Compass Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 My friend is just getting started with metal detecting and sent me this picture of an object he dug in a local park. It looks old to me but I have no guesses. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Wow. I was going to ask you for a better pic but found it immediately... It's a Dorge. Or Dorje. Or Vajra. ๐คช https://www.amazon.com/Zap-Impex-Brass-Dorge-4-5-BL091/dp/B001P7G37Q Google 'em all, it just gets weirder from there. ๐ Apparently it's a device that makes life more complicated ๐ Not something you find very often, I suspect.ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 Wow! I'm impressed that you found it so fast. Thank you so much for providing the information and, yes, there seems to be quite the history behind these things. If "dorge" ever comes up on Jeopardy I'll be ready!ย ๐ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajra: According to Hinduism, the vajra is considered one of the most powerful weapons in the universe. Wow, even more powerful than a Long Range Locator (LRL)??!!ย And at a fraction of the cost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 5 hours ago, GB_Amateur said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajra: According to Hinduism, the vajra is considered one of the most powerful weapons in the universe. Wow, even more powerful than a Long Range Locator (LRL)??!!ย And at a fraction of the cost! Thanks for the link GBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsb Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Careful with that varja Eugene! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Iโm glad I didnโt call it a womenโs hair pin...which is what I was thinking...I would a looked like an idiot lol strick ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 3 hours ago, strick said: Iโm glad I didnโt call it a womenโs hair pin...which is what I was thinking...I would a looked like an idiot lol strick ย At first that's what I thought it was. ๐คฃ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 5 hours ago, strick said: Iโm glad I didnโt call it a womenโs hair pin...which is what I was thinking...I would a looked like an idiot lol strick ย Well, I was thinking door knob at first but hairpin and door knob are not much stranger than the real answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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