Castineman1779
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For u folks following my finds from my site in Castine , Maine and my adventures there in my 23rd year thanks for coming back. One would indeed would think pickens would be by now pretty slim to almost none after a small army of relic hunters past and present with a few hardy THers have pounded this site. However for the guy or gal that does not mind becoming part billy goat or don't mind climbing over dead trees or tree branches pocking u in all areas of your body it is worth it my friends. Not a walk in the park.
On of my favorite finds, since spent a quarter of my career in the Army in Field Artillery, is any kind of ordnance. Being musket balls, grape shot, mortar frags , bar shots or cannon balls I have been fortunate to have found them all in quantity i my hundreds of hunts there in almost a quarter if a century. . The big iron cannon balls are for this relic hunter what I call a "Quality Moment" when after 240 years when I find one where Mother Earth has cradeled it in the ground and when i bring it to the light . I just shut off my machine and savor the moment knowing many of these took the lives of both Rebel and Redcoats in their short flight from a cannon barrel.
A few days back was back at this site for my 39 hunt this year starting in early April with a first and only find that day a French 6 pounder . 15 years earlier found my first one about 25 feet from that one. Man my first find first day this year got me sycked and motivated to make now that hour trip. 3 days ago I found a cooking site when the American's were on picket duty. First find that day a pretty well toasted King George copper just up from the beach. Did not stay there long and ventured out into the woods in my quest for more ordnance. Pulled up 3 small grape shot , one musket ball and a fired pistol ball. Four hours later return to where the KG3 was found the day before and got a solid hit on my DEus. Dug down and pulled out about a third of an iron cooking pot the American's were using and a rare kettle holder. Right next to that a tool i am not sure what was used for. Then pulled out a rare American bale seal with the number 6 or 9 on it of lead and well preserved. Was a great day , packed up my stuff and went home. The following day return to that cooking site to see if missed anything and pull out a nice iron cartridge box buckle. Got a late start that day so head back into the wood for maybe more ord. Two hours later narda till I get a 40 reading on the DEus. The target was under a large rock and thought maybe one of those pesky shotgun shells . So i am digging down about a foot and still get a signal. Dig down another 6 or so inches and my coil touches the side of the target that is right under this rock. By now getting excited to think hey maybe a keeper here when I see the rounded part of what looks like a 6 pounder cannon ball. Another 5 minutes I get her out and yup it indeed is a 6 and maybe the rare elusive British Broad Arrow that for most folks hunting this site the "Holy Grail " of Cb's. Once again my last target of the day . I think this much fun should not be allowable by law. LOL. Take it down to the water and knock off some incrustations. The familiar Broad Arrow appears and again the end of another exciting hunt. Only my second in 23 years. Yup I will keep swinging till year 25 if I can. It has been one hell of a year with yet a few more months to swing my coil. Keep swing yours my friends. Gary
On of my favorite finds, since spent a quarter of my career in the Army in Field Artillery, is any kind of ordnance. Being musket balls, grape shot, mortar frags , bar shots or cannon balls I have been fortunate to have found them all in quantity i my hundreds of hunts there in almost a quarter if a century. . The big iron cannon balls are for this relic hunter what I call a "Quality Moment" when after 240 years when I find one where Mother Earth has cradeled it in the ground and when i bring it to the light . I just shut off my machine and savor the moment knowing many of these took the lives of both Rebel and Redcoats in their short flight from a cannon barrel.
A few days back was back at this site for my 39 hunt this year starting in early April with a first and only find that day a French 6 pounder . 15 years earlier found my first one about 25 feet from that one. Man my first find first day this year got me sycked and motivated to make now that hour trip. 3 days ago I found a cooking site when the American's were on picket duty. First find that day a pretty well toasted King George copper just up from the beach. Did not stay there long and ventured out into the woods in my quest for more ordnance. Pulled up 3 small grape shot , one musket ball and a fired pistol ball. Four hours later return to where the KG3 was found the day before and got a solid hit on my DEus. Dug down and pulled out about a third of an iron cooking pot the American's were using and a rare kettle holder. Right next to that a tool i am not sure what was used for. Then pulled out a rare American bale seal with the number 6 or 9 on it of lead and well preserved. Was a great day , packed up my stuff and went home. The following day return to that cooking site to see if missed anything and pull out a nice iron cartridge box buckle. Got a late start that day so head back into the wood for maybe more ord. Two hours later narda till I get a 40 reading on the DEus. The target was under a large rock and thought maybe one of those pesky shotgun shells . So i am digging down about a foot and still get a signal. Dig down another 6 or so inches and my coil touches the side of the target that is right under this rock. By now getting excited to think hey maybe a keeper here when I see the rounded part of what looks like a 6 pounder cannon ball. Another 5 minutes I get her out and yup it indeed is a 6 and maybe the rare elusive British Broad Arrow that for most folks hunting this site the "Holy Grail " of Cb's. Once again my last target of the day . I think this much fun should not be allowable by law. LOL. Take it down to the water and knock off some incrustations. The familiar Broad Arrow appears and again the end of another exciting hunt. Only my second in 23 years. Yup I will keep swinging till year 25 if I can. It has been one hell of a year with yet a few more months to swing my coil. Keep swing yours my friends. Gary
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