RiverRat3
Bronze Member
Finally we got some rain and the ground was not like cement anymore. Also the temperature was no longer in the 90s with the terrible humidity so I decided to go out for a couple hours. Lucky for me the hunt was successful. However the hook and sling buckle were from a previous hunt at the same location.
I was detecting in a shaded spot when I got a high tone hit on my CTX3030 hunting in the relic mode with minimal discrimination. I dig down about 8 inches and recovered a long iron nail. I was a little perturbed cause the signal was so good but thankful I swung over the same hole again and still got the high signal. I was about 18 inches down when I saw the green looking back at me. All I remember saying was please be a plate. And out pops the sword plate. I was stunned to say the least. There appears to be a makers mark of 887 on the tongue. I have been detecting almost 10 years now and 2018 has been the best. I found a US plate on an old property that I have dug for many years and piece of a SNY plate on another permission but the sword plate is my best so far.
Thanks for reading and happy hunting. Can’t wait for the fall.
I was detecting in a shaded spot when I got a high tone hit on my CTX3030 hunting in the relic mode with minimal discrimination. I dig down about 8 inches and recovered a long iron nail. I was a little perturbed cause the signal was so good but thankful I swung over the same hole again and still got the high signal. I was about 18 inches down when I saw the green looking back at me. All I remember saying was please be a plate. And out pops the sword plate. I was stunned to say the least. There appears to be a makers mark of 887 on the tongue. I have been detecting almost 10 years now and 2018 has been the best. I found a US plate on an old property that I have dug for many years and piece of a SNY plate on another permission but the sword plate is my best so far.
Thanks for reading and happy hunting. Can’t wait for the fall.
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I'd love to find one, but it's a bit more difficult to do in New England.
