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A Long Day in the Camp

9/19/2017

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Blue sky and sun today so I was quickly done with breakfast and coffee this morning and rushed out to the old Wehrmacht camp. Despite the sunny weather the forest was a bit chilly and it smelled of autumn. I bet the first night of frost will be tonight or one of the next nights. Luckily I have a large stash of uncleaned relics to keep me busy through the long winter months. But, we are not there yet, there is still some time for digging.
I strolled into the forest making some noise to scare any hungry bears away and the Fisher gave off a good signal just a few steps in between the trees. I removed the moss and tore away some roots and saw the oval shape of a German Erkennungsmärke. I lifted it out into the sunlight and just had to accept that it was a blank unissued tag. I looked around for more of the same signal but found only a pair of stirrups and three shovels.
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ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Finding EKMs is always a joy.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Unissued EKM.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
The pair of stirrups.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Three shovels.
Next I found a small dumping pit which I spent an hour digging, but it wasn`t much interesting stuff in it. A perfume bottle, a small hammer, a ruptured K98 casing and some aluminium food tins. 
In the surrounding area I could see where some of the barracks had stood and searched in and around them. Naturally it was a lot of nails there but I also found some tools, more K98 rounds, a brass comb, some uniform buttons and a couple of horseshoes. Between two of the barrack foundations was another dumping pit which I had to check out. It was a hard dig, full of large heavy rocks and lots of broken bottles and glass. It was few relics worth saving in it as well, a couple more food tins, a bakelite losantine tablet box and some more Mauser casings.
The rest of the day I walked around digging signals and one more dumping pit. In the pit was nothing other than rust and glass, but I dug out a pioneer axe, a stripper clip, a small knife, a 9mm round and a cover for a lantern.
The last signal I dug today was a orange smoke box with most of its text still intact.
Tomorrow I might not have the time to go digging, but hopefully the rest of the week will be spent searching for more rusted treasures:)
​Keep Smiling :)
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Small piece of chain.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Tools.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Small hammer and a perfume bottle.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Food tins and part of a stove.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
A ruptured K98 casing.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
For splitting logs I think.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
K98 casings.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
One of the soldiers lost his comb.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
A lamp from one of the barracks.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Food tins, bakelite losantine box and a field torch battery.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Pioneer axe.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
The ants teamed up trying to take me down.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Another food tin.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
K98 stripper clip.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
A knife.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
K98 Mauser casing.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
9mm round.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Cover for a karbid lantern.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Orange smoke candle.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
Mystery part. I ve found one like this before but never figured out what it is.
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
ww2 relic hunting hobbyhistorica metal detecting treasure hunting ww2 relics
One of the many barrack stoves scattered around this forest.
1 Comment
Rolf Gunnar Aanes
9/20/2017 10:25:08 am

Mysterypart is a holder for å stove I think

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