Some more recent finds are shown here http://www.ww2forums.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=4&t=000495
To finish this small finds panorama with a non WW2 find, here is a chunk of bronze weighing 126 g. It was found in an area that was settled in...
... or complete cartridges. This ammunition is considered unstable, especially the duds, and photos is all I take. [img]
Among the most unpleasant remains of WW2 are 2 cm grenades, either duds... [img]
German K98k ammo bag [img]
This is how the searched area looks like. When you jump around in this hang the whole day you start feeling like a mountain goat... [img]
Hi all, as a supplement to the Garand clip posting here some more recent WW2 finds. Are these US WW2 ammo boxes? [img]
Thanks for the info jacobtowne! Another find identified. Greetings, Thorsten
Hello jacobtowne, as no projectile was available I determined the calibre by measuring the inner diameter of the cartridge opening. We call it...
Thanks guys! @jacobtowne: I used a digital caliper. Does "blank" mean that the cartridge had no bullet and was just used for exercise purposes?...
Hi all, last weekend I found this ammo clip in Germany. Can anybody please ID it? I think it is from WW2. The 8 cartridges are empty though...
Thanks Fortune and Kai-Petri! Greetings, Thorsten
Hello Martin Bull, thanks for the warm welcome. Sure hope you will find something of interest! Bye, Thorsten
Hi all, it has been some time I posted here (or anywhere else) but the "older" readers might still recall. My name is Thorsten and I search for...
Great story Martin! Thanks for sharing! Bye, Thorsten
Thanks Martin, hope your expedition to the Ardennes was a success! Bye, Thorsten
Hello Kai-Petri and Stevin, glad you liked the stories. Thank you for the friendly words. @Stevin: Site # 1 (the crossroad) was an assembly...
Hello Carl, thank you for your kind words. I will have a look at the link you mentioned. Bye, Thorsten [ 09. May 2004, 04:58 AM: Message...
Hello, in the meantime I published a two part WW II relic hunting story. It describes the hunt for equipment left by a German SS division....
Hello, no part of a scabbard was found. Thorsten