These Guys Mustve Been Close.....

[civilman1]

These Guy's Must've Been Close.....

Same place as yesterday,this time I found some lead It was no more than 2ft. that these guy's showed up together......I want to think they dropped them when they saw each other!!!! I had Fun today....Best of Luck and HH

 

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[VOL1266-X]

Re: These Guy's Must've Been Close.....

Nice lead Bud!!! We don't find many Washington Arsenal star base bullets in Tennessee. Sweet Gardner bullet. WTG-You get to hunt areas that most Tnet members just dream about. Stay cool!!!

 

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[mlayers]

Re: These Guy's Must've Been Close.....

nice lead...Matt

 

[ModernMiner]

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Way to go Lead King. Some more great CW relics there Joe. Congrats & leave a few for Mini Me.
-MM-

 

[johnreb1980]

Re: These Guy's Must've Been Close.....

You never know, especially at some of the first battles of the war. Nice lead Joe.

 

[BuckleBoy]

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Those are some beautiful drops.


Best Wishes,


Buckles

 

[MiniMe]

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...leave a few for Mini Me.
-MM-

Yeah - what MM said! I didn't go this time - but he made sure he called me to rub it in after each find CMan Congrats on the 11th - I'm sure it won't take you long to make that 12pk. Beautiful Gardner HH

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

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Nice one!

 

[terpfan]

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fighting hand to hand isn't pretty -- the kicking and punching and stabbing and pistols at point blank range -- easy to see how bullet pouches got knocked open or a hand full of bullets were dropped to free your hands for fighting up close-- if one only had a single shot rifle when a foe got close you didn't have a chance to reload -- so it was used with the bayonet or as a club -- if you sat there trying to reload you would be stabbed or beaten to death by the enemy -- it was common to hold a few shots in hand as the enemy charged your position to try to shot as many of them as fast as you could (the attacker normally would shoot on the run as well (to make you keep your head down and throw off your aim )so he too might have a few rounds in hand or if he took the spot from the defenders -- might have changed roles from attacker to defender)-- if the enemy reached your lines however then it was hand to hand combat time --yank your pistol (if you had one) and shoot till it was out then use a knife or your rifle as a club or if it had a bayonet use it --for those without a pistol the rifle was used with the bayonet or as a club to keep the knife welding or other gun- club /bayonet enemy folks off them .--- not a pretty mental picture .--- one of the two droppers most likely died in the "in close" fighting --possibly both -- up close "in your face"" fighting of the civil war era was very dangerous --even if you "got him" --he might "get you" too in the process.

Thanks for the great description. I have learned so much history since becoming part of this site. A very moving post, and moving finds Civil!

 

[Dman]

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Way to go .. Nice bullets