BRIAN S.
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Joined: 5/27/2003 From: The Mountains of Tennessee Status: offline
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Charlie ... I'd say the pestle was probably picked up with the rest of the rocks out of the farmers field . Look around in the pile and you may find the mortar to go with it. I have found many mortars in and around bluffs here , and hardly never find the pestles. I had permission to look in some valley fields here near a large creek every year when they plowed in the Spring. The fields were several 100 acres and you could roam around in them all day without covering them completely . I usually went with 3 other people ... me myself I found over 700 perfect arrowheads and a large ice chest full of broken points ...from Spears to birds. And also several broken fluted points , which are really early....I think at least 10,000 years if I remember correctly. It took me about 3 years to accumulate the 700 points . The field owner said that people used to come and camp at Her fields and spend their vacation looking the fields over for arrowheads. The Indians must have spent many a moon in this area. Because you can still find arrowheads to this day in the fields after a Spring plow! Makes me wonder with all I found in 3 years how many points were in this field.....unbelievable to say the least !!!! I'd like to see your Pistol in person........did you find it in the rock pile also ? Brian
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Tennessee Hillbilly Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most ! Always looking to buy or trade for Drake's Plantation Bitters and Drake's go-withs . And Tennessee Bottles and Jugs !
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