Silver and Grenades today

[Westfront]

Went to a new spot to dig some old coins and had not much success. Oldest one was a 1871 Silbergroschen. Had something that looked like a roman copper but its too bad.
Stumbled over a 75mm Ap Grenade too. After a couple of hours we had more WWII relics than other things... Got two musketballs, a button with crown, pewter spoon, lighter, a cool axe never seen this design before and a silver whatsit too.

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks like you got a scrappy

The 1871 looks in good shape

 

[Westfront]

Hi Cru
Yes, the Silbergroschen is very nice. Have to clean it a little bit. Any suggestions to the axe and the broochthing?

 

[CRUSADER]

Hi Cru
Yes, the Silbergroschen is very nice. Have to clean it a little bit. Any suggestions to the axe and the broochthing?

no good with axes, & the other thing

 

[Westfront]

Axe is probably a "forest axe", have it translated from german Waldaxt. 15th / 16th century.

 

[GopherDaGold]

Your display pic is offensive and disgusting. That should be the Blue Oval on those bouncies!

 

[Westfront]

Your display pic is offensive and disgusting. That should be the Blue Oval on those bouncies!

Never ever!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I'm sorry, what did you find again?

I got sidetracked on your chevy avatar!

 

[pepperj]

Nice one on the silver, though I would of crapped the drawers if digging up the grenade.

 

[jamesbibb]

Your display pic is offensive and disgusting. That should be the Blue Oval on those bouncies!

 

[JohninCT]

What do you do with the grenade if it is still live? (Which I believe it is).

 

[ivan salis]

than 75 mm cannon AP shell ? -- a anti tank Armor Piercing (solid shell) or is it a Anti Personel (exploding type) --

a grenade is thrown by hand --

that clearly is a cannon shell " warhead" which is fired by a 75 mm cannon --very cool find by the way -- if its a anti tank AP (armor peircing) shell its solid and does not explode (it was meant to punch thru the tanks amor and rattle around inside killing the crew and damaging the tank's insides)--

however if its a "dud" anti personal AP round it was meant to explode upon impact to cause massive injury to troops nearby and if so could still be dangerous, as it did not explode as it should have (could still be live)

 

[Westfront]

Hi Ivan,
like You said. Its a 75mm cannon shell. And its a german one. That means it HAS explosives in it. The fuze is at the bottom like the one on the american 75mm Ap shell. I have several american ones without explosives and fuze, but they are shot and when they hit ground the ballistic cap was shredded. This one was never fired and is in very good condition. And very dangerous. Not as the famous 88 mm one, but still dangerous enough not to move it much. I buried it again alot deeper and with the fuze down than found just to avoid that anyone hits it accidentally.

What do You think about this one ...live 155mm Long Tom shell...

 

[Bridge End Farm]

great dig and find, glad you did and not some kid

 

[Viking]

I buried it again alot deeper and with the fuze down than found just to avoid that anyone hits it accidentally.

And i hope you reported it to the KMRD or Polizei.

What part of Germany are you from?

 

[Skelly607]

It probably common there,,,but shouldnt you call the bomb squad or something?

 

[RJH02]

and I thought I was pushing my luck when I dug a broken arrow with a razor broadhead on it and an unfired 30-06 bullet yesterday, be careful out there!

 

[chark21798]

Dang thats some great chevy parts there, I mean great digs shell is kinda scary thou. HH Mark

 

[Westfront]

All finds of live shells or other explosives were reported to the bomb sqad or KMRD how its called here. They come and pick them up.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Your display pic is offensive and disgusting. That should be the Blue Oval on those bouncies!

Hahaha!