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[60streeter]

DUG THIS 50 CALIBER SMITH CARBINE BACK IN 73 WHILE BOTTLE DIGGING

WHILE BOTTLE DIGGING

 

[MasonDixonMding]

Found it in a woods. The roots had pushed the end out of the ground and I eye balled it. I’m thinking it’s 1830s

 

[Cherry Picker]

Nice!

I had an 1878 Winchester I found in the river many years ago. No wood left only rusted metal but you could easily tell it was a rifle. I ended up selling it.

 

[hoser]

SERIOUSLY!! Ya'll found these things. I absolutely live under a very large rock. Dang well done on these finds. MDM I love how you put the whole gun next to the parts you found. I have found two guns detecting and they both took full rolls of caps.

 

[60streeter]

Found it in a woods. The roots had pushed the end out of the ground and I eye balled it. I’m thinking it’s 1830s

WOW! THAT IS AWESOME.... COULD IT BE A HENRY?

 

[60streeter]

SERIOUSLY!! Ya'll found these things. I absolutely live under a very large rock. Dang well done on these finds. MDM I love how you put the whole gun next to the parts you found. I have found two guns detecting and they both took full rolls of caps.

CAP GUNS ARE COOL!

 

[VirginiaBikeGirl]

40's era cap gun. Found more remnants of other cap guns on the same property.

 

[MasonDixonMding]

WOW! THAT IS AWESOME.... COULD IT BE A HENRY?

Im guessing it was probably was made local. There where a lot of Pennsylvania gun smiths back than. I looked on the brass and silver parts for a makers mark with no luck. To find a old gun is cool. But to find a old gun that exploded is over the top. There are so many possibilities of how it happen.

 

[60streeter]

Im guessing it was probably was made local. There where a lot of Pennsylvania gun smiths back than. I looked on the brass and silver parts for a makers mark with no luck. To find a old gun is cool. But to find a old gun that exploded is over the top. There are so many possibilities of how it happen.

COULDNT HAVE BEEN A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE THAT IS FOR SURE. THE GUN I DUG WAS FOUND AT AN OLD GUNSMITH SITE. THE BUTT END WAS STICKING OUT OF THE GROUND JUST A COUPLE OF FEET FROM PAVEMENT

 

[cellrdwellr]

The best I have found so far...

 

[MasonDixonMding]

The best I have found so far...

What detector do you us to find them??

 

[Cfmct]

The best I have found so far...
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Cool lol... I'm not a big dirt guy anymore but found part of a belgium boot pistol... found it on a 1700's customers property the house was once a tavern... next to a huge old tree he may have been taking a leak behind lol...

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Here's one I found . It is a E.A. Prescott Star Model 41. Made in Worcester, MA 1861- 1867

 

[IDXMonster]

Here ya go

 

[IDXMonster]

It would be very cool to find something like that one day, I have found plenty of old lead but alas….obviously no guns.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Flintlock plate, probably late 1700's or early 1800's. First photo is how it looked out of the ground, second is after electrolysis and third is after I coated it with rust converter.

 

[60streeter]

Flintlock plate, probably late 1700's or early 1800's. First photo is how it looked out of the ground, second is after electrolysis and third is after I coated it with rust converter.

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Very cool! I need to go back and see if I can find the side plate for the flintlock barrel I found late last fall

 

[Cherry Picker]

Nice save!

 

[stetam]

Nothing outstanding, just a couple musket trigger guards and a pepperbox frame.

Steve

 

[GKman]