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    Revolutionary War era Sling Buckle!

    Got out with Danny LaMontagne and Dave Wise yesterday for some Colonial Cellar Hole digging. It was a great day and we all made some great finds. I found my very first Revolutionary War era Sling Buckle! You never know when lightning will strike!Name:  25552255_10210688397589695_5056604136292957249_n.jpg
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    great find!
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    Nice find Donnie , don't find many Rev. war era military buckles ! That site should of produced a bit more being so far out of the way !
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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    Nice find Donnie , don't find many Rev. war era military buckles ! That site should of produced a bit more being so far out of the way !
    Thanks Danny! I agree that the site should have produced a bit more. My buckle was less than 50 feet from the cellar hole. That was a big target to miss and it rang up 60 on my MXT. We should go back again someday and see if the site doesn't start singing to us.
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    Pretty darn cool find!
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    Looks like it may have been a British soldiers waist type buckle and not a shoulder slide type we had first thought Donnie http://www.historicalimagebank.com/g...ckle+.jpg.html
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    Nice find Donnie! Dying to go out and find something myself but right now the ground is so hard here it hurts to even walk on!
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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    Looks like it may have been a British soldiers waist type buckle and not a shoulder slide type we had first thought Donnie http://www.historicalimagebank.com/g...ckle+.jpg.html
    The British Waist Buckle looks identical to me. I think we may need to investigate that site a little further. There may have been a British Tory living there at one time. Wouldn't it be something if one of us found a Long Live the King button or further evidence at that site?
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    Nice find congrats

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    Very nice find Donnie. I expect that when you and Dan get back there, more relics will be recovered.
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    A most excellent find Donnie. What a year you had! Best of luck in '18.

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    What a great find Donnie, ooh the history it could relate.
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    Nice find! Too bad now we have 10-12" of snow as well as -10* or more....
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