• Metal Detecting / Treasure Hunting discussion : How to, tricks/tips, your finds, equipment, fuck bot
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[QUOTE=MIPS;34052235]Whenever there is a fireworks show, righ after the show ends Kits beach is trolled over by an army of old people with metal detectors. They laugh at you if you didn't pay more than $300 for your metal detector. I laugh at them for needing Viagra.[/QUOTE] This just made my day!
I bumbled into this thread expecting something a tad tame-few pictures of some happy white dude in a pith hat with some coins he found on the beach. Maybe a horseshoe or two. Nope! It's amazing what people can find in the places that have seen wartime, and what surprised me the most was that huge mound of helmets and tank treads and stuff of that grain. I'm no historian, but I think I could probably find some farming implements from the 20th century and nothing else. Anything left from the Revolutionary/Civil/whatever conflict(if there was even any up here) would probably be rusted to dust.
[QUOTE=_NewBee;34050162]This seems very interesting, thinking of buying a metal detector right now :v:[/QUOTE] Do it, you can find loads of stuff in the Netherlands.
Might buy a metal detector and go up the Carnmoney hill, possibly go near Carrickfergus Castle considering it was beseiged by the Scotch, Irish, English and French.
[QUOTE=Irockz;34064230]Might buy a metal detector and go up the Carnmoney hill, possibly go near Carrickfergus Castle considering it was beseiged by the Scotch, Irish, English and French.[/QUOTE] Bring us a broadsword back!
[QUOTE=urundeadmom;34064313]Bring us a broadsword back![/QUOTE] [url=http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_world/consumer_affairs/keeping_lost_found_and_uncollected_goods.htm#]lolbullshit[/url]
[QUOTE=Irockz;34064502][url=http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_world/consumer_affairs/keeping_lost_found_and_uncollected_goods.htm#]lolbullshit[/url][/QUOTE] Oh man, they are strict, damn English with their gun laws and metal detecting laws
Golly, there are Russian cold war era trenches almost next to my house, I'd imagine I could find a ton of stuff with a metal detector if I had one. I've found stuff ranging from barbed wire to old spring beds to a metal pot hidden under a stone - that had only dirt in it... There's also these remains of a mansion, there could be lodsa undiscovered loot in there.
I advise everybody to look at all of the pictures throughout this thread, incredibly amazing! I am blown away by his find, and I am green with jealous envy. [url]http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/battlefield-archaeology/digging-kurland-20971/[/url] [quote] [img]http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/military_photos/battlefield-archaeology/114487d1312779275t-digging-kurland-picture-008.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/military_photos/battlefield-archaeology/114668d1312779337t-digging-kurland-picture-002.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/military_photos/battlefield-archaeology/120936d1312780569t-digging-kurland-dscn7172.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/military_photos/battlefield-archaeology/121324d1312780643t-digging-kurland-picture-003.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/military_photos/battlefield-archaeology/121742d1312780751t-digging-kurland-dscn8219.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/military_photos/battlefield-archaeology/202177d1304775253t-digging-kurland-img_0160.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/military_photos/battlefield-archaeology/202699d1312795413t-digging-kurland-img_3425.jpg[/img] [/quote] [editline]6th January 2012[/editline] on a related note [quote] [img]http://www.warrelics.eu/military_forum/attachments/186914d1300101404-09032013.jpg/[/img] [img]http://www.warrelics.eu/military_forum/attachments/186924d1300101587-dscn0013.jpg/[/img] [/quote] lucky bastard found tons of WW1 m18's just sitting there, some of them have CAMO still on them, preserved, without any rust! Incredible
Isn't it as simple as going to a beach to dig something up? [highlight](User was permabanned for this post ("Alt of permabanned user notso1337" - Craptasket))[/highlight]
[QUOTE=Coolguyiscool;34073423]Isn't it as simple as going to a beach to dig something up?[/QUOTE] Yes it is, if you're hoping to find useless bullshit and nasty trash that's washed up on the beach over the years. Not only that, but beaches are notoriously bad for corroding the items left there. In addition, many popular sites where large battles occurred have been picked over by people for the last 70 years. For this reason, it is difficult to find locations with helmets and bones still littering the ground, as that guy did in Latvia.
[QUOTE=zzzz;34073046]I advise everybody to look at all of the pictures throughout this thread, incredibly amazing! I am blown away by his find, and I am green with jealous envy. [url]http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/battlefield-archaeology/digging-kurland-20971/[/url] [editline]6th January 2012[/editline] on a related note lucky bastard found tons of WW1 m18's just sitting there, some of them have CAMO still on them, preserved, without any rust! Incredible[/QUOTE] Yeah I saw those threads, it's really amazing... He sells stuff of his one eBay. [url]http://www.ebay.com/sch/inf.div.121/m.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A1%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A5841&rt=nc&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14.l1513&_pgn=2[/url]
The guy is selling German dogtags, isn't that illegal or at least highly frowned upon?
[QUOTE=AlbinoGlowStick;34075032]The guy is selling German dogtags, isn't that illegal or at least highly frowned upon?[/QUOTE] It's not illegal but I don't like it either.
[QUOTE=zzzz;34073046]I advise everybody to look at all of the pictures throughout this thread, incredibly amazing! I am blown away by his find, and I am green with jealous envy. [url]http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/battlefield-archaeology/digging-kurland-20971/[/url] [editline]6th January 2012[/editline] on a related note lucky bastard found tons of WW1 m18's just sitting there, some of them have CAMO still on them, preserved, without any rust! Incredible[/QUOTE] First off This is what i was talking about when I mentioned dirt conditions. These things were found in a clearly very wet and muddy area, and just look for yourself, look at how damn well preserved it is. [editline]6th January 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=kirederf7;34075294]It's not illegal but I don't like it either.[/QUOTE] Yeah, its like finding someones wallet and keeping it for yourself, that is a persons life you have in your hands, it should be dealt with with care and consideration.
[QUOTE=urundeadmom;34080385]First off This is what i was talking about when I mentioned dirt conditions. These things were found in a clearly very wet and muddy area, and just look for yourself, look at how damn well preserved it is. [editline]6th January 2012[/editline] Yeah, its like finding someones wallet and keeping it for yourself, that is a persons life you have in your hands, it should be dealt with with care and consideration.[/QUOTE] He only sells them so that others who are less busy can locate the people and he only charges for them because he wants to be rewarded for his effort. You're not paying for the tags you're paying for the hours he spent looking for them. I still think he's a good guy, he gave all of the bones to war cemeteries, large portions of some of which have been donated by him
[QUOTE=zzzz;34083034]He only sells them so that others who are less busy can locate the people and he only charges for them because he wants to be rewarded for his effort. You're not paying for the tags you're paying for the hours he spent looking for them. I still think he's a good guy, he gave all of the bones to war cemeteries, large portions of some of which have been donated by him[/QUOTE] That i did not know, seems fair enough, is that the only ebay thing that he has? I saw some of his stuff and im wondering if he has some better preserved stuff
[QUOTE=urundeadmom;34083903]That i did not know, seems fair enough, is that the only ebay thing that he has? I saw some of his stuff and im wondering if he has some better preserved stuff[/QUOTE] I think he keeps the good stuff for himself...
[QUOTE=kirederf7;34099615]I think he keeps the good stuff for himself...[/QUOTE] Its understandable, but if he wanted to he could make a small fortune selling to the right people.
[QUOTE=urundeadmom;34128095]Its understandable, but if he wanted to he could make a small fortune selling to the right people.[/QUOTE] I think he even sells good stuff but you have to ask him personally. It's been to long... I want to go searching again...
Anyone know anything about First World War helmets? I have a German one which has three strange holes in it. I have no idea what they were for. [img]http://www.oorlogsvondsten.nl/vvdm/apr2011/2.png[/img] You can see them there.
[QUOTE=erazor;34145200]Anyone know anything about First World War helmets? I have a German one which has three strange holes in it. I have no idea what they were for. [img]http://www.oorlogsvondsten.nl/vvdm/apr2011/2.png[/img] You can see them there.[/QUOTE] Well the hole at the front needs a rivet which keeps the liner in place and the top on is a vent I think, don't know about the lowest hole though... Would you mind showing us the helmet? Would love to see it.
Don't know anything about it other than the fact it was found in Flanders. [IMG]http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/6730/img0491ew.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=erazor;34146928]Don't know anything about it other than the fact it was found in Flanders. [IMG]http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/6730/img0491ew.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Well i do know that those knobs on the side are designed to hold a extra solid steel plate that allows the machine gunner to pop his head over the trench without "fingers crossed" loosing his head the plate looks something like this [IMG]http://operatorchan.org/g/arch/src/g30449_German%20WW1%20armor%20helmet%20plate%20(Stirnpanzer)%204kg%204m.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://images.history-revisited.com/l/alias3/AH6032-brow-plate-for-german-ww1-helmet,-best-quality-replica.jpg%0d[/IMG] [editline]10th January 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=kirederf7;34144978]I think he even sells good stuff but you have to ask him personally. It's been to long... I want to go searching again...[/QUOTE] and how would one contact him?
[QUOTE=urundeadmom;34147088]Well i do know that those knobs on the side are designed to hold a extra solid steel plate that allows the machine gunner to pop his head over the trench without "fingers crossed" loosing his head the plate looks something like this [IMG]http://operatorchan.org/g/arch/src/g30449_German%20WW1%20armor%20helmet%20plate%20(Stirnpanzer)%204kg%204m.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://images.history-revisited.com/l/alias3/AH6032-brow-plate-for-german-ww1-helmet,-best-quality-replica.jpg%0d[/IMG] [editline]10th January 2012[/editline] and how would one contact him?[/QUOTE] You can pm him at the warrelics forum.
Hmm ill do that, seems interesting.
also is anyone interested in owning an original Falschirmjeager helmet? i can bid on one for you if you give me a set price.
My father does this a lot, digs up old coins mostly. He tried it here in Finland once, failed miserably since the area he went to was absolutely full of rocks containing iron ore.
[QUOTE=urundeadmom;34192235]also is anyone interested in owning an original Falschirmjeager helmet? i can bid on one for you if you give me a set price.[/QUOTE] Can you show me some images of it? [editline]13th January 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Sgt Doom;34192799]My father does this a lot, digs up old coins mostly. He tried it here in Finland once, failed miserably since the area he went to was absolutely full of rocks containing iron ore.[/QUOTE] Yeah iron ore is a bitch..
[QUOTE=kirederf7;34193091]Can you show me some images of it? [editline]13th January 2012[/editline] Yeah iron ore is a bitch..[/QUOTE] I actually [B]LOVE[/B] iron ore, because I have a mini-foundry in my backyard and it's fun to make stuff out of shavings and the bits of ore I find.
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