Steve in PA
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- Jul 5, 2010
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- Fisher F75, XP Deus, Equinox 600, Fisher 1270
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Was able to hunt a French & Indian War encampment/tavern site Saturday with my buddy Tom. The farmer finally plowed the field after about 5 years of hay. We have pounded the place pretty hard over the years, but he plowed deep and brought some relics to the surface.
Besides the metallic target, I also eyeballed a glass jewel that would have been in a cufflink. I have found a number of these glass jewels at another colonial site along with a linked pair, which I have included here for reference. They are very fragile and usually get destroyed in plowed fields.
The other interesing relic that had me stumped is the half moon looking piece with the octagonal shaped cutout. I first thought it was a broken button, but on closer inspection I could see it was cut that way on purpose. I showed it to my Dad and he immediately recognized it as the front piece to a muzzleloader nose cap. My Dad builds muzzleloaders as a hobby and he had several of these pieces in his shop. One the attached pics has the one I dug flanked by two out of his inventory. I also took a pic of a complete nose cap with the front piece soldered to the longer half pipe section. I had always thought that nose caps were cast in one piece. So I learned something new. I don't expect these picture to appear in the same order I intended, so bear with me.
Besides the metallic target, I also eyeballed a glass jewel that would have been in a cufflink. I have found a number of these glass jewels at another colonial site along with a linked pair, which I have included here for reference. They are very fragile and usually get destroyed in plowed fields.
The other interesing relic that had me stumped is the half moon looking piece with the octagonal shaped cutout. I first thought it was a broken button, but on closer inspection I could see it was cut that way on purpose. I showed it to my Dad and he immediately recognized it as the front piece to a muzzleloader nose cap. My Dad builds muzzleloaders as a hobby and he had several of these pieces in his shop. One the attached pics has the one I dug flanked by two out of his inventory. I also took a pic of a complete nose cap with the front piece soldered to the longer half pipe section. I had always thought that nose caps were cast in one piece. So I learned something new. I don't expect these picture to appear in the same order I intended, so bear with me.
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Congrats on the finds. 
