I found this today metal detecting a field. South georgia . I believe its brass
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Could this be a part to a gun?
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You sure? I trust your judgement on it. Some people likely had it listed wrong on internet.
I am pretty sure.
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Yes a rope tensioner used on tents
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REALLY... wow that is a cool find for my luck .
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I think I have been corrected. It may only date to 1880 which is old also. BUT if you search on internet you likely will find it listed as Civil War. But they do make mistakes there on listings at times. I found one of those in a field near Chicamauga, but it may have been dropped after the war.
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Well i came here having know clue what it was and now i do . Thank you..
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You are welcome. I would look that site over good. Is it near a spring or creek? Old home place?
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Yes it is . Its 100 acre track with 2 creeks and big fields
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I did find a hand dug well on the property as well
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Keep us posted on what you find in area where you found this. Good luck.
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Thanks i will...
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Kind of excited for you. Get out there before the Eastern Diamondbacks are crawling everywhere down there. They are bad. Maybe too populated there at this location for them to be a problem.
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I have found these on Union campsites, but the patent that was issued for the device seems to nullify the CW connection. I have wondered if the patented examples post dates earlier ones that were not patented at the time. Mine were not marked, so I speculated it a bit.....but there are no photographed examples of these from the CW. Who knows, maybe one day one will show up in a photo......
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Watch out for those South Georgia No-Shoulders, and hit this area hard. It could have been a camp or some type of training area. Good luck and Continued Success.
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I found one at Chicamauga and another at a camp on the Tennessee River. Both were sites for Civil War. Neither had any marks on them. Now it IS possible they were dropped there after the war. Or more likely a patent was done in 1880 of an earlier designed item. I agree with you.
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So all realize I have that tent rope tensioner in my possession, here is the bag it is stored in along with many other items in a box. I need to go through everything.
S. Clinton was the owner of the farm. She was a very nice old lady that loved cinnamon rolls and other cakes. I always took her something and spent time talking with her. I miss her.
S. Clinton was the owner of the farm. She was a very nice old lady that loved cinnamon rolls and other cakes. I always took her something and spent time talking with her. I miss her.
