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Helmet Day

9/27/2019

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Yesterday it was too rainy to go digging but this morning I had to get out to the forest no matter what. It was foggy and a little bit frosty but I filled up on coffee and headed towards the old Wehrmacht camp. The fog was thick most of the way so it was like driving inside a cloud and I had to be extra carefull looking out for big elgs crossing the road. I made it safely to the parking place and went into the forest. Got my detector out, put it together and turned it on. I tried to ground balance it but it already signalled metal so I had to check what the fuzz was about. I dug a hole maybe 40-50 cm deep when I felt the shovel hit metal. I scooped away some sand and felt a round shape,, it had to be a bucket I thought, didn`t dare believe it was what I wanted it to be but as I got my hand under the rim and flipped it over I saw it was a German helmet!! It looked to be in quite decent condition, it even had full liner and chin strap. I pulled out some barrell bands and felt another rounded shape and went on to drag up a gasmask cannister, full by the feel of it. I checked and double checked the hole and the surrounding area but no more hits there. The relic gods wouldn`t let me get anymore treasures today though. I spent the next five hours digging rubbish, bottles and rusted tins. I even found two small dumping pits but the only thing I found worth bringing home was the lid of a messkit. When I had had enough I found a nice tree, leaned back, ate my food and looked at the birds messing around in the tree tops above me before I found my way back to the car.
Next week there will be no digging in this forest as Im leaving for Latvia to meet my Legenda family and help recover fallen soldiers from WW1 and WW2, so until next time, stay dirty and keep smiling :)
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hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Such an amazing start of the day.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Liner all intact.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Gas mask.
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hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Lots of spiderwebs everywhere in the forest today.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
A rotted away Pukko knife with scabbard.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
A tent peg and some bottles.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Food tins and a soap dish.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Norwegian coin.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
A horseshoe,its been a while since last time I found one.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
A teaspoon.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Messkit lid.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Karbid lamp.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Spoon and a can opener.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Karbid lamp,benzin burner and junk.
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Even if the backpack was unusual light today I could go home with a big smile.
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Award & Badge Day

9/25/2019

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The last few days it has been temperatures below zero, so now it has become a race against time. Winter will be here very soon so I had to get out to the Wehrmacht camp today. I put on an extra layer of clothes and jumped in the car and found the forest. I turned on the Fisher F5 and immediately found three coins laying buried. Two German 1 pfennig and one I haven`t figured out yet what is. I picked up some more signals but it was the usual modern rubbish as I strolled towards the sandy rise where I found the helmet last time, with big hopes for another one. Well, it didn`t exactly turn out that way. I found a small dumping pit which I spent an hour or so on digging out. Lots of bottles came out from the sand, a pocket knife, a few bakelite light switches, some medical ampoules and an enema :D The next find in the pit was jaw dropping. I saw blue and white enamel and when I brushed off some sand I saw the German/Finnish Nordfront badge shining in my eyes. I carefully picked it up and it was in very nice condition. I always wanted to find one so it was hard to believe I held it in my hand.
I filled back the pit, stretched my back and went on for an uneventful half hour. I sat down and had lunch while I watched the ravens fly between the tree tops before I continued the search. Now I had another good signal and dug up a broken harmonica, but the signals kept coming so I threw of my backpack and opened up the forest floor. I dragged out a big hot food thermos, sadly broken, and more metal and bottles kept coming. I dug wider and deeper and now small gaming pieces peeked out. Lots of them in different colors. I found a 50 pfennig coin, cutlery, a tent peg and some losantine boxes. I lifted out some more of the sand and saw a pointy end of an item and knew it was a War Merit award. It was in great condition! I spent a few hours completing this pit and in the end I had a nice pile of relics. Several clay alco bottles, two bakelite boxes for cannons and several razors. I also found a silver lighter, and part of a trench-art ashtray with a matchbox holder. In the edge of the pit I found hundreds of German 9mm rounds inside the rest of a rotted zink box.
​I had finished the pit and had planned to stroll around some more but a cold wind brought in lots of rain so I called it quits and started on my trip home. I really hope I can make it out there again tomorrow, maybe there is more medals, helmets and awards to be found.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Three coins was the first finds today, a good beginning.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Not sure what this one is, the backside is unreadable.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
A small bottle hoard.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Bottle for 100ml Datura.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Light switches.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Part of an enema.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Tablets and cream.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Finding a sock was great coz mine were wet.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
The Nordfront badge.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
The broken harmonica led to a whole bunch of finds.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Hot food thermos and bottles.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
War Merit Cross.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Bakelite.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Ink pots.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Fork, Göffel and knife.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Two of the razors.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
50 Pfennig.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Small silver lighter.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Oilers for Krag Joergensen.
Picture
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Gaming pieces.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Mystery brass box.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Tag for keys maybe.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Trench-art thingy.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Clay bottles.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
9mm rounds.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
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hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
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A Helmet For The Price Of a Wasp Sting

9/18/2019

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The weather is still nice so I spent the day in the patch of forest I ve become very familiar with this season. I had no more localized dumping pits so I brough the metal detector. First time in more than a month I am using it. The first signal I dug was a Wehrmacht axe head. I searched my way into the forest but found only garbage, mostly modern foil and small food tins thrown out from cars and dragged here by wind or birds. I started to give up hope for any findings today when I walked past a small hole in the ground wasps flew in and out from. That had to be studied closer. Smart move. As I kneeled down, camera ready the fuckers swarmed out and attacked me. One of them managed to sting one of my fingers just by the nail. Oh,man it hurt. I took my legs and ran away from the angry yellow and black army. When I had lost them I resumed the search. I could feel the heartbeat in my finger and the pain rose up through my arm. Since I am allergic and can have reactions to such poisons I began contemplating if I should evacuate and get some antihistamines but I overruled it deciding it is better to die from anaphylactic shock doing something one love rather than go see the doctor as some hysteric lunatic. The next signal I dug would prove that to be the best deciscion ever. On a small rise in the forest the detector gave off a nice clear signal and I opened up the moss. The soil was sandy and easy to dig and I found the rim of what I believed to be yet another food bowl or maybe a thick barrell band. As I removed a little more of the sand I saw that it was a German helmet, and in very good condition, even with the leather liner intact. Happy.
I went on and the next one I dug was a big heavy piece. A trailer hitch part from a German vehicle, always great to find usable vehicle parts. For the next two hours I had again no finds but rubbish, and I turned and began strolling back to the car. On my way I saw a small dimple between some trees and thats always wise to check such places. The Fisher F5 screamed of excitement so I started digging. Here was a dumping pit! It took me a couple of hours to clear it and pulled out lots of bottles, some porcelain, a trench-art shotglass made from a Norwegian casing, a tablet box and a small bakelite container. The last items on the very bottom of the pit was a big surprise. Several silver items, two napkin holders and two jar/cup like things. One of the napkin rings was engraved with a Norwegian name "Einar" and "1906", the other "Solveig" and on the bottom of the jar thing it was engraved "Solveig Berge. Asker Apotek and dates from the 1920`s. Could it be something a soldier had stolen I wonder?? I guess we won`t know but I ll try find out about these names and see if I can find the family it belongs to.
It had been a great day, but it was time to get back home to eat and clean some of the finds.
​Until next time, Keep Smiling :)
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WH axe.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
Wasp hive.
Video of angry wasps :D
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
Helmet!! The second in two days :)
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
Trailer hitch part.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
A big torch.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
Harmonica.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
Second one of these I ve found, not sure what they were for, could be a fancy toothbrush holder maybe..
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
Metal cup from a shaving kit. Seems it has engravings on it.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
A german boot.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
Tablet box.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
Bottles and jars.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
A wooden box with a tube of rubber sealer inside.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
Cup from a thermos.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
Finnish porcelain. If anyone knows what "KOL" stands for please let me know.
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Shot glass from a Norwegian casing.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
Bakelite box for Gebirgs Geschutz.
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Wall hung lamp fixture.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
The silver treasure.
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
hobbyhistorica relic hunting ww2 metal detecting history hunting wehrmacht kampf in norwegen treasure hunting
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Helmet, Bottles & Bakelite

9/16/2019

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When I went outside to enjoy my coffee and watch the cats hunt mice I was welcomed by a fresh and crisp autumn morning. I could see the snow on the tops had crept a bit closer during the night and the temperature showed a decent +4 Celsius. One hour later I stepped out of the car near the German camp in the forest and went searching, only armed with my shovel. I spotted a little ditch next to the path and decided to check it. As I plunged the shovel into the ground I heard the crunchy sound of metal hitting rust...Food tins, and lots of them. I got them out of the way and continued digging deeper. I scraped away some sand from the wall and there it was. The seasons first helmet! I got it free from the moist grip of the soil and wanted to go straight home to chuck it into a bath with oxalic acid, but I had to steer myself deeper into the forest. 
I didn`t have much luck the rest of the day. Three dumping pits and 4 hours later I had uncovered a mountain of rubbish with a few relics for bringing home inbetween. I found ofcourse a good few bottles of different types, a nice medical bottle, some alco bottles and two clay bottles similar to the six I dug yesterday only that these two was of the 0.5l type which I never seen before, well pleased with them. I dug out a karbid box of bakelite and I also found a bakelite box marked " Kart.Vorl.l.F.H. 16/18", for the Leichte Feldhaubitze 16/18. Other than that I found a bunch of k98 casings and stripper clips all stuck together from a fire and a leather ammo pouch for the K98, and a gasmask cannister with mask still inside.
There is still more dumping pits and ditches waiting for me but next time I think I ll bring the detector to pick up those single signals between the pits:)
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The shapes you want to see when digging.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
I used it as a bucket for collecting k98 casings and it soon filled up.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Casings and stripper clips.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Gasmask cannister.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Yummy berries is good luch for forest dwellers.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Ammo pouch.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Thingamajigs, a whole bunch of them.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Karbid lamps and leather gloves.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Bakelite box.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Small shaving mirror and bakelite soap dish lid.
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Signal flare and ampoules.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
The last of todays clay bottle had some of its label intact.
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hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
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Clay Bottles & Blueberries

9/15/2019

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 Around midnight when I was supposed to go to bed I heard some strange animal sounds from outside and one of my cats was freaking out a bit. The weird barking came from a lynx and it went around the house, but when I opened the window to try get a look it was gone, it was a interesting "near-nature-experience", but I was a bit jaded this morning when the alarm went off ungodly early, waking me up to a day in the forest. I had to shake the Girlfriend out of dreamland and when we both had gotten coffee and food we headed to the Wehrmacht camp where I ve spent this summer and autumn searching. On the mountain tops we could see a cover of fresh snow so I bet it is not long left of this years digging season.
In the forest I found the trenchline with oven bits sticking out while Girlfriend strolled around filling a bag with blueberries. The hours went by and I dug three small dumping pits after the trenchline but today there was not much interesting to find. It was much the usual bits, some bottles and tins, alittle bakelite and a few pieces of rust. In one of the pits I found a 5 cm mortar grenade, it had a transport plug in it but I left it buried and marked the place on the gps. On our way back to the car I found a pit and checked it and there I found a Krag bayonet, the long version, and a German fire extinguisher. We continued walking and by a treestump I spotted some rusty bits, walked over and between some barrack oven pipe parts lay a nice trench art ashtray on the surface. A very nice ending to todays search.
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hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
That piece probably makes it to a hundred thousand kilometer of wire I ve dug out now.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
In the trenchline it was 99% food tins.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Some bottles and jars worth rescuing.
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A very nice shoepolish tin.
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Nivea cream jar.
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Oven door made in Darmstadt.
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Medical bottle.
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Toothpaste.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
I think this is some kind of bakelite made torch.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
A small grease container.
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Checking a ditch for potential treasures.
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Index list over a lantern spare part box.
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Bakelite zunder box.
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hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
1l clay alcohol bottle. I found six of these in the end:)
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hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
5 cm mortar grenade w transport plug.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
K98 rounds.
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Fire extinguisher.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Long Krag bayonet.
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hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
Trench art ashtray found on surface.
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hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund narvik 1940
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Soviet Silver

9/11/2019

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No rain today so I collected my equipment, filled up with breakfast and coffee and spun off towards the Wehrmacht camp and the autumn colored forest. Again when I got there I didn`t bother unpacking the metal detector, I just went blind-checking ditches and trenchlines. The first two hours I didn`t have any luck digging. I only found empty places and the two-three dumping pits I found held nothing interesting except a nice fire extinguisher. I wasn`t giving up though and the next two places I found was full of stuff. Mixed together with an enormous amount of broken bottles was a few nice bits worth rescuing. Now and then I took a break, got up and stretched my back and ate a few handfulls of blueberries and looking at the ravens flying between the treetops, I even saw the tail of a squirrel but it seemed Mr.Squirrel was too busy today to give a show. 
The first of the dumping pits had the most stuff in it, it was quite deep and I pulled out several zink buckets , a few frying pans and a large cheesegrinder from a fieldkitchen . I found a orange bakelite butter box, a lighter and a finger scale. Almost on the bottom I saw a large silvery item. It was a Soviet 1 Rouble coin from 1924, a real nice find! On the very bottom I pryed loose a large copper kettle and two pioneer axes. I filled back the pit and went hunting for more. On a tiny plateau I found a trench line with several barrack ovens poking out and next to the line a small pit with bottles sticking out. It started to get late so I dug the pit, letting the trenchline wait for another day. Here I found a few Finnish coins, some perfume bottles, a Göffel, a shaving mirror and three razors, one steel, one bakelite and one in silver. I also found a sppon which I first thought was copper, but it had laid next to some copper wire and got the color from that, coz when I brushed it a bit I saw the nice silver color underneath.
I was tempted to start digging the trenchline but there was no more room in my backpack and probably not much energy left in me.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Some kind of rack attached to a box.I suspect it might be from a fieldkitchen.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Fire extinguisher.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
A speedometer, and next to it the glass from a lightbulb.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Broken glass.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Butter box, with a grease marker on top.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
A lighter.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Cloth hanger.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Finger scale.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Silver coin.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Perfume.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Glass jar, or ashtray.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Enamel scoop.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Paintbrush.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Mystery items, I found three of them.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Office supplies.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Finnish porcelain.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
RG34 cleaning kit.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Pioneer axes.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Nice places to dig another day:)
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Coffeeee!!
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Notek and licenseplate, the plate fell apart sadly.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
A Finnish coin.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Found two Finnish coins and a vallet.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Göffel.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
The fourth or fifth EKM pouch I ve found here, but no EKM.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Razors.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Whats left of a pocketwatch.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
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ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE EISMEER FRONT Part 2

9/3/2019

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Since I left the forest on Saturday after finding the "Eismeer" box lid, I had a nagging feeling I should have searched a bit more. I knew there was about half meter of one of the edges of the pit I hadn`t checked too well so I just had to get back there. After morning coffee I found my gear and the car keys and headed back out there. I found the spot and removed the branches from the small unchecked section. I dug underneath a birch root and tadaaam, a small item fell out and it was exactly what I had hoped for, it felt unreal but I saw it had engravings and that it probably was the part I needed and when I got some water on it and rubbed of some of the dirt I was all smiles and laughs. Before I was done I also found a coulpe of bottles, a Göffel and a small bakelite box. Now I was sure I had got all treasures from this dumping pit so I covered it back up and step over into the next pit I had waiting. This one was about the same size but it was far easier to dig as it was no roots going under the moss, but full of broken bottles. I kept at it for some hours, making sure to check everything this time and I made a little pile of  relics to bring home. I found two coins, one Finnish and strangely enough a Greek coin from 1926! I really wonder how that ended up in a Northern Norwegian forest. I picked up another leather pouch for the Erkennungsmarken, but ofcourse no EKM was to be found in this dumping pit either. A few nice bottles, a Luftwaffe spoon, some ampoules and a silver shotglass with a cross engraved was saved from the soil before I could stretch my back and refill the pit. I spent another hour walking around in the forest eating berries and locating a few more dumping pits which I ll dig another day.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Second part of the trench art box!!
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
A melted perfume bottle.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Bakelite box for Gebirgsgeschütz 36. 
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
A Göffel.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
A small knife.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
The Finnish coin.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
The Greek coin from 1926.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
An eraser.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Medical cream tubes.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
A small brass box, marked 4711. I managed to open it but it was nothing inside.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
EKM pouch.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Luftwaffe spoon.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Silver cup with a cross.
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Picture
A large cable spool.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
This ditch I ll dig next time:)
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
Blueberry fields forever.
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
hobbyhistorica ww2 metal detecting relic hunting history hunter battlefield archaeology norsk rustjegerforbund battlefield recovery northern norway
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