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Below you can dive into my little universe filled with metal detecting, militaria and relics, world war two- and military history, miniature modelling and relic art.
Forests of Norway
Metal detecting trips and expeditions in the Northern Norwegian forests and mountains.
Spectacular Finds
I dont think any of us were prepared for what lay ahead. Under the layer of branches and vegetation were lots of these boxes,
Inka
Jul 18, 20234 min read
Under a Root
Relics peeked out from between the broken roots, so I just began removing rocks and a few remaining roots. There were a layer of wine and
Inka
Jul 8, 20233 min read
Bunker Hill
The bunkers are not far from each other, and some of them were flooded. There are also few smaller stone constructions on the plateau. I was
Inka
Jul 6, 20233 min read
Dude, Where`s My Phone ?
Tom strolled out to the slope in front of us, found a signal, removed a little bit of moss and soil, and lifted up an Edelweiss
Inka
Jul 2, 20233 min read
Soil Searching
Another day with similar weather I took a stroll around one of the many Gebirgsjäger camps. This camp has been visited by many detectorists
Inka
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Ditch Diggers
I reached the relic-layer after some fighting with the elements, but when the last rock were out of the way I could pry loose a nice MG
Inka
Jun 25, 20233 min read
Seasons First Adventure Afternoon
I walked half kilometer on the outside of the camp area to check if there could be some undiscovered spots full of signals for us to hunt
Inka
Jun 18, 20233 min read
The Keys to the Camp
Hoping for good trash I dived in and pulled out some flattened German jerry cans, a 10l triangular fuel can, a few vehicle lamps, a single
Inka
Jun 16, 20234 min read
Luftwaffe Fieldhospital part 2
It became a long digging session and when I decided to stretch my legs I had made a decent pile of relics on the edge of the ditch.
Inka
Jun 11, 20232 min read
A Luftwaffe Fieldhospital
After a little digging I hit metal again. Three shovels. No, four! Then from the wall of the ditch I had opened up was the corner of
Inka
Jun 3, 20233 min read
A New Digging Season
I spent some awesome hours roaming around in a gebirgsjäger camp looking for treasures and good rust. Of course I knew that only the top
Inka
May 22, 20233 min read
Jimmy & Inka`s Adventure Afternoon
We got the coil out of the ditch and could continue digging. Now I had a little luck and pulled out a pipe which I saw was a Panzerfaust 30
Inka
Oct 16, 20226 min read
Winter is on the Doorstep
In one end of it I dug till I found the top of what I think is a large steel stove. The metal looks perfectly preserved and it is standing
Inka
Oct 14, 20224 min read
Back to the Luftwaffe Camp
A moment later the helmet surfaced and it was awesome! Really nice condition. Green with wither camo still showing, and very little rust!
Inka
Oct 3, 20225 min read
A Recce trip to a Luftwaffe Camp
We moved into the vehicle workshop area where the signals from metal in the ground were far more frequent. We had wasted a lot of hours
Inka
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Helmet & Erkennungsmarke
The signal I dug first turned out to be half a Kraftstoff barrell. It was laying on its side so it was a chance it had stuff inside.
Inka
Sep 24, 20224 min read
Iron Cross
I opened my hand and showed him an Iron Cross! It was a bit caked in muck, but it was really an Iron Cross that had found its way into
Inka
Sep 18, 20224 min read
More Trench Art
The well started to dry out but I was still fighting one of the last relics loose from a rock holding it tight. A gasmask canister, and
Inka
Sep 13, 20223 min read
The Mother of All Luggage Tags
One of the next days I joined my friend Jimmy to search in his Gebirgsjäger camp. An enormous camp filled with signals in the ground.
Inka
Sep 7, 20224 min read
Helmet & Other Goodies
A small square piece of metal met with the tip of my bayonet. I gave it a rub against the clean back of my glove and saw the word "Petsamo".
Inka
Aug 31, 20224 min read
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