Junk Finds from Treasure Coast

[Bigcypresshunter]

I drove to the Treasure Coast Saturday expecting some beach erosion but it wasnt to be. Could this copper pipe be anything? Its about 3 1/2 inches long and about 3/16 inch diameter. Its hollow but full of corrosion. I found it at Corrigans were I have found some other small copper pieces before(bottom pics) pushed onshore by the waves.

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Sorry about the bad pics. I should be able to do better.

 

[72cheyenne]

I don't know, Bigcy. It could be from any number of things. 3/16" and 1/4" are fairly common ODs for copper tubing. Maybe from some sort of fuel system, or cooling system, or just something somebody dumped. The piece with two different diameter ends looks like it could be a reducing adapter for copper tubing from say 1/2" or 3/8" down to 3/16" or 1/4".

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thanks Cheyenne for commenting. Is there any way it could be a friction primer? Is it the right size? Should I throw it away? http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,267699.0.html

 

[72cheyenne]

Thanks Cheyenne for commenting. Is there any way it could be a friction primer? Is it the right size? Should I throw it away? http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,267699.0.html

Boy I don't know on that one. Not very familiar with the militia items. Maybe Buckleboy or somebody familiar with friction primers will be along shortly.

 

[traderoftreasures]

copper is worth 2.10 for # 2 I'd keep. bch i saw this on google earth south of Maybe treasure trove. are you familiar with what it may be? the coordinates is at the bottom of the picture.

 

[taz42o]

They dont look like friction primers here are a couple pics of primers. the first thing i thought was carbon arch gouging rods but I dont see any carbon in them and the other piece looks to be a copper tubing reducer so maybe they are just copper tubing.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

They dont look like friction primers here are a couple pics of primers. the first thing i thought was carbon arch gouging rods but I dont see any carbon in them and the other piece looks to be a copper tubing reducer so maybe they are just copper tubing.

Those beaches must be the cleanest in the world lol. They are clean to begin with and with all the detectorists.... This and 2 nails were all I found all day. But I agree its probably trash.

Does anybody know the pipe size of friction primers?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

copper is worth 2.10 for # 2 I'd keep. bch i saw this on google earth south of Maybe treasure trove. are you familiar with what it may be? the coordinates is at the bottom of the picture.

I dont know what that is. You could start a new thread. My guess would be concrete barriers to slow down beach erosion. Not much beach left. Where is it?

 

[traderoftreasures]

just south of palm beach

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

just south of palm beach

It looks like private beach. They leveled the natural dunes and vegetation to build and wonder why they have no protection from storms. It appears they have made a seawall and I see rocks in front and these may be concrete barriers put out in the water to protect private property at taxpayers expense, most likely. The beaches here are shrinking due to erosion and the seas are rising from global warming. Several inches does make a difference and we are sinking millions in this futile effort to hold back the ocean. At one corner of the backyard (top house)I see no beach left. Some homeowners have lost a hundred feet of yard. I dont know if this is high tide or low. These barriers may have been above sea level at one time.

 

[traderoftreasures]

just south of palm beach

looks like private beach.

i typed in treasure coast, fl and that's were it took me. on google

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

just south of palm beach

looks like private beach.

i typed in treasure coast, fl and that's were it took me. on google

Treasure Coast is further north.

 

[traderoftreasures]

just south of palm beach

looks like private beach.

i typed in treasure coast, fl and that's were it took me. on google

Treasure Coast is further north.

i see said the blind man to the deaf man

 

[taz42o]

They dont look like friction primers here are a couple pics of primers. the first thing i thought was carbon arch gouging rods but I dont see any carbon in them and the other piece looks to be a copper tubing reducer so maybe they are just copper tubing.

Those beaches must be the cleanest in the world lol. They are clean to begin with and with all the detectorists.... This and 2 nails were all I found all day. But I agree its probably trash.

Does anybody know the pipe size of friction primers?

I have seen primers 3/16 Dia. and have seen them from 1 3/4 - 2 1/2 long . There may be other sizes I dont know for sure. I would guess length depends on barrel thickness but think if they were too short they also sometimes just filled vent hole under primer with powder for good ignition. Primers either have a hole near the end for the wire or have a flattened end with a cut in the side. Here are couple more pics for comparison.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,114466.0.html

Here are a couple 4H found maybe he can measure them for you.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,264653.0.html

 

[Tony in SC]

I drove to the Treasure Coast Saturday expecting some beach erosion but it wasnt to be. Could this copper pipe be anything? Its about 3 1/2 inches long and about 3/16 inch diameter. Its hollow but full of corrosion. I found it at Corrigans were I have found some other small copper pieces before(bottom pics) pushed onshore by the waves.

Hey Bigcy, The copper looks like a piece of tubing and an adapter. I hunt the Treasure Coast but don't find as much as I used to. I average one good piece out of every five trips. Imagine back in the 50's when people found encrusted Spanish Cobs and threw them back in the ocean not knowing what they were. The stuff found today is actually washing out of the dunes!! Tony

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thanks. It appears that the copper pipe is too long. It must be just a piece of 3/16 copper pipe.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Hey Dale, Just got back from my dig in TN. I have just read your post. Personally, I don't feel yours is a friction primer. The friction primer is a small diameter brass tube, with roughly a 1/8" inner diameter, that is open at one end. At the closed end, a small hole roughly the same diameter as the inner diameter of the tube is drilled on one side and filled with a short length of brass tubing that is soldered into place. mike

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Hey Dale, Just got back from my dig in TN. I have just read your post. Personally, I don't feel yours is a friction primer. The friction primer is a small diameter brass tube, with roughly a 1/8" inner diameter, that is open at one end. At the closed end, a small hole roughly the same diameter as the inner diameter of the tube is drilled on one side and filled with a short length of brass tubing that is soldered into place. mike

Mine is broken on each end but I agree it is just a very small diameter copper pipe. I think its too long for a friction primer.

I just "save everything" from the Treasure Beaches. Found anywhere else I would have tossed it.