U.S. Box Plate & Artillery Hammer Dug on Tenn. Trio -1 Hunt at CSA Camp Today

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The Tenn. Trio planned a hunt today at a Gen. John Hunt Morgan CSA camp. Josh was sick and felt too weak to hunt so Dman and I headed out to the site to hunt 2-3 hours. Initially, Doug had all the luck with an iron hammer that I recognized as a possible artilleryman’s hammer. Josh had dug an iron artillery gimlet in that camp last year and Doug recovered an iron canister ball there recently so we know Confederate artillery was camped there with the cavalry. After Doug recovered the hammer, he found a dropped .58 3 ringer, .36 cal. Colt pistol bullet plus an old pocketknife.
Ever have a day when you can’t seem get the coil over a good signal no matter how hard you tried? This morning, I couldn’t buy a bullet and Doug even shared some likely signals late in the hunt as we have always done if one Trio member seems to have all the luck. We were on the way back to the truck when I got a solid signal of 66-72 on the F75 display. It was only 6-7 inches deep and seemed too high a reading for a bullet-even a Gardner. Doug was in the process of digging another signal only about 15 feet away. I could not believe what I saw come out of the hole. Ironically, I have dug thousands of relics since I started relic hunting in 1995 including 2 state veteran pins, 3 breastplates, 1851 sword belt plate, CS plain brass militia buckle, many buttons, all the other relics on my profile page This is the FIRST relic I have dug with a U.S. on it. Tennessee Digger (Donnie) has had faith I would dig one and said it would happen at an unlikely place and time. Boy, was he right. Josh had a relapse after Doug called and told him what we had found today-LOL. HH from the Tennessee Trio and the upcoming Nov.-Dec. issue of North South Trader’s Civil War Magazine has my article “Christmas with Gen. Morgan” involving some Tennessee Trio hunts featured in it.

 

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[johnnyblaze]

The Tenn Trio strikes again

That hammer is a sweet findGood to see Dman in some decent attire

And a boxplate on the way back..

I have made some of my best finds on the way out of a site..


Blaze

 

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[steelheadwill]

Thanks Richard. Actually, most of the lead is on the back with the exception of one end as shown in the pic. Like the breastplate that I dug in August, this one is cupped in with the brass inside. It's like the metal in a thermocouple where expansion between two metals distorts the plate over time. HH, Q.

Nice CW finds! Loving that Hammer
good info on the dissimilar metals, I've had some experiences with that too.
Best wishes and HH to you, Herbie

 

[VOL1266-X]

The Tenn Trio strikes again

That hammer is a sweet findGood to see Dman in some decent attire

And a boxplate on the way back..

I have made some of my best finds on the way out of a site..


Blaze

Wonder why that is JB? Are we swinging slower or what? Same for me as to the return trip to the truck and keep that digging passion HIGH my friend. HH, Q.

When I dug the breastplate in late August Herbie, it was cupped inward too with the lead on the outside. I wrote it off to a union Soldier bending it after an iron loop broke but it must be a natural phenomenon. Happy Thanksgiving Bud, Quindy.