metal detecting as a hobby

[frenchy]

so i recently had the pleasure of going metal detecting for the first time on a trip in europe with a buddy of mine who searches for WW2 stuff. just wondering if anybody has done this or is doing it and whats the coolest thing you have ever found. on the mentioned trip we found a mint condition stainless steel bayonett and some other trinkets.my friend is hardcore and hes found MP-40's (loaded) ,grenades and even dead soldiers (well their bones,belt buckles and buttons) he claims to know where theres a Tiger Panzer as well. anyway,thast europe, im wondering whats the coolest thing you ever found here ANYTHING (north america,or wherever you live). maybe even share a pic to encourage a noob...

 

[Tangfastic]

Metal detectorists trash archaeological sites, many even deliberately target them for profit.
If you are thinking about metal detectoring as a hobby join a local club or organisation that acts responsibly. If you go out on your own at least take a map and gps and record the spot you found anything and report it to a local museum / university / government official. Also make sure you are up on local treasure / antiquites laws which vary in different countries, you may be allowed to keep or sell what you find or be prosecuted depending on where you are and what you do.

If your friend has been finding human remains I hope he has been notifying the correct authorities and not just stripping them of all the 'cool stuff'.

 

[SpallaCamiccia]

Those pr*cks are every morning in front of my house ( I live in front of the sea ) looking for lost gold items or similars. I'll shoot them from my terrace .

 

[frenchy]

Originally Posted by Tangfastic

Metal detectorists trash archaeological sites, many even deliberately target them for profit. If you are thinking about metal detectoring as a hobby join a local club or organisation that acts responsibly. If you go out on your own at least take a map and gps and record the spot you found anything and report it to a local museum / university / government official. Also make sure you are up on local treasure / antiquites laws which vary in different countries, you may be allowed to keep or sell what you find or be prosecuted depending on where you are and what you do. If your friend has been finding human remains I hope he has been notifying the correct authorities and not just stripping them of all the 'cool stuff'.
yes he notifies the red cross that keeps a list of unknown soldiers,they cross them off the list and return the remains to the families.like i said with human remains all you usually find is buttons and belt buckles someimes the leather soles of the boots.he looks in forests and such (eastern europe) so no its not like they go to historical sites. the club he belongs to,one guy found a disassembled 1938 BMW motorcycle in 2 barrels filled with motoroil to keep it from rusting ,another guy found 11kg of gold (apprx 25 pounds) in an abondend well.(the whole town hid it from the nazis and then got wiped out)

 

[frenchy]

Originally Posted by SpallaCamiccia

Those pr*cks are every morning in front of my house ( I live in front of the sea ) looking for lost gold items or similars. I'll shoot them from my terrace .

do you own the beach too?

 

[SpallaCamiccia]

Originally Posted by frenchy

do you own the beach too?

No, but the lost items got ther owners and should return to lost items office, no to the pocket of one THIEVE . Actually it´s illegal here carry those detectors and steal items.

Luckily , sometimes they get some old war grenades and explode in their faces. The pay for thieves.

 

[sho'nuff]

i never metal detected before, but if you go out at the beach and find a quarter, than youre responsible to turn that into the nearest bank or report it to the police??

 

[SpallaCamiccia]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

i never metal detected before, but if you go out at the beach and find a quarter, than youre responsible to turn that into the nearest bank or report it to the police??

Not sure with a coin, but with chains etc , YES. almost here.

 

[onion]

You know who else LOVES metal detectors? Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones. Seriously.

http://www.billwymandetector.com/

 

[MetroStyles]

If you are >70 this is a cool hobby.

 

[frenchy]

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

If you are >70 this is a cool hobby.

lol im 35...hey if Bill Wyman can do it (isnt his wife like 24?)

 

[frenchy]

Originally Posted by SpallaCamiccia

No, but the lost items got ther owners and should return to lost items office, no to the pocket of one THIEVE . Actually it´s illegal here carry those detectors and steal items.

Luckily , sometimes they get some old war grenades and explode in their faces. The pay for thieves.

out of curiousity how did someone of your obvious limited intelligence aquire a beach house.?

 

[SpallaCamiccia]

Originally Posted by frenchy

out of curiousity how did someone of your obvious limited intelligence aquire a beach house.?
Because he studied and worked a lot instead of loosing his time looking for the lost treasure ? Or just because he sold his butt very $$$ ? Just asking

 

[Tangfastic]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

i never metal detected before, but if you go out at the beach and find a quarter, than youre responsible to turn that into the nearest bank or report it to the police??

I doubt it.. Anything brought in by the sea unless clearly identifiable personal / corporate property is salvage or flotsam and fair game. Depends on what country you are in though. Our treasure trove laws in the UK were pretty complicated - if you could prove something was 'lost' or thrown away it was treated one way, if it had been deliberately hidden or buried it was treated another. I think there might have even been some very old un-repealed and un-enforced laws about anything being washed up on a beach being the personal property of the monarch or something like that. They've been changed recently so that important artefacts aren't lost or sold illegally so readily. You are now obliged to report any metal finds of over 300 years old, but I think there is also some mechanism for a finders fee to be split with the landowner to encourage compliance.

 

[Svenn]

just some imagery that comes to mind...