While reading an article about metal detector stories, I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of heroic, surprising, and or wacky tales are out there....
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Today in History - February 25, 1836
Written by slim
On February 25, 1836, Samuel Colt was granted a U.S. patent for the Colt revolver. This was the first commercially available repeating firearm to utilize a revolving multi chamber cylinder aligned with a single barrel. It was patented in the U.S., England and France. It was originally produced in .28 caliber but later released in a .36 caliber model. One unique feature of this revolver was a cool folding trigger that only popped out when the gun was cocked. This revolver was called the Colt Paterson.
Keep an Eye on Gold!
Written by slim
Thursday, 21 January 2010 00:38
Gold has been on the move lately. We have got to get out there and dig some up! Here's a good website to keep track of gold movement.
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 January 2010 00:42
The Afternoon US Civil War Belt Buckle
Written by slim
Friday, 15 January 2010 19:52
The other day I managed to get out for a few hours in the afternoon for a bit of relic hunting. I went to one of my old "hunted out" spots that was near a Civil War battlefield. Walking around I began to wonder if the site had any signals left. There hadn't been any sound coming out of my detector in so long I though it might be broken! With that in mind, I decided to head closer to the old home where there was a ton of modern trash - mostly aluminum can scraps. Surely, I would get signals there. Soon enough my pouch was filled with modern trash. Just as I was about to wrap up, I got a gleam of hope - an old 1 piece plain-faced flat button. Well, that got me back in the right mindset so I kept on detecting around where the button was found. Not ten minutes later, I got a big signal. I was pretty sure it was another beer can but thought, what the heck might as well dig it. With that I cut a nice plug and would you believe it out of the dirt sprouts a large oval-shaped object. On closer inspection, that object was a Civil War belt plate! Still dirty on the front, it was hard to tell if it was US or CS. A little water on it revealed the "U" as was expected but I was thrilled just the same. What a great hobby! Enjoy the pics.
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