Full Metal Digger
04-06-2018, 02:46 PM
Hey Diggers,
The village I'm staying in dates back to the 13th century. Right behind my apartment is a wooded hill of several 100s of acres. It occurred to me that there was probably some activity up there over the centuries. So I drove 1/2 mile and parked at the base of the hill and then hiked in a few hundred feet.
Right away I started getting musket balls and flat buttons! I also got a very early blow hole button (I'm thinking it's French) and it probably dates from the mid 1600s to the mid 1700s! Del can correct me if I'm wrong! LOL. I also got what I think is an early strap end with some fancy on it. I could be wrong about that though. I found another pipe lid! This one looks much older than the other one so maybe early 1800s if I'm lucky.
I was out for about 2 hours and found 15 musket balls! It makes me wonder if that's a sign of military activity because I usually only find 1 or 2 for a whole day. Anyway, here's some pics. Thanks for looking and HH, Dave.
The village I'm staying in dates back to the 13th century. Right behind my apartment is a wooded hill of several 100s of acres. It occurred to me that there was probably some activity up there over the centuries. So I drove 1/2 mile and parked at the base of the hill and then hiked in a few hundred feet.
Right away I started getting musket balls and flat buttons! I also got a very early blow hole button (I'm thinking it's French) and it probably dates from the mid 1600s to the mid 1700s! Del can correct me if I'm wrong! LOL. I also got what I think is an early strap end with some fancy on it. I could be wrong about that though. I found another pipe lid! This one looks much older than the other one so maybe early 1800s if I'm lucky.
I was out for about 2 hours and found 15 musket balls! It makes me wonder if that's a sign of military activity because I usually only find 1 or 2 for a whole day. Anyway, here's some pics. Thanks for looking and HH, Dave.