Post Xmas digging
- Thread starter CTTodd
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Digger_O'Dell
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Well done-always have to take advantage of the late season digging when possible!
Lodge Scent
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Wow! An identifiable iron shoe buckle is a rare thing!
OxShoeDrew
Administrator
I hope this weather keeps going, Todd! Never saw an iron shoe buckle!
del
Administrator
great finds Todd , especially for late December . Iron shoe buckles I believe are very late in the 18th century as iron would of been difficult to cast properly , I bet that one has a decent design hiding under all the corrosion , it would be a great candidate for some electrolysis .
Hey on another note it was really great to see you again last weekend (its been a while) and again thanks you very much for the opportunity to hunt a field with you Todd , had a very good time !!
Hey on another note it was really great to see you again last weekend (its been a while) and again thanks you very much for the opportunity to hunt a field with you Todd , had a very good time !!
Full Metal Digger
Active member
Good finds Todd. Does the curved pointy thing have two posts on the back? If so, it looks like a coat tail weight for a men's jacket. These were in fashion from the end of the Revolution up to the start of the War of 1812.
CTTodd
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It does have the mounts you mention and so does the long oval piece. I have found them before and thought they are saddle decorations. Do you have any link to what you think they or it is?
Digger Don
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Cool finds. Glad you are still able to get this late in the season.
BTV Digger
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Always a bonus if you can still pull colonial in the last week of December in this neck of the woods. Congrats and best of luck in 2016.
John
John