cheffer
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- XP Deus, Fisher 1275 LTD, Fisher 1265, Fisher 1270, Tesoro Vaquero
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- Metal Detecting
Must See! Never know what you're going to find....
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I haven't really found anything lately worth showing. But this one takes the cake. I was hunting an old wooded area near a local lake and had found a couple coins, one IH and a Merc, but it was cold and getting dark so I was headed back. Just shy of a pretty large boulder I got a big signal, which I figured was probably junk, but decided to dig anyway. As I got about 3 inches of topsoil pushed away I saw the edge of a plastic trash bag, just my luck. So I gave it a yank since I had uncovered, I figured I'd might as well pull it out in and bring it back to the parking area where there is a trash can.
Imagine my surprise when I saw the pearl handle of a revolver sticking out one side. Imagine my utter shock when out plopped 5 handguns. I was kind of freaked out as you can imagine. Not really sure what to do, I wrapped them back in the bag and immediately headed to the State Police barracks, which was less than a mile away from where I was.
Anyway, I spent the next hour and a half filling out a statement and showing the troopers where the spot was. Obviously they were very interested, not only in my find but in metal detecting in general. They had lots of questions and we actually had a pretty good time shooting the breeze while some of the other officers were taking pictures and trying to identify serial numbers and what not. Then they let me take some pictures and inspect thema little closer. Also I showed them the IH and Merc and they were almost as excited about the coins as they were about the arsenal I had unearthed. All in all an interesting evening!
So it looks like there are three pearl handle 22 caliber, one 38, and a Smith and Wesson 357 Magnum. Hard to tell the age, but the troopers thought they probably weren't more than 20-30 years old. They didn't want to speculate on why they were all buried, but you have to figure something fishy is going on. I told them I would love to follow the investigation and find out what happens, so I'll update this post if I get any new info for you all.
Like I said, you never know what your going to find!
Happy hunting...be careful out there,
Steve
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I haven't really found anything lately worth showing. But this one takes the cake. I was hunting an old wooded area near a local lake and had found a couple coins, one IH and a Merc, but it was cold and getting dark so I was headed back. Just shy of a pretty large boulder I got a big signal, which I figured was probably junk, but decided to dig anyway. As I got about 3 inches of topsoil pushed away I saw the edge of a plastic trash bag, just my luck. So I gave it a yank since I had uncovered, I figured I'd might as well pull it out in and bring it back to the parking area where there is a trash can.
Imagine my surprise when I saw the pearl handle of a revolver sticking out one side. Imagine my utter shock when out plopped 5 handguns. I was kind of freaked out as you can imagine. Not really sure what to do, I wrapped them back in the bag and immediately headed to the State Police barracks, which was less than a mile away from where I was.
Anyway, I spent the next hour and a half filling out a statement and showing the troopers where the spot was. Obviously they were very interested, not only in my find but in metal detecting in general. They had lots of questions and we actually had a pretty good time shooting the breeze while some of the other officers were taking pictures and trying to identify serial numbers and what not. Then they let me take some pictures and inspect thema little closer. Also I showed them the IH and Merc and they were almost as excited about the coins as they were about the arsenal I had unearthed. All in all an interesting evening!
So it looks like there are three pearl handle 22 caliber, one 38, and a Smith and Wesson 357 Magnum. Hard to tell the age, but the troopers thought they probably weren't more than 20-30 years old. They didn't want to speculate on why they were all buried, but you have to figure something fishy is going on. I told them I would love to follow the investigation and find out what happens, so I'll update this post if I get any new info for you all.
Like I said, you never know what your going to find!
Happy hunting...be careful out there,
Steve
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Great story Cheffer, can't wait to hear more! I agree get back there and see what else is burried there, I'm guessing they were tolen, so maybe more is burried there. Have you looked into any past news stories in the area for clues? Good luck with the mystery!
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