A quick lunch hunt gives up a nice relic, melting pot or crucible...

[Bavaria Mike]

I noticed the snow had melted, mostly from salting the road along a grassy area between a sidewalk and the old Sergeant’s club across from where I work on the army post. I gave it a try and the shovel went into the dirt like butter. Thought this would be a great place but remembered the front entrance was closed and they had a rear entrance, mostly because drunken troopies would stagger out of the club, take a few steps and end up in the road, LOL. There wasn’t much area to detect but I found a hand full. Here is an army unit crest, I have not researched the unit yet.

An M60 machine gun blank, a few 7.62 bullets and a musket ball.

A few coins, lower left is a 1910 German 1 Pfennig coin.

I was not sure what this is, still not positive but, I think it is a small bowl or crucible for melting lead and casting musket balls. It is 3 ¾”/95mm wide and made of brass, oval bowl. Has consistent markings that look to be from grabbing it with tongs or pliers. The ends have pour spouts and are more obvious in this view. This is the outside. Penny for size.

Inside of the bowl. Has a different patina. Maybe someone can help better ID it. It was great getting out even if it was a quick 30 minute lunch hunt. HH, Mike

 

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[seger98]

I found your unit crest, it's a

54th infantry regiment, here's the link, about midway down the page.

http://www.lznam.com/index.php?cPath=119&sort=2a&page=9


Nice finds. Chris

 

[Twin Digger]

so another treasure find... Nice

 

[Jeep]

Nice Finds

I remember the days of detecting the German countryside, gotta be careful, there are surprises under that ground but there are also a lot of treasures

 

[John (Ma)]

Pretty cool finds.

 

[mrhinman]

The padlock that key fits is the type often used on newspaper vending boxes.

 

[kdismuke1]

NICE FINDS LIKE THE MELTING POT. CONGRATS.

 

[Nana40]

You find the good stuff no matter where you hunt, Mike!

Nana

 

[tinpan]

Nice finds mike Thank for sharing

t.p

 

[beetle662]

Nice digs as usual Mike! Sure would be nice to put an age on that melting pot!

Congrats!!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

great finds Mike! we enjoy your posts. cheers!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Thanks for the comments! Several years ago, they built a small medical clinic behind the building where I detected, just 100 meters away. While digging the foundation, they uncovered a dud 500 pound bomb from WWII. The army had it disarmed and made a monument out of it and placed it in front of the new medical clinic. It sat there for years. Last year they expanded the parking lot and obviously, where the bomb sat as a monument, is now parking lot. I was going to take a picture of the bomb today to add to this post but, it is gone. If I had to date that lead melting bowl, I would say late 1800s to early 1900s as this German/American army post started out around 1911ish. HH, Mike