Ok i found this in an old home tear down site. I know what it is but do you?
aa battery Gold Member Oct 11, 2006 10,620 3,241 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 #1 Ok i found this in an old home tear down site. I know what it is but do you? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 DR.ÖTEK Metal Detector, Waterproof Gold Detector, Pinpoint & Terrain Modes, Professional Metal Detector - Grab it through Amazon! Upvote 7
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OP OP aa battery Gold Member Oct 11, 2006 10,620 3,241 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 Thread starter #2 other side
OP OP aa battery Gold Member Oct 11, 2006 10,620 3,241 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 Thread starter #3 Banner
Aeroboy Jr. Member Aug 22, 2009 48 74 Indianapolis, Indiana Detector(s) used Whites Classic 4 Jun 17, 2017 #4 It’s either half of one of Jayne Mansfield’s petrified braziers... or a piece of shrapnel from the tip of a bomb.... :-)
It’s either half of one of Jayne Mansfield’s petrified braziers... or a piece of shrapnel from the tip of a bomb.... :-)
OP OP aa battery Gold Member Oct 11, 2006 10,620 3,241 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 Thread starter #5 smart
ecmjamsit Hero Member Dec 2, 2007 873 1,060 Colorado Detector(s) used Whites Goldmaster GMT, GMII,Whites Sierra Super Trac, Ace250, Teknetics Gamma 6000, Whites Pinpointer,Garrett Pro Pointer II Primary Interest: Metal Detecting Jun 17, 2017 #6 Artillery Shell Fuse Artillery shell fuse for setting an air burst. You can kill more people that way.
Artillery Shell Fuse Artillery shell fuse for setting an air burst. You can kill more people that way.
OP OP aa battery Gold Member Oct 11, 2006 10,620 3,241 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 Thread starter #7 your smart also
NOLA_Ken Gold Member Jan 4, 2011 5,214 4,178 Formerly New Orleans.. Now Pueblo Co Detector(s) used several, mostly Garrett Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 #8 Actually delayed impact fuse, Airburst shells of that era are typically base fused as I remember, but this one has the percussion cap which makes it impact fired
Actually delayed impact fuse, Airburst shells of that era are typically base fused as I remember, but this one has the percussion cap which makes it impact fired
RebelYeller Jr. Member May 6, 2014 76 363 Toano, Virginia Detector(s) used Whites Coinmaster, Tesoro Tejon, White's VX3, White's TRX, Garrett Pro Pointer, Garrett Pro Pointer AT, XP Deus, XP Deus 2, XP MI-6 Primary Interest: Relic Hunting Jun 17, 2017 #9 Great find man!!
jewelerguy Gold Member Jun 28, 2011 11,447 8,961 Oklahoma 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Detector(s) used White's XLT Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 #10 that's something you don't find every day
OP OP aa battery Gold Member Oct 11, 2006 10,620 3,241 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 Thread starter #11 I think WW1
B Bamadad53 Jr. Member Oct 24, 2016 55 99 Central Alabama Detector(s) used Garrett AT pro Primary Interest: Metal Detecting Jun 17, 2017 #12 It is a timed burst fuse for a aerial burst. Timed burst was used before they invented the proximity fuse in WW2. Bamadad
It is a timed burst fuse for a aerial burst. Timed burst was used before they invented the proximity fuse in WW2. Bamadad
OP OP aa battery Gold Member Oct 11, 2006 10,620 3,241 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 Thread starter #13 ok
OP OP aa battery Gold Member Oct 11, 2006 10,620 3,241 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 Thread starter #14 I learn from all of you thats why i joined
Trapper340 Full Member Aug 21, 2016 244 650 Lebanon missouri Detector(s) used Garrett 250, AT Pro Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 #15 Thats one cool find. Congratulations
Kurios1 Silver Member Feb 25, 2017 3,766 7,383 FEMA REGION 5 North Central Illinois Detector(s) used Nokta Impact Whites DFX 300 & M6 Matrix, Minelab Explorer II (2), Makro Red Racer & Racer 2, Garrett AT Pro. Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 17, 2017 #16 Wow, now that's a cool old historic find you may never see dug up again. Very nice find mate. I wonder how it got under your coil?
Wow, now that's a cool old historic find you may never see dug up again. Very nice find mate. I wonder how it got under your coil?
Westfront Silver Member Jun 15, 2010 4,837 6,619 Germania Secunda 🥇 Banner finds 6 Detector(s) used XP Deus Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 18, 2017 #17 By shape of the fuze i date it WWI. Looks like the shell had thin wall thickness so most likely shrapnel.
By shape of the fuze i date it WWI. Looks like the shell had thin wall thickness so most likely shrapnel.
CRUSADER Gold Member May 25, 2007 40,885 45,618 ENGLAND 🥇 Banner finds 27 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Detector(s) used XP Deus II v0.6 with 11" Coil Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 18, 2017 #18 Westfront said: By shape of the fuze i date it WWI. Looks like the shell had thin wall thickness so most likely shrapnel. Click to expand... I agree, found a complete un-dug one once.
Westfront said: By shape of the fuze i date it WWI. Looks like the shell had thin wall thickness so most likely shrapnel. Click to expand... I agree, found a complete un-dug one once.
against the wind Gold Member Jul 27, 2015 24,797 24,977 Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Detector(s) used E-trac, Excalibur, XP Deus, & CTX 3030. Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 18, 2017 #19 Glad it didn't go BOOM,, when you picked it up. Congrats on an unusual find.
Trezurehunter Gold Member Mar 22, 2003 17,900 21,546 Illinois / Oklahoma 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 8 Detector(s) used Minelab Equinox 800 - Fisher CZ 5 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 18, 2017 #20 Very nice. Also different !