Musket balls, buttons and whatsit...

[Hangingfor8]

I hit a site today that has produced items from as far back as the 1600s. I don't think the buttons and Musket balls are older than 1800s, but the gear looking thing has me puzzled. I have no idea what it is, but I have also found and an American Light Artillary 1st reg button so could it be artillary related?

Light Artillary 1st reg

Artillary button

Spanish F7


Musketballs, buttons and What's it?

 

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[hamiddetecting]

Nice

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Man you found some nice buttons there Hanging. Real beauties and that Light Artillary 1st Reg. button is a killer. I have no idea what that gear looking thing is, might be from a clock possibly or a rosette from a horse's harness.
ZDD

 

[John Boy]

Great looking buttons.way to go

 

[JmCraz8]

Awesome finds!!

 

[SilverPirate]

Awesome finds, the gear looks to be from a clock.

 

[BosnMate]

Spur rowel?

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[relicmeister]

very nice finds. I'll bet you'llbe going back to that site-I know I would. I don't see many postigs of colonial finds in Florida.

 

[Hangingfor8]

There's tons of iron there so it's taking forever to root through it all.