tnt-hunter
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Made it back to the scout camp 3 times last week and finds just keep coming. On my first trip I went back to the activity field because the money was good and I was curious to see if any more interesting brass came out of the ground. There is a thick grass layer over thin sandy soil and almost all of the targets were in the grass roots or just below them. I spent 6 hours with the CZ21 gridding the field and found 86 coins with a face value of $12.18, 21 camp tent pegs proving that they did camp on this field occasionally, 83 brass cartridges (some still live), 47 .22 cal. slugs, a stainless fork and spoon, 2 .45 cal. slugs, pieces of a link bracket, 2 good pocket knives, a beaded bracelet, a few tabs and a little foil. I also found a solid aluminum pole driven straight down in the ground. Probably part of a tarp pole that broke off. It was a bear to dig out, but over all day one was good.
There is a nice variety of cartridges, some are still live. Most of them are blanks and the headstamps were the same as last trip. I did manage to find several more with the Arabic headstamp. It would be great if someone out there could translate what it says.
On the second trip I went back to work on the campsite I had started. This site is VERY rocky, there is almost no soil covering or in between the rocks and targets that have worked their way down between the rocks are a pain to get out. But I am a die hard and stubborn as they come so in 6 hours with my trusty CZ21 I managed to pry out 190 coins with a face value of $17.18, 37 camp tent pegs, 2 dead pocket knives, a Ka-bar knife blade stuck between the rocks, some fishing lures, 2 neckerchief slides, another swim tag, a bolo tie end, a few sinkers, a few tabs and some foil, with miscellaneous junk.
The swim tag is the 4th one I have found at camp. This one is from Brentwood Borough, Pennsylvania and dated 1988. 3 out of 4 were found at the aquatics areas in camp and I believe they may be swim tags for the pools back home. They could be like a season pass pinned to the scout’s swim suit and lost at camp. The tags came from Mt Lebanon, Shaler, and Brentwood, and all those communities have parks and rec. swimming pools. The tags have been dated 1988, 1990, and 1996. I will try and do some more research to see if I am correct. If anyone out there comes from these areas of PA and can verify or correct my info, please let me know. If your community used a similar tag at one time, any info you have would be helpful.
I also found a badly messed up hatchet head that I believe is not worth the trouble to restore.
The soil is hard on coins that have been in the ground a long time. These pennies are all copper, not the newer zinc ones and they are thinner than normal and the edges are eaten away by the soil. The zinc ones don’t get thinner they just start to look like Swiss cheese with varying sized holes.
On my third trip I went back to the campsite to keep going on the grid. I started working an area with more soil and fewer rocks. Still a lot of rocks, but not quite as bad. In 6 hours with the CZ21 I found 211 coins with a face value of $18.21, 92 camp tent pegs, a nice pile of sinkers, fishing lures, a pair of brass pliers, a brass finial with a steel screw end, an Audubon bird call, a key, 3 neckerchief slides, 4 rope tensioners and a fair pile of melted aluminum from the campfires.
The bird call is kind of cool as it is the first one I have ever seen.
The brass item that looks like a pair of pliers would have had a spring on the little knob on the inside of the handle. When you squeeze they open and when you release the spring would close them and hold them closed. I’m not sure what they are used for. Again I can use some help if you know what they are.
The scout camp finds keep piling up. Loads of gas money and pegs, more slides, knives and sinkers, as well as a few interesting mystery items. As always social distancing fresh air fun and good exercise to keep the old man in shape. Thanks for looking, stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
There is a nice variety of cartridges, some are still live. Most of them are blanks and the headstamps were the same as last trip. I did manage to find several more with the Arabic headstamp. It would be great if someone out there could translate what it says.
On the second trip I went back to work on the campsite I had started. This site is VERY rocky, there is almost no soil covering or in between the rocks and targets that have worked their way down between the rocks are a pain to get out. But I am a die hard and stubborn as they come so in 6 hours with my trusty CZ21 I managed to pry out 190 coins with a face value of $17.18, 37 camp tent pegs, 2 dead pocket knives, a Ka-bar knife blade stuck between the rocks, some fishing lures, 2 neckerchief slides, another swim tag, a bolo tie end, a few sinkers, a few tabs and some foil, with miscellaneous junk.
The swim tag is the 4th one I have found at camp. This one is from Brentwood Borough, Pennsylvania and dated 1988. 3 out of 4 were found at the aquatics areas in camp and I believe they may be swim tags for the pools back home. They could be like a season pass pinned to the scout’s swim suit and lost at camp. The tags came from Mt Lebanon, Shaler, and Brentwood, and all those communities have parks and rec. swimming pools. The tags have been dated 1988, 1990, and 1996. I will try and do some more research to see if I am correct. If anyone out there comes from these areas of PA and can verify or correct my info, please let me know. If your community used a similar tag at one time, any info you have would be helpful.
I also found a badly messed up hatchet head that I believe is not worth the trouble to restore.
The soil is hard on coins that have been in the ground a long time. These pennies are all copper, not the newer zinc ones and they are thinner than normal and the edges are eaten away by the soil. The zinc ones don’t get thinner they just start to look like Swiss cheese with varying sized holes.
On my third trip I went back to the campsite to keep going on the grid. I started working an area with more soil and fewer rocks. Still a lot of rocks, but not quite as bad. In 6 hours with the CZ21 I found 211 coins with a face value of $18.21, 92 camp tent pegs, a nice pile of sinkers, fishing lures, a pair of brass pliers, a brass finial with a steel screw end, an Audubon bird call, a key, 3 neckerchief slides, 4 rope tensioners and a fair pile of melted aluminum from the campfires.
The bird call is kind of cool as it is the first one I have ever seen.
The brass item that looks like a pair of pliers would have had a spring on the little knob on the inside of the handle. When you squeeze they open and when you release the spring would close them and hold them closed. I’m not sure what they are used for. Again I can use some help if you know what they are.
The scout camp finds keep piling up. Loads of gas money and pegs, more slides, knives and sinkers, as well as a few interesting mystery items. As always social distancing fresh air fun and good exercise to keep the old man in shape. Thanks for looking, stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
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