Ground_Hog_MD
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Dug up the lower piece of a knife or sword, a hand forged nail and some other odd items.
from colonial era site ....
from colonial era site ....
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Small piece of a knife or sword from colonial era site.
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Ed Steinhoff
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Yep, file for sure.
HH Ed in co.
HH Ed in co.
Ground_Hog_MD
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Most definitely not a hand file ... it is a knife blade. in electrolysis tub now, will post better pics later.
here is one like it and the link to the page ...
http://www.armyoftennesseerelics.com/miscellaneous-civil-war-relics
here is one like it and the link to the page ...
http://www.armyoftennesseerelics.com/miscellaneous-civil-war-relics
Thats some old metal there, GH.
..I found two files so far this year from the 40's I figure, according to the 'dateable" other odds and ends in there with them.. in the water, down in the black mud...and a guy knows right away that its a file, unmistakeable...up until this year, I would have guessed what you found is a file too, except yours looks way much older, and in with forged older stuff...so it could be a knife or sword! Let us know if you get a definitive lock on what it is....great find!
Mud
..I found two files so far this year from the 40's I figure, according to the 'dateable" other odds and ends in there with them.. in the water, down in the black mud...and a guy knows right away that its a file, unmistakeable...up until this year, I would have guessed what you found is a file too, except yours looks way much older, and in with forged older stuff...so it could be a knife or sword! Let us know if you get a definitive lock on what it is....great find!Mud
.......( Ok maybe a knife)Ground_Hog_MD
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ooh we have comedians, i like funny ... funny thing is, in the exact same spot that i dug up the " FILE " i have dug up a colonial era musket trigger guard, 6-8 buttons, several shoe and other buckles, round musket balls, a silver pendant, a gold brooch, several later 18th century minie balls, British slipware, shelledged pearlware and other pottery, a pair of shackles, many large chains and large pieces of iron, several pieces of human bone, and other odd items, i guess whoever was there fought with a hand file, or filed himself to death. im no expert but based on the items i am finding in this spot, it appears to be a soldier or several as the items are military related, im not finding any tools or work related items . im digging in St Augustine FL on private land on the river ... we have a lot of history to dig up here. and im diggin it.
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Ground_Hog_MD
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its amazing how an electrolysis tub can make a hand file look more like a knife with every hour ....