Skunk but found some interesting items


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Hey all:
Dad and I got out today to do some detecting. Unfortunatly....the rain wiped the road out going up the hill and I didn't want to chance getting high centered by sliding into the gullys that were carved in it.

So....plan B...what was plan B....oh yah, Just go find another wash somewhere.

Hit a couple of new spots and found lots of old lead and a interesting casing.

Its 40 cal. and is a rimfire with two hammer hits on it 180 deg. apart. It has a H stamped on it from the inside. The other thing is also 40 cal but

is pretty small and I cant see it flying through the air very well.

Anyone know what these items are. Im thinking the casing is from Wyatt Erp or Billy the kid. I may be wrong though.

Really awesome weather out there. Go detecting!
Tom H.

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Nice day out Tom. Nice story too, but no. not Wyatt Erp's, his favorite was a 45 Colt and probably not Billy the kid. he had a Colt single action .44 and a Colt double-action .41 caliber. just messing with ya, but true. could your shell could be a .41 cal.? ;):) AzNuggetBob

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44 henry rimfire round used in lever action rifles. Grubstake

Just what I was going to say. Winchester has used the "H" in their .22 rimfire ammo for many years to honor Henry, they have dropped it probably 10 or so years ago.

Mike

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Hey Tom,

Well even though it wasn't gold, it's sure a nice find, thinking about the history behind it. Sometimes you find the oddest things metal detecting, but if you sit back and think about how it got there, who owned it and the entire story behind the find(s), it's fascinating.

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