Recent content by smoothbore

Greetings all, went to Winchester Virginia to find these. Enjoy the pics!

Greetings all, Got out for a couple of hours before it got to hot to dig. Rivets with leather still attached was cool. Small bullet turned out to be a .32 allen & wheellock lip fire, first for me. Enjoy the pic. Smoothbore out

Greetings all, havn't posted in a while but I thought I would share this past weekend's finds(if you cant tell the second picture is a star base). Hope you enjoy the pics, Smoothbore out.

Greetings all, lady luck was with me this past weekend. I found my first exploding button, thankfully it was not a rare general service eagle button but a quite common union artillary button :lol: . My personal theory on these type of buttons is that long ago the face and the back seperated...

Greetings all, despite the parking lot like ground I had to get out in the dirt. Even though it was a good day I am done untill it RAINS! Enjoy the pics, Smoothbore out.

Greetings all, temperature of 75, no humidity, stiff breeze, could this possibly be Virginia in the middle of June? Ticks have become so bad that cow grazed fields are about the only option left. Butt plate and eagle button were nice, but the '63IHP was the best non-silver coin I have found to...

Greetings all, got in a decent AM hunt this past saturday, ground was so hard it was like digging in a parking lot, need rain!! enjoy the pics, smoothbore out.

Greetings all, took some time off over the memorial day weekend to do a wild pig hunt in South Carolina, when I booked the trip I casually asked the host if there were any metal detecting oppertunities. The only place he knew of was an OLD home site located near our hunting camp, needless to say...

Greetings all, Saturday was a very good day(for me). The ram-rod tip is very cool, from my meger library I'm thinking its an Enfield. All of the bullets with the exception of the round ball were nice mark free drops. Temperature is definatly heading up and there are plenty of bugs and snakes to...

Greetings all, cleaned out my junk pouch from the weekend and found this bullet. I do not own a MM book and can usually get by with my T&T. Dementions are: Diameter=.355 Length=.680. Any help is greatly appreciated. Smoothbore out.

Greetings all, got in a few hours of digging yesterday before the rain started. Was very lucky to dig this US bit. I say lucky becuase not everyone is fortunate to find one that is broken in half. Found one boss nearby(which i reinstalled with a bamboo kabob skewer), but that was it, however I...

Greetings all, thumbs up for getting the webpage back online. Had a decent day recently in my usual spot. Found my first Mass. button. Smoothbore out.

Greeting all, I am starting to think that the global warming theory is true, having to apply bug spray on new years eve is just wrong. None the less it was a good day to dig in Virginia. Heel plates cleaned up nicely, and the three cent silver with a date(1852) made the trip worth while. The...

Greetings all, hunted one of my usual spots near Culpeper Virginia. Pretty decent day, I think this is the most Williams bullets that I have found in a single outing. Knife blade turned out okay too bad the guy broke the tip off. I have come to the conclusion that the roller buckles arent worth...

Greetings all, not much to show for four hours of digging. Brass spur parts are pretty cool, but nothing special except that crazy cast iron goat. Hope everyone has a good thanksgiving, and some extra time to get in the dirt over the holiday. smoothbore out.