gtoast99
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UPDATE: I added some new pics of the rifle lock cleaned up below. I'm pretty happy with it. Hope you enjoy. 
Hey ya'll! I've been in a bit of a Civil War slump lately. With crops in fields and the temperatures like they've been, my friend and I have been scouring the woods looking for some camps that just don't want to be found or re-hunting a few pounded out sites. So I haven't had much to show for it lately besides exercise and camaraderie, lol.
Now that the crops are starting to be harvested, we decided to take a trip down to the Battle of Bentonville, NC. We spent most of the day searching a site near Mower's Charge, and I got lucky with a few nice keepers. Two three-ringers (one drop, one fired) and a nice enfield for lead. I also decided to dig some more of the big iron and came away with another CS shell frag.
My favorite relic for the day was this awesome lock plate, I think from an Enfield rifle. I've never found one before, and it's even more special being that it's a battlefield find. The hammer is missing, but the mechanism looks fairly complete. I'll be sure to post an update once I've run it through electrolysis.
I've also posted a picture of an original to show how it went in the musket, and a photo of some of the trash for the day, haha!
For more information on these finds as well as the history of the Battle of Bentonville and Mower's charge, feel free to check out my website, Detecting Saxapahaw. Thanks for reading!
Hey ya'll! I've been in a bit of a Civil War slump lately. With crops in fields and the temperatures like they've been, my friend and I have been scouring the woods looking for some camps that just don't want to be found or re-hunting a few pounded out sites. So I haven't had much to show for it lately besides exercise and camaraderie, lol.
Now that the crops are starting to be harvested, we decided to take a trip down to the Battle of Bentonville, NC. We spent most of the day searching a site near Mower's Charge, and I got lucky with a few nice keepers. Two three-ringers (one drop, one fired) and a nice enfield for lead. I also decided to dig some more of the big iron and came away with another CS shell frag.
My favorite relic for the day was this awesome lock plate, I think from an Enfield rifle. I've never found one before, and it's even more special being that it's a battlefield find. The hammer is missing, but the mechanism looks fairly complete. I'll be sure to post an update once I've run it through electrolysis.
I've also posted a picture of an original to show how it went in the musket, and a photo of some of the trash for the day, haha!
For more information on these finds as well as the history of the Battle of Bentonville and Mower's charge, feel free to check out my website, Detecting Saxapahaw. Thanks for reading!
