Saturday's meager finds

[minelab marcus]

Hi all! Saturday was raining cats and dogs, but the long range forcast is snow and ice, so I figured I'd take one last trip out in this unusual winter we are having. Took the excalibur, since I knew it (we)would be getting soaked.
Went to an old mill by a small river and checked the banks and edges and came up with about a dozen fishing sinkers, half a dozen modern pennies and the following: A bullet (circa 1860?) with 4 rings at the base. It also has a hollow point. I have searched the net for clues to it's origin, but haven't found anything on it yet. I believe it to be a British infantry bullet from an early carbine. You can see the rifling grooves in the rings.
Also an old cartridge - centerfire, crimped end with DMC II on the base - except the M looks like an upsidedown V with a line through the middle. Anyone have any ideas?
And an old dog tag. I thought that was pretty neat.
Well, it is blowing and snowing now. I guess it had to catch up to us sooner or later.
Take care and HH
MM

 

[steve in so la]

Glad you got out - maybe not again for a while ? Good dig on the old bullet, Steve in so az

 

[MI$$OURI BETTY]

n/t

 

[Digdoug]

That is an interesting bullet. I have a book on Cival War bullets and I'll look it up and will let you know if I can ID it.

 

[VT Dave]

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[pennies]

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[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

I'll do some checking on the bullet. What is the date on the dog tag?

 

[Mike Chgo area]

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[minelab marcus]

There is no date on the tag, which is interesting. It says "Rabies Vacinated St. Catharines Dr. Buckley & Combe 3322"
Thanks for looking.
MM

 

[minelab marcus]

Forcast says "No Detecting for three weeks" at least.
Oh well, I can't complain. We have had the warmest January in recorded history this year.
I need to come to Arizona for some detecting!
Those are nice railroad nails you keep finding. Most stuff like that is rusted away before long here.
Take care!
MM

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

with no date how do they know when the dog was vaccinated? I found two dog licenses in one yard two days apart. They were both 1962 from Conneticut. 800 miles away from home! My best 3 are 1915, 1904, and 1903

 

[minelab marcus]

Yeah, the lack of date is a mystery to me.
That dog from CT must've been on an Incredible Journey!
God bless, MM

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

it was two tags! Different numbers. Must have been two dogs that moved here with a family?