A Hunt This Morning

[Tom Hughes]

The ruins of a Vicksburg area plantation produced a few relics in the wee hours this morning. I only wish I had
taken a photo of the sunrise over the Mississippi river.
As you can see, it's a variety of things. I did pop out a 1917 penny and a 1943 Mercury dime.
The first thing I found was the shell casing to a Henry rifle cartridge. It's in the top center of the photo.

Here's a one-piece heavily decorative gold gilt button with a "W.H. Jones" backmark.
This button dates 1835-1840.

This was a neat piece. It is a copper maple leaf pendant with gold wash on it.

This is a small brass scabbard tip to a dagger or knife. It measures a mere 1 inch in length.

Thanks for looking!

 

[Gettmore]

@Tom Hughes what tector are you running?

 

[Tom Hughes]

@Tom Hughes what tector are you running?

I use a Tesoro

 

[DixieRifles]

It is a copper maple leaf pendant with gold wash on it.

I thought that might be a Canadian cap badge. Too plain to be that.

 

[Tom Hughes]

I thought that might be a Canadian cap badge. Too plain to be that.

I never thought about a Canadian cap badge......Hey, you never know.

 

[DixieRifles]

I never thought about a Canadian cap badge.....

Here is the basic one for General Services.
They would have lugs on the back for a sliding pin or a pin and hook attachment.

 

[Lubliner]

Looks like a pretty good day in the field. Your finds cover at least 100 years of activity.
Lubliner.

 

[Seduzal]

Thanks for sharing these pieces of Civil War history's mysteries found. Enjoyed it.

 

[redbob]

I would say that the early bird really did get the worm this morning- congratulations

 

[Mrs. V]

Nice finds. Thanks for sharing. I would definitely wear that leaf brooch/necklace.