More Germany Finds (Part2) Silver

[88irocarmy]

All finds were from this weekend on the US base here in Germany using my XLT.
Well the highlight of the weekend is the silver Half-Dollar(1942), found under a two inch tree root, I was shocked to find it here on post. Finally started to find some older US coins, got a couple pennies from 41, 55. Some Nazi coins from 1942/43.

I also believe that I found a musket ball(left of silver coin) and also I think the button with crown might be old German Army.

Lastly found complete cartridges from 1944 in 30 carbine and 30'06(AP).
HH

 

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[Yarrum]

Awesome finds mate, finding anything like any of that would blow my mind. Keep up the good work you must be building up quite a collection by now.

HH

 

[davesx]

Hi 88irocarmy.
Looks like you had a great time.
The coin with the ship on looks Arabic.


Dave.

 

[88irocarmy]

Oh yes, the Arabic coin is from Kuwait..found it in the playground

 

[Sand]

Looks like you guys do nothing else on your base but seed coins in the ground . I find 1 coin per hour in average here in Germany .

Your crown button is typical military one from the early 1900s, I guess it is made out of zinc.

Nice variety of finds

HH
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Sand

 

[theloadroom]

Great finds! That lighter is too cool!

 

[goldencoin]

Excellent job!

HH
-GC

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Holy Crap that is a lot of targets dug!!! WTG on the cool finds and the Walker under the root. I had a screaming signal under a root that took me a 1/2 hour to get once.....Dang rusted bottle cap It was right next to a 1925 Wheatie, so I had pictures of silver dancing through my head LOL

 

[Sand]

By the way, my deepest hole - ~70cm - 1 hour digging in the dry clay - it was like beton.

Aluminum wire.....

 

[88irocarmy]

Sand; Don't feel bad, I dug a 2 foot hole. Got excited that it was a German Army helmet, well it was a rusty bucket

 

[romeo-1]

Very cool finds...and yes, that is a musketball!

 

[Wasabi]

Had to cut a tree root and dig down over a foot just to retrieve a rusty old shovel.
I had to dig for a shovel...How ironic.

Great finds 88.

Sand; Don't feel bad, I dug a 2 foot hole. Got excited that it was a German Army helmet, well it was a rusty bucket

 

[nhbenz]

Many good finds there! Keep us posted!

 

[viper771]

Hey cool finds!!! Those linked bullets you found are from an MG 42!! I have some links for the modern G-4 german machine gun (basically an MG 42 still) and they look exactly the same!!!

I may have to try hunting on post sometime... I know of a few closed posts around here.

Just my advice.. but you can go to the PX (or BX/power zone depending on whats around) and get a hole digging shovel. Not the spade, or wide flat ended ones.. the kind of narrow bladed ones. It makes digging a LOT faster.. and its easier to make a plug in the dirt. They are about 8 bucks. I bought too since I broke one of my shovles on a dig.. and didn't have a spare!!

I hope you find some more good stuff!! I hope to go out this weekend. I don't have much time before I am in the desert. HH!!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Very cool finds! Hope you get alot more! Thanks for sharing all the goodies!

 

[Nana40]

A variety of GREAT finds! Congrats!

Nana

 

[88irocarmy]

Thanks all
Viper: The linked ammo is actually 5.56mm SAW, the pictures distorts it abit. I have been using an Army E-Tool as my primary shovel, lack of rain is starting to harden the ground. My metal detecting has been put on pause, I injured my ankle during a soccer game. I will check the PX for the shovel .
HH

 

[Eu_citzen]

Glueck wunsch!
Congrats. Looks like a lot of fun.

 

[viper771]

Thanks all
Viper: The linked ammo is actually 5.56mm SAW, the pictures distorts it abit. I have been using an Army E-Tool as my primary shovel, lack of rain is starting to harden the ground. My metal detecting has been put on pause, I injured my ankle during a soccer game. I will check the PX for the shovel .
HH

Ah a s.a.w.! Well, if you come across ammo that kinda looks like that out in the woods somewhere thats linked.. hehe Usually mg38/42 ammo have rough markings on them. I haven't found any linkage for german machine guns.. but many casings.

I think the shovel will help out a lot. I hope your ankle is better soon too!! Weather has been beautiful lately!! HH!

 

[nahabit]

Thanks all
Viper: The linked ammo is actually 5.56mm SAW, the pictures distorts it abit. I have been using an Army E-Tool as my primary shovel, lack of rain is starting to harden the ground. My metal detecting has been put on pause, I injured my ankle during a soccer game. I will check the PX for the shovel .
HH

Ah a s.a.w.! Well, if you come across ammo that kinda looks like that out in the woods somewhere thats linked.. hehe Usually mg38/42 ammo have rough markings on them. I haven't found any linkage for german machine guns.. but many casings.

I think the shovel will help out a lot. I hope your ankle is better soon too!! Weather has been beautiful lately!! HH!

mg34 or 42 but ammo from these machineguns are absolutly equally