I may as well keep the same thread of finds that need id'ing.
first of all im a coastal relic hunter, spending most of my time hunting by the sea, off the dunes, in hard to reach places.
I like the adventure, exploration and mystery as to whats beneath the earth that has been left by our historical past. Anything old can pop up.
First of all these buttons. Can anyone id them? I kept pulling these buttons out of a hole in which i gave up because it was button after button. What type of clothing has so many buttons? Trenchoat?
2nd the small bearings. Looks like they were shot out of ann old pistol, as one side is flat from impact. Google search comes up with very similar sized balls for a pistol, early 1800s.late 1700s.
3rd this copper boat nail. Looks to me to be late 1700s, perhaps from a site where repairs to a boat took place, my research came up with, in the same area matthew flinders beached his boat for repairs.
4th the brass or bronze u shaped item marked c 19. Wouldnt have a clue what this was used for. And google turns up nothing. Would love to hear if anyone has any insight to these items. And more to come
also nearby the old copper nail i found what looks to be an old lead makeshift plumb bob. Was deep and under a root so had been there a while. And again nearby the lead plub bob were these tiny pistol balls, pictured.
