SCDigginWithAK
Bronze Member
- Mar 31, 2012
- 1,489
- 357
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT Pro, Garrett Ace 350, Garrett Pro Pointer, Fisher F2
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
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End of an old ramrod, maybe?
Yes, for a shotgun to be exact. From the size it looks like a larger bore shotgun. Might not be all that old, I can see the pin that held the tip on the wood rod, and if there is still wood in the the tip, that would show it isn't so old the wood decayed away. It would be interesting to know where you found it, out in a big field or in the woods, kind of out by itself? Just curious, because every now and then someone forgets and shoots the ramrod out of the gun, and I'm wondering if that's what happened.
Haha I found it an old house site. I find lots of shotgun brass ranging from1890-1930s. House is from those years or so. There were a lot of houses on the property. I found a silver spoon there today.
Keep in mind that people didn't jump right over to breech loading shotguns. Especially poor folks used muzzle loading shotguns even after they might have purchased a breech loading rifle. So your ramrod tip could date clear through the 1930's. Now, since the bi-centenial in 76, people are shooting them again.