Shoe Senior Member Joined Feb 8, 2015 Messages 275 Location UT Feb 21, 2017 #1 I found this in the woods today. Massive signal, but clearly not iron. I had to dig out of curiosity, but I did not expect this to come out of the ground! I had a good chuckle. You never know what you're going to find.
I found this in the woods today. Massive signal, but clearly not iron. I had to dig out of curiosity, but I did not expect this to come out of the ground! I had a good chuckle. You never know what you're going to find.
C claddy Elite Member Joined Oct 1, 2016 Messages 920 Feb 21, 2017 #2 Man that is a cool find I would love to have a relict like that any day
highball Full Member Joined Apr 14, 2016 Messages 225 Location Washington State Feb 21, 2017 #3 looks colonial to me to. Nice find
Ricki7 Forum Supporter Joined Dec 9, 2014 Messages 7,113 Location Angola NY Feb 21, 2017 #4 highball said: looks colonial to me to. Nice find Click to expand... +1 , hh
cellrdwellr Elite Member Joined Jul 20, 2014 Messages 19,304 Location Dirt Cellar, MA Feb 21, 2017 #5 Nice minuteman congrats!
markinswpa Forum Supporter Joined Nov 5, 2015 Messages 7,065 Location Pittsburgh Pa. Feb 22, 2017 #6 Thats really cool, would love to dig one of those, congrats. Can you find a makers mark on it? Mark
hikingthehills Full Member Joined Jan 1, 2017 Messages 194 Location GA Feb 22, 2017 #7 That's huge! Pretty awesome find.
gseuser Elite Member Joined Dec 30, 2014 Messages 911 Location Basehor/Emporia KS Feb 22, 2017 #8 Looks lead or pewter. Still a really cool find!
GroundSweeper Forum Supporter Joined Apr 8, 2013 Messages 21,284 Location Placer Co., CA Feb 22, 2017 #9 That is way cool! Nice job getting it out of the ground in such good shape too!
BottleCapKing Elite Member Joined Aug 8, 2011 Messages 2,143 Location Central Mass Feb 22, 2017 #10 That Lesche looks pretty modern to me. The synthetic handle should be a dead give away.
UpStateMike Full Member Joined Jan 23, 2017 Messages 120 Location South New Berlin, NY. Basically the center of the Feb 23, 2017 #11 I think it might be an old zinc state part. They were painted to look like bronze but they are lower cost and more brittle. Here's some more info: http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/articles/jaic42-01-003.html
I think it might be an old zinc state part. They were painted to look like bronze but they are lower cost and more brittle. Here's some more info: http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/articles/jaic42-01-003.html