[Wilhelm Ludik]

Saturday's finds

The usual blobs of lead - could they really have been so careless or was it such a cheap commodity that they never bothered to clean up Tony?
The casing looks like a .303 and is marked W and 16 separated by the primer.
An old square nail
Webbing buckles
Part of a pocket watch
Old Yale and Town key
Brassiere or suspender adjuster
Martini Henry Bullet
.303 casing
Costume jewellery
A tiny gear
Pewter seal from an old wine bottle
Fly buttons
Paris buckle
Copper thingy that might have been part of a Chemist spatula
Aluminium tag marked 22
Part of a silver bracelet
Large KC button
Us military button small
1920 Penny drilled with a Martini Henry
1927 Zuid Afrika Penny
1921 Sixpence

[Wilhelm Ludik]

These bottles were found whilst hunting, I don't usually post them but the one in the middle is blown by hand and merits mention. According to the sages roughness on the top in indicative of that process.

[Paul van Heerden]

Nice finds

[Barney]

The old farm is rendering some nice finds Wilhelm!

[Tony Curnick]

Saturday's finds

The usual blobs of lead - could they really have been so careless or was it such a cheap commodity that they never bothered to clean up Tony?
The casing looks like a .303 and is marked W and 16 separated by the primer.
An old square nail
Webbing buckles
Part of a pocket watch
Old Yale and Town key
Brassiere or suspender adjuster
Martini Henry Bullet
.303 casing
Costume jewellery
A tiny gear
Pewter seal from an old wine bottle
Fly buttons
Paris buckle
Copper thingy that might have been part of a Chemist spatula
Aluminium tag marked 22
Part of a silver bracelet
Large KC button
Us military button small
1920 Penny drilled with a Martini Henry
1927 Zuid Afrika Penny
1921 Sixpence

Wilhelm I have to agree WTF with all the lead??....The stuff was used for everything. An historian picked out a broach made from lead from my lead junk pile and explained that what he was holding was a prototype carved from lead which would have been the basic pattern for a brass,gold or silver broach. He went on to say that lead was used as it was easy to shape and work with and that my find had more historical value than finding the actual broach!

[Tony Curnick]

Can we have a close up of the Ali tag marked 22?

[Tom White]

Nice finds mate

[Peter Callahan]

Wow!! what a nice haul Wilhelm.

[Wilhelm Ludik]

Can we have a close up of the Ali tag marked 22?

My Crackberry is unable to zoom in for nice close up pics Tony. Will try to get a better one.


[/quote]Wilhelm I have to agree WTF with all the lead??....The stuff was used for everything. An historian picked out a broach made from lead from my lead junk pile and explained that what he was holding was a prototype carved from lead which would have been the basic pattern for a brass,gold or silver broach. He went on to say that lead was used as it was easy to shape and work with and that my find had more historical value than finding the actual broach!

That was a nice find - good to have knowledge on tap.
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[James Kraft]

Well done Wilhelm. Looks like there are just no end to the farm hey

[Wilhelm Ludik]

Finds or no finds, it remains a joy to be out there metal detecting.  Regardless of the results I touch base with the spirit that lurks in the psyche of every metal detecting hobbyist on this forum - the thrill of discovery.

Two old buckles that still swivel after years in the ground
A made in England padlock cover
The business part of a Martini Henry round
Costume jewellery
Pewter seal of some sorts
Piece of a copper armband
Brassiere adjuster thingamajic
1920 Three Pence

Happy hunting

[Tony Curnick]

Just amazing how many ladies lost their bits and pieces out in the middle of nowhere back then...nice finds Wilhelm!

[Wilhelm Ludik]

Thanks Tony, I have a theory.....................

[Tony Curnick]

And I support that theory!!!

[Demian (Z-X-T)]

Too cool, nice finds!!!