More VA Finds. :detecting:

[Cajuncoinhunter]

More finds from Diggin In Va. I found a bit more stuff but didnt display it. The TDI is a button vaccum cleaner...... Thanks. CCH

 

[hershey1]

Lots of digging there EJ. BUT a multitude of great finds. Congratulations! Thanks for posting.

 

[Digger70pa]

Looks like you had a great time buddy. Lot of nice relics. HH

 

[LaRelic]

Nice finds! Had to of been fun. Good job!

 

[Larry (IL)]

 

[bigfootokie]

Great displays for some really nice finds. In the second picture with all the bullets lined up in a row, are the bullets on each end called Williams Cleaners?

 

[Cajuncoinhunter]

Great displays for some really nice finds. In the second picture with all the bullets lined up in a row, are the bullets on each end called Williams Cleaners?

Yes they are. They have a zinc base. Soldiers tossed them regularly because they believed that they were inaccurate.

 

[bigfootokie]

Great displays for some really nice finds. In the second picture with all the bullets lined up in a row, are the bullets on each end called Williams Cleaners?

Yes they are. They have a zinc base. Soldiers tossed them regularly because they believed that they were inaccurate.

I am new to CW relics and I always assumed they were designed to help clean the lead and gun powder residue from the barrel and not commonly used otherwise. Is this incorrect?

Thanks,
Jim.

 

[SlickT]

Nice looking saves there CCH !!

 

[61chip]

Great assortment of finds, CCH! If you get a chance, can you post about the hunt site and conditions? For example -- camp site or battle; what part of the state you were in, etc. thanks for sharing with us. Chip

 

[digsgti]

Great bunch of finds. Display nicely.

 

[TNreb]

Nice displays EJ. That TDI is a brass magnet machine. I also was cleaning out my trash pouch and I found 19 bullets in it. I forgot all about them and forgot to display them as well. Got them on the first hunt and just placed them in my trash pouch. No wonder it was so heavy. I thought I had all iron in it. That was an awesome hunt and can't wait to do it again.

 

[Digger70pa]

Great displays for some really nice finds. In the second picture with all the bullets lined up in a row, are the bullets on each end called Williams Cleaners?

Yes they are. They have a zinc base. Soldiers tossed them regularly because they believed that they were inaccurate.

I am new to CW relics and I always assumed they were designed to help clean the lead and gun powder residue from the barrel and not commonly used otherwise. Is this incorrect?

Thanks,
Jim.

Williams designed them on the principal that upon firing the zink disk would expand & take the rifleing making it more accurate. Though use the troops noticed the would clean there bore of fowling. So later in the war they issued two Williams bullets & eight cone base minnies in a pack. They unintentionally cleaned the bore. So when we call them cleaner bullets it was after the fact. Just a history guys. HH TIM

 

[bigfootokie]

Great displays for some really nice finds. In the second picture with all the bullets lined up in a row, are the bullets on each end called Williams Cleaners?

Yes they are. They have a zinc base. Soldiers tossed them regularly because they believed that they were inaccurate.

I am new to CW relics and I always assumed they were designed to help clean the lead and gun powder residue from the barrel and not commonly used otherwise. Is this incorrect?

Thanks,
Jim.

Williams designed them on the principal that upon firing the zink disk would expand & take the rifleing making it more accurate. Though use the troops noticed the would clean there bore of fowling. So later in the war they issued two Williams bullets & eight cone base minnies in a pack. They unintentionally cleaned the bore. So when we call them cleaner bullets it was after the fact. Just a history guys. HH TIM

Thanks Tim...I appreciate the history lesson.