wbindia
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I had the opportunity to dig in South Carolina the beginning of the month on a 16 square mile plus track of land in the Low County that had both civil war and Rev War Artifacts. We must have walked approximately 20-25 miles over the two days. I only had recovered up to that time a silver ring marked: (COIN) inside the band and a small Kepi buckle that gave no VDI on my XP Deus using Deus fast that was down almost a foot. Lesson learned no VDI is good sign-dig those faint but no VDI signals.
In a different section in searched a gully washout and figured this had to be good as any other area to dig. I got a low mid 40s tone on my Deus which indicated a low irony sound and dug down to stare at an old rusty thick pipe. I tossed it aside to recycle later and not more than 5 feet away at about 4 inches in depth I received the same low mid 40s iron tone. DANG I had the other part of that blasted iron pipe Or so I thought! Careful extraction revealed I had some slender iron rod as a tool part maybe - but not until I had it out of the ground did my brain fully realize what I had recovered; my first bayonet-an Enfield bayonet that was complete.
Although both Federal and Southern troopers were issued the British Enfield musket I have a feeling this was used by a former Rebel trooper as it was recovered in SC. After 2 weeks in the electrolysis bath, she looks purty diggers. Remember dig that iron! Or someone will. Happy Hunting.
In a different section in searched a gully washout and figured this had to be good as any other area to dig. I got a low mid 40s tone on my Deus which indicated a low irony sound and dug down to stare at an old rusty thick pipe. I tossed it aside to recycle later and not more than 5 feet away at about 4 inches in depth I received the same low mid 40s iron tone. DANG I had the other part of that blasted iron pipe Or so I thought! Careful extraction revealed I had some slender iron rod as a tool part maybe - but not until I had it out of the ground did my brain fully realize what I had recovered; my first bayonet-an Enfield bayonet that was complete.
Although both Federal and Southern troopers were issued the British Enfield musket I have a feeling this was used by a former Rebel trooper as it was recovered in SC. After 2 weeks in the electrolysis bath, she looks purty diggers. Remember dig that iron! Or someone will. Happy Hunting.
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