my first buffalo, my first jesuit ring...more trade items....

[abucooche]

yep, more trade items found, been searching the same spot for the last year. few weeks ago, found my first jesuit ring and buffalo nickle, had to look both of them up on the internet..didn't know what they were, haha.

Happy hunting, weather will be 69 tomorrow!!

[Merc]

Nice artifacts you got there!

[aloldstuff]

69 degrees, where are you located?? I want to go there. Some very nice relics you got there. Congrats.

[Fire Fighter 43]

Great hint those at some cool relics. Good luck on your return trips. HH

[del]

hey Abucooche , congrats on the great missionary jesuit ring , could you post a nice closeup of the design it has on it . these were given out to native Indians as gifts of friendships and to try to sway them to the path of Christianity . usually it was Christian priest or monk that offered these as they would travel on the frontiers to new villiages teaching the Indians their European language gaining their friendship and trying to convert them to God. it looke very early maybe late 1600's to very early 1720's , and the trigger guard parts are cool as well. keep hitting that site theres bound to be alot more. | | |

Dan

[abucooche]

Hello Dan, will post a close up tonite. THanks for the history of the ring, very interesting!!! I found the three trigger guards all within a two hour hunt! Am going out again this afternoon...

[pulltabsteve]

Very nice looking hunt! Love that ring and the info that Dan provided on it is OUTSTANDING as usual

[Spiderwort]

Great finds. I'm currently reading a book about La Salle and his explorations of the Mississippi valley in the late 1600's. Lewis and Clark had nothing on the early French explorers. Thanks for sharing your finds and I am looking forward to seeing more of your finds.

[OxShoeDrew]

Very nice looking hunt! Love that ring and the info that Dan provided on it is OUTSTANDING as usual

Yep, agreed

[abucooche]

hey Abucooche , congrats on the great missionary jesuit ring , could you post a nice closeup of the design it has on it . these were given out to native Indians as gifts of friendships and to try to sway them to the path of Christianity . usually it was Christian priest or monk that offered these as they would travel on the frontiers to new villiages teaching the Indians their European language gaining their friendship and trying to convert them to God. it looke very early maybe late 1600's to very early 1720's , and the trigger guard parts are cool as well. keep hitting that site theres bound to be alot more. | | |

Dan

hey dan, here is a close up of the ring, i am eager to find another one and do some research on it. i went out for a little while today, found some sort of iron key??, looks like a knife blade, and few other copper pieces. not sure about the iron key, but interesting

[CODY]

Very nice finds. Love the ring and the history of it. Congrats and good luck on the future hunts. |

[SeabeeRon]

I looked at this post because of the mention of the Jesuit Ring. Thanks for the explanation Dan!! Love this site, so much knowledge!

hey Abucooche , congrats on the great missionary jesuit ring , could you post a nice closeup of the design it has on it . these were given out to native Indians as gifts of friendships and to try to sway them to the path of Christianity . usually it was Christian priest or monk that offered these as they would travel on the frontiers to new villiages teaching the Indians their European language gaining their friendship and trying to convert them to God. it looke very early maybe late 1600's to very early 1720's , and the trigger guard parts are cool as well. keep hitting that site theres bound to be alot more. | | |

Dan

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

awesome finds !!!!!!!!!!!!! that ring is sweet! |

[Cheap Thrills]

Welcome to the forum Abucooche . Great finds and pictures .I'm liking that ring also .Thanks to you for posting and to Dan the history man for the gained knowledge . | |

[plehbah]

I would give or do just about anything to have a site like that to hunt. You are making some really interesting discoveries.

Shoot me an offer if you must!