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owena1
11-16-2015, 11:37 PM
Hey everyone,
I'm new to this whole thing but here's what I found yesterday in my backyard! I believe it to be a "buck n load" which is a little musket ball. I also found an oxen shoe about 20 feet from this. Could anyone confirm this to be a musket ball? It's about 1/4" and I believe it to be lead. As you can see in the picture, the right side seems to be a little flat most likely where it was shot. The ball itself is irregular due to being fired. It is definitely not modern or so I think. You never know what you'll find in your backyard! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Owen


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del
11-17-2015, 12:45 AM
the small lead does look like it has some age to it (lead tends to get a chalky white color due to oxidation) could be a piece of "buck and ball" or a small pistol round . Nice ox shoe too !! we have an ox shoe expert here on the forum by the name of OxShoeDrew , well maybe expert by default (he finds so many !!!) :lol: welcome to the forum by the way , glad you jumped right in here and posted Owen .

Dan
aloldstuff
11-17-2015, 05:59 AM
Yup I'm with DEL, thanks for posting. Old lead seems to get a white color to it so I think yours has some age to it. Your ox shoe has to be the first one I have seen posted as coming from a members backyard....:lol:. I'm sure oxshoedrew will be chiming in here.
Cheap Thrills
11-17-2015, 07:42 PM
Paging ....... Ox Shoe Drew :lol: . Welcome to the forum owena1. Congrats on your finds . What is that object ( besides your arm ) in your avatar ?
owena1
11-17-2015, 09:49 PM
Paging ....... Ox Shoe Drew :lol: . Welcome to the forum owena1. Congrats on your finds . What is that object ( besides your arm ) in your avatar ?

It's a Civil War era fork I found last weekend!


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Cheap Thrills
11-17-2015, 10:39 PM
It's a Civil War era fork I found last weekend!


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A very cool find . Thanks :thumbsup02:
OxShoeDrew
11-18-2015, 05:01 AM
:lol:yeah maybe expert at finding them!
You're way ahead of me owena1...when I found my first oxshoe in my yard it took me a week to figure out what it was.
...and I hope people noticed that I've cut way back on my oxshoe consumption :lol:
Nice post owena1!
groundhog53946
11-18-2015, 09:25 AM
Welcome owena1! Bet there's more waiting in your yard. Cool finds!

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