Half day hunt with Todd & Tom*complete colonial shoe buckle*buttons

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Todd and I had looked at a potential area with lots of walls.but it was private property.Todd's friend Tom who recently bought a MXT knew the guy and got us permission.the land has been in his family for years and said nobody's ever detected it as far as he knew.with high hopes we went in.found 2 sites both were hit real good! I managed a few buttons.2 lead balls and a 1st for me.a complete all iron colonial shoe buckle! :cheering:
was a nice day to get out with Todd & Tom!

[Lodge Scent]

A couple of good looking buttons PLUS the all iron shoe buckle :thumbsup01:. Nice hunt.

[Thiltzy]

The iron shoe buckle looks awesome Dave. It looks like a chocolate pretzel ... yummy:drool: Some nice looking buttons also:thumbsup02:

[Timewarpdigger]

Looks like you had a really fun day. Congrats on the finds.

[del]

hey an iron shoe buckle , thats something you don't see very often , definitely some quality buttons Dave :clapping:



The iron shoe buckle looks awesome Dave. It looks like a chocolate pretzel ... yummy:drool:

with extra salt too. now i'm hungry:lol:

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

lol at pretzel! i'm suprised the thing held up! never find a complete iron shoe buckle.this is rarer than George going a day without losing something! i steel and brass brushed it good as i could.popped it in the oven and 450 for an hour caoted it with hair spray,i forgot to add salt though!

[del]

are ya gonna electrocute it ??

[OxShoeDrew]

Iron shoe buckle, humphf....never saw one of those. Good looking buttons :cheesysmile:

[kray]

Great shoe buckle! Seems like a lot of those are being found. Thank God we have velcro.

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

are ya gonna electrocute it ??
nah i scrubbed it with wire brush,popped it in the oven at 450 for an hour then hair sprayed it.i was afarid zapping it i'd lose the tongue and chape

[coinnut]

Nice iron buckle Dave :thumbsup01: Complete ones are hard to come by. I wouldn't chance zapping it, it may just break apart. Did you baste it too? :lol:

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Nice iron buckle Dave :thumbsup01: Complete ones are hard to come by. I wouldn't chance zapping it, it may just break apart. Did you baste it too? :lol:
this is rarer than George going a day without losing something!

[Thiltzy]

Don't zap it Dave, I tried that on my complete iron knee buckle and it looks awful

[coinnut]

this is rarer than George going a day without losing something!

George doesn't have anything left to lose. :lol:

[CTTodd]

Good button count

[Trapster]

I have never heard of the oven and hairspray thing.Can someone explain???

[Bell-Two]

Nice buckle and I really like the buttons!

[aloldstuff]

Nice shoe buckle Dave. Love the buttons also. I see you relic hunter post a lot of shoe buckle but I never knew that an all iron one was rare to find. What material are show buckles usually made of?

[BTV Digger]

Iron buckle...neat. Wonder how those things looked back in the day when it was actually on someones shoe? Was it nearly as rusty then? I'd imagine you'd have to keep that thing dry nearly all the time, and folks worked outside alot back then.

BTV Digger

[The Rebel]

Nice going Dave. Was hoping to get out but with the rain.....:girlcry:

[MangoAve]

I have never heard of the oven and hairspray thing.Can someone explain???

There are other options like clear coat spray paint or clear nail polish. Heating the item up helps the coating stick. It's to preserve it from oxidizing further. Hair spray is the thinnest coat but doesnt stand up to handling very well.

[Trapster]

Thanks for the info MangoAve.

[coinnut]

I have never heard of the oven and hairspray thing.Can someone explain???

The heat removes any water so it is not trapped in when the hairspray seals the surface from oxygen entering the relic. It is a fast way of cleaning and sealing your relic. The other option is time consuming but lasts longer. Removal of chlorides is the ultimate goal, but realistically, we usually abrade the iron with a wire brush an remove the water and seal it.