✅ SOLVED Creek Bank Detecting Find

[Dismal Swampy]

Found about 7" down on a sandy creek bed.

Thought first arrow tip or small plumb bob but seems to small for either. I think it's brass ( not magnetic). Truthfully I'm stumped on this one.

 

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[ncsuwolf]

Agree with brass…is the hole on the bottom threaded?

Probably wrong, but resembles the top of a hand held flag pole/stick

 

[Dismal Swampy]

Agree with brass…is the hole on the bottom threaded?

Probably wrong, but resembles the top of a hand held flag pole/stick

Not threaded fairly weighty though

 

[garren]

It reminds me of those decorative spikes on leather work. Such as dog collars or punk rocker boots
However, yours seems a little more heavy duty than those.

 

[Dismal Swampy]

It reminds me of those decorative spikes on leather work. Such as dog collars or punk rocker boots
However, yours seems a little more heavy duty than those.
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Ha ha
It actually does look quite similar

 

[DCMatt]

Bayonet scabbard tip.

 

[Limitool]

Plum bob...?

 

[Dismal Swampy]

DCMatt
item C looks almost exactly like my find > Thanks for pointing me in the right direction
not 100% certain but would love to hear some feedback from our civil war experts

 

[Dismal Swampy]

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DCMatt
item C looks almost exactly like my find > Thanks for pointing me in the right direction
not 100% certain but would love to hear some feedback from our civil war experts

Last picture : really shows it in place

 

[xr7ator]

That scabbard tip is a different shape than your find, but agree, similar.

 

[The Rebel]

Possible Cartridge box or cap pouch finial?

 

[DCMatt]

Scabbard tip loss was common in the 18th-19th C. Every time a soldier sat on the ground without first adjusting or removing his belt, the scabbard would jam into the ground. As an American CW reenactor, I know this from first-hand experience. A couple of my scabbards have either lost the tip or are damaged from sitting down with my accoutrements still attached to me.

 

[Dismal Swampy]

Scabbard tip loss was common in the 18th-19th C. Every time a soldier sat on the ground without first adjusting or removing his belt, the scabbard would jam into the ground. As an American CW reenactor, I know this from first-hand experience. A couple of my scabbards have either lost the tip or are damaged from sitting down with my accoutrements still attached to me.

Would you say union or confederate ? I know parts of the union's 14th Corp were in the area after the battle of Bentonville

 

[DCMatt]

Impossible to say which side it came from as they often used the same equipment...