1st HUNT OF 2012* CIVIL WAR EAGLE ARTILLERY BUTTON

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Forino wanted to get out on one last hunt before he goes to Florida on a 2 week vacation. He picked me up at 8am and temps were at 7 degrees above zero :frozen: we pondered at the thought of bailing out of the hunt I said Mike we gotta live up to our hardcore reputation here..Lets' do this! so we were off! when the sun got higher and hit 25 it felt almost like spring compared to the early morning.
Was easy diggin in the woods still thank God! I got a 1906 IH,a horse buckle a few brass scraps,a bunch of old headstamps and a very nice CW Artillery eagle button.no pushes,almost full gilt,complete shank and a clear backmark.a nice start to 2012.
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HORSTMANN BROS & DRUCKER 1844-1850

[del]

thats braving the elements boys |:cheering: |:cheering: Dave very nice pre- Civil War Artillery button , lots of nice gilt still left :cheering: :cheering: :cheering: how did Mike do ??

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

thats braving the elements boys |:cheering: |:cheering: Dave very nice pre- Civil War Artillery button , lots of nice gilt still left :cheering: :cheering: :cheering: how did Mike do ??

thanks Dan! Mikey got a cool horseshoe shaped lock with GOODLUCK embossed into it

[Forino]

Here it is!

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Here it is!

that lock is too cool! |:cheering:

[Forino]

that lock is too cool! |:cheering:


Yea it cleaned up nice.

[Ill Digger]

Way to tough it out boys! :clapping: |:confused:) It payed off for ya too! thumbsup01
Nice button Dave! :envious: I can't believe the gilt that survives on the buttons you guys find. Ours are usually just brown. :rolleyes:
I totally dig the Good Luck lock Forino :yes: thumbsup01 That sucker looks pretty beefy! :cool: I bet that just made the detector scream! :shocked04: :drool: <:
Nice finds guys!
Congrats! :grin:

[CODY]

:wow: You guys are Hardcore :peace: No doubt! Beautiful button. :perfect10: Great IH, and love the lock! WTG, Congrats and HH

[Toadman]

Sweet button and lock for sure ! :peace: :peace: :peace: :peace:

[del]

very sweet and unusual lock Mike , i bet it has a very good collecting value as well especially in that shape too :peace: :peace:

[aloldstuff]

7 degrees, and I thought I was ....................Great to see that the both of you got out there and made some nice finds. So now Mike is in Fla getting warm and I'm sure Dave is planning the next hunt.

[sniffy]

nice button davey crockett. And Mikey i've never seen such a lock....cool! :cheesysmile:

[SeabeeRon]

I love it!! Real Men swinging Detectors!!! |:cheering: :clapping:

[pulltabsteve]

What an AWESOME array of SWEET STUFF!!!! :clapping: Love that artillery button :perfect10: