Metal Detecting and Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs)

[outdoorsup]

Metal Detecting and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO's)

Just curious has anyone ever ran across any ordnance items while hunting? I did in Germany a few years ago. I hunt on military installations and you never know what you will find.

 

[EODsweeper]

Yeah I've been poking around some old ww2 barracks. Nothing to write home about yet.

 

[amberg]

I run into a small amount around my digging spots, it was a sizable ww2 training area
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What is this thing? It looks scary.

 

[EODsweeper]

From what I can see it looks like a projectile with folding fins on the back. Measurements and markings could narrow it down better.

 

[EODsweeper]

It also looks to be OD green in color. The US ordnance color code system says OD green is mostly used for high explosive type ordnance.

 

[Digging Smith]

2 inch mortar bursting smoke round, they are full of white phosphorous, so it goes back in the ground the area flagged for the UXO team to pick up

 

[EODsweeper]

So that means it was originally either grey or sea foam green. Should also have a burster adapter on the fuse well. May have red markings.

 

[EODsweeper]

Also only navy ordnance is measured in inches. All others are measured in millimeters.

 

[Digging Smith]

It's Canadian they used 2 and 3 inch mortars into the 60's I believe before they started using 60 an 81mm , it woulda have had a red and white stripe. The finish was long gone when I dug it up, that area stopped being used for mortar practice in 42

 

[EODsweeper]

That makes sense. Are you in Canada or the U.S. ?