Been finding some odd things in the water metal detecting...

[makahaman]

Hey all you shipwreck experts I need some advice and knowledge from all of you that work on wrecks. While metal detecting in water of Hawaii, I've been finding lots of medium to small brass nails in the water. Also, whats weird is that I've been finding small sheets of brass and lead, the sheets range in size of 4x6 inches. Could this be from boats or ship of some sort? I am still looking, I don't think it was a ship wreck but I know there used to be a wooden pier that extended from the beach. They used to use it for loading and unloading from boats, this was being done in the 1800's. Just curious, I will try to post pics the next time I find these pieces of metal and maybe someone could tell me what they might be... Thanks for anyones reply.... Aloha

 

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[Hitndahed]

May have been a craftsmans shop nearby in older times.
All pure speculation though,,Was there any structures in the general area in the past?

Hit

 

[Salvor6]

Brass sheeting was used to cover docks around 1800's to prevent splintering when boats hit the wood. Sort of like a bumper.

 

[Red_desert]

Brass sheeting was used to cover docks around 1800's to prevent splintering when boats hit the wood. Sort of like a bumper.

Might be a good place to find other stuff, people lost or tossed a lot of everything off them