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demodiggerdemodigger Posts: 1,012 ✭
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item of highlight is in the bottom right. its a pinfire shotgun head. not sure of actual age of bullets. the broach seemed like an odd find amongst bullets and casings.
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  • goldrush00013goldrush00013 Posts: 2,478 ✭
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    Analog Rules! Knobs and Switches are cool!
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  • phutphut Posts: 1,087 ✭
    Cool!!
    Are there any markings on the pinfire shotgun shell?
    I found one last year that had a bee and the number 42 on it. I had no clue what it was. Thought it was some kind of mini pocket watch until I tried to clean it and the paper started to fall apart.
  • demodiggerdemodigger Posts: 1,012 ✭
    it looked smooth or worn, but i did'nt really look at it. i only knew it was a pinfire cause i dug a complete pinfire (casing and bullet) a few years back. i think normally i would have thrown it away. did'nt realize how rare they are to find around here.
  • DUBBADUBBA Posts: 935
    cool!
    "see ya at the beach"
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've never dug a pinfire shotgun shell. Plenty of the old brass-end regular kind, though, probably dating back to the late 1800s.

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  • mercurynutmercurynut Posts: 3,207
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