A New Field - Another Button or...

[CRUSADER]

146 in 3 hours (6 man hours), 1 every 3 minutes not including rubbish/trash & buckles etc. Its our best 1 day total in 1/2 a day! It's the sort of field I enjoy; speed digging & noisy.

Most of the buttons seem to be WWII related. I got many new types & here are a few of the odd/interesting ones:

'OCTROI' - Maybe French Customs
'SAPEURS POMPIERS' - French Fireman
'SAPEURS POMPIERS LESSINES' - North Belgium Fireman
'POSTE ET TELEGRAPHES' - French

What a fun few hours

 

[CRUSADER]

Definitely not your typical type day but fun none the less.

This time of year, I happy to dig beeps, whatever they are, & the foriegn ones gets my interest. I'm quite happy to continue & build up some more clues as to why these were dumped here (or the story behind it, I know why, it was to condition the soil with the rags)

There's those buttons. You always say us Americans find a ton of buttons.....looks like you've hit a field with a TON! Congrats

Not that you find tons, just the quality, it my job to get the tons I enjoy every button thats a new type, whether old or rare but if they are both its a bonus.

 

[birdman]

Never seen that many buttons from one hunt. Awesome!!

 

[CRUSADER]

Never seen that many buttons from one hunt. Awesome!!

nor had we, we were digging so fast the layers came off even with the cold.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great looking finds there guys!
How's your Dad's knee holding up in the cold weather over there?

These two buttons are my favourites . . . any idea of dates Cru?

Cheers,
Dave

Knee is fine, the weather was just above freezing, so quite warm.

I think the first one is 19th C but not sure as the backmark is unclear. The second one has no back at all & its a new type for the collection (unresearched) - Both Military

Thanks for the update Cru. They look very interesting,
hope they turn out to be something special.

Dave

 

[Bavaria Mike]

I don't think I have ever found so many buttons on the same field, LOL, maybe. HH, Mike

 

[Des from down under]

START ON THAT BOOK BRO..ITLL HAVE HEAPS OF G8 PHOTOS..HAVE A GOOD ONE CRU..AND POP

 

[bookfisher]

That sure is a sh-t load of buttons!

 

[CRUSADER]

Great looking finds there guys!
How's your Dad's knee holding up in the cold weather over there?

These two buttons are my favourites . . . any idea of dates Cru?

Cheers,
Dave

The bomb like one, is most likely 1900-WWI French Infantry.

 

[Des from down under]

a lil birdie told me you an pop bought a bulldozer with a snow blade on it,,true or false..seriously you are a gun of all guns and such a knowledge on relics you are a blessing to this forum..ohh oh and pop too..well done bro all the best for xmas..yeah i know youll be out with the detector looking for things father xmas dropped 500 years ago..lol

 

[Woodland Detectors]

You dug some American seals to eh?

Nice

 

[rebeljim52]

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great looking finds there guys!
How's your Dad's knee holding up in the cold weather over there?

These two buttons are my favourites . . . any idea of dates Cru?

Cheers,
Dave

The bomb like one, is most likely 1900-WWI French Infantry.

Thanks for letting me know mate! Sorry it took me so long to respond,
I was down in the States for a few days on business.

Happy Holidays to you and your family from Canada Cru!
Dave

 

[CRUSADER]

You dug some American seals to eh?

Nice

those are quite rare for me, strange mix, I will be back to unpick the mystery

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice recoveries Cru. You have enjoyed another outstanding year and saved many ancient and very old coins and relics from the plow. Merry Christmas from Tennessee, Quindy (with ancestors from Rogeley England where you told me the "Dark Ages" cache was discovered near there-wish it had been me-LOL). Happy hunting in 2010.