TNGUNS
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- Jun 23, 2012
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- Detector(s) used
- Whites 5900, Fisher 1266x, Tesoro Eldorado, Tesoro Silver Sabre, Whites Eagle Spectrum, Teknetics G2, Teknetics T2, Vibra-Probe 580
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Spent most of the afternoon trying to secure permission to hunt some early 1800's home sites that I located using an old map. As with most around the little ghost town they have been gone for decades. Could not contact the owner but hopefully it will work out as he has let me hunt other property of his. Went to a site I found last year and got an Eagle that has met the plow and can't tell if it just a GS or an Infantry. Got a piece that I think could be a sword hanger but would sure like some input, and then a possible early shoe buckle. I have dug lots of flat buttons from this site and many have been dated late 1790's to early 1800's. I did dig a shoe tap and percussion cap outside the main area previously but this is the first CW stuff to actually come from the site. Most everything else is earlier. Really hard to hunt as it has been in peppers again and though they bush hogged the plants down the mounds and plastic are still up. They should pull the plastic, disc, and sow winter wheat this month. Will hit it again when they do.
Note: A gentleman with the historical society called me last night and requested that I allow them to post some of my relics from the little ghost town I hunt which includes a bit of CW stuff at our Court House Museum. I have to admit I hate to surrender the location of a couple of the sites as I believe they will still yield some good stuff but am gladly going to allow them access. I have kept the finds cataloged by location found which they were thrilled about. The little town had a bicentennial celebration last year and I displayed a few of my finds for the celebration which is what eventually led to the request.
The first few hours at the site last year.
From the Bicentennial Celebration last year. Me and Robert E.
Eagle from today
Possible sword hanger...Need help to ID this one
Possible shoe buckle, has attachment points at each end on back...... any input appreciated
A musket ball and a little of lots of led dug.
The fields
Note: A gentleman with the historical society called me last night and requested that I allow them to post some of my relics from the little ghost town I hunt which includes a bit of CW stuff at our Court House Museum. I have to admit I hate to surrender the location of a couple of the sites as I believe they will still yield some good stuff but am gladly going to allow them access. I have kept the finds cataloged by location found which they were thrilled about. The little town had a bicentennial celebration last year and I displayed a few of my finds for the celebration which is what eventually led to the request.
The first few hours at the site last year.
From the Bicentennial Celebration last year. Me and Robert E.
Eagle from today
Possible sword hanger...Need help to ID this one
Possible shoe buckle, has attachment points at each end on back...... any input appreciated
A musket ball and a little of lots of led dug.
The fields
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