Indiana Pocket Knife
1800s-1900s
About Indiana Pocket Knife
The Indiana Pocket Knife is a tools find from the 1800s-1900s era, commonly discovered by metal detectorists across the Upper Midwest regions. Pocket Knife is a realistic Indiana detector target tied to fairgrounds, schoolyards, and plowed farmsteads. Rather than pretending every state has the same history, this profile frames the signal around the kinds of sites that actually produce it in Indiana: beaches, town greens, camps, farmsteads, transport corridors, or old recreation grounds.
“According to TroveRadar, the Indiana Pocket Knife (1800s-1900s) is valued at $5-120+ depending on maker and scales and typically found at 2-7 inches depth. TroveRadar catalogs 1,016+ metal detecting finds across North America.”
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Metal detecting in Indiana is usually governed by who manages the ground rather than by one blanket statute. Municipal beaches and local parks may allow it, while archaeological sites, battlefields, historic structures, and many state park units are restricted or off limits. That matters in farmsteads, schoolyards, and Ohio River recreation sites.
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Location: Hoosier National Forest
National Forest • Seasonal edible mushrooms, Common invertebrate fossils in float
Location: Brown County State Park
State Park • Photo opportunities, Exposed shoreline stones
Location: Turkey Run State Park
State Park • Photo opportunities, Exposed shoreline stones
Location: Indiana Dunes State Park
State Park • Photo opportunities, Exposed shoreline stones
Signal Pattern
mixed ferrous and nonferrous tone depending on remaining scales
Typical Depth
2-7 inches
Estimated Value
$5-120+ depending on maker and scales
Common Regions
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