oxfordpete
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Gun Barrel / spoon find
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fishbone3d
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It looks like a Red Ryder....... Don't shoot your eye out 
. Excellent find!
. Excellent find!oxfordpete
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I thought it was a bb gun barrel. How do I clean up things like this?...Pete
fishbone3d
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You could electrolysis. I would just steel wool it, and slap some oil on the barrel. They are cool, but super common.
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Right now, being a beginner, its just fun finding anything.
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Heck, I have been detecting for a good while; and I would be happy with that! Keep up the great finds my friend! 
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That had to be fun to dig. Nice find!
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It was fun...At first I thought it was a metal pipe, then I got down to the trigger part. It a second I was freaking out, because I'm thinking a civil war piece. Once I got it out, I knew it wasn't as spectacular, but very cool!
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oxfordpete said:
Nice finds. The barrel seems to be from a BB gun. I agree. The spoon can be rather older. I find eating utensils from time to time, but not a rifle or a part so far. I'm right now cleaning an old log splitting wedge I recently found in the woods like 16-18" deep. The thing weights about 5 pounds or so even though is very well rusted. I'm using electrolysis, the best way to clean heavily corroded iron stuff, but also coins. I use a 12V/1 amp battery charger and prepared a simple electrolysis system as indicated here: http://www.dirtyoldcoins.com/restore/electrolysis.html. HH
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I was diving at the mouth of Pearl Harbor a few years ago, found a coral encrusted length that looked like a gun barrel, and thought I had a piece of history. Turned out it was a coral encrusted length of galvanized pipe. With a history.
Relics are always fun. Now, make up a story about why you found it where you did. If they aren't valuable, make them interesting.
Relics are always fun. Now, make up a story about why you found it where you did. If they aren't valuable, make them interesting.
