Castle and Ghost Town hunts...

[Bavaria Mike]

Went to the castle on the 4th as I remembered my last visit the workers said they will be moving dirt around all summer. They were working today as well. Good guys, they even showed me where they had found some cross bow bolt tips although, I already knew the area. One guy said here comes the Digger guy as I walked up with my gear, LOL. These guys are from another Historical Society and want me to help them with their museum finds, a slight conflict of interest but I said I would consider it. One guy said he went to look at my museum display and he really liked it. I showed him a cross bow bolt tip I just found and had a hard time convincing him to let me keep it but he knew it would go into my museum display, that

 

[Digger]

Great finds Mike. You never cease to amaze me with your research, perseverance and efforts to preserve the past. Nicely done! HH Randy

 

[Old Longhair]

The guys working on the castle had found this relic just before I got there and they asked me what it was. We all thought it might be a sickle but the blade is not sharp, round on the end and it seems too small to be a sickle.
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It's hard to get much of an impression of it's size, but could it be a balista trigger? It has what appears to be a hole at a fulcrum point.

Regardless, I'm seriously jealous, and impressed!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[kiwi-jim]

Unbelievable history there,
sure do envy you,all the best for future hunts.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

the total length is less than 10" and it would fit into the time period. Thanks and HH, Mike

 

[Old Longhair]

Keep us posted on what you find out.....and of future finds as well. This is just too cool!
You have no idea how much I envy your opportunity to hunt there.

GL & HH!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

The coin was IDed as a pfennig, 1605 G

 

[Old Longhair]

It was suggested the sickle looking relic could be a Ballista trigger.

Given the number of crossbow bolts you've found, I'm pretty sure that it is a hand-held balista (or crossbow) trigger. The trigger is about the only part that was metal that wouldn't have decomposed by now.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

n/t