Plenty of bullets and buttons plus a first for me: iron cannister shot. You have to be in all metal for these. They read just like nails. But the ground was clean all around them so it was no problem finding them.
I think the Navy button was my best find, Scovill Mg. Co. 1850-1865. Lots of gilt still on it.
Some of the eagle buttons are in good shape but some are crumbling.
I found 6 dropped minnies in one hole with a knapsack J hook.
The brass leaf thing is part of a trigger guard, probably pre Civil War.
Thanks for looking.
Neal
I think the Navy button was my best find, Scovill Mg. Co. 1850-1865. Lots of gilt still on it.
Some of the eagle buttons are in good shape but some are crumbling.
I found 6 dropped minnies in one hole with a knapsack J hook.
The brass leaf thing is part of a trigger guard, probably pre Civil War.
Thanks for looking.
Neal
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