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5 more minie's and a ???

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ansehnlich1

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I froze my buttooski off today but since the ground is still fit to dig I went out in the mud field and dug up a few goodies.

So, the one boolit has a kind of a star pattern in it's base. These 5 make for a total of 61 bullets thus far from this field. I pretty much guarantee there's more :)

And that doodad to the lower left, not sure what that thing is.

Then there's a finial to the right of that, not threaded, smooth inside, still had some rotted wood in the end of it.
 

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ansehnlich1 said:
I froze my buttooski off today but since the ground is still fit to dig I went out in the mud field and dug up a few goodies.

So, the one boolit has a kind of a star pattern in it's base. These 5 make for a total of 61 bullets thus far from this field. I pretty much guarantee there's more :)

And that doodad to the lower left, not sure what that thing is.

Then there's a finial to the right of that, not threaded, smooth inside, still had some rotted wood in the end of it.
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You found some really cool CW History. The piece bottom left I believe is a finial to either a cap box or possibly a cartridge box. The piece to the right of this I believe is a tompian, the cover for the end of a muskets barrel to keep water and debris out of the barrel. You said there appears to be rotted wood inside this piece. This would have been the part that inserted into and inside the barrel with the top portion attached. The Star base bullet is a great find also. Congrat's, and hit this spot again. Well Done. You are onto a great site.
 
Confetrit said:
You found some really cool CW History. The piece bottom left I believe is a finial to either a cap box or possibly a cartridge box. The piece to the right of this I believe is a tompian, the cover for the end of a muskets barrel to keep water and debris out of the barrel. You said there appears to be rotted wood inside this piece. This would have been the part that inserted into and inside the barrel with the top portion attached. The Star base bullet is a great find also. Congrat's, and hit this spot again. Well Done. You are onto a great site.
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I can't thank you enough for the quick ID of a couple of these items. Indeed, this site is one that surely has other treasures to yield. I appreciate your help!
 
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