More Tenn. CSA Relics:Artillery Gimlet,Sugar Loaf Picket Bullet,"57" Base Bullet

[VOL1266-X]

More Tenn. CSA Relics:Artillery Gimlet,Sugar Loaf Picket Bullet,"57" Base Bullet

As I told Creskol early this am, we were trying to get a short hunt in before the rain tomorrow and snow predicted for Sunday for middle Tennessee. I coaxed Dman and Josh back to the Gen. John Hunt Morgan Camp that we hunted last Friday for another short hunt. They came kicking and screaming-LOL. We recovered a few relics as shown in the first pic. Josh had the best find with the iron artillery gimlet used to clean the vent holes on the cannons from either Col. Robert Cobb's Kentucky Battery (4 cannon) or Lt. C.C. Corbett's Kentucky Battery (4 cannon) who were camped there with Morgan. That relic is the "T' handled tool inside the horseshoe and it was was 10 inches deep. That lucky Josh dug another Enfield with a "57" base mark. That's two weeks in a row AND the only base marked bullets he has ever dug.
The second pic is of the .40 cal. Sugar Loaf Picket bullet for a country rifle (probably Kentucky Rifle) that one of the Confederates brought from home. Thay have a rounded bottom and are rare to find in CS Camps. This is the third that I have dug at that camp. I also dug the old pocket knife in that pic and it was deep also. Happy Hunting from the "Tennessee Trio" (as Modern Miner calls us) and thanks for taking your time to look, Quindy..

 

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[RiverRat3]

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Great finds......

 

[mainer]

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Looks like your a few steps closer to your relic goal Quindy. Looking like the seasons done up here for me, so I'll be looking at your posts to get me through the winter.

 

[civilman1]

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Some more great save's for the Trio....love the gimlet and picket bullet.Nice Job

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

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AWESOME RELICS !! that dose it my detector is going south nice finds Quindy stuff like that will make you want to hunt HH scott

 

[Dman]

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That was a fun hunt. I wished I could have stayed longer.
Dman

 

[darkwing_66]

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great finds

 

[{Sentinel}]

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Nice Saves Y'all, I had a friend ask me a few years ago what the 57 meant.....Of course when I told them it meant .577 caliber he said "Oh I'd have never thought that's what it meant cuz I thought they were .58 caliber"

Congrats on the Artillery Gimlet Josh, another proof that there's still nice iron relics to be had out there.

 

[zaxfire69]

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I wish I had some of you guys knowledge of all these different bullets. Man I dig a good deal of them here and I have no clue what type they are. All different sizes..shapes. Very nice finds you guys. You boys always find the good stuff. Congrats to you all..

 

[treasurehound]

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Nice finds Quindy. You guys are having a great time over there. We are having that speaker I was telling you about here talking about Gen. John Morgan this Sunday. It should be a good one.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

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Congrats ,Tennessee Trio Gosh dawg ..I like that !! Kickin' and screamin' to go back there ...imagine that ... Great digs for a short hunt !! Quindy, You are the CW lead wizard you spot those differences that most could never spot

 

[rebelrouser]

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enjoyed seeing your finds,, .keep up the good work.

 

[umrgolf]

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That iron piece there is neat. Like that bullet too, Ive been digging alot of nice lead out here in MO this week. got a heartbreaker too

 

[ModernMiner]

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Ah, the Tennessee Trio strikes again!
Great variety of CW relics guys. I am loving that pocketknife. Awesome piece for a display.
Thanks for the info on the gimlet Q. I always thought a Gimlet was a drink.
Sneaking that hunt in looks to be a wise choice.
As far as.......
"I coaxed Dman and Josh back to the Gen. John Hunt Morgan Camp that we hunted last Friday for another short hunt. They came kicking and screaming"
I think Dman is just getting tired of carrying your equipment around like Tiger Woods caddy.

Great hunt,
Doug

 

[VOL1266-X]

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Great finds......

Thanks RR, Quindy.

Looks like your a few steps closer to your relic goal Quindy. Looking like the seasons done up here for me, so I'll be looking at your posts to get me through the winter.

Thanks Mainer. I'm at 182 on the way to 200 with 20 days to go. I'll dig a bullet for you. Quindy.

Some more great save's for the Trio....love the gimlet and picket bullet.Nice Job

Thanks Joe. Buy Mini that big ring she's been wanting for Christmas. Quindy.

AWESOME RELICS !! that dose it my detector is going south nice finds Quindy stuff like that will make you want to hunt HH scott

Thanks Scott. Confederate relics hold a lot of meaning for us here. HH, Quindy.

That was a fun hunt. I wished I could have stayed longer.
Dman

Business before diogging. You would have found several more bullets and maybe another C.S.A. buckle-NOT. Q.

great finds

Thanks DW. It was a good weather day to hunt here. Quindy.

Nice Saves Y'all, I had a friend ask me a few years ago what the 57 meant.....Of course when I told them it meant .577 caliber he said "Oh I'd have never thought that's what it meant cuz I thought they were .58 caliber"

Congrats on the Artillery Gimlet Josh, another proof that there's still nice iron relics to be had out there.

Josh, the first iron relic that I dug from that camp about 13 years ago was a Springfield gun tool and we are still digging deep iron relics. HH, Quindy.

I wish I had some of you guys knowledge of all these different bullets. Man I dig a good deal of them here and I have no clue what type they are. All different sizes..shapes. Very nice finds you guys. You boys always find the good stuff. Congrats to you all..

Thanks Z. CS Camps do have unusual bullets because they had pretty much the same weapons they used at home in the early camps like this one. Thanks for looking, Quindy.

Nice finds Quindy. You guys are having a great time over there. We are having that speaker I was telling you about here talking about Gen. John Morgan this Sunday. It should be a good one.

Wish I could have heard him Randy. Thanks, Quindy.

Congrats ,Tennessee Trio Gosh dawg ..I like that !! Kickin' and screamin' to go back there ...imagine that ... Great digs for a short hunt !! Quindy, You are the CW lead wizard you spot those differences that most could never spot

No lead wizard dog-just the M &M bullet book and a set of calipers. U.S. sites just don't have the variety that early CS Camps do here. HH, Quindy.

enjoyed seeing your finds,, .keep up the good work.

Thanks Don. Regards, Quindy.

That iron piece there is neat. Like that bullet too, Ive been digging alot of nice lead out here in MO this week. got a heartbreaker too

Thanks Jeff. I am looking forward to seeing your finds there. Are you bringing the "heartbreaker" back to marry her-LOL? HH, Quindy.

Ah, the Tennessee Trio strikes again!
Great variety of CW relics guys. I am loving that pocketknife. Awesome piece for a display.
Thanks for the info on the gimlet Q. I always thought a Gimlet was a drink.
Sneaking that hunt in looks to be a wise choice.
As far as.......
"I coaxed Dman and Josh back to the Gen. John Hunt Morgan Camp that we hunted last Friday for another short hunt. They came kicking and screaming"
I think Dman is just getting tired of carrying your equipment around like Tiger Woods caddy.

Great hunt,
Doug

Dman is getting lazy in his elderly years MM. Thanks, Q.

 

[Tnmountains]

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Raining now and snow coming tomorrow. Nice hunt and finds. I may try tomorrow if the rain turns to snow.
HH
TnMtns

 

[trixie charger]

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Knife looks like a Old Timer

 

[treasurehound]

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Wish I could have heard him Randy. Thanks, Quindy.



I will check his schedule when I see him tomorrow and see if he will be in your neck of the woods soon.

 

[Nana40]

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Yup. I know who to ask when I need that CW info. Ya'll did good! Sorry to hear you're already expecting snow! Please don't send it my way yet!

Thanks for the info on the gimlet Q. I always thought a Gimlet was a drink.
Great hunt,
Doug

MM...don't believe everything Sally tells ya.

Nana

 

[BuckleBoy]

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I have only dug 1 40 cal. "sugar loaf" in close to 20 years. That little beauty is a great find! The Gimlet is a good find too--one you don't see dug very often at all.

Well done!