wow..got me a rare 57th regiment button here in New Zealand...yeeeha!!!

[Des from down under]

Hi all members , hope you are all ok...

I was swinging through a full grown maize field the other day...not easy as the rows stop you doing it the way you are used to.. I was picking up enfield percussion caps and rebel musket balls along with .577 fired enfield bullets ..so I knew I was at a battle site of the land wars around the mid 1800s....struck quite a few good fired relics and a royal engineers cuff button..and...then .. ...ping ...a signal a bit different..six inches down this lil beauty was ...I knew she was of the period I was searching for as the crust and patina wouldnt let me read anything until I..yuk..spat on it and rubbed it...oh great!!! a 57th (the old die hards) regiment that featured in most of our major battles..on research the 57th arrived in 1861 and left around the 1867..so one of them left me a neat relic to remember them by...thanks for reading and take care ..ok

 

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[Roadquest]

Way cool Button. Dude, you got a lot of bullet's there.
Great hunt,

 

[rosehill1550]

looks like you've been hitting the right spots lately. This and the button in your avatar are both very nice relics.

 

[wells]

Nice!-way to go.

 

[hammered]

Another great button, nice one mate .


hammered

 

[umrgolf]

now thats a badazz button.. congrats my NZ friend

 

[jamesbibb]

Nice job on the Relics! Great pile O lead!

 

[Des from down under]

now thats a badazz button.. congrats my NZ friend

thanks mate..all the best to you..yeh !!!pretty rapt to find her...

 

[MaineRelic]

Another nice button ! I don't mind digging lead either !! Keep searching / keep us posted MaineRelic

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Nice looking bullets mate!
Love the button even covered in spit and all!

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Eric Willoughby]

Wow! That is an excellent button you have found! I am not familiar with New Zealand's history at all, therefore, I never knew you had any battles take place there. For any of us yanks who have no clue as to who the 57th Regiment (Old Die Hards) are, here is the history listed on Wikkipedia.....


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/57th_(West_Middlesex)_Regiment_of_Foot

 

[Gunrunner61]

Man thats a neat button. ya gotta love the lead too

 

[Des from down under]

Wow! That is an excellent button you have found! I am not familiar with New Zealand's history at all, therefore, I never knew you had any battles take place there. For any of us yanks who have no clue as to who the 57th Regiment (Old Die Hards) are, here is the history listed on Wikkipedia.....


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/57th_(West_Middlesex)_Regiment_of_Foot

thanks for that captain...great research

 

[Damon64]

 

[fir469]

Just read up on the history of the "Land Wars"... crazy war for sure, starting and stopping every few years during the same period as our Civil War. I didn't realize how rare those military items are in NZ compared to our Civil War relics, you certainly had A LOT less people fighting, therefore a lot less relics to find.

 

[Bank Runner]

Awesome button find

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

nice find!! dont ya love buttons.... awesome enjoy the hobby scott

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Congratulations on a great find. I would love to dig one.