GrantsTomb
Tenderfoot
Hey all-
I've been out searching for some old homestead sites that used to be in my area and have accumulated some finds over the past week. In particular I've been trying to locate the rest of this flintlock firearm, though without luck:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,20192.0.htm
In addition to $.72 in clad, I've found the following:
-plenty of square-headed nails
http://www.appaltree.net/aba/nails.htm
-a bolt and nut (which I'm assuming to be modern junk...unlike the nail link above, I can't find a History of the Bolt )
-random metal pieces (including what seems to be a ridged "stick" of lead...for casting balls and such perhaps?)
-what looks to be a harness buckle (the elliptical ring)
-a homemade belt buckle (the tooth on it was made by wrapping a strong wire around the central post)
-a musketball (thoughts on this? would it match with a flintlock weapon?)
-two buttons
**one very small and plain...longjohn fastener? ha.
**one rather large and concave and seemingly handmade (ie- it's an imperfect circle). there's a distinct shine to spots around the rim and underside where I cleaned the grime away a bit (gilt? brass?). There's a central post on the back. Any suggestions on how I might figure out its composition? Also, I can't seem to find much on concave buttons...anyone able to give possible ID's based on these characteristics? There was a Rev. War-era fort nearby, which is why the thought of uniform decoration comes to mind...
Thanks for all the help so far!
-GrantsTomb
I've been out searching for some old homestead sites that used to be in my area and have accumulated some finds over the past week. In particular I've been trying to locate the rest of this flintlock firearm, though without luck:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,20192.0.htm
In addition to $.72 in clad, I've found the following:
-plenty of square-headed nails
http://www.appaltree.net/aba/nails.htm
-a bolt and nut (which I'm assuming to be modern junk...unlike the nail link above, I can't find a History of the Bolt )
-random metal pieces (including what seems to be a ridged "stick" of lead...for casting balls and such perhaps?)
-what looks to be a harness buckle (the elliptical ring)
-a homemade belt buckle (the tooth on it was made by wrapping a strong wire around the central post)
-a musketball (thoughts on this? would it match with a flintlock weapon?)
-two buttons
**one very small and plain...longjohn fastener? ha.
**one rather large and concave and seemingly handmade (ie- it's an imperfect circle). there's a distinct shine to spots around the rim and underside where I cleaned the grime away a bit (gilt? brass?). There's a central post on the back. Any suggestions on how I might figure out its composition? Also, I can't seem to find much on concave buttons...anyone able to give possible ID's based on these characteristics? There was a Rev. War-era fort nearby, which is why the thought of uniform decoration comes to mind...
Thanks for all the help so far!
-GrantsTomb