Found in the riverbank on my property

hunterisgreat

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Located on the bank situated on a bluff of a former rice and cotton plantation. The recent string of storms stripped some mud so went down and detected for an hour (I’m brand new to metal detecting btw). Found a bunch of stuff... nails, tacks, bullets, a cleat, pottery of some kind, a round shaped pulley or wheel (dunno yet exactly)

Here are two picture. The nails appear riveted and made of copper. They taper uniformly on one side and are either untapered on the other or rather taper from the head for the first 1/4-1/3 of the nail and seem uniform after. Heads and rivet end are more or less round. Slight rib on the underside of the heads.

The cleat is torpedo style, and the blunt end is slightly not rounded so assuming it’s handmade. It’s very dark in color but not at all pitted or very heavily corroded. Under the low power microscope I couldn’t see any markings or cast seams.

This is in salt water on a former rice and cotton plantation. Thinking this might be a coastal cargo/transport vessel? Thoughts?
 

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Welcome. Judging by your description of the area, you're in the Southeastern lowcountry tidal zone. The cleat looks modern to me, but the copper rivets are really cool. Before the railroad, schooners, flat boats, small barges and boats were the ONLY method of getting crops to market, so my guess is they are the remains from one of those. They look hand forged. Cool relics!
 

Nice finds! :occasion14:
 

Welcome. Judging by your description of the area, you're in the Southeastern lowcountry tidal zone. The cleat looks modern to me, but the copper rivets are really cool. Before the railroad, schooners, flat boats, small barges and boats were the ONLY method of getting crops to market, so my guess is they are the remains from one of those. They look hand forged. Cool relics!

Yup, south of you between ACE basin and Charleston. I’ve got a ton more stuff I’ll clean up, and post here tomorrow.
 

my guess is cleat may be pre 1940s - I have one identical from New Bedford ma. area - found in salt water also
I get boat stuff - brass copper and bronze from pre 1938 hurricane that sank a lot of large and small vessels
there
 

had to go back a few yrs in my albums but found one of mine - left side - found in waters off of a Rev war fort (reason for the musket balls)
it has been used as a beach since then - ive gotten many bronze oar locks from early 1900s late 1800s in area too and other traditional type cleets and other boat related hardware there
 

Nice finds and welcome hunter! Show us more low country relics.
 

Found today in the vicinity. First, these wheel or pulley things and partial hook?

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Great relics thanks for posting
 

Welcome to tnet Tommy
 

Sure are cool finds!

Nicely done, and all the best,

Lanny
 

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