88irocarmy
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This one made my year.
After dropping of the girls at Girl Scouts I thought I check a hill behind a building on post. After30 minutes of finding shell casings I was getting tired. I thought I would scan a small ditch area on my way back to the car.
Got a weird but strong signal and the first 50cal Blank round was dug. The another and another leading from right to left. It seems that someone long ago dropped a belt of bout 30 linked rounds.
After digging all the rounds out from the clay I noticed another item deeper under where the rounds were. Looking like a pipe or a bucket edge, I really did not think much of it. Well after 20 minutes of digging in the sticky clay, I could make out enough detail to know that it was a German army helmet. I was pumped, ran down to the Girls Scout meeting (big ceremony in progress) covered in clay and dirt for the camera. Luckily there was a friend so I brought him along to document my find. The helmet is very rusty with a crack, wife threaten me that she will use it as a planter...haha.
A great find before having to leave for Iraq.
HH
The hole, helmet on left and 50 cal rounds are stacked on the right
The helmet sees light again, I'm wearing my causal MD clothes, the mosquitoes loved that outfit
The helmet is out, rusty and the suspension is also rusted out.
Training the future hunters, Girl Scouts (Brownies)
After dropping of the girls at Girl Scouts I thought I check a hill behind a building on post. After30 minutes of finding shell casings I was getting tired. I thought I would scan a small ditch area on my way back to the car.
Got a weird but strong signal and the first 50cal Blank round was dug. The another and another leading from right to left. It seems that someone long ago dropped a belt of bout 30 linked rounds.
After digging all the rounds out from the clay I noticed another item deeper under where the rounds were. Looking like a pipe or a bucket edge, I really did not think much of it. Well after 20 minutes of digging in the sticky clay, I could make out enough detail to know that it was a German army helmet. I was pumped, ran down to the Girls Scout meeting (big ceremony in progress) covered in clay and dirt for the camera. Luckily there was a friend so I brought him along to document my find. The helmet is very rusty with a crack, wife threaten me that she will use it as a planter...haha.
A great find before having to leave for Iraq.
HH
The hole, helmet on left and 50 cal rounds are stacked on the right
The helmet sees light again, I'm wearing my causal MD clothes, the mosquitoes loved that outfit
The helmet is out, rusty and the suspension is also rusted out.
Training the future hunters, Girl Scouts (Brownies)
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Outstanding find!! That was one thing I really wanted to dig while I was over there . I did find part of one but don't know where the rest of it was . Be safe down range . I will be there in July myself .
