✅ SOLVED Hook and Bullets

[cdsieg]

Does this hook have a specific purpose?



Any thing special about these bullets and why is one not hollow or open like the others?







I am digging in the woods in East Texas (12 Miles of mostly woods) I am in Franklin County Texas on a private ranch. There was one homestead here in the early 1900's. I was told that there may have been a moonshine operation in a specific area here, but after 6 months of detecting, I see no proof of that. I found an area where I believe I have found a second and even a third homestead, but I can only base that on my findings. I only dig hear in the winter months, then I boot out the renters and go back to Wisconsin!

 

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[NOLA_Ken]

The hook I think is just a generic iron hook, the bullets look to be three .38's and a .22, I'd guess all 20th century. As I remember the hollow base bullets would be from a black powder cartridge.

 

[cdsieg]

The hook I think is just a generic iron hook, the bullets look to be three .38's and a .22, I'd guess all 20th century. As I remember the hollow base bullets would be from a black powder cartridge.

Thank you Nola Ken, I didn't figure they were anything special but I was curious about the hollow bullets and now I know! P.S. I loved your old photos. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Kyboy]

Cool relics...hook is a pirates hand! Arrrrrgh! Lost me hand...

 

[cdsieg]

Cool relics...hook is a pirates hand! Arrrrrgh! Lost me hand...

Shiver me timbers!!!! How exciting