Tons of Civil War Relics!!!!! (Tons of Pictures Too!)

[pitdiggers]

Hey TNET,

We haven't posted here in a while but I can reassure you that we have been digging but sadly with no real luck. This dry streak finally ended as our luck took a turn for the better over the weekend! We decided to detect one of those hunted out sites from our past but this time we found a spot that has always been passed over by the detectorists and it was loaded. The only downside was that for every relic you dug it seemed like you were digging three pieces of trash. In my opinion though for two hours!!! of diggin' this isn't too bad in my book. The best find or should I say finds all came from one single hole..... what was inside the hole was all of the contents of a soldiers catridge box including 38 round balls, 1 hand carved nipple protector, 1 Indian arrowhead (possibly for good luck), multiple pairs of cuff links, 1 tintype photograph pin but with the photo rusted off, and various brass rivets and such. Along with these great finds I also found a first, a civil war corp badge, which is the heart shaped piece of brass. Right next to this in a small section of land we found the remainder of the items like the powder flask, possible coin, confederate rosette, one and a half spurs, lead, and various other relics. Here are all the pictures (there are about 18 so please be patient as I will need to include a reply to include all of the images). I hope you enjoy what we found!

We need your help with:
Any information on the specific powder flask (It is definitely civil war but we think it is to a colt revolver due to the dueling pistols at the top which is their trademark).
What is the relic in images 11 and 12 (It has the seal of the marines on the front but is lead filled on the back... possibly rosette??)
What is the coin in images 13 and 14 (At first we thought it could be an ID disc but it lacks the hole drilled in it. The reason for this guess is the horizontal bar on the back of it.. normally where the name is located or engraved. The bar is also the only truly recognizable mark I could pick out) Any help will be greatly appreciated.

HH-pitdiggers

 

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[kuger]

Awesome finds!!!I am looking for your powder flask in my research papers....I know I have seen it.Also I like the old fishing reel you found too!!!

 

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[{Sentinel}]

Nice finds. I like the lead nipple protector and the powder flask skin.

 

[pitdiggers]

Awesome finds!!!I am looking for your powder flask in my research papers....I know I have seen it.Also I like the old fishing reel you found too!!!

Thank you, that would be great if you could find the powder flask, and the best part about the fishing reel is that it still works too!!

 

[pitdiggers]

Nice finds. I like the lead nipple protector and the powder flask skin.

Thanks... personally I thought the powder flask was one of the best finds, since the only other ones I have found have had hunting motifs.

 

[bclark]

Man what a find. I would love to find one of the USMC pins. Man it would be nice. I am always looking out for something involving the Marines. Happy Hunting and good luck in your future digs.

 

[River Rat]

W W !! Those are some tremendous finds. Congrats

RR

 

[Goldiver]

Great relics!! Thanks for sharing!

Steve

 

[kdismuke1]

super relics. that was a super hunt.

 

[Baldingboy]

OK...this may not garner a following...........but I think Banner. Finding the cartridge box and all those other relics is fantastic!


Baldingboy

 

[ivan salis]

that fishing reel is crazy cool.-- the homemade nipple protector / rain guard is neat too.

humm with these items found all at once to lose all your bullets and personal items would be quite a blow -- wonder if the soldier who lost em might have been the owner of the "if found send this tag off to ID my body" the metal tag is for body id reasons --in case of death (some times the bodies rotted or were blown to bits )--the tag was in effect a early model "dog tag" if a person had one on them when their body was found for burial ---it insured that your body could be IDed and thus your insurance paid out to your family-- nothing could be more "personal" than that item is. --- I can not help wonder if the soldier that lost ithe tag-- if his body was left on a nearby feild till found and buried as "name unknown to all but god" because of its loss.

 

[stillgottawork]

Very nice finds.....no more dry spell for you..."looks like you got rained on pretty well"

Wish I had that MARINE emblem......can you tell if the globe has North America or Europe on it. (a little had to see the upper part)

( N.America ----U.S......Europe-----British)....

 

[dfx willy]

is there any numbers or anyting on the fishing reel? awesome finds. i bet you cant wait to go back. willy.

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Nice finds and relics especially that USMC lapell emblem. Love to find on of those

Thanks and so that is what the relic with the marine emblem is. Thanks for the ID, we were not too sure as to what it was. HH

Should have ask the Jarhead you know!! ;-) It is a collar or Cover device.. very nice!!1

MB

Haha thanks MonkeyBoy!!

Sure,, an oh? Did I mention Great freaking finds!!! ;-)

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Banner

 

[lairmo]

Awesome hunt!!!!
I would love a day like that...

 

[pitdiggers]

OK...this may not garner a following...........but I think Banner. Finding the cartridge box and all those other relics is fantastic!


Baldingboy

Thanks... I would love to see this find make the banner because just as you said finding the cartridge box and all of the other relics was just incredible

 

[pitdiggers]

Very nice finds.....no more dry spell for you..."looks like you got rained on pretty well"

Wish I had that MARINE emblem......can you tell if the globe has North America or Europe on it. (a little had to see the upper part)

( N.America ----U.S......Europe-----British)....

The globe has North America on it with South America below it. So my guess is that it is from the United States Marines.

 

[pitdiggers]

is there any numbers or anyting on the fishing reel? awesome finds. i bet you cant wait to go back. willy.

The only other writing on the reel besides "Hendryx" is the patent date which say March 10, 1888. I can make out 1888 clearly but the March 10 is my best guess as for what the rest says, but it definitely says 1888.

 

[pitdiggers]

Thanks to everyone... I am glad you all are enjoying the relics and the story. And maybe this could be considered banner HH-pitdiggers

 

[BuckleBoy]

that fishing reel is crazy cool.-- the homemade nipple protector / rain guard is neat too.

humm with these items found all at once to lose all your bullets and personal items would be quite a blow -- wonder if the soldier who lost em might have been the owner of the "if found send this tag off to ID my body" the metal tag is for body id reasons --in case of death (some times the bodies rotted or were blown to bits )--the tag was in effect a early model "dog tag" if a person had one on them when their body was found for burial ---it insured that your body could be IDed and thus your insurance paid out to your family-- nothing could be more "personal" than that item is. --- I can not help wonder if the soldier that lost ithe tag-- if his body was left on a nearby feild till found and buried as "name unknown to all but god" because of its loss.

My understanding is that these tags were post-CW.


And there are other post-CW and civilian items mixed in with the finds as well.



Great Stuff here!



-Buckles