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its really interesting the things you find, even in open fields. usually useless iron and sometimes old guns. once i found what looks a Smith & Wesson Model 1

its really interesting the things you find, even in open fields. usually useless iron and sometimes old guns. once i found what looks a Smith & Wesson Model 1 - its mostly rust so hard to tell. it was in the cocked position, so I couldnt help but wonder if there was a story behind it. Unfortunately, no gold coins =( that'd be an ultimate find

X86BSD 9y ago
Off topic but curious, who makes good metal detectors today? I haven't used one since I was a small kid. But I might look at one. I just don't even know who makes good ones these days.
- asmithmd1 9y ago
  Whites is brand that has been around since the 1950's https://www.whiteselectronics.com/product-category/metal-detectors/ https://www.whiteselectronics.com/product-category/metal-det...
- proctor 9y ago
  The Tesoro Compadre[0] is pretty great and very affordable. Best in higher end might be Nokta[1] and its sister company Makro[2]. Anything from any of those three companies will be good and high value. [0]http://www.tesoro.com/product/detectors/compadre/index.html http://www.tesoro.com/product/detectors/compadre/index.html [1]http://noktadetectors.com/ http://noktadetectors.com/ [2]http://makrodetector.com/ http://makrodetector.com/
kesselvon 9y ago
On the WW1 front lines farmers still turn out old artillery shells fairly regularly. They still find old Wehrmacht gear in the Belorussian swamps
- twic 9y ago
  Swamps my arse, we still find German bombs in undesirable suburbs of London: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/03/second-world-war-bomb-leads-to-evacuations-and-school-closures-in-london-brondesbury-park https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/03/second-world... Of course, it's a mutual thing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39828327 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39828327 But, as usual, it's the French who practice this at its highest level: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_Rouge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_Rouge

X86BSD 9y ago

Off topic but curious, who makes good metal detectors today? I haven't used one since I was a small kid. But I might look at one. I just don't even know who makes good ones these days.

asmithmd1 9y ago
Whites is brand that has been around since the 1950's https://www.whiteselectronics.com/product-category/metal-detectors/ https://www.whiteselectronics.com/product-category/metal-det...
proctor 9y ago
The Tesoro Compadre[0] is pretty great and very affordable. Best in higher end might be Nokta[1] and its sister company Makro[2]. Anything from any of those three companies will be good and high value. [0]http://www.tesoro.com/product/detectors/compadre/index.html http://www.tesoro.com/product/detectors/compadre/index.html [1]http://noktadetectors.com/ http://noktadetectors.com/ [2]http://makrodetector.com/ http://makrodetector.com/

kesselvon 9y ago

On the WW1 front lines farmers still turn out old artillery shells fairly regularly. They still find old Wehrmacht gear in the Belorussian swamps

twic 9y ago
Swamps my arse, we still find German bombs in undesirable suburbs of London: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/03/second-world-war-bomb-leads-to-evacuations-and-school-closures-in-london-brondesbury-park https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/03/second-world... Of course, it's a mutual thing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39828327 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39828327 But, as usual, it's the French who practice this at its highest level: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_Rouge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_Rouge