500 year old trail...

[Bavaria Mike]

Got out with my friend Florian this afternoon for about 4 hours. We detected a 500 year old trail that connects a 1000 year old church to a 500 year old monastery. It was a beautiful day around 49F/9C. I have had permission to detect this forest for more than two years but just never made it there, bought some firewood from the owner. Here is the old church, it is only a few hundred years old but it is built over the foundations of a 1000 year old church, no longer used as a church.

The monastery off in the distance.

Picture of me with a big smile as I just knew we were going to find some good stuff. We went to a field after about 2.5 hours of detecting as the finds were few and the terrain here is rough.

There were several stone markers along the way like this one.

Florian found two 1850ish copper coins, a silver 1854 coin and a cross. I found the following, three glass beads and a glass button.

A few relics, small piece of chain, an old buckle, what is left of a bell, a bullet, a small grease fitting and a whatsit.

A handy 4 pack of live bullets, look to be American WWII.

And a few more relics and coins, 1800 copper Austrian coin, button, crusty 1930ish zinc coin, two lead seals and a canvas button. It was a good day out with a friend but we did not find anything great. HH, Mike

 

[Nana40]

Ditto Bogart!! Awesome stuff there! Absolutely beautiful pictures too!

Thank's for sharing your hunt with us!

Nana

 

[MiniMe]

I love the old church, absolutely beautiful. Nice pics of the area and nice finds. Definitely a place to go back to. HH Thanks for sharing.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Thanks all for the nice comments! I have to be modest because that's how it is here, history is everywhere in Europe and I live in the NEW area!!! HH, Mike

 

[Burdie]

Mike your killing me here with all those finds!!!! OH well keep posting. Good to see you out hunting.
Burdie

 

[relikhunter]

Cool pictures Awesome finds and a great place to hunt.......you got it all bud!!!!!!!!!!!!! rh

 

[Night Stalker]

Excellent post Mike!

 

[Bammer75]

Great stuff Mike, that church looks like a haunted mansion, what do they use it for now?

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Hey Bammer, it is a summer home for a rich family. They sold it to the town but still have some ownership rights and use it as a vacation home. I met their son last year, he gave me full permission to detect there and offered me a beer. Had a good chat with him, he offered a tour but I was out of time and had to leave. Missed opportunity, I'll probably never see the front door open again. HH, Mike

 

[Ramapirate]

The only thing around here that's that old is the ground. That place is really awesome!! And your finds to me are great!

HH,
Ramapirate

 

[romeo-1]

That is my favorite type of hunt!

 

[LJHanley06]

Nice finds!

The four bullets that you ID'd as American WWII are probably WWI vintage...check the headstamps...they are on a M1903 stripper clip...should be 30-06 caliber...maybe from a M1917 Enfield.

Wish I was stationed overseas...

 

[hollowpointred]

very nice!