aside I have to say that Allen is a class act and a pleasure to hunt with. And he keeps me in stitches-a real class clown. I look forward to my next adventure with "Bird Dog the Bounty Hunter."
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