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Did some research and found out a public river landing close by was a trade route during the Revolutionary War. It was only 20 minutes from my house so decided to take my Compadre and see if I could find anything. Aside from a few pennies and fishing weights, I found this bullet and what appears...

I dug this today at an old 17-1800's homestead. Can anyone help identify the type of bullet? The bottom is flat, i didnt add a picture of that.

First time using this platform so hopefully I’m doing it correctly! Any idea on age of axe head? (I put the stick in it) appears to be for wrapping around a round handle. Area is a few hundred feet from known Revolutionary War graves, but also old logging area… I found a flat metal file about 50...

Found this cluster of 14 unfired rifle cartridges at one of the properties I was exploring today. The shells are Union Metallic Cartridge (UMC) Company 38-55 Calibre. They were at a depth of about 6-8 inches. These are likely early 1900s based on the location and the history I have on the place...

Found old bullet 5-6” down near 1840’s homesite. It has civil war patina, about ½ inch in diameter, weight 26 grams or 401 grains. I can see two rings clearly and faintly the third ring. It is a fired bullet. Any idea what type of bullet and is it really a 3 ringer?

I was given a metal detector at 10yo. I had no idea how to use it and I would pretend I was looking for treasure (or I probably believed I was). Now at 31 I finally purchased a minelab 350 somethin or other. So far I've been out about two hours. Found some penny's! (One all copper!), a sprinkler...

Found Lady Liberty at 10" at a park here in Chicago. Sounded faint and no VDIs but repeatable. A semi-Key date 1895 S Barber half with a bullet indent. A couple of feet away, I found an old looking bullet as well. I'm pretty sure, it's not the bullet that hit this coin but pretty cool to imagine...

Wondering if any one has as idea what this could be. Found it on the beach of Lake Ontario in Olcott, NY. I see no markings on it. It is about 4 inches high and 1 3/4 inches in diameter. I am new here, Thankyou, and if I’ve done this wrong I will get better.

Nah, after getting it out it then rang up varying between about 20-22 on my Nox 800, but my initial thought when finding it was "a silver bullet ?" :laughing: Hey, at least my trash to non-trash ratio was down with Thursday's (Oct 24) hunt, only 3 trash finds along with 6 non-trash finds ...

I have a friend who has some Civil War items from their farm in VA. Any ideas on the tool?

I am not sure on a few of these. I received permission for a church built in the 1870s. Not much luck on anything too old. The pastor seemed to think it had been hunted over the years. I am most curious about the lead items but also the token/purse/thingy. 1. I couldn't tell if the little ball...

So, I was around a site that goes back to the late 1700s. I doubt this is that old but it looks like lead. It seems solid but almost like a rock inside. I don't know. I found some bullets online that resemble it. It almost feels like a rock. I wasn't sure if it was maybe a sinker. The color is...

I have my Equinox 800 so one assigned tone break is 16-19 for civil war bullets. but a large old style pull tab rings up a solid 16. so is there any other way to overcome this problem or do I just have to dig all 16 TID's. john

I am new to hunting civil war relics but have been using metal detectors in one form or another since 1988. Mostly I hunt parks and old home sites and the beach 2-3 times per year. In a proven civil war battle area (not in any national parks but adjacent private or public property) how long do...

I am using the field 2 setting and my civil war bullets ring up 16-18. Unfortunately ring pulls and square tabs seem to love the 16 Target ID. I put down three civil war three ringers of 3 different caliber on a clear patch of ground. I then put in another clear patch some of my pull and square...

I am hunting a civil war site with little trash. I have three coils, 5x8, AT Pro stock and a NEL Thunder 14.5" x 10.5". I read somewhere that the NEL is not so good for small targets. I wonder if a civil bullet is consider a small target by those who made that statement. so anyone have...

First time post...I found this in Virginia and was hoping someone could help me identify/age this bullet. Thanks.

Greetings from Stafford, VA, I recently moved from 1/3 acre to 2.4 acres here in Northern Virginia. As an engineer, I've always been curious about metal detecting and this was the catalyst I needed to spend the money. I read everything I could find and made my decision: an AT Pro with Pro...

Hello everyone, So I have never done one of these forum posts before so be easy, I bruise like a peach. just kidding. So I live in Belgium right now (Limburg province), my neighbor mentioned getting a metal detector and the boy got really excited. So we got one and started going through the...

I live in Austin, Texas and found these bullets in the South Austin area. Please help feel free to comment and identify. thanks.