Went to the coast today for some swingin'. The tide was high when I got there so I stuck to the trails for a while. I got the usual pull tabs and clad coins, but got a few neat things. I could use some help with id on a couple of them. First thing is an old lock. Not sure how old it is but it's cool anyways.
The next thing I found has me scratchin my head. I grew up around guns and hunted my whole life but I never seen a rim fire shell this large. I dug this 44 mag shell today also and used it for comparison.
The last cool thing I dug was a big flat button.
Heres the back...
While tryin to clean it up I noticed the stars are gold so I stopped.
This is what I dug today.
These all came from the woods. Once the water dropped, I tried detecting down there and didn't have much success. The coastline is pretty rugged.
I got a good signal that turned out to be a brass bolt but when I flipped over a rock, this guy was waiting for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmiPN2ZAE5Y&feature=share&list=UUPvQQcQVqutdGvHhfPUa0Kg
All in all...was a damn good day in my book!
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Well I tried to clean the button a bit and I may have completely ruined it. I can see more details but it's pretty toasted. Wish I left it alone now.
Thanks Jim for pointing me in the right direction. I saw a couple locks similar and noticed they all had markings on the keyhole cover. So I got to cleaning and taa-daa.....
M. W. & Co.. They went into business around 1834 and went bankrupt in 1913. So even if it was the last lock they ever made, its over 100 years old. Any ideas if dimentions, style and shape can be used to narrow the age down a little more?
Congratulations Bob, the lock appears to be from the civil war:
https://www.google.com/search?q=civil+war+relic+identification&...
Yes , You did great! Im glad to see you out there using that machine... I think you should research the button maybe post on my fb page so others can see it.. There are folks on there that know about those.. and the other thing seems to be a big padlock,, very old.. you did great.. thanks for showing us.. take it easy and keep it swingin...