AngelicStorm
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Well, I haven't detected for several months with only two months detecting in 2014 with a lot of great finds. I broke the ice and got out yesterday and today. The property I hunted was a farm field where a house got tore down by the owner of the property some years back. Now in the past, including last year I have always ignored the little spot because of the prospect of finding good stuff on the other side of the farmland where a mule stable sat at in 1825 under a giant pecan tree which I did find some good stuff there in past hunts. Another reason I have ignored where the house got tore down is that when I first got permission there on the same day the owner had one of his workers take me to where the house got tore down at. I briefly scouted the area to find huge signals everywhere so I went back to my original destination..... The mule stable area. I told the owner why I would rather stay in that area and he told how they tore the house down. He said when they tore it down, they spread the debris over the field and that was the reason I might would find a lot of trash. He also told me the house was built in the mid-1800s, a reason why the area has been on the back of my mind ever since. You could call my decision to go to that area of the farmland a small act of bravery and curiosity. Well that and being prepared to remove a lot of trash to find good targets which I ended up doing.
So, I ended up hunting that area yesterday and today. Yesterday I found a good bit of bullets, including civil war era ones. I found a ton of ripped up cans and bottle tops. As I removed the cans I would occasionally find bullets underneath them. Although few, the other things I found around the junk was a Trade Token that is about the size of a dime that says "Good For 1 Merchandise" and I can not hardly make out the other side, a 1907 Indian Head Penny, and what I think is a Civil War Naval Button. I have found quiet a few other buttons like it. I also found a gun! Yes, a gun. A pistol to be exact caked up with dirt only three inches under. I was not sure if it was in the house or what when the demolition took place, but I called the cops to have them see if it was involved with any criminal activity. They came by yesterday and asked me some questions and even checked out my finds.
) They took the gun to investigate it so today came. I went back out to the same area again hoping to score more stuff for about three hours. I wasn't finding much but trash again. About two hours into the hunt a guy started yelling at me from the road in a van so I checked him out. It was a sheriff. He asked me where I found the gun so I pointed to where I found it. He then told me that gun was involved in an armed robbery about 10+ years ago right down the road and that he chased the guy from the store to that field. He said the guy got out the car running and then started shooting at him. He also said he could never find the gun involved and was thankful I found it plus told me it is a Highland Point 9mm after I asked him what kind of gun it was. I went on and found a bubblegum machine piece of jewelry that reads MAJULAH at the top. Not the most productive second day back there, but a memorable two days. I will be back at this spot more often in hopes of finding other stuff. Maybe another gun or perhaps something much older!? Who knows.... I just look forward to getting back out finding more hidden treasure. 
The pictures of everything are below. Thanks.
So, I ended up hunting that area yesterday and today. Yesterday I found a good bit of bullets, including civil war era ones. I found a ton of ripped up cans and bottle tops. As I removed the cans I would occasionally find bullets underneath them. Although few, the other things I found around the junk was a Trade Token that is about the size of a dime that says "Good For 1 Merchandise" and I can not hardly make out the other side, a 1907 Indian Head Penny, and what I think is a Civil War Naval Button. I have found quiet a few other buttons like it. I also found a gun! Yes, a gun. A pistol to be exact caked up with dirt only three inches under. I was not sure if it was in the house or what when the demolition took place, but I called the cops to have them see if it was involved with any criminal activity. They came by yesterday and asked me some questions and even checked out my finds.
) They took the gun to investigate it so today came. I went back out to the same area again hoping to score more stuff for about three hours. I wasn't finding much but trash again. About two hours into the hunt a guy started yelling at me from the road in a van so I checked him out. It was a sheriff. He asked me where I found the gun so I pointed to where I found it. He then told me that gun was involved in an armed robbery about 10+ years ago right down the road and that he chased the guy from the store to that field. He said the guy got out the car running and then started shooting at him. He also said he could never find the gun involved and was thankful I found it plus told me it is a Highland Point 9mm after I asked him what kind of gun it was. I went on and found a bubblegum machine piece of jewelry that reads MAJULAH at the top. Not the most productive second day back there, but a memorable two days. I will be back at this spot more often in hopes of finding other stuff. Maybe another gun or perhaps something much older!? Who knows.... I just look forward to getting back out finding more hidden treasure. The pictures of everything are below. Thanks.
That is a neat story about the gun. Awsome find
