Hunterjunk Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 Fascinating range of finds . Looks like your Smithy was also the local gunsmith . The brass tapered item looks like a tap valve , along the line of a barrel tap , but the round top is strange . Great finds . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 Early, and then later, remote site Blacksmiths worked on just about anything metal. Gun repair was a common job. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayard Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Middle one looks like a Colt Open Top to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, Bayard said: Middle one looks like a Colt Open Top to me. Thanks Bayard. I have been looking at photos online. There are a lot of similiar looking Colts and Smith and Wessons and others. I was a little surprised by the number of off brands for lack of a better expression that I have never heard of. I haven't figured out how to run the serial number which could help determine the make and model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayard Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 7 minutes ago, Doc Bach said: There are a lot of similiar looking Colts and Smith and Wessons and others. No, the lack of a top strap on the frame makes this revolver easy to recognize as a Colt Open Top. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 On 7/2/2024 at 1:06 AM, Valens Legacy said: Nice finds and I bet you had a lot of digging to do to get them out of the ground. Some of the more rusted items might be able to be cleaned up with soaking them in Coke . Just a thought, but don't leave it in to long. Good luck on your next outing and stay safe out there in this heat. Hey thanks V L. A fair amount of digging for sure but a lot more tedious than one might think. There were around sixty or so horse and mule shoes and a whole lot of heavy gauge steel wire and broken buggy and wagon springs and so on jammed and intertwined in the pit. I could have made pretty short work of it with my long handled Apex pick and Predator shovel but I did not want to risk damaging anything or missing any coins or marbles and buttons etc. Another and the biggest reason for digging with extreme caution was right off the bat I dug that cobalt blue shard of glass shown in the next to last photo. It is a piece of a pretty Rare and super desirable Western Soda Bottle that easily sells in the five to ten thousand dollar range depending on which one of the two variants it was and the overall condition and colour of course. Creme De La Creme! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 46 minutes ago, Bayard said: No, the lack of a top strap on the frame makes this revolver easy to recognize as a Colt Open Top. Bingo give that man a cigar! Just Googled it seven shot 1871 to 1875. A spot on match Thank You! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Quite the treasure trove, probably the best iron relics I've seen here in a long time. I imagine if I heard that much iron in one spot I'd investigate, wow. Congrats Doc. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Wow, instant collection. 😄 It takes some people years to get that variety of items. The finds just kept getting better and better the more I scrolled down. Great bunch of relics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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