Dug a real gun today!

[Bottleman]

Ok, this is a really strange find I dug today. My friend and I were digging an outhouse when he tossed this hunk of rust up to me to be set aside with all of the bricks and rocks we dug . I saw some green in it so I chipped the rust away and saw an old pocket watch with a glass cover! When we were filling the hole in, my friend said

 

[ace250semo]

Hey Tom....Talk about a timely bang.....try searching out an electrolysis (if that's how you spell it) on the net, look for equipment set up or for ways to separate heavy deposits from metallic items using chemicals.....but man, you really came across something here, Jack

 

[Va Dave]

Electrolosys would be a good method for that.

Va Dave

 

[ksdigger]

n/t

 

[Bottleman]

I got them apart by very gently chiseling away the clumps of rust. I was a little disappointed to see the barrel of the gun was long gone but I found out it is a revolver and the brass is in good shape. The watch looks really nice too. I am new to electrolysis, but will experiment with it on the watch first.

~~Tom

 

[Va Dave]

Apply a Low Sheen Tongue oil to all the brass parts the day before you do your electrolysis to help preserve that beautiful, antiqued, green patina. Nice relics like those look much more appealing with there patina.

Va Dave

 

[Bottleman]

Ok, this is where I am at cleaning them so far. I thought that the gun had writing on it but I was mistaken. I got all of the rust off of the watch and the picture is of the back. I can

 

[Bottleman]

I said this would be my last photo but I am still doing the gun. I don