GW!!!

[OxShoeDrew]

First hunt of the year and I broke my rule, I went out with temps below 40. You people shamed me into it...and I'm glad!!! Under about 7in of snow/dirt I dug a Chicken hawk!!!! I looks exactly like the one I found a few years back. It also has a sweet shank! This one was in another town, miles away from GW's parade route.
Only 90 min hunt and I also dug a musket, tombac, and a completely wiped copper. :happydance01:
Thanks!
PS I don't know if it will be better or worse if I get that crud off, any advice would be helpful!

 

[Cheap Thrills]

Congrats on your GW! I'd leave it as is, I believe that crust is heavily embedded and you would lose a lot of the detail.
That's a great photo of it.

 

[The Rebel]

Damn Drew, talk about hitting it outta the park this early in the season! That's a beautiful find, congratulations!

As far as cleaning if it were mine, I'd clean it very carefully. It's been in the ground for a long time, so I guess a warm water soak won't hurt.

 

[Lodge Scent]

Well done Drew!! Great find! I haven't found enough chicken hawks (0) to offer cleaning advice that you should listen to. But......I would preserve it as is, dirt and all if it was mine.

Funny, I have just the opposite rule. I hate to go metal detecting when it gets warmer than 40 degrees.

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Thanks George, Roger, and Jeff! I'm going to take your advice and leave it alone. Here it is with its new partner!

 

[Lodge Scent]

That is a sweet looking pair !

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Thanks, Jeff! Do you remember HeavyMetalNut finding 5 at one site then another at a second site in ONE DAY?

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Wow Drew, that's a heck of a way to start the season! :yahoo:

 

[Bucknut]

Wow! Congrats on your second GW button! Great piece of history. Now that is how to start 2022!

 

[Lodge Scent]

Thanks, Jeff! Do you remember HeavyMetalNut finding 5 at one site then another at a second site in ONE DAY?

Certainly do Drew. I recall HMN having a stack of chicken hawks about the size of Dan's stack of Fugios. :cheesysmile:

 

[Iceman-ny]

Awesome way to start the season Ox :thumbsup02: but what is a Chicken Hawk, never seen or heard of them before, I know your all :rofl:at me, but I had to ask:grin:

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Thanks, Chris,Jared,Iceman!
Nobody here would laugh, Iceman...below is a link, and the first pic is similar to my button. BTW is your picture a Higley copper?https://www.mountvernon.org/preserv...-culture-of-the-presidency/inaugural-buttons/

 

[The Rebel]

This is a Chicken Hawk :lol:

 

[OxShoeDrew]

:lol: Loved Warner Bros (reruns lol) when I was a kid!

 

[The Rebel]

I watched all the re-runs as well as a kid & still do from time to time. Mel Blanc must have been an awesome Dad/Grandfather to do all those impressions.

[video]https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=mel+blanc&docid=608035165955456365&mid=94 5699B8FDADF1BFC12F945699B8FDADF1BFC12F&view=detail &FORM=VIRE[/video]

 

[Digger Don]

Great way to start the year. Congrats on the GW.
I guess you need to lower your threshold by a few degrees. :frozen:

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Thanks, Don! You northern IL guys know a little something about wind-chills.

 

[Iceman-ny]

Thanks, Chris,Jared,Iceman!
Nobody here would laugh, Iceman...below is a link, and the first pic is similar to my button. BTW is your picture a Higley copper?https://www.mountvernon.org/preserv...-culture-of-the-presidency/inaugural-buttons/

It's a button Ox, I searched for some info on it but never did find any, thanks for the info on a Chicken Hawk :thumbsup02:

 

[BTV Digger]

I saw that on IG recently Drew. Fantastic find!

John

 

[del]

Great button Drew , is the shank still attached ?