palzynski Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 This morning my cousin invited me for an outing in a small forest 2 or 3 kms far from from a little town. The forest surface is around 80 acres and belongs to the city . As there were a few soldiers camps during the 1st WW it is a good place for finding 1st WW relics like buttons , badges ... Unfortunately there is a lot of 1st WW artillery rubbish like shell fragments which are tough to detect .. We arrived at around 3PM and we started detecting , me with my trusty Deus2 WS6 and my cousin with his Deus1 WS5. As there were woodcutters working we could not go where we initially planned and had to go to a less interesting area a little away from the camps . This is probably why we found almost nothing during the 1st hour except these bloody shell fragments 🤢 . Just to explain , at the end of 1918 the Germans were running short of steel and their shells were made from an "ersatz" material made of a mix of zinc and other crap metals . The pb is that these fragments are conductive and there are plenty of them , small and big ones , and no other choice than digging them as they sound as good targets ... After one hour and half I was a little disappointed and I was going to have a rest when I heard a very clean high tone signal . I dug it , I saw a big rectangular shape and I immediately recognized a German belt buckle ,awesome .. 👌🤩 🙃 😺... Wow I havent found one since 2 or 3 years , and this one is very nice ... My cousin is a 1st WW specialist and identifies it as a Prussian mod 1847 belt buckle , probably been lost by a German soldier in 1918 . Buckles are quite rare and usually we have to find many buttons before finding a buckle . But for some reason , today we only found this splendid buckle and nothing else .. My D2 settings are still the same btw ; SENSITIVE nr 2 mode , 5 tones , SQUARE It was a sunny day at a very nice place , we will be back ... 🙂 The area , a little forest near a small town, my cousin in the path with his Deus1 : Me and my buckle : Prussian mod 1847 belt buckle : After a little cleaning : Back to my cousin's car : Landscape view , the forest on the left : German "ersatz" shell fragments . There are plenty of them in the area , no other choice than digging them ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodge Scent Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 That is a great find Palzynski! Very cool. Always nice when your "Plan B" produces a good find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Beautiful countryside and a great find, looked like a pleasant day as well. 👍 What more could you ask for? I'm liking the WS6 very much, so light and easy to maneuver. Hope to get a cover for it soon, ordered one from the UK since no one makes them here. Should be here someday 🙄 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCtoad Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Very nice belt buckle! Nice pics too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogliuga Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 A really nice shot! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Beautiful country and a spectacular buckle, thanks for sharing, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unox Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 What a ripper of a find, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Nice trophy find Palzynski and in great condition. Thanks for the look. Beautiful area. strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palzynski Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 36 minutes ago, strick said: Nice trophy find Palzynski and in great condition. Thanks for the look. Beautiful area. strick Thanks strick , yes the soil is neutral and not acid at all in this forest, and all the finds are in great condition . For some reason it is different 2 or 3 miles to the west where the soil is more acid .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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