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 :)
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 :)
Such an amazing start of the day.
Liner all intact.
Gas mask.
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Lots of spiderwebs everywhere in the forest today.
A rotted away Pukko knife with scabbard.
A tent peg and some bottles.
Food tins and a soap dish.
Norwegian coin.
A horseshoe,its been a while since last time I found one.
A teaspoon.
Messkit lid.
Karbid lamp.
Spoon and a can opener.
Karbid lamp,benzin burner and junk.
Even if the backpack was unusual light today I could go home with a big smile.
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