Bootscrape

Nice finds there dogo, especially the fox hunt button. It immediately reminded me of this two piece button found at my favourite relic site in my home town here in South Oz. Also late 1700’s. I am yet to ID the maker as the backmarks are very faint.

I bet you wish gold was $2000US back then.....$$$$$$

Thanks for sharing those amazing pics of your detecting exploits Gerry. You are definitely a well travelled exponent of our fantastic hobby. 👍

Plus a hat, water and cb....excellent!

She looks so chuffed, love it.

Some magic country you got there buddy, thanks for sharing 👍

Yeah mate, I never get tired of cruising around one of the oldest mountain ranges on the planet.

Nothing but brown nuggets in that dirt mate....💩

Diverse country here in Oz. Never leave home without this...proudly made in the USA.

Wow, I’m loving the response guys..... some beautiful shots of your parts of the world, thank you for sharing. The view from my campsite on the mighty Murray River......morning and evening light.

Don’t be shy...🤐 Beautiful country you got there mate.

Since there are many members here from different countries and points of the compass, I thought it may be interesting to start a pictorial thread. Show us favourite pics of the countryside you pass through or hunt in for gold and relics. I will kick it off with these from country South Australia. The Flinders Ranges.

Hope you didn’t need recovering from that last pic. 😬

Well, I was the one who brought this issue to Steve’s attention when my IPad just spontaneously got the problem. I had to PM him via my partner’s laptop to inform him about it. Well guess what... today my postbox has miraculously returned to normal on my IPad and this post is coming from it. Bloody ripper !!! I did initially try all the suggested fixes to no avail and just resigned myself to no posting, so yeah, no idea really. Just glad it’s back working.

Jeff, you keep mentioning your 10x5 inch coil. I have the LG24 coil which is 9.5x6 inches. Is yours the LG24 ?

One question I have is how does it handle EMI at beaches in built up urban environments where they build almost right up to the high tide mark. With all the emi produced so close to the water’s edge, most PI detectors really struggle.

No worries Doc..... I too love patina on the right stuff, not sure about the name Patina though. Certainly different. These pieces certainly have plenty of patina even after a good cleanup.

These critters are always enjoyable to retrieve from their graves... (all pewter except for the brass horse).

Like Zincoln I give them a good soak and just wire buff them with a bench grinder or Dremmel tool. Sometimes I’ll use a metal polish on more fancy bits, but that can take away some of the character of the piece also. Thanks for posting those nice pics Zincoln, and no, you’re all welcome to add more. I love seeing old retrieved artifacts. Cheers.

Thanks for sharing that link, I may just invest in some of that.👍

I find it therapeutic cleaning up my finds in the shed on a rainy day. And they only get one thorough clean and into the storage box. Their appeal seems to last well with this method.

For myself, even better would be official manufacturers LL bone conduction headphones like these. Presently there are no suitable AptxLL bone conduction headphones on the market.

Yes VL... I have a scrap bin as well that I sort and cash out all the lead, ally and uninteresting brass when it adds up. I couldn’t scrap beauties like this buckle...could be fully repurposed.

No mate, I don’t go to that much trouble.... just keep them in boxes sitting around the place ready for a show and tell for any visitors interested. The old timers back in the day must have spent a lot of time keeping their brassware all shiny.

Or am I the only one who loves to clean up and hoard their brass relic finds, especially old buckles and horse tack. I dunno, but I love to get these old relics shiny again, just to appreciate their quality and craftsmanship. If you have a collection like me, post some pics.... I would love to see what’s out there. These are just some of mine from South Oz.