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first day out - .58 bullet from enfield musket/rifle
guitard  
Posted : Monday, 22 July 2013 9:17:02 PM(UTC)
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Hi there, received my detector today, grabbed the kids and went to
the local park, found 6 coins a key, bottle tops and something too big to dig.
With last scan on way home found a bullet, with a bit of research I think it is
a .58 bullet from a pattern 1853 enfeild musket/rifle.
This is cool

Here is a couple of pictures:

guitard attached the following image(s):
Musket Bullet 007.jpg
Musket Bullet 010.jpg
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chrischch  
Posted : Monday, 22 July 2013 10:35:56 PM(UTC)
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Nice find! What detector are you using and what city?
Fisher Goldbug Pro, Fisher F2, Garrett Propointer.
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guitard  
Posted : Monday, 22 July 2013 10:46:22 PM(UTC)
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We have a F4 live in Porirua.
When i dug it out from about 7 inches i thought man what a huge slug
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Posted : Monday, 22 July 2013 11:35:15 PM(UTC)
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great finds thats a nice bullet
fiend hard and find all
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guitard  
Posted : Monday, 22 July 2013 11:53:22 PM(UTC)
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Yes the kids cant wait to go back out tomorrow, must admit I cant either.
Alot of tones to go back over.
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Posted : Tuesday, 23 July 2013 5:45:26 PM(UTC)
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great to hear kids are enjoying what dad likes doing
great find all I seem to get is rusty nails
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guitard  
Posted : Tuesday, 23 July 2013 7:14:33 PM(UTC)
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yes they are into it, we just got back from a hunt , got to
dark.we found heaps of tops, cans, scrap metal and about 18 coins, I will put up a
photo of the best coin so far
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Half Crown 001.jpg
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Posted : Thursday, 25 July 2013 9:42:42 AM(UTC)
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Hi there Guitard. I would be wrapped if i found a bullet like that, nice find.

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Posted : Thursday, 25 July 2013 12:32:24 PM(UTC)
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Great coin Guitard! That will clean up mint if you soak it in cloudy ammonia for 10mins and a quick scrub with a toothbrush
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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guitard  
Posted : Thursday, 25 July 2013 12:46:15 PM(UTC)
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hey creamer there were a few skermishers around this area about 150 years
ago, maybe came from one of the battles.
hi foiled thanks for the tip, I will get some today and give it a go, will it take the copper colour off the old 10 cent peices?
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Posted : Thursday, 25 July 2013 1:36:02 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Foiled again Go to Quoted Post
Great coin Guitard! That will clean up mint if you soak it in cloudy ammonia for 10mins and a quick scrub with a toothbrush


id say soak it for a day or 2 with thick tarnished silver coins, then baking soda and water make a light paste then toothbrush it :) it will shine like the day it was made. :)
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