Our MINEFIELD digging.

[willyfog1938]

First time on minefield and we found good stuff:

 

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[Terry Soloman]

You guys are NUTZ!

 

[SeabeeRon]

You guys are NUTZ!

+1!!

 

[Tom_in_CA]

I'm as brazen and ballsy and lack all-sorts-of-caution level to-a-fault type of guy. But THIS is just plain ballsy.

There's a true story of a CW hunter, back in the early 1980s if I recall, who found a few CW era land-mines on a hunt. He dug each one out, and put in his truck (apparently they have collector value ?). He got them back home, and unloaded each one to bring into his house. While moving the last one inside, it went off ! Yup, still unstable and live even after over 120 yrs. in the ground ! Anyone remember that story ?

 

[T.C.]

This looks like almost as much fun as playing with a blasting cap!!

 

[DiggerGal]

Wow! I wouldn't have the guts to detect there! Great job guys, be safe.

 

[cjweber]

For some of us, that's just part of the job... but I would be curious to hunt there with you guys...

 

[Molewacker]

Wow, that is scary! Take care guys -

 

[willyfog1938]

Dont worry If we find a live mine, there is no way to continue walking around or diging it out.

In cases where we have a live ordnance, we always make a GPS location check and we call the police and wait till they arive.

Its better when we found them, and not some kids or some unlucky hunter

 

[cudamark]

And I worry about sharp scrap metal, broken glass and needles that might hurt me...........

 

[hbru123]

Wow!! Thats Crazy, a few weekends ago i found the 3 prong pressure piece to a land mine!

 

[Boot jack]

I'll stick to coins .....

 

[cudamark]

Wow!! Thats Crazy, a few weekends ago i found the 3 prong pressure piece to a land mine!

Here in San Diego?

 

[b3y0nd3r]

All these finds go in a museum right?

 

[hbru123]

Here in San Diego?

Ya! I can send you a picture.

 

[cudamark]

Hopefully from a training device!

 

[hbru123]

Hopefully from a training device!

Im pretty sure it was, the piece i found is not dangerous, if you look up M1A1 booby trap you will see the 3 prong piece i found, it was at a WW2 Camp.

 

[cudamark]

Yeah, I wasn't too concerned about the actual item you found.......it was what it might have been attached to that interested me!

 

[Goldfinger450]

Pretty wild exciting fun, any mine goes off you sure would regret it if you survive, Well, You were doing what you love..... Now there could be interesting finds if those mines claimed any victims and their effects may be scattered? Best of Luck in your Hunts.