metal

  1. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Help on ID of this item

    Does anyone have any idea what this could be? Seems to be copper/silver or brass/silver. On the front side a lot of engraving work and back side has some engraved Arabic writing. Just curious what i could maybe find out. Thanks Travis
  2. 1870's Tintype Found Hidden Inside Picture Frame

    I bought this framed picture of a fighter pilot for $1 at a church swap sale today: Opened up the frame later at home to see if there was a name or any other identifying information for him, but instead found this even older photograph hidden inside: The tintype is 8.5" × 6" and depicts a...
  3. My 1st Post - need help identifying

    I found this antique sash buckle in rurorigins. al Alleghany County, Va. I was on the side of a mountain digging behind large boulders looking for Native American artifacts. I was within a mile of the site of an Indian massacre. i am not totally sure about the metal(s) it was made with. I...
  4. ✅ SOLVED Iron Belt Buckles? ID needed.

    Hi all, These two belt buckles (?) were found on the same farm field. Europe. Are they modern, modern-ish, old, old-ish or older than that? Material: Iron. Both ca. 5 cm (1,97 inch). Thanks in advance, Kaj
  5. ✅ SOLVED Kettle Point…Maybe

    Did I find a kettle point? A few people on Facebook said a sickle mower blade, but I’m not sure I agree after looking at some photos. There aren’t any holes in it. It was in the hole with a few small scraps of the same metal. I live along a river that was heavily guarded during the War of...
  6. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Furniture leg?

    Found metal detecting today. It is hollow, has at least three nails in the top. The bottom is very rusted, but looks like it could be a wheel. It’s is an inch wide and about 2 feet long.
  7. Has anyone ever seen a buckle like this?

    I found this in my yard yesterday, not even metal detecting, I raked it up while laying some grass seed. It was laying pretty much on top of the ground so I don't think it was buried much. I tried searching for vintage buckle, vintage buckle with numbers, fire fighting buckle, vintage fire...
  8. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Old metal piece found in woods

    Found this metal piece out in the woods close to the edge of a field. Made of metal with “1820 Greenville O” on it. We live in Greenville, Ohio. Wish I snapped additional pictures of it, but this is all I have. Maybe a piece of old farm equipment? Or possibly some sort of mill piece?
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  10. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Mystery metal..umm…what?

    Found this metal bit on the beach this morning….thought maybe once it was cleaned up, it would look less “dirty”…but alas, it made it worse 😂 it’s difficult to unsee 😂 hoping someone here can help me identify what the heck it actually was! I can’t imagine it is what it appears to be! 😂😂 the...
  11. ✅ SOLVED Beach Find : Looks like some sort of religious charm..?

    Hi, I went out to the beach this morning to test out a new detector( simplex+ ) and found this tiny little charm near the beach volleyball courts in the first few minutes. Can anyone ID it.? It is only about a half inch in diameter and appears to be religious but not sure what religion. I don't...
  12. Found these rusty metal pieces and not sure what they are.?!

    Hi, I just started metal detecting and went to the treasure coast area of FL earlier this week. I found a bunch of what appears to be rusty metal washed up on the beach, a local said he finds this stuff near the ship wrecks and attributes the metal to the 1715 wreck. What is confusing me is when...
  13. What is this square metal object found in NW Georgia old farmland?

    Found in old farmland in Northwest Georgia. About 4?x3.5?. Two separate pieces found about 30 feet apart. Fairly heavy?some kind of steel with what appears to be some copper in it? Could that be a bullet penetration hole? It doesn't look massed produced and likely hand forged I would think...
  14. HUGE hunk of raw copper...help identifying origin

    Hey guys, so my buddy and I just picked up this giant hunk of raw copper. It weighs around 30 lbs and it's super cool looking, unlike anything I've ever seen. Unfortunately, the previous owner didn't have much of a backstory on it though. All I know is it's from the US. In my research I've found...
  15. Found this on uk beach today could someone help me work out what it is please

    Hi found some unusual rocks on the beach today in the rocks on the shallow water. I have brought them home and smashed the smallest ones due to wondering what the inside is like they are some type of metal all the way through
  16. Metal Nugget from CA River

    Hello everyone, I found a greyish-silver metal Nugget approximately 1.7cm in length and 0.7cm in width, while swimming through the Merced River in California (a bit cold). Before gently scrubbing with soapy water: It has a shiny silver to almost white streak on porcelain and from what...
  17. Any info or ideas welcome.. what kind of metal is it?

    These finds are from one of the old foundation sites on my property. It’s the same site I found this locket at http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/629442-can-you-help-dating-find-dug-my-new-site-last-night.html So I found this spoon head and then this tiny peace of metal close by. At...
  18. Please help me figure what this out.

    Platinum??Please help me figure what this out. Hey guys so I was wondering why someone who first bought this home that I just bought still owns the mineral rights, so today I panned some dirt that’s underneath of my house and found this metal stuff. Does anyone know what this could be? I...
  19. Big metal meteorits

    My family have had this meteorits for a long time, my dad and grandfather used to tell the story of how they found them in the ranch in México. This meteorits are very heavy, heavier than a normal rock of the same size. When we put a magnet close to it, it just get attached to it. They are all...
  20. Found in a wooded lot among garbage

    Pictures: https://postimg.cc/gallery/1kimd3lmw/ Hello! Someone from r/metaldetecting on reddit pointed me to this site. I've only gone treasure hunting a few times and only found some old clorox bottles from the 50's, but today I was merely cleaning up around my property and found something by...
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