A whotsit and 2 fragments of whatsits...

[Blackadder43]

So the job i was on today overran a bit and i couldnt get out detecting....
So next best thing is rummage through the "not sure" box and see whats there...
Came across these things, nothing special but am wondering what they might be....
Cheers..

Pic 1 is well i dont know!!...its broken or been shredded by the plough many years ago or my silly theory is its a bit of a Grenade?
Its quite heavy for its size....

Pic 2 is interesting......i'm not sure if its just a coincidence of how the metal is formed but it looks like a tiny miniature soldier? (second pic shows the side view and the possibly tiny soldier or flukey metal arrangement)
Its lead and seeing as ive never knowingly found a bale seal could it be a bit of one of those?

Pic 3 again not sure....maybe somekind of door or lock decoration?
the shield shape looks like its been attached to the rusty metal at the back by a pin protruding from the shield (front) part

 

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[tabdog]

I don't know,

But I'm sure I have seen this guy before,

Happy Huntin,

Tabdog

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Pic 1 is well i dont know!!...its broken or been shredded by the plough many years ago or my silly theory is its a bit of a Grenade?
Its quite heavy for its size....

Its very hard for the Americans to ID your British finds because you have much more history than us. I dont know if what you found is shrapnel but here are some WWII pieces found on Florida beaches to compare. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,124889.0.html

 

[Lucas]

#1 possibly anti-aircraft shrapnel?

#2, not a bale seal.

 

[BioProfessor]

Shrapnel - the reddish color and grooves are a dead give away
a what's it
and a mount - looks fairly modern

Daryl

 

[trikikiwi]

Great Pics!
You certainly excite the artists' eye
tabdog, doggone did do good!!
Mike

 

[Silver Searcher]

First one does look like shrapnel :P
Second one looks like some kind of weight, might be Medieval a bit like this one maybe
No Idea on the third one ....sorry

SS

 

[buddyb]

Along Bethany Beach is loaded with this same shrapnel junk. They use ships to suck up the sand from miles offshore and pump it onto the beach. There was a lot of U boats shot at in that area from the shoreline and aircraft.

 

[BioProfessor]

If there is shrapnel there, somebody was shooting at airplanes or practice drones.

Daryl

 

[hammered]

No. 1 is definitely shrapnel. During the war there were chains of Anti-aircraft batteries along the east coast to combat the V1, called "Divers Units" . One of these units was placed one field over from my fave field and consequently I find loads of these bits and fusing rings.

hammered

 

[Blackadder43]

Thanks guys....yea the shrapnell ties up with the fact i have found 2 live 303 rounds in this field....
The second pic has baffled me lol

The 3rd pic i think you are right and its modern....

Cheers all