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Hunted an old home site/mine this morning with the Fores CoRe. I've hunted this place a couple of times before and I'm getting it figured out. This was my best hunt here yet. The CoRe is great for picking the good stuff from the bad.

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Today was the day for old, large caliber (52 cal), rim-fire cases both rifle and pistol (41 cal). One not fired! The Webelos neckerchief slide is really cool. The shotgun head stamp says Peters/Victor. Never found one like this before. 

The large disc is from a silver slag pour I found there last time. They did some small time smelting as I have found some copper slag as well as this silver pour. It was dirty and had stuff stuck in it so I melted it, cleaned it up some, and poured it in to a round mold. This is the second silver pour I have found. 

I'm really liking the CoRe for this kind of work (play) :) .

Good luck!

Dean

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Great relics, I like the old rim-fires and the slag pour particularly.

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Thanks for the comments guys! 

I'm trying to research the old rim fire cases and not having a reat deal of luck. Does anyone know of a good site? Thanks!

 

Dean

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Thank you, goldbrick.

 

I'm having problems identifying the different cases. Notice that there are four different types. The two on the left have been necked down and have a shoulder. The two on the right are much smaller in diameter and the one that has not been fired is much longer than the others. So far, (as best as I can tell) this is what I've got...

The shorter rifle cases with no shoulder are .56-.56 Spencer

The two with the shoulder are .56-.46 Spencer (One of the first wildcats. A necked down .56-.56. Rare.)

The long un-fired shell appears to be a .56.-56 Extra Long Spencer

The two small cases appear to be (measured length) .44 Henry Pointed cases.

All 1860s era.

To the best of my limited sources, FWIW, this is what I think I've got. If anyone knows different please chime in. 

 

Thanks!

 

Dean

 

P.S.- www.cartridge-corner.com seems to be a pretty source.

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