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Find of a Life Time !!!! CSA Buckle
- Thread starter WTnFred
- Start date
fwcrawford
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Very nice find indeed!!!!
Congradulations!!!
Felix
Congradulations!!!
Felix
Bugar In. USA
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VERY NICE=CONGRATULATIONS
ihuntrelics!
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GeoDiggerMike
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That is a relic of a lifetime find, for sure. I hope to be so lucky (skilled) to find one someday. Congrats on a sweet CSA beltplate.. GeoDiggerMike
johnreb1980
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GRAY GHOST
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relics4plus
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Thanks for all the nice comments and kudos. Yes I am still on cloud 9. I had to settle down before I could share this story. For general information that is dirt in the photos not rust, I didn't want to over clean the buckle.
I contacted the property owner in March and asked permission to hunt his property. From the research I had done I knew there were two pre-civil war home sites located on his land and a small skirmish took place 1.5 miles from these sites. The property owner in March told me after turkey season, June 1st, I could hunt his property.
It had not rained for 10 days and the temperature had dropped to a high in the mid 70s, I had to hit this site. On my way to this site, about a thirty minute drive, it started to lightly rain. What the heck, I had never been to this site, at least I could try to find the home sties and be better informed on what the situations were. These sites are hilly for West TN, and a mile from a public road. I use aerial, topo, and gps to aid me in finding the exact locations.
After 30 minutes of searching and driving through fields and woods I found the first site. The property owner had built an elaborate deer stand across from a little hill that is the home site. Unfortunately the hill is covered in 4 foot high grass. This site will have to wait for winter.
On to the second site, this one is another half a mile further. I get to a tree line and find a large bean field that had been planted about 4 days ago. Great ground conditions, I can get the coil down. It is still raining with a slight breeze. I grab my umbrella and walked the fields looking for pottery, glass and brick. I find a concentration on the south end of a spur and recover about 15 pieces. Still raining, not a gully washer, just a constant light rain. I am here, I am wet, might as well put the coil to the ground and see what is here. So I am holding my umbrella and shovel with one hand and my F75 with the other and off I go. I start south of the spur, following the rows of beans running east and west, which have not broken the ground yet. I plant my shovel at the end of a row and head east swinging the coil. I go across the spur and mark two spots, I move over a couple of rows and head west, marking two more spots. Time to get the shovel and recover. No, this is not how I normally detect. First recovered target is a piece of iron 1.5 x 1.5 inches. It goes in my trash bag. On to the second target, a shoot gun shell. Into the garbage bag. Thanks are not looking promising. Third recovered target is a rolled piece of copper about 2 inches long. Garbage, into the bag it goes. I will dump these out later and study them harder. Some of the old buttons I have recovered looked like shoot gun bases when I first recovered them. Fourth target, about 4 inches down, has a nice green patina on the 2 inch edge I can see. I pull it from the ground and have a block of copper or brass about 2x3 inches. I can't see any detail there is too much dirt attached. Is that a letter I see, maybe an A. A little rubbing and it looks like CSA! Can I believe my eyes? Is it possible? YES, CSA. A CSA buckle!!!! Now what, keep detecting, go home, call my wife, call my buddies? After about five minutes of shock, I decide it could not get any better and it was time to head in. Could not get cell service until I had traveled 10 miles. Then I started calling everybody.
Went back this weekend and hammered the site. Did not find any bullets, buttons or coins. Six assorted iron rings, a wheat penny, 3 brass rivets, 4 shot gun shell bases. Normally buttons are always found. My research shows this was a childless couple who received an occupant entry in the 1830s and lived there until they passed in the 1880s.
Last year I recovered my 12th civil war bullet, it was a big milestone for me. This year I have found a 1829 Andrew Jackson button, 4 Union buttons and now a buckle. Luck plays a large part, but if I can make these kinds of saves, anybody can. Keep digging!
Thanks to all the property owners who have allowed me on their property.
HH
Fred
I contacted the property owner in March and asked permission to hunt his property. From the research I had done I knew there were two pre-civil war home sites located on his land and a small skirmish took place 1.5 miles from these sites. The property owner in March told me after turkey season, June 1st, I could hunt his property.
It had not rained for 10 days and the temperature had dropped to a high in the mid 70s, I had to hit this site. On my way to this site, about a thirty minute drive, it started to lightly rain. What the heck, I had never been to this site, at least I could try to find the home sties and be better informed on what the situations were. These sites are hilly for West TN, and a mile from a public road. I use aerial, topo, and gps to aid me in finding the exact locations.
After 30 minutes of searching and driving through fields and woods I found the first site. The property owner had built an elaborate deer stand across from a little hill that is the home site. Unfortunately the hill is covered in 4 foot high grass. This site will have to wait for winter.
On to the second site, this one is another half a mile further. I get to a tree line and find a large bean field that had been planted about 4 days ago. Great ground conditions, I can get the coil down. It is still raining with a slight breeze. I grab my umbrella and walked the fields looking for pottery, glass and brick. I find a concentration on the south end of a spur and recover about 15 pieces. Still raining, not a gully washer, just a constant light rain. I am here, I am wet, might as well put the coil to the ground and see what is here. So I am holding my umbrella and shovel with one hand and my F75 with the other and off I go. I start south of the spur, following the rows of beans running east and west, which have not broken the ground yet. I plant my shovel at the end of a row and head east swinging the coil. I go across the spur and mark two spots, I move over a couple of rows and head west, marking two more spots. Time to get the shovel and recover. No, this is not how I normally detect. First recovered target is a piece of iron 1.5 x 1.5 inches. It goes in my trash bag. On to the second target, a shoot gun shell. Into the garbage bag. Thanks are not looking promising. Third recovered target is a rolled piece of copper about 2 inches long. Garbage, into the bag it goes. I will dump these out later and study them harder. Some of the old buttons I have recovered looked like shoot gun bases when I first recovered them. Fourth target, about 4 inches down, has a nice green patina on the 2 inch edge I can see. I pull it from the ground and have a block of copper or brass about 2x3 inches. I can't see any detail there is too much dirt attached. Is that a letter I see, maybe an A. A little rubbing and it looks like CSA! Can I believe my eyes? Is it possible? YES, CSA. A CSA buckle!!!! Now what, keep detecting, go home, call my wife, call my buddies? After about five minutes of shock, I decide it could not get any better and it was time to head in. Could not get cell service until I had traveled 10 miles. Then I started calling everybody.
Went back this weekend and hammered the site. Did not find any bullets, buttons or coins. Six assorted iron rings, a wheat penny, 3 brass rivets, 4 shot gun shell bases. Normally buttons are always found. My research shows this was a childless couple who received an occupant entry in the 1830s and lived there until they passed in the 1880s.
Last year I recovered my 12th civil war bullet, it was a big milestone for me. This year I have found a 1829 Andrew Jackson button, 4 Union buttons and now a buckle. Luck plays a large part, but if I can make these kinds of saves, anybody can. Keep digging!
Thanks to all the property owners who have allowed me on their property.
HH
Fred
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