WVExplorer
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- Joined
- Jul 9, 2014
- Messages
- 186
- Reaction score
- 401
- Golden Thread
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- Location
- West Virginia
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett Ace 400, Garret Carrot, Recently retired Bounty Hunter Quicksilver
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I know one of these is a wick raiser knob (first one I’ve found). The ring I found a few days ago, thought it was something else but appears to fit over the knob, and the holes align with the knob shaft. Cool thing is that it appears to have been removed, deliberately, then got buried with the rest of the homestead.
The other two pieces were found in the same general area, similar patina. The oval shape is more decorative, ornate looking. The longer piece, while having similar patina has some stamped alpha-numerical in the middle (HRD 8-53), which makes me think it’s more modern. Haven’t found anything related to the stamped characters, no patent or part number.


The other two pieces were found in the same general area, similar patina. The oval shape is more decorative, ornate looking. The longer piece, while having similar patina has some stamped alpha-numerical in the middle (HRD 8-53), which makes me think it’s more modern. Haven’t found anything related to the stamped characters, no patent or part number.

