Some stuff from Arkansas

[d2]

Here are a few pictures I already had on the computer, since turkey season I haven't been able to find my camera. I'm scared it has fallen out of my vest somewhere.
One of my favorite finds is all the coins I found on a battle field here close to the house. 7 quarters, 23 dimes and 2 half dimes that I am sure were lifted from some poor southern belle that couldn't keep the yankees from taking it. I have just put 2 pictures of 3-4 coins. In here also is a mashed .69 Mangeot or as they are called down here a Arkansas Hawg. Also I think there is the bayonet I found. Got a signal, raked the leaves back with my foot and rolled up the socket of the bayonet. You could of knocked me over with a feather. And a picture of the sword I found that had been drove into the ground. I think it was used as a picket pin, forgot and years later a skidder or dozer came through clearing off around the well and took the handle and brass parts about 20 feet from where I found the guard and the blade. I look for more stuff tomorrow. I have several of the .69 caliber hawg bullets and rare for here also are .54 MS bullets. I have bullets used by the 5th KS, colored troops and Jenkins Ferry Muskatoon bullets that were used at that battle. I hope these pictures show 'cause I ain't real computer literate...d2

 

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[fyrffytr1]

Awesome finds. My favorite is all of them!

 

[Dharmacy]

Nice finds! I am fascinated by the sword being driven in the ground and remaining there all those years!

D.

 

[civil_war22]

Mighty nice work D2. Wish my neck of the woods still produced like that here in nw arkansas. So many scavengers up this way nowadays

 

[d2]

Thanks for the comments. When I showed the sword to friends and relatives some thought it may mark a grave site but it didn't. Only reason I can think that it was drove into the ground like it was was so it could be used as picket pin...d2

 

[Joe G from Md]

Thats what I'm talking about, very nice. Those dimes are sweet and great shape. I was digging one day and got a signal brushed my foot across ground, up stood a bayonet, I had to sit and think for a minute. I really like your relics and would like to see more.

 

[d2]

The bullets in this picture are in such bad shape because the camp they came from was right beside the road at the time of the battle and was a county road until the 50's or so. They have been run over by wagons, road graders, skidders and anything else that went down it...d2

 

[Phishfarmer]

Nice finds! Looks like you ran the coil over the poker area.

 

[Bass]

Here are a few pictures I already had on the computer, since turkey season I haven't been able to find my camera. I'm scared it has fallen out of my vest somewhere.
One of my favorite finds is all the coins I found on a battle field here close to the house. 7 quarters, 23 dimes and 2 half dimes that I am sure were lifted from some poor southern belle that couldn't keep the yankees from taking it. I have just put 2 pictures of 3-4 coins. In here also is a mashed .69 Mangeot or as they are called down here a Arkansas Hawg. Also I think there is the bayonet I found. Got a signal, raked the leaves back with my foot and rolled up the socket of the bayonet. You could of knocked me over with a feather. And a picture of the sword I found that had been drove into the ground. I think it was used as a picket pin, forgot and years later a skidder or dozer came through clearing off around the well and took the handle and brass parts about 20 feet from where I found the guard and the blade. I look for more stuff tomorrow. I have several of the .69 caliber hawg bullets and rare for here also are .54 MS bullets. I have bullets used by the 5th KS, colored troops and Jenkins Ferry Muskatoon bullets that were used at that battle. I hope these pictures show 'cause I ain't real computer literate...d2

 

[Bass]

Rumor has it there is a cannon at Jenkins still in the water

 

[Davers]

Here are a few pictures I already had on the computer, since turkey season I haven't been able to find my camera. I'm scared it has fallen out of my vest somewhere.
One of my favorite finds is all the coins I found on a battle field here close to the house. 7 quarters, 23 dimes and 2 half dimes that I am sure were lifted from some poor southern belle that couldn't keep the yankees from taking it. I have just put 2 pictures of 3-4 coins. In here also is a mashed .69 Mangeot or as they are called down here a Arkansas Hawg. Also I think there is the bayonet I found. Got a signal, raked the leaves back with my foot and rolled up the socket of the bayonet. You could of knocked me over with a feather. And a picture of the sword I found that had been drove into the ground. I think it was used as a picket pin, forgot and years later a skidder or dozer came through clearing off around the well and took the handle and brass parts about 20 feet from where I found the guard and the blade. I look for more stuff tomorrow. I have several of the .69 caliber hawg bullets and rare for here also are .54 MS bullets. I have bullets used by the 5th KS, colored troops and Jenkins Ferry Muskatoon bullets that were used at that battle. I hope these pictures show 'cause I ain't real computer literate...d2

I missed these in the past so WTG , you got some fine relics there.