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    Colonial relics

    Today I hit a couple of cellar holes with Trooper Bri , we trudged through the chilly woods this morning in search of three old cellar foundations but only found two . The first one coughed up a few goodies and is where most of my finds came from .



    a few large dandy buttons the worlds smallest thimble , a tiny garter buckle



    and nice designed shoe buckle frame .



    I also found a spot where a bunch of iron buckles , iron rings and horse tack rivets were discarded (last picture) . It was strange how they were all in one spot . The second spot didn't produce much for me except parts to a shoe buckle (chape & tongue) and a button . But I did find another good reason to wear gloves while doing this hobby !! Its a blade off of a razor headed arrow tip , I'm sure i would of cut myself while grabbing dirt out of the hole if I didn't have my gloves ! ouch!



    and my total of keepers after the day !



    And The Fungus of the Day for HEAVYMETALNUT !



    Spring is here , get out there and dig !!

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    Nice finds Dan. You guys dig some of the coolest stuff!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger Don View Post
    Nice finds Dan. You guys dig some of the coolest stuff!
    you'll be too soon when your out here Don , Thanks
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    Interesting finds for sure! Lucky with that razor blade, that could have been bad.
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    Nicely done Dan! Who's machine is that? Doesn't look like your coil. Those arrow tips sound great....then I always give thanks I didn't cut off a finger
    Hey, I just got a book about early American adornment and the author says that the pin, tongue, and "roll" are all part of the chape. You ever hear this? I always thought the chape was the round part with two small points and the tongue was the pitchfork part, like you mentioned.
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    Nice relics Dan. Those broadhead inserts could sure ruin a hunt if you're not careful.

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    And it begins. Nice finds Dan!
    Congrats!
    What's the half moon shaped item in the second to last picture? Half of a button?
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    Very nice Dan and glad to see you nabbed a few goodies with Bri. Nice little garter buckle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell View Post
    Interesting finds for sure! Lucky with that razor blade, that could have been bad.
    Yes gloves are a must for this type of detecting DOD , thanks

    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post
    Nicely done Dan! Who's machine is that? Doesn't look like your coil. Those arrow tips sound great....then I always give thanks I didn't cut off a finger
    Hey, I just got a book about early American adornment and the author says that the pin, tongue, and "roll" are all part of the chape. You ever hear this? I always thought the chape was the round part with two small points and the tongue was the pitchfork part, like you mentioned.
    How is Trooper?
    The usual arrow tips are pretty east to hear but i thought it was odd to just find the razor part . Drew I was actually using Brian's V3i ,friday was just for a few hours with it (more like a "training lesson" as i didn't get much with it ) Saturday was a bit better with it .Tropper Bri has been doing well lately i'll see if i can get him to post his last couple of days worth .

    Hmmm , I thought the chape was the part called the "roll" , I just learned something new !

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    Nice relics Dan. Those broadhead inserts could sure ruin a hunt if you're not careful.
    you ain't kidding Earle , I never realized how much hunters litter until i started detecting the woods thanks

    Quote Originally Posted by Ill Digger View Post
    And it begins. Nice finds Dan!
    Congrats!
    What's the half moon shaped item in the second to last picture? Half of a button?
    Thanks Tim , yeah the moon shaped item is a broken button it was my last find actually .

    Quote Originally Posted by BTV Digger View Post
    Very nice Dan and glad to see you nabbed a few goodies with Bri. Nice little garter buckle.

    John
    Thanks John , this and the thimble are almost the same size . tiny
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    Nice job sniffing out those finds Dan. Man, you are always finding nice shoe buckles
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lodge Scent View Post
    Nice job sniffing out those finds Dan. Man, you are always finding nice shoe buckles
    Jeff , I like finding them more then most coppers now . I'll re-post it after i give it some "love and affection"
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    Nice hunt Dan. I also found a razor arrow head on Saturday. One of the reason I always wear my gloves!

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    Nice hunt. Love the buckles.
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    WTG Dan! Ahh the fugus among us...
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    Really cool stuff. I really appreciate seeing the finds.
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