Minrelica
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Today I had the whole morning to myself so I decided to head back to a hunting spot that I found last year... This is only the 3rd time I've been there and each time I've only had one goal in mind and that is to find at least 1 musket ball... The first couple of hunts produced just a few but today was my best hunt yet...
18 musket balls
5 live rounds stamped "FA 7 02"
1 shell casing stamped "WRA CO. 45/70"
2 bullets
Hat Pin[?]
I'm not going to pretend that I know anything at all about military relics but I'm hoping some of you can shed some light on what exactly I have (other than the musket balls)
![MINI BALLS 1.jpg MINI BALLS 1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773685-13697dcd957d14cf00437908a95179df.jpg)
![BUTTON.jpg BUTTON.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773689-9d1b0a8ce79012d2a969bfe080719f2a.jpg)
![BUTTON 2.jpg BUTTON 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773696-1576ecde8856833587163c1dc522f740.jpg)
![BULLETS.jpg BULLETS.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773701-202b79db274459ddf6f3e93fec095b73.jpg)
![EMPTY SHELL.jpg EMPTY SHELL.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773706-cbb50c6d808ca7440416aeae6b28d601.jpg)
![LIVE ROUND.jpg LIVE ROUND.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773711-3ca32817212b3fced6aca96869248087.jpg)
The live rounds were all found within a 5' area... I'm guessing the person had possibly fallen since it's rough terrain and I fell myself... The 2 ringed bullets were found very close to each other in the side of a hill so maybe two soldiers were having target practice with 2 different guns?
My questions:
- My finds seem to represent 5 different firearms... What are they and were they all used in the same period in the military?
- Is the "pin" from a hat? I personally haven't seen a military pin that's threaded but I did a quick Google search and saw some hat pins that were.
- Can we tell anything from the pin or is it a generic, military issue for the time?
Thanks for looking and triple thanks to anyone who can answer my questions... Pics or links to the guns would rock...
Thanks again! - WIT![Blackbeard :blackbeard: :blackbeard:](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/tnet/blackbeard.png)
18 musket balls
5 live rounds stamped "FA 7 02"
1 shell casing stamped "WRA CO. 45/70"
2 bullets
Hat Pin[?]
I'm not going to pretend that I know anything at all about military relics but I'm hoping some of you can shed some light on what exactly I have (other than the musket balls)
![MINI BALLS 1.jpg MINI BALLS 1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773685-13697dcd957d14cf00437908a95179df.jpg)
![BUTTON.jpg BUTTON.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773689-9d1b0a8ce79012d2a969bfe080719f2a.jpg)
![BUTTON 2.jpg BUTTON 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773696-1576ecde8856833587163c1dc522f740.jpg)
![BULLETS.jpg BULLETS.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773701-202b79db274459ddf6f3e93fec095b73.jpg)
![EMPTY SHELL.jpg EMPTY SHELL.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773706-cbb50c6d808ca7440416aeae6b28d601.jpg)
![LIVE ROUND.jpg LIVE ROUND.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/773/773711-3ca32817212b3fced6aca96869248087.jpg)
The live rounds were all found within a 5' area... I'm guessing the person had possibly fallen since it's rough terrain and I fell myself... The 2 ringed bullets were found very close to each other in the side of a hill so maybe two soldiers were having target practice with 2 different guns?
My questions:
- My finds seem to represent 5 different firearms... What are they and were they all used in the same period in the military?
- Is the "pin" from a hat? I personally haven't seen a military pin that's threaded but I did a quick Google search and saw some hat pins that were.
- Can we tell anything from the pin or is it a generic, military issue for the time?
Thanks for looking and triple thanks to anyone who can answer my questions... Pics or links to the guns would rock...
Thanks again! - WIT
![Blackbeard :blackbeard: :blackbeard:](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/tnet/blackbeard.png)
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