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

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

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

Thanks TnM. Looking forward to seeing your post. HH, Quindy.

Knife looks like a Old Timer

The emblem does look like it Trixie. I owned several of them and they were favorites of mine since they were cheaper than a Case (since I lost my share on the farm). I'm no knife expert but it has a bone handle that was comlpletly decayed on the olther side. I am still resaearching the age of ot. One relic dealer said it very well could be because of where I dug it and many of the old emblems are used today. Thanks for looking, Quindy.

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

Ask Ghostbusters-not MM Nana. COLD is headed you way. Good news, no snakes. Q.

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!

Thanks BB. I know from our emails that you have been very busy this Fall and hope to get hunting soon. Some great, untouched very OLD sites there and I'm sure you will have your usual "showstopper" posts on soon. Thanks for looking and HH, Quindy.

 

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

now those are some great finds

 

[MonkeyBoy]

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Nice digs! I have not seen a gimlet dug in a long time. I have one that somehow was mixed in with some old tools I had picked up.. quite the surprise when I saw that ;-)

HH

MB

 

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

now those are some great finds

Thanks TTH. As you know, we had rain yersterday and snow and 16 deg. wind chill today so I'm glad we went out friday. HH Bud.

Nice digs! I have not seen a gimlet dug in a long time. I have one that somehow was mixed in with some old tools I had picked up.. quite the surprise when I saw that ;-)

HH

MB

Thanks MB. They resemble an old leather punching tool (awl?) but there's a pic that I remembered from Crouch's relic book on page 118 #4. Thanks for looking and happy holidays to you and your family, Quindy.

 

[Tnrelicman]

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

Great finds, first time I have been since the Tnet crash, glad to see you guys are still at it.

 

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

Great finds, first time I have been since the Tnet crash, glad to see you guys are still at it.

Thanks Guy. the way the weather looks today Tennessee hunters may not be able to hunt until at least Thursday this week. HH, Quindy.

 

[Saabman]

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

Sweet digs!!!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

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

How did I miss this post?

Great finds fellas
The Gimlet is an elusive relic, way to go!