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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.
Notek & Tetra
Next to it was two gasmask containers, one had the lid open, but the mask looks to be ok, the other one was closed but also have the mask
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Sep 7, 20214 min read
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Lapplandfront Cross again!!
I was looking at a Nordfront- or Lapplandfront Cross sticking out from the soil! The two last seasons I have found two of these awards
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Sep 1, 20213 min read
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Soldier Bling & Trench-art
I thought it could be one of those Lapplandfront medals so it got my pulse up a little. I dug more of the item free and then I saw it was a
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Aug 29, 20215 min read
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Porcelain & Trench-Art
And then I looked at the thing. It was a trench-art box!! Wow! I placed it in the relic pile and went back to the porcelain.
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Aug 23, 20214 min read
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Gorgets & Cyanide
Three gorgets! One of them was of a poor aluminum alloy and completely rotted. The two others were made of thin sheet metal and not in great
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Aug 19, 20213 min read
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Troms Defence Museum
The exhibition is based around the local military history, ww2, the Cold War and modern International Operations.
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Aug 5, 20211 min read
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Not Every Day is Treasure Day
I switched on the detector and strolled towards the area where I had found the last helmet. It was a few signals along the way worth checkin
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Jul 26, 20212 min read
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Opening a Relic Box
Yesterday I found a small metal tin which had some contents. I knew from its shape and size that it was a Maskenbrille box. Maskenbrille
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Jul 23, 20211 min read
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Helmet on First Sweep
The signal was deep and next to a pine tree so I had to cut my way through some roots to discover a layer of rocks.
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Jul 16, 20213 min read
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Third Helmet this Season
Directly under the surface was a german messkit lid waiting for me, and next to it another lid, possibly from a Norwegian messkit
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Jul 13, 20216 min read
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On Virgin Land
The pile of relics grew steadily along with the scrap- and spoil heap. I found two bakelite cups for field flasks, lots of bottles
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Jul 10, 20215 min read
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A Surprise from the Red Army
When I decided it was enough for today I sifted through the spoils and found a small trench-art piece, a brass piece with the unit insignia
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Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Eastern Front Medal & Motorcycle Seat
My imagination went a bit wild for a second but when I tried to lift it, it came loose so it was not a box filled with iron crosses, just
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Jun 22, 20214 min read
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HKB 32/971 Ystnes - Øksfjord
Placed on the very tip of the peninsula there are very litte remains of the fort to be found today. Once it protected the entrance to the
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Jun 17, 20211 min read
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Two Helmets Before and After Cleaning
A little more than a week ago I found a small ditch with two German helmets. They did look a bit rusty but I knew there would be some origin
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Jun 12, 20211 min read
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​The Trench-Art Football!
Last week I found an unusual "Trench-art" item, a Football! Found in a dumping pit in a Gebirgsjäger camp
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May 30, 20211 min read
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Brent Jord / Scorched Earth 1/35
This little scene depicts the German burning of Finnmark and Nord-Troms in 1944/45 as they withdrew from the area.
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May 30, 20211 min read
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The Iron Cross 1/35
"The Iron Cross" scale 1/35. Depicting to WSS Pz.Grenadiers somewhere in Europe towards the very end of the war. The figures are from Dragon
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Mar 9, 20211 min read
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German Winter Parka & A Sheepskin Vest
Here are two items I found in a shed this autumn, a winter parka and a sheepskin vest.
The parka is reversible, white on one side
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Dec 30, 20201 min read
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Like a Relic Advent Calendar
The familiar shape of the brim of a German helmet drew a nice line in the wet sand holding it in a firm grip. I freed it from the ground
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Dec 4, 20204 min read
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