some recent finds

[kansa54]

Here are a couple pics of some recent finds from an Indian campsite. I have metal detected this site for at least 10 yrs. and the finds are becoming more scarce. What amazes me, is that I have now recovered over two hundred lead bullets and I still find a few each time I go out.
Has anyone seen a flint lock hammer like the one in the pics? I have never seen one like that.
Also in the photos is a small bell they would have used as an adornment, a brass tack, a small tinkler made from a brass kettle, rifle butt plate, a crusty arrowhead, and some pipe fragments.
Thanks for looking.

 

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[kansa54]

Just realized I had part of a bullet mold in the photos. I have found pieces from at least four different bullet molds.

 

[abucooche]

very cool stuff!!!

 

[Swartzie]

Nice finds. Persistence in working a site sure pays off.
-Swartzie

 

[Rusted_Iron]

Nice relics, I really like that hammer. Looks like percussion, not flint?

 

[kansa54]

Nice relics, I really like that hammer. Looks like percussion, not flint?

It's flintlock, but I've never seen one like it. I was hoping someone else had.

 

[Little River Hunter]

The hammer looks like a Harper's Ferry lock. But yours is rounded, so it may be from another maker, or HF could have made round-faced locks later. I'm not sure. Interesting find! I hope someone can shed some light on it for you.

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[kansa54]

Thanks for the info. Little River, I appreciate it.