Geologyhound

On 3/30/2024 at 7:03 PM, Rattlehead said:

I have Hip-Clips on all of my shovels, which lets me carry them on my belt whenever I want to free up a hand.

Is this like a carabiner?

On 3/30/2024 at 6:13 PM, MD4V.org said:

I use a Grave Digger Tools Nemesis shovel. It's heavy, but I've used it on 3" diameter roots, prying out river rocks, and smacking a rabid raccoon! 

https://gravediggertools.com/ 

Hopefully I won’t have to deal with any of those!

This is another duplicate reply I am over writing because I can’t figure out how to delete it.

OK, I was having a problem finishing my post so I exited Safari and came back in.  I still couldn’t finish my post so I exited Safari came back in again and then cleared the editor and started from scratch.  This time I was able to finish my post and I submitted it only to find that it got submitted three times.

I can’t figure out how to delete a post and if I edit a post to have nothing it won’t let me do it.  So I’m over writing one of the duplicate posts with this question.  How do I delete a post?

On 3/30/2024 at 2:49 PM, F350Platinum said:

My vote is for Predator Tools, specifically the Ranger.

This thing is an absolute beast and won't break.

I've had mine for 4 years now and you know how much I get out. 🙂 It doesn't even creak.

I do like the notion of one which has some good longevity to it!

I normally hunt areas where trowels are required.  I have recently gained access to some more wooded areas and need to add a good shovel to my tool kit.   It preferably won’t weigh me down, but needs to be rugged enough to cut roots without falling apart in a year or two.  The next question is how do you forest hunters carry a shovel?  Do you have some sort of back strap carry pouch, or do you just carry it in your free hand and try to keep it away from the coil?  I would prefer to keep a free hand if possible, but also don’t want to waste a lot of time accessing a shovel for each target.

On 3/20/2024 at 3:53 AM, Valens Legacy said:

The better question would be, how they put the number on it without cracking it or breaking it.

Is it a man made diamond or is it a real one?

Would love to know the answer on this.

Diamond serial numbers are laser etched. But I’ve never heard of them being put anywhere other than the girdle.  If it’s a standard serial number, you might be able to make it out with a 10x hand lens.  However a stronger lens might be easier.  These serial numbers are registered in a database as TTT2866 mentioned.  So plug it in and see. You might be able to find the original owner.

Any multi silver day is good in my book! If you’re interested, there are a variety of sites which will give you an approximate date for the shotgun shell based on the headstamp.  https://cartridge-corner.com/shotgun.htm is one example.  This is sometimes useful for dating sites when I haven’t found any coins.

Hard to beat that! Any idea what the Indian piece is?

29 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

The signal corps badge is WW1 era, the screw back gives that away. 👍 Really like the Fleur de Lis pin, may have signified some alliance with France.

Wild guess on the double ring thing, may be part of a horse bit, or an alligator teething ring 😏

Great finds!

I like the alligator idea. Now who could’ve imported alligators to Ohio?🤔

That is starting to look like the trash I bring back…😄

I found this US armed forces Signal Corps pin perhaps 30 feet from where I historically found an 1890s barber dime.  I can’t find any information online to indicate the age, so any help would be appreciated.  All the modern ones appear to have a smooth background, are domed, or don’t have a raised rim. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be any markings on the back.  I’m not even sure if it’s supposed to be a collar pin or an oversized cufflink.  It almost looks like the back piece was made to screw on, but there is one tooth – perhaps to keep it from shifting against the  fabric.

The little fleur-de-lis piece was found in a different area of the site.  It rang through loud and clear. I had to dig under some large roots for it, so I am not sure of the exact depth, but it was about 10-12 inches deep.  I was a little flabbergasted that I picked up something that small that deep.  There are two little knobs on the back so it must’ve been affixed to something.  There are no markings on the back of this either.  The only coin I found for this day was out in the middle of the woods and was a 1960 Lincoln…

Does anybody have any idea what the double sided ring thing might be?

Always great to find some keepers at a hunted-out site!  I didn’t have to use mine very long to figure the 11 x 13 was going to be my standard coil.

Welcome from southwest OH!

Looks like you found a jackpot!  Were you using Tekkna and the 9” for that haul?

The lead piece could be a farm or field token? Earlier posters mentioned bag seals. There were types which had discs like this on either end connected by a band which would be bent in half.  The band could’ve broken off your piece. But I thought bag seals generally contained information on the contents.  Unless there is more detail hidden under the surface corrosion, this one appears to be fairly simple - which leads back to the token notion.

Just now, F350Platinum said:

Tekkna. I don't think I would have found it with Relic, Tekkna falses much less. It was in the trashiest spot.

I run Reactivity at 2 usually because the response is so fast, and 3 tends to miss stuff that is deeper.

Good to know. I am hoping to test out Tekkna this weekend.  Most of the sites I hunt I try to keep reactivity at 1.5 or lower except in really trashy areas and usually not even then unless I’ve already gone over that area with a lower reactivity.  I’ve tested signals in trashy areas and tend to lose them if I push reactivity up to around 2.5 or three.

On 3/3/2024 at 9:40 PM, GotAU? said:

You realize that you found the master’s ring created by Sauron, right? I know it’s too late for you, but I would never have put that thing on because he is seeking it, seeking it — all his thought is bent on it. The Ring yearns above all else to return to the hand of its master. They are one, the Ring and the Dark Lord, Dave, and he must never find it. Keep it hidden, keep it safe.

Translated those markings mean:

“…One Ring to Rule them all

One Ring to find them

One Ring to Bring them all

and in the darkness Bind them.”

😄

Yeah, no kidding. I was thinking the script looked like Elvish, but you beat me to it!

So, were you using Tekkna or relic when you found the stud?

12 hours ago, rvpopeye said:

Congrats on your first "wild" silver quarter ! 

 

Thanks! Now to find the rest of the family.  Preferably it’s grandparents…

13 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

The middle rightmost item one the top photo. 🤔 

If you haven't already, and are using the D2, you should try Tekkna at this site. 🙂

I have Tekkna loaded up, but this trip I was scouting with the 11 x 13 and thought Tekkna might be counterproductive.  My 9 inch is feeling lonely and is itching for a chance at some of the nail beds I found last trip.  My ears are a different story… 😄

18 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Nice bunch of finds from that hunt, the old fishing reel may still have the manufacture's name on it. The reel looks like an old Shakespeare style, one of their first in the casting line. Try to clean it up and get the brand name on it as they are collectable.

Good luck on your next outing.

I took another look at the reel and realized there was a partial letter showing through one of my test cleaning spots.  So I cleaned it up a bit (thank you Andres crayons). It says Pennell Reel Co. Phila.  I was able to find an identical one on the Internet.

Thanks and hope you find something great on your next outing too!

1 hour ago, F350Platinum said:

Nice hunt Ghound!

NC is right about the valve stem cover, I found about 20 of them on the landing near my house, then found a Model T in the woods 🤣 my avatar is a hubcap.

Hard to be sure, but at first glance your bullet shell looks like a .45/70.

The Tootsie truck is cool! Bet there's a lot more stuff there for you to find. 👍 

I'd say the cone is probably a hubcap of some sort.

I’ve only scratched the surface here. I slowed down where I started identifying abundant iron and searched around the periphery of those areas, but just basically scouted around the area.
Were you referring to the smaller shell casing or the larger one with the possible bullet in the casing?

1 hour ago, NCtoad said:

Nice bunch of finds!   I think the reel is actually a baitcasting reel.  And I think the screwdriver handle is a valve stem cover from a model T or A.  

Thanks! That’s certainly more interesting than a screwdriver handle!  Looks like the kind with the hex head like I found was for the wire wheels.

I went out to a “new to me site” over the weekend and found a bit of an eclectic mixture of items.  All these years of hunting and I have never found a silver quarter outside of a seeded hunt.  So I am very pleased with the 47 Washington.  This place apparently gets brush hogged occasionally and some of the items show it.  The chewed-up Fangburger token is from Burger Chef restaurants perhaps around the 1970s.  I would guess the fly fishing reel and the tape measure are more recent. The tootsie toy wrecker may date from pre-World War II.  No idea about the screwdriver handle other than it is aluminum.  The penny is a 1919 S.  Had my heart skip a beat before I gently cleaned around the date because it looked like a 1909S… 😕

However, the two items I am most interested in are the dome shaped thing and the piece I first mistook for pipe and dropped in my “Possibly not trash” pouch.  This item appears to be lead inside a brass sheath.  The lead appears to have rings on it like a Civil War bullet. The site is along General Morgan’s trail from the Civil War (with union troops on his tail).  I know most of the Civil War bullets did not have metal casings but I understand Spencer and Henry rifles did.  This appears to be half inch in diameter and what’s left of it is about 3/4 inch long.  Could this be a remnant of a Civil War bullet still in the casing?  Does anyone know what the spacing between the rings should be if this is Civil War era?

The other item which has aroused my curiosity is the brass dome shaped thing.  It’s a little bent out of whack, but it’s about 2 inches in diameter or a little under and about 1.5 inches tall. There are slits irregularly spaced in the base.  Some of them are a little ragged which makes me think it just broke. Others seem to be relatively straight.  The base has a small flange like the dome was made to fit over the top of something.  This makes sense, as there is iron rust (magnetic) attached to the base.  I am guessing maybe some sort of hubcap cover, but the thought dancing around the back of my head is could this be the nose piece of an artillery round?  Would any Civil War artillery have a brass sheath over the nose?  Would any Civil War artillery shell even be shaped that way?  Any help from Civil War munitions buffs would be greatly appreciated for either of these items.

Thank you in advance!

I was going through my “not obvious trash but not obvious treasure“ pouch and pulled out both of these. After a little cleaning, I can tell the item on the left is a lamp wick holder. It says EF Jones patent May 4–55 Reissued Jan 11 59.  The first year may actually be a 57. According to the Internet, that matches with the EF Jones January 11, 1859 patent.  The place where I found it has a small museum. I plan to take it back to them and see if they want it. The second item I really have no clue about. The end of the main wire not connected to the circular object has small wire wrapped around it – possibly part of a spring.

My first thought from the shape was some sort of suspender clip but since the wire is not connected on both sides that can’t be.  Since the central object is brass it can’t be some sort of a sparker.  I also considered some part of a doorbell, but this has me stumped. 🤔  Any ideas?

Thanks!