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Mickey's Finds | XP-DEUS | The GOOD, the BAD and the UGLY. - Welcome
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Posted : Monday, 19 May 2014 1:20:44 PM(UTC)
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R.O.R. gilded buckle.
from 1880's+ site.
military(?), seems a bit ornate.
can't match name to any regiment.
best guess is Otago Rifles,
but what it would be doing up here, dunno.
happy hunting, mickey.

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Posted : Monday, 19 May 2014 5:32:24 PM(UTC)
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wow cool find. cant help help out with i.d either dammit but must be old military.
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Posted : Monday, 19 May 2014 6:30:12 PM(UTC)
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First thing that springs to mind for me is the Boer War NZ contingent called "Rough Riders". They had regiments from all over NZ....including an Otago one. Food for thought......
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Posted : Friday, 25 July 2014 2:01:37 AM(UTC)
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adornments
1. stag. [edit. Ancient Order of Foresters badge. Thanks no8]
2. stumps. [early cricket badge from 1880's site]
3. modernist bling. [edit. no hallmarks, could be gold plated brass, tiny diamond, 1920-ish?. Thanks foiled]
slowly getting out a bit more.
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Posted : Friday, 25 July 2014 2:20:46 PM(UTC)
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That bit of 'modernist bling' sure looks like a bit of GOLD....
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Posted : Friday, 25 July 2014 3:55:58 PM(UTC)
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Nice finds Mickey. Have a squiz at this link for a possible link to the A.O.F. badge........very cool if it's related.

http://www.hobbyswoodmil...horn-ref-4263-4603-p.asp
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Posted : Monday, 11 August 2014 9:02:05 PM(UTC)
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More from 1860-1880 site.

Brass lid or hinged cover to a jug or bottle I think?
Could be an ostrich or emu, but I reckon Moa.

65th Regiment tunic button.

Gilded Brooch shaped like a shell.
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Posted : Monday, 11 August 2014 10:16:10 PM(UTC)
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Hey Micky , just love that 65th regiment button. Great history with the 65th regiment in the Waikato region during the Maori land Wars. The 65th were known by Maori as the "hickety-pips" because local Maori dialect made it difficult to pronounce sixty-fifth. They were lead by General Cameron and were generally based in and around the Waikato region...base camp being the Alexandria Redoubt, strategically placed on a hilltop above the mighty Waikato river. As a fighting unit, they certainly saw plenty of action during these turbulent times.

Stunning find mate with some very important historical NZ land war significance.

Many years ago as a kid, I lived up that way. I visited the Alexandria Redoubt during a school holiday and was playing near an eroded cliff when I spotted an old brass button sticking out of the clay bank. Long story short, it turned out to be a 65th regiment commissariat star....commissariat being the regiment's cooking crew!
I still have that button in my collection today.
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Posted : Thursday, 14 August 2014 12:30:27 AM(UTC)
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Hey Mickey, you have been pulling some really nice 'never find again' nectar lately. Good stuff and may it continue.
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Posted : Friday, 15 August 2014 10:58:14 PM(UTC)
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1860-1880 kauri mill site.
cricket belt buckle.

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Posted : Friday, 22 August 2014 9:33:50 PM(UTC)
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pocket watch
[1862-swiss-0.800 silver]

'maori chief' opener
[1950's?-nz-brass]
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Posted : Saturday, 23 August 2014 11:30:30 AM(UTC)
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More nice old trinkets-you're doing well!
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Posted : Sunday, 24 August 2014 12:04:50 AM(UTC)
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Posted : Sunday, 31 August 2014 9:16:53 PM(UTC)
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bugle or trumpet mouth-piece
[1920's-brass]
imagine the trouble this guy got into for losing it,
hat brooch
[kauri mill site, abandoned 1880's]
no clasp on the back,
i think these things were sewn onto hats, jackets etc.

good luck every-one,
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Posted : Sunday, 31 August 2014 11:26:33 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Sunday, 14 September 2014 6:58:43 PM(UTC)
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relics well hidden today - [slippery coastal bush]
thankfully though, 6 silver versus 4 pennies, the new normal ?
I wish. Good luck every-one. mickey.

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Posted : Monday, 15 September 2014 7:26:27 AM(UTC)
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Posted : Sunday, 5 October 2014 11:05:13 AM(UTC)
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tiki pendant.

925 ring with small garnet.

bunch of silvers.

good luck every-one. mickey
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Posted : Sunday, 5 October 2014 12:49:18 PM(UTC)
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Well done on the silver dude!
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Posted : Monday, 6 October 2014 9:19:08 AM(UTC)
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Awesome silvers Mickey, dig them heads.

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