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NB Digger
July 24th, 2006, 09:17 PM
I have not seen a lot of CW era stuff being posted so thought I would post these! I went through my collection the other day and found that I only have about 150 +/- of the known 800-1000 types of CW bullets that were used during the CW. Looks like I have a ways to go! Many will not be found by me.... but can be purchased. To bad I am not rich! Hope all is well with everyone at the Treasure Quest Forum!
Travis
bigjohn
July 24th, 2006, 09:34 PM
that nice i have learned look in the base of that bullet.:biggrin:
Pat
July 25th, 2006, 09:27 AM
Thanks for posting and nice collection!!!

Pat:smile:
GySgt USMC
July 25th, 2006, 05:01 PM
Travis,
Super nice display of bullets. You have me beat by a mile I only have found 4 different types so far....:confused:

Gary
WeaponUSMC
August 4th, 2006, 02:36 PM
Thats a nice display Travis. So far I believe im up to around 35 differant types. But ALL of my bullets cept 1 have came from my one hunting spot we all call "The Farm". The only 3 bullets I have that stick out are one of each of the following. Sharps Multi-Groove, Rebel shotgun slug and probibly rarest is my .22 cal CW pistol ball. Me and A.J. actually had a good day on tuesday and dug 8 bullets between us lol......HH.....Bill
NB Digger
August 4th, 2006, 04:16 PM
Nice to hear that you guys are still hitting the lead out that way! I am off to N.Va. as my nephew was in a very bad accident. He is in ICU with severe head trauma! May not make it! Talk to you when I get back!
Travis
JoAnne
August 4th, 2006, 04:53 PM
Travis - I am so sorry - I will keep you and your family in my prayers. JoAnne
carolinachief
August 4th, 2006, 05:00 PM
Travis,

Hate to hear that. Will be praying for you and the family.

Kelvin
ROOT66
August 4th, 2006, 10:18 PM
NICE COLLECTION NB, I JUST GOT MY 3RD CW BULLET OF THE YEAR THEY SEEM TO BE PRETTY SCARCE HERE IN PA.:bthumb:
Gregory
August 9th, 2006, 06:24 PM
Nice collection of CW bullets there Travis.
Gregory
August 16th, 2006, 02:29 PM
Travis,
How is your nephew doing?
NB Digger
August 17th, 2006, 12:14 PM
Well....two weeks to the day, today, he is alive!!! We are very very very thankful for that! Having said that... he is far from out of the woods! He continues to slip in and out of conciousness and is responding to stimulation but a lot of that response may just be reflex! This boy poor and his family will have a very very long road to any kind of recovery. We continue to pray that he will pull through and be his old self. I have worked for 15 years now in the field of Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health and have seen what these kinds of traumas can produce. It really really scares me! But, like I said we pray for the best and only time will tell. Thanks for thinking of him Greg!
Travis
SharkHunter
October 4th, 2006, 09:26 PM
Do you know Jon Thorne?
NB Digger
October 4th, 2006, 10:39 PM
That name does not ring a bell for me! Sorry. Is he a local digger, North Carolina?

Travis
SharkHunter
October 5th, 2006, 04:57 PM
He is a long time detectorist and works at Tryon Palace, He has some nice relics.
NB Digger
October 5th, 2006, 06:15 PM
Thanks for Mr. Thornes name. I would love to hook up with him and talk relics some time! Does he still detect? What does he do for the Palace?

I really like going over to Tryon and looking around. To bad no digging there:confused: . They are tearing up ground right in front of the place. I would bet there might be a few items left in the ground there!

Do you ever get up this way to dig?

travis
SharkHunter
October 6th, 2006, 05:03 PM
Jon is with landscaping so if he could he would be decting it. I have a brother who lives in Taberna and I try to get down there every once in a while. Maybe we can get together
ChristopherKnittel
March 9th, 2007, 12:48 AM
That's a great collection you have, how often do you guys find old shotgun slugs?


Chris
http://georgiaforagers.blogspot.com
NB Digger
March 9th, 2007, 08:35 AM
Hello Chris,
Welcome to the forum!!! We look forward to you visiting us and hopefully posting some of your finds as well.
As to your question about the "shotgun" bullets. I have only dug one inthe 12 years I have been digging. But, that is just my luck! LOL! I was with a guy last summer that dug three and he has many more in his collection. I sure would not mind finding a few more!
Travis
WeaponUSMC
March 25th, 2007, 01:16 PM
They are one of the harder ones to find. Mr. thornes name is one that everyone around the New Bern area always asked me about. I have heard of more names in the area but, our little circle of detectorists never seemed to grow. Pretty much the same guys we started with we ended with, with the one addition of GySgt_USMC. But we started to not like him much when he started to learn his machine and was finding as much as we were. A.J. aka Marine0311 was good to dig with, and never found anything unless we walked infront of him and planted stuff. over two years and he never caught on. NBDigger here, ya got to watch out for, he passes up the bullets to take every button out of the earth. lol but other than that, great guys :rolleyes: . HH travis.
GySgt USMC
April 3rd, 2007, 11:35 AM
Bill,
I remember smoking you on a few different days...... lol
Also, who was the only one to find a complete gold ring???? Yours truely
GySgtUSMC

Sure do miss hunting with you, AJ, and rest of the crew!!
Hope all is well in OHIO. Will be in PA for good after 16 May, can't wait!!

Gary
chuck@treasurehut
May 23rd, 2007, 01:03 AM
..I have posted these here before, but here are some of my miniballs and other bullets.

5684 50 cal.Miniball carved by a soldier into the shape of a horse shoe.

5685 Miniball flattened and carved into a replacement elevation site for a soldier's rifle.

5686 Various bullets or the period matched to their respective cartrifges

5687 Round 50 cal. ball, used as a "medicine bullet". Note the teeth marks from a soldier in pain.

5688.