Narnia,Kurzeme,Nordland
HOBBYHISTORICA
  • Home
    • HobbyhistoricaShop
  • Soldier Recovery
  • Forests of Norway
  • Battlefield Finds
  • The Workbench

A Day in the Dumping Pit

10/5/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
I got up ungodly early today, around 8, I think my inner clock must be broken waking up at that hour. I spent a couple of hours drinking coffee and preparing some packages to bring to the post. When that was done I went to the dumping pit I left last evening. It is large and full of rust, unfortunately crap rust, and I kept finding bottles every other minute or so. Sometimes a signal flare and some other bits was between the rubbish.
The bottom of it wasn`t so deep, a rocky sand ground which filled quickly with water.Half of the pit is covered by a thick band of barbed wire and when I had found and cleaned the corner I had been digging towards I began cutting my way through the wire. It took some effort but soon I could sort of roll a big section of it away.
​
Picture
Picture
Signal flares.
Picture
Nivea bottle and Velvet Sportscream.
Picture
Battery.
Picture
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting
The rest of the uniform had rotted away.
Picture
Picture
With the wire out of the way I could continue finding bottles and food tins and the odd interesting bits. The pile of finds grew as the day went on and I kept searching thoroughly and on the bottom I found a 9mm pistol magazine half full. Sadly the bottom of the magazine had rotted away but still a cool little find.
Found several Esbit stoves but all but this was destroyed.
Found several Esbit stoves but all but this was destroyed.
K98 stripper clip.
K98 stripper clip, for loading the rifle.
Picture9mm magazine. ww2 german
9mm magazine.
Picture
Too bad with its condition.
Picture
Losantine bottle.
Losantine bottle.
Picture
Picture
Not sure what this is from.
Piece from a bunker stove.ww2 metal detecting
Piece from a bunker stove.
Picture
I was getting close to the third corner of the pit when more and more bottles was in the clay and I had to be careful not to brake any and not cut myself on the many already broken. Now and then some other stuff was in there. A full rosodont box, more flares, several toothpaste tubes and a bakelit tent peg.
Finally I got to the bottom and had found the side of the dumping pit but still at least a quarter or a bit more is covered with barbed wire. With only an hour of daylight left I decided to roam around a little searching for signals in the field and along the forest. I filled in the dumping pit because I will start digging the rest of it from the last corner as it will be easier to get the barbed wire off that way. 
When I was doing that the neighbour came to say hello and we went around searching. We thought we found a panzerfaust but it was a part from a wagon, but we found a nice german axe head. On the field we found some modern rubbish and next to a tree we found a downed helicopter. A small R/C one. The neighbour knew who had lost it so he will bring it back to them.
Before I left we went into his garage and used an angle grinder to sharpen my shovel, so now I can almost shave with it.
​Well, tomorrow I will have a rest and go help my parents,so no digging, but friday I ll be back in the forest.
PictureA tube with some cream and a k98 casing. hobbyhistorica
A tube with some cream and a k98 casing.
PictureRosodont box made of bakelite.
Rosodont box made of bakelite.
Bakelite tent peg and a porcelain jar.
Bakelite tent peg and a porcelain jar.
German Signal flares, and I didn`t have the one to the right in my collection already so it made me happy to find.
Signal flares, and I didn`t have the one to the right in my collection already so it made me happy to find.
Picture
Part of k98 ammo pouch.
Picture
French soldier drinking cup.
Picture
Some alu food tins.
Picture
Picture
A few bottles.
Picture
Picture
The downed helicopter.
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    November 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    January 2017
    October 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013

    RSS Feed

©All images and text are sole property
of HobbyHistorica