the T2 goes relic huntin'...

[Bill Ladd]

My buddy Rob & I ventured back out into the woods to the Colonial foundation we found before....
Here's Rob checking out the pile of stones that once formed the large house's center hearth chimney....
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The site is loaded with iron. The T2 balanced in @ 83, I used 2 tones & was able to run sensitivity up around 70. The DD coil seemed to do real well in separation from all the square nails, etc...
My first keeper was this mid-1800's heel plate featuring a heart motif. Often found in Civil War camps...
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Bullet shells littered the site, often coming in as a 50's #.....
We attempted to "clean them out" in an effort to get to some coins. I was surprised when this early 1800's decorated button turned up...
the same 50's number range as the bullet shells....
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We only spent a few hours there, & it's rained everytime. We need a full day & obviously we need to continue to clean out some more iron. But, it's a large area we can work for a long time to come......
Here's some odds & ends, spoon parts, crotal bell, buckle, pocket knife etc....
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Thanks for looking,
Bill

 

[Keith Southern]

Doin good with the T2

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for sharing Bill,

Those are neat finds from different periods, Shows a wide range of families lived or traveled by this old homestead or structure leaving bits and pieces of ones past.

Plus, You guys have some cool sites and beautiful terrain, And those woods you and Rob venture into to locate the Colonial foundations make the hunt even more exciting, Just the hike itself is an adventure.

I couldn't resist and had to post some finds similar to yours, These finds are from our oldest settlement here in our County. The Indians attacked and killed every settler except for three men at this settlement, Two escaped by the river both wounded and one left for dead with arrows in his body. The others all killed with the last remaining man skinned alive.

So when I seen your post it brought back memories and the finds I made at this particular 1850 settlement, Here are just a few of the many finds from this area and these are similar to yours. Of course the pocket knife is not that old but still from the location, maybe an 1940's drop from a ranch hand. The oldest coin from this site was an 1792 French coin, Rubbed so smooth eventually used as a large cent in the 1830-1850's.

Didn't mean to hog you thread but thought it would be nice to post a similar pic as yours

Congrtas with your finds,
Paul (Ca)

 

[Keith Southern]

The pocket knife has changed very little since the 1820's or so. They are very important parts to the past. Could be later but the way the patination is on it i would call it period.just my take. if i dig themon aperiod site i call them period. also a great heel plate.
Keith

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Keith,

I've dug allot of pocket knifes so I figured this one from the old site in my pic must have been drooped by a ranch hand from our century, Now you've opened my eye that they do go back even future than I expected, That's good to hear

Thanks again Keith,
Paul (Ca)

 

[Bill Ladd]

Don't worry about hogging the thread....I think it's very cool you took the time to take a similar photo. In fact, I thought I was seeing things as your same heel plate is broken in the same exact way it seems :O
You also certainly have an understanding of what we do in the woods & how amazing it is to just hike & search. Even if we don't find a new Colonial foundation to hunt, the hike/ the landscape, & thrill of the search always make it a great day anyhow...
HH,
Bill