A very deep very sick target

[CT Todd]

I hit this Rev War time period Sword in a cut hay field in NY. The parts came out of 6 different holes in a 10' square. My friends and I are thinking French Rapier style sword. The sword was found with two different coils ?? I was testing the new Elliptical against my 11" and had been marking targets with different color flags and then checking all targets with both coils. These are natural finds which is the only way to really test the coils. The elliptical was set to 28 kHz running my normal program and the 11" was running my standard program at 8 kHz. Both programs use discrimination at 6.5. These targets were all at 8-10-11" and super tough targets. I'm holding my opinions for some more testing.

 

[calabash digger]

very nice!

 

[aval]

Great find Todd.

 

[undrpar]

That is an awesome find.congrats

 

[Jim Robertson]

n/t

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

I hit this Rev War time period Sword in a cut hay field in NY. The parts came out of 6 different holes in a 10' square. My friends and I are thinking French Rapier style sword. The sword was found with two different coils ?? I was testing the new Elliptical against my 11" and had been marking targets with different color flags and then checking all targets with both coils. These are natural finds which is the only way to really test the coils. The elliptical was set to 28 kHz running my normal program and the 11" was running my standard program at 8 kHz. Both programs use discrimination at 6.5. These targets were all at 8-10-11" and super tough targets. I'm holding my opinions for some more testing.

That is just absolutely a great find! I wonder if the guy who originally had the sword was killed by Indians? Man, that sword could go back to when our country was just beginning.

 

[Explorer.se]

Very nice finds! Keep digging em!

 

[martygene]

it really is sick Todd. Amazingly sick. This find will keep you charged up for a while. big Congrats!!!

 

[CT Todd]

https://youtu.be/UMtrV3ekDYQ

https://youtu.be/c1RmfmwTJTE

 

[Low-Boy/LCPM]

Crazy cool finds

 

[squirrel1]

Sick target?
If I read that in a post, I would be expecting horseshoe or something.

What you found is nice and exciting.

Congrats

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

Is that the only type of elliptical coil XP makes for the Deus . . . a HF elliptical?

 

[squirrel1]

Is that the only type of elliptical coil XP makes for the Deus . . . a HF elliptical?

As far as I know YES.
The latest released elliptical only one.

Notice battery location on HF coils, different than the LF coils.

 

[Old California]

Nice!

Great area, you're very fortunate to have such sites.

Congratulations!
Paul

 

[Andy Sabisch]

It's broken . . . . I mean anyone can find a broken sword but it takes a real detectorist to find one intact . . . . . .

Seriously . . . that is one impressive find to say the least. Just imagine the last person that touched it and what was taking place as this country was being born . . . .

With finds like those I can see why you do not do parks and beaches

Shows what knowing your detector and using it in the right spot and can uncover . . . congratulations!

Andy

 

[CT Todd]

Update

The consensus is that this sword I found is whats called a "Small Sword" which is a personal defence weapon 18"-24" inches. You would have your regular "Broad Sword" and then you had this "Small Sword" on your belt too. The sword people are saying French made about 1720-50. This sword would have been carried by a Military Officer or Gentleman of the time period.

 

[HuntinDog]

very cool!!

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

I wonder if the Indians scavenged the blade for spear points and arrow heads? It would be cool if you could find the rest of the sword.

 

[CT Todd]

I wonder if the Indians scavenged the blade for spear points and arrow heads? It would be cool if you could find the rest of the sword.

I like it fine just the way it is.