A few weeks of finds...

[Bavaria Mike]

I have not been posting much due to job stress, our contract is changing and I’m not sure where or who I will be working for or, if I will even accept a position with whoever, LOL! I have been lurking the forums and still doing a lot of detecting, just not finding much for the time I put in but, it is a great way to do a mind dump at the end of the day and I really enjoy it. Here is what I have been doing and finding over the past few weeks, most are from Bavaria and a few are from the Rhineland Pfalz. A lead horse, a very old spindle whorl and a trinket from where I presently work.

Five unexpected musket balls from the Grafenwoehr training area. I was doing a clad hunt on a obstacle course and was not finding much so I was detecting the edges hoping to find a few coins and the musket balls popped up, they probably date to the original German training area starting in 1910 and founded in 1907. A lead candle snuffer looking thing flattened, a pretty purple marble and a harness type button that probably had some kind of glass or enamel in it.

More finds.

A few buttons and not sure what this is but it has a lion’s head on it.

Finds found between a Celtic fortress from around 400BC and a castle from 1551AD. Iron spike, two buttons, worn copper coin, square nail and some kind of a triangular buckle.

I found this plow piece for a farmer back in April. I did not accept a reward but, he brought me a nice 2 pound piece of smoked pork loin last weekend, very tasty!

Found this 14K/585 wedding ring for an old work colleague last Saturday, he lost it in his yard last week, they were married 6 June 07 and he left for Kuwait Sunday. My best recent find and it has nothing to do with the gold!!!

A nice and very heavy silver .800 ring found way out on a farm field with the initials “HB” and a cracked thimble. Also found around $20.00 in clad. HH, Mike

 

[Timberwolf]

That's some cool stuff Mike

Timberwolf

 

[tinpan]

Hi Mike, Congrats on your finds and thanks for sharing

tinpan

 

[CRUSADER]

Silver ring nice

Keep it up, I know something special is just around the corner!

 

[ModernMiner]

Mike,
You always have the coolest posts with a great assortment of finds. Congrats on finding and returning the gold ring. Great job. I love the relics!!! A headless horseman, and a very neat looking marble. Way to go.
Good luck on your new job IF you take it.
-MM-

 

[CRUSADER]

The lions head is probably a tongue part of a loop & tongue buckle.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Thanks all! I wanted the post to be a little more special than it is with some pictures and references to the military training area and Celtic Fortress but did'nt have the time. I am using a Minelab XT70, very nice machine and does a great job of separating trash even with the 10" coil. Found a square nail and a coin in the same hole a few days ago, had a good signal and a bad signal, the coin and nail could not have been more than 2" apart. It does get faked out by deep iron especially when it is moist but don't most machines do that, LOL? Thanks Crusader for the ID help on the lion head, seems a little thin for a buckle though however, it has been in the ground for long time, probably early to mid 1800s. HH, Mike

 

[desertfox]

Wow....As always Mike, great finds.
Sorry to hear about the stress at work, its never any fun! Best of luck to you.

 

[The Seeker]

Great old finds as always! You have to make time to hunt! Who else.......... will provide us with ancient finds from those days of old!


By the way ......Nice XTerra 70 !

The Seeker