Hi, all:
Decided to brave the "chll" and hunt for some more relics. The ground is beginning to get "still". Espcially inthe morning hours. Was able to pull some relics. Most of the fighting was with dismounted cavalry, so I've been able to find a number of bronken spur pieces like the one on top. Still waiting to bag my first complete spur. The most intersting bullet is the Gallagher carbine bullet, left/center. Can't remember digging any of them here, although I've been hunting this battl site for over thirty years, so I may have done so in the past. The .51 or .52 cal. minie on the bottom left is the smallest three ringer I've ever dug. The two flatened pieces of lead on the right appear to be firestarters, and the piece on the bottom right is a flat piece of lead, folded over. Possibly to hold a flint for a flintlock rifle. The bottom center piece has me puzzeled. Its lead over a thin piece of tin. Thought it might be part of a cannister sabot. The "rifling" lines are in reality the rusted tin showing through. It's in an area I've hunted extensively and have never found any cannister there. I have dug similar pieces like this from a James cannister shell, but that was in another area of the state. There were no James shells used in this battle. All part ot the fun of relic hunting. Spent most of my time with my new Blisstool detector.
Thanks for looking and keep on diggin'
jimmyk in Missouri
Decided to brave the "chll" and hunt for some more relics. The ground is beginning to get "still". Espcially inthe morning hours. Was able to pull some relics. Most of the fighting was with dismounted cavalry, so I've been able to find a number of bronken spur pieces like the one on top. Still waiting to bag my first complete spur. The most intersting bullet is the Gallagher carbine bullet, left/center. Can't remember digging any of them here, although I've been hunting this battl site for over thirty years, so I may have done so in the past. The .51 or .52 cal. minie on the bottom left is the smallest three ringer I've ever dug. The two flatened pieces of lead on the right appear to be firestarters, and the piece on the bottom right is a flat piece of lead, folded over. Possibly to hold a flint for a flintlock rifle. The bottom center piece has me puzzeled. Its lead over a thin piece of tin. Thought it might be part of a cannister sabot. The "rifling" lines are in reality the rusted tin showing through. It's in an area I've hunted extensively and have never found any cannister there. I have dug similar pieces like this from a James cannister shell, but that was in another area of the state. There were no James shells used in this battle. All part ot the fun of relic hunting. Spent most of my time with my new Blisstool detector.
Thanks for looking and keep on diggin'
jimmyk in Missouri
CCH