HI, all:
Had the opportuintiy to hunt a Missouri battlefield using my trusty F75 SE and my new Blisstool. Found an assortment of interesting finds. Not all Civil War. Was hunting a previously located picket post in the woods and found the item at the top. Part of a scaboard. Probably for a knife instead of a sword. The pile of coins were a coin spill in the same location. Seven memorial cents came out of a spot twelve inches in diameter. Beneath the top piece is the back off a cuff button and a smashed flat coat button. The back has the shank and you can barely make out the eagle on the front. Found a nice assortment of bullets, including the two ring .69 cal. Rifled Musketoon bullet top left. The coin at the bottom half of the picture is a 1885 shield nickle. A key date coin that my book says is worth $426 in good condition. Wish nickles would come out of the ground like silver does. The date and the rest of the detail is very hard to make out, but I'm almost 100% sure of the date. And finally, the item in the center. I was working part of the field where it is speculated that cannons were set up early in the battle. When I dug this item I thought it might be part of a friction primer, but after rubbing on it, I could see some writing. I put it in my pouch and went on. Later, after cleaning it you can read the words "DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE BLASTING CAP" clearly printed on it. You just never know what you will find when out detecting. Even in a battlefield.
Thanks for looking and keep on diggin'
jimmyk in Missouri
Had the opportuintiy to hunt a Missouri battlefield using my trusty F75 SE and my new Blisstool. Found an assortment of interesting finds. Not all Civil War. Was hunting a previously located picket post in the woods and found the item at the top. Part of a scaboard. Probably for a knife instead of a sword. The pile of coins were a coin spill in the same location. Seven memorial cents came out of a spot twelve inches in diameter. Beneath the top piece is the back off a cuff button and a smashed flat coat button. The back has the shank and you can barely make out the eagle on the front. Found a nice assortment of bullets, including the two ring .69 cal. Rifled Musketoon bullet top left. The coin at the bottom half of the picture is a 1885 shield nickle. A key date coin that my book says is worth $426 in good condition. Wish nickles would come out of the ground like silver does. The date and the rest of the detail is very hard to make out, but I'm almost 100% sure of the date. And finally, the item in the center. I was working part of the field where it is speculated that cannons were set up early in the battle. When I dug this item I thought it might be part of a friction primer, but after rubbing on it, I could see some writing. I put it in my pouch and went on. Later, after cleaning it you can read the words "DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE BLASTING CAP" clearly printed on it. You just never know what you will find when out detecting. Even in a battlefield.
Thanks for looking and keep on diggin'
jimmyk in Missouri
Congratulations on the key date Shield too...
