***Lead, Silver and some Brass***

[coinworld]

My buddies and I got out to the site in Virginia where we have been very fortunate to dig many civil war relics; including many buttons, bullets, and period coins. Yesterday was no different, and I walked away digging:

2 dropped .58s
2 fired enfileds (one with wood plug in base)
1 Williams cleaner Pin
1 .fired 22 caliber
4 fired .58s
2 wheat pennies,
1 1945 Mercury Dime
1 Zouve jacket button

Be careful when cleaning the base of bullets, I thought there was mud caked in and I was trying to dig out the dirt, low and behold, I was boring out part of the wood plug and stopped when I reaized it was not dirt but a wood plug (ugh.....) lesson learned and happy hunting....

Wayne

 

[mudpuppy]

Man, we used to shoot some heavy stuff at each other! Wonder what they would have thought of the .223, 9mm? I'm sure the rapid fire capabilities of modern weapons would have impressed them, but they probably woulda thought the rounds were too small and weak for humanoids. Thanks for the heads up on the wooden plug, what did they do that for?.
Mud

 

[coinworld]

Man, we used to shoot some heavy stuff at each other! Wonder what they would have thought of the .223, 9mm? I'm sure the rapid fire capabilities of modern weapons would have impressed them, but they probably woulda thought the rounds were too small and weak for humanoids. Thanks for the heads up on the wooden plug, what did they do that for?.
Mud

Mud-

I am no way a ballistic bullet guy, actually I'm an X Navy Vet. I don't know zippy squat about ballistics, expecially civil war bullets. But the guys I regulary detect with know far more about bullets and especially the Rebel confederate ones. What the wooden plug's purpose in the British made enfield's I have no idea,other than most if not all British made enfileld's had a rose wood plug. Maybe some other knoweldgable experts can enligtne me/us as to the wood plug's purpose.

Best-

Wayne

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[jim tn]

Good digs. I love it when there is old and new together. Keeps one on their toes. HH jim tn