Been busy the past two weeks Civil War hunting

Barneymartin3

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• Apr 14, 2022

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Got out the last two weeks to hunt a new private permission before the snakes come out and found all these wonderful Civil War artifacts. Found 86 bullets (Gardners, Enfield, 3 ringers, carbine, & burnside bullets), 15 canister shot, 24 musket balls, 17 artillery fragments, 12 artillery sabots, 5 artillery fuses (Hotchkiss), Two halves of an exploded Hotchkiss shell reassembled with other found fragments from the same shell, and a set of chess/checker pieces made from Confederate Gardner bullets. The knees are wore out and time for a break until next fall..

 

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EmuDetector

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• Apr 14, 2022

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Definitely busy! Solid finds, if you don't mind me asking any location ideas where you are? State?

 

Barneymartin3

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• Apr 14, 2022

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EmuDetector, I am located in East Tennessee.

 

13rannon

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• Apr 14, 2022

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Cool finds. I'm in Farragut.

 

JimR_TN

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• Apr 14, 2022

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Nice finds, well done!

 

EmuDetector

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Barneymartin3 said:

EmuDetector, I am located in East Tennessee.

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Looks like you got into a good spot out there. Keep the finds coming

 

MoBob

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• Apr 17, 2022

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Those are some nice digs. Congrats on a nice variety of civ, And great couple weeks of hunting. Keep after it you may pull a nice buckle.

 

Digger70pa

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• Apr 27, 2022

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Nice finds buddy. HH

 

maxxkatt

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• Jun 15, 2022

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great finds

has the heat swept in to E. TN yet? Here in Atlanta 98 degrees with a feel like 100. Hottest June I can remember.

snakes, bugs, heat, weeds are here now so my relic hunting will wait for the fall. Will be doing some water hunting.

 

maxxkatt

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• Sep 11, 2022

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Man, what a private permission! Don't need to know location, but was it a camp, skirmish site? You must have been the first detectorist on that permission. Congrats!