Hoosier Trip - Assorted relics

[ModernMiner]

The wife and I headed up to Northern Indiana at the end of April to visit relatives and relax a bit. With old 1800's map in hand I was able to locate the site of an old school house that showed on an 1830's map. It was on the same property where a house once sat from the 1870's. The house was just recently bulldozed and there were signals, broken glass, and trash everywhere. Although I didn't find too much exciting, it was rewarding to at least have found the spot where the school once sat.

The oldest coin I could come up with was a 1919 wheat penny.

I found a large heavy knife, .45 lead round ball, large square nail/spike, square nails, and some spoon pieces where the school sat. I was able to locate three foundation corners and what I believe was a brick chimney.

A FEW "WHAT'S-IT'S" I could use some help on:

1) The large knife is solid metal (3 types) and weighs over a 1/2 lb. Any idea on the age of it I coated it with some poly after soaking in in vinegar for about 3 days.

2) Small cone shaped lead piece. Any ideas

3) Round ball measuring .45. What gun would have fired this bullet

A few other pictures attached of:
*Grave stone being engulfed by a tree in the old part of our 1800's cemetery in town.
*Another "Relic Retreat" birdhouse I made. This one is a 6-hole condo.
*A picture of my weiner "Sud's".

Thanks for l@@king,
MM

 

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[goldnrelics]

I got a mini dachshund too, i dont know what he ate but its just now hovering under my nose


good finds

 

[ModernMiner]

I got a mini dachshund too, i dont know what he ate but its just now hovering under my nose


good finds

LOL. I know what you mean. They are stinkers.
Thanks for looking,
MM

 

[Nana40]

Another GREAT looking bird condo! And Suds looks mighty stately and calm. No playing dress-up in a while, eh?
Sad to see the grave stone being covered over...but, what do ya do?
Those are some spiffy finds, MM. And I know your Momma was so happy to see you.
Nana

 

[Old Dude]

Looks like an awesome trip. I was a little hesitant to look when you said you were including a wiener pic. Next time, please say dachshund lol. That is just about the biggest folding knife I've ever seen. Looks like that wood splitting wedge has seen a lot of use! That item that says "Kokomo" reminded me of when I almost moved there as a kid. Dad and my brother in law went there in search of work and found it at a printing company. Good to see you back.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Is that a mole hound?-LOL. I like the finds. Think of this: Some soldier who wore the uniform with the Great Seal button may have died in the service of our country. Never take those for granted. WTG, Q.

 

[ModernMiner]

Another GREAT looking bird condo! And Suds looks mighty stately and calm. No playing dress-up in a while, eh?
Sad to see the grave stone being covered over...but, what do ya do?
Those are some spiffy finds, MM. And I know your Momma was so happy to see you.
Nana

Thanks Nanners.
No dresses lately, because I hate shaving my legs.
Any snake sightings yet in Bama?
-DUHg-

 

[wheatfinder13]

Great job!

 

[ModernMiner]

Looks like an awesome trip. I was a little hesitant to look when you said you were including a wiener pic. Next time, please say dachshund lol. That is just about the biggest folding knife I've ever seen. Looks like that wood splitting wedge has seen a lot of use! That item that says "Kokomo" reminded me of when I almost moved there as a kid. Dad and my brother in law went there in search of work and found it at a printing company. Good to see you back.

I knew you would like that OD.
They put in a bypass around Hwy 31 that runs through Kokomo thank God. It really saves a lot of time now when I go up that way.
Still trying to get some more info on the heavy duty pocket knife. Maybe it from the Bowie family? (David Bowie)
Have a great week,
DUG

 

[ModernMiner]

Is that a mole hound?-LOL. I like the finds. Think of this: Some soldier who wore the uniform with the Great Seal button may have died in the service of our country. Never take those for granted. WTG, Q.

So true Q. I had forgotten to mention the general service button in my post. It was late by the time I posted. That's about six now from that yard.

Any idea on the .45 cal bullet?

After I spoke to you yesterday I gave up on those #@&% moles. Those suckers have tunnels all over my front and back yard. Maybe if I pour gas down the tunnels? Hmmmm...

Looking forward to your Indian artifacts story.

-DUHg-

 

[Old Dude]

Mr Q, congrats on the trio's mention in American Digger magazine. Nice coin Josh found!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

ModernMiner wrote:
> Any idea on the .45 cal bullet?

ModernMiner, pardon me if you already know some (or all) of the following info. I'm posting it for readers who don't already know it.

Caliber and Diameter don't mean the same thing. Caliber is the width of a gun's bore. The UNFIRED lead bullet's diameter will be either slightly larger or slightly smaller than the bore, depending on whether the bullet gets loaded from the back end of the gunbarrel (a "breechloader" gun) or its front (a "muzzleloader" gun).

Your fired lead ball, which was bent out-of-round by impact, measures approximately .45-inch. That indicates it is a .44-caliber revolver ball. For example, a typical civil war era .44 Colt revolver's bullet-casting mold produces a lead ball which is .46-inch in diameter (plus or minus a few thousandths-inch) and weighs approximately 138 Grains.

 

[Breezie]

Hey MM, you found some really neat stuff up in Hoosier land. I wish I could help with the knife, but I have never been able to put a date on them. The oak tree growing into the headstone is sad, but interesting. I LOVE your new bird house; so creative!!!

Breezie

 

[Produce Guy]

I love seeing trees engulfing things.

 

[worldtalker]

NICE stuff there Dug,I so much enjoy a hunt like that myself! Pretty Decent Finds man.

GOD Bless

Chris

 

[Old Dude]

So true Q. I had forgotten to mention the general service button in my post. It was late by the time I posted. That's about six now from that yard.

Any idea on the .45 cal bullet?

After I spoke to you yesterday I gave up on those #@&% moles. Those suckers have tunnels all over my front and back yard. Maybe if I pour gas down the tunnels? Hmmmm...

Looking forward to your Indian artifacts story.

-DUHg-

Isn't it Castor Beans in the tunnels that makes 'em skedaddle?

 

[Dman]

Love the birdhouse and nice finds also.

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Nice assortment of finds Doug. Like the old graveyard pictures. We have some old ones in the woods around my area where no one has been buried for over a 100 yrs. I like to walk through and read the headstones. A lot of young children died around this area from colora, very sad.

 

[Old Dude]

Nice assortment of finds Doug. Like the old graveyard pictures. We have some old ones in the woods around my area where no one has been buried for over a 100 yrs. I like to walk through and read the headstones. A lot of young children died around this area from colora, very sad.

There's something about walking through an old cemetery that gets me to imagining times during which that person lived.

 

[ModernMiner]

ModernMiner wrote:
> Any idea on the .45 cal bullet?

ModernMiner, pardon me if you already know some (or all) of the following info. I'm posting it for readers who don't already know it.

Caliber and Diameter don't mean the same thing. Caliber is the width of a gun's bore. The UNFIRED lead bullet's diameter will be either slightly larger or slightly smaller than the bore, depending on whether the bullet gets loaded from the back end of the gunbarrel (a "breechloader" gun) or its front (a "muzzleloader" gun).

Your fired lead ball, which was bent out-of-round by impact, measures approximately .45-inch. That indicates it is a .44-caliber revolver ball. For example, a typical civil war era .44 Colt revolver's bullet-casting mold produces a lead ball which is .46-inch in diameter (plus or minus a few thousandths-inch) and weighs approximately 138 Grains.

Thanks CBG. Great info. Thank you for posting that. I learn something new every day here on Tnet.

-MM-