...I can't believe I'm posting in Relics, but for a slightly different reason. This is something I've only dreamt of since the invention of the internet and online forums; and dreamt of relic hunting long before that. Yesterday fulfilled that dream, and now I've joined the ranks of those I've always considered The Most Fortunate. Everything has come together- living in the right place, a good friend with a like passion of detectoring who is native to the area, and a newly acquired MXT Pro.
Yesterday found us on a nearby field of battle; my takes were about thirty nails and what appears in the attached image.
The object at the upper left may be part of a rifle-musket, smoothbore or carbine lock plate (heavily corroded by who knows how many fertilizer applications over the ages), dimensionally it is a pretty good match to an Enfield's lock plate in my possession; the object on the right was my find of the day, a Hotchkiss percussion fuse. The object on the bottom was found in some woods on the edge of a field, possibly part of some farming implement, but these woods were also the location of CS cavalry before they were forced out of their position. I don't know if any of the knowledgeable here might be able to ID that item.
My digging pard found a gold-gilted button and a nice, complete lead sabot and a few other period odds and ends. A good day for both of us and a new enthusiasm for this typist!