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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.

Badges & Bling found Season 2023

Wound Badge and IAB found together. The bent needles hints of an abrupt separation from the uniform they sat on.

Inka

Mar 10, 20241 min read

Winter in Ukraine. 1/350

A while ago I was browsing the web for some miniature stuff I needed, and came across these very tiny models of tanks and buildings,

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Feb 18, 20241 min read

A Bonus Adventure Afternoon

we were both sure it was a German plate, but were disappointed when I turned it around and it only had a small Norwegian producer mark.

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Oct 21, 20235 min read

Schnapps & Snow

I searched around the ditch and dug up a license plate from a vehicle and a pair of large aluminum electrical connectors made by Siemens. A

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Oct 15, 20234 min read

Erkennungsmarken & Nordfrontkreuz

"Rifle casing, stripperclip or piece of wire.." my mind went, as I opened a small hole in the moss. "Nordfrontkreuz!!" Wow!

Inka

Oct 5, 20234 min read

Trench-Art Day

I have seen these type of shields come out of WW1 positions in Latvia,and knew the Germans had brought them to the Northern front during WW1

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Sep 30, 20234 min read

The Ullr Badge

I moved to inside the barrack and picked up a signal circa in the middle of it. It was a round piece of metal and I suspected it could be a

Inka

Sep 28, 20234 min read

Continuing in the Luftwaffe Fieldhospital

On the bottom of the pit I found a great relic, a canteen with its cork and with the felt cover still intact! Circa mid way into the diggin

Inka

Sep 23, 20234 min read

NotekFest

The new site was blanketed with all sorts of signals. Within moments Jimmy had found a very interesting hammer neither of us had ever seen

Inka

Sep 18, 20233 min read

First Frost

Here and there k98 ammo had been tossed around, some single casings and some full clips. The next signal hid under a few rocks. It was a

Inka

Sep 15, 20233 min read

A Sealed Crate

Another bakelite part to come out of the sandy soil was the drinking cup from a soldiers canteen, and it even had initials engraved on

Inka

Sep 9, 20233 min read

Piles of Rust & a Little Silver

Yesterday it was finally time again for a trip out to the woods together with Jimmy. He has been busy this summer trying to make wine into w

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Sep 3, 20233 min read

Buckle & Bling

I drag out from the side of the fireplace an Iron Cross!! What a crazy find! Upon closer inspection I see it has been lucky to survive the

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Sep 2, 20233 min read

The Gebirgsjäger Cooker

One of my work days this week lasted only a couple of hours, so when they let me go I went straight to the Luftwaffe dumping pit for a 6-7 h

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Aug 26, 20233 min read

A Small Finnish Badge

One of the more interesting finds this afternoon was a sign from a vehicle, with an Edelweiss painted on. Not much of it was showing, but it

Inka

Aug 19, 20234 min read

Inka`s Pharmacy & Medicinal Depot

We saw more M24 and M39 grenade boxes and racks just laying on the surface, so we collected the nice looking ones.

Inka

Jul 28, 20235 min read

Baards Day

It had the rank, name and fieldpost number punched in. "Obgfr. Thiel Fpn 06998" which meant the soldier had been an Obergefreiter in a Heer

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Jul 21, 20234 min read

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

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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

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Jul 6, 20233 min read