Last Ploughed Field - Day 3..... THE END...Updated, forgot a picture...

[CRUSADER]

This was our last day on the last ploughed field in our area. So spent 7 crazy digging hours (14 man hours) & got 64 buttons, a new record this year. Thats 152 buttons in 3 days.

Some new types of military badges
New types of button (1 I need an ID on in the whatzit section)
Broken Hammered
Silver fob watch back dated 1884 (Birmingham)
Nice early Medieval dog swivel with zoomorphic decor
A massive musket ball
5 Scrappies
2x 17th century tokens

We have only covered 1/2 of the field, so one day we will finish the other 1/2.

 

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[fortbball9]

Re: Last Ploughed Field - Day 3..... THE END...

Another awesome hunt from the king himself,Congrats on all of your relics and keep the pics coming.

fortbball9

 

[Deno]

Re: Last Ploughed Field - Day 3..... THE END...

Crusader, that is a bunch of buttons & such. Nice hunting. With all that i would think you would have dug some coins.

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Last Ploughed Field - Day 3..... THE END...

Crusader, that is a bunch of buttons & such. Nice hunting. With all that i would think you would have dug some coins.

Coins in picture 3, mostly fire damaged. Plus two silver in the last photo.

 

[allen]

Re: Last Ploughed Field - Day 3..... THE END...

looks like you all worked your butts
off to dig all of those in one day...

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: Last Ploughed Field - Day 3..... THE END...

Field is keeping you busy... but where is the early Brit. military?

 

[shaun7]

Re: Last Ploughed Field - Day 3..... THE END...

how's the back

whats the thing that looks like a rollerblade wheel ...thing? and who got the hammered

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Last Ploughed Field - Day 3..... THE END...

Field is keeping you busy... but where is the early Brit. military?

This field was one of a few owned by a farmer who burnt many uniforms from WWI. Most stuff we find is 1890s-1920s. One shoulder badge we found today was made no later than 1914.

Look in the whatzit & see what you think about the button.

 

[Marchas45]

Re: Last Ploughed Field - Day 3..... THE END...

Man O' Man O' Man!! Great finds. I love those Military Badges,

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Last Ploughed Field - Day 3..... THE END...

how's the back

whats the thing that looks like a rollerblade wheel ...thing? and who got the hammered

Knacked.

No idea on the mini wheel, it does turn.

I got it, 24 to Dads 9.

 

[Old River]

Re: Last Ploughed Field - Day 3..... THE END...

Nice finds. Great place to hunt buttons. HH.....

 

[CRUSADER]

Forgot to add this picture of yesterdays finds.

Any idea on the large lead ball? I'm just about to post in the whatzit.

 

[pepperj]

Great digs once again

 

[Argentium]

Crusader, outrageous finds as usual ! What is the @ vintage of the fantastic lion button ? that rocks !


Argentium.

 

[shaun7]

is that a toy cannon in that new pic

 

[CRUSADER]

Crusader, outrageous finds as usual ! What is the @ vintage of the fantastic lion button ? that rocks !


Argentium.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,228125.0.html
Not sure on the date of it, but a great ID by Jim.

 

[CRUSADER]

is that a toy cannon in that new pic

A toy but a toy for the toy soldiers

 

[woody50]

Musket balls varied much in size as you know, very small (pellets I guess) to quite large. But your large lead ball
is a small cannon ball, at least that is my opinion. Some cannon were quite small, hand cannons.

Here is a photo of a lead (along with iron) cannonball, the following text belongs to the photo...


Lead and iron cannon balls from Dún an Óir.
Dún an Óir at Smerwick on the Dingle peninsula was the scene of one of the most tragic events of the Desmond rebellion.
In 1580 six hundred Spanish and Italian troops were sent to aid the Earl of Desmond. They garrisoned Dún an Óir, a
coastal fort, where they were bombarded by crown forces. Having been surrounded, they had no choice but to surrender,
after which they were brutally massacred. These are some of the cannon balls that were used in that conflict.

 

[TommNJ]

Nice job as usual, man that's a lot "o" buttons !!

TommNJ

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice job as usual, man that's a lot "o" buttons !!

TommNJ

Think how much rubbish we cleared