First time ever out with my detector, April 3, 2011

[NatorMVP]

It was finally warm enough and snow-free so I decided to just go out to a wooded area behind my house for a little fun. I ended up digging up 4 railroad spikes, 2 bullet shell casings, a zipper pull, and a big solid iron cylinder. Overall nothing awesome but it was great for my first time ever using a detector on something other than coins I put out to test with.

I'm unsure of the casings so if anyone could help out, I'm very unfamiliar with shell markings.

One shell has an S,L,5,5 with one marking each at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock.

The other shell has EW at 12 o'clock and 43 at 6 o'clock.

I'm here to learn an appreciate any info anybody has on the shells. Thanks for looking!

 

[Mystro7]

Well ya gotta start somewhere. Thats more than what I can find some days. Hope you enjoyed diggin em up. Lookin forward to seeing more of your diggins. Good luck on your next dig.

 

[NatorMVP]

Thanks, certainly more than I was expecting to find, since people don't really go back there much. It was pretty exciting the first time I got a tone and dug the first shell case. I hope to do more soon now that the weather is getting much nicer up in northern NY.

 

[ivan salis]

S L --- st louis (ammo plant)-- 5 5 (1955)

EW 43 - 30/06 ammo made in the ammo plant at eau claire wisconsin in 1943 (WW 2) --

(most likely itheir both military "surplus" 30 /06 ammo sold as "war surplus" ammo used for target shooting by civilians )

these types of markings are called "headstamps" amd are used on rifle , pistol and shotgun shell casings

 

[NatorMVP]

Ok awesome thanks for the info! Interesting stuff