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It's a fisher F2,nothing fancy.

My interest in the hobby probably stems from my childhood memories of folk like Indiana Jones and The Goonies.
Sadly,Nowadays hunting for treasure is a lost art,lost to things like the interweb and gaming devices.
I believe parents should encourage their kids more to do like metal detecting,help them grow keys skills.....skills which they will rely on later in adulthood (problem solving etc).

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I've acquired permission to dig at a good site in church kirk and I was thinking of getting a few members together and having a dig and a chin wag.
If anyone is interested please PM me and we can arrange something for in a few weeks time.You'll also need to be a member of the NCMD for insurance purposes.
The permission is only the size of about 10 football pitches but dates back to medieval times.

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The commanding officer went out with a few of her friends so I decided to take the detecting stick for another,after digging 10+ holes, I was sweating like a dyslexic on countdown.
I managed to find a few pre decimal coins and a bullet casing :dancedog:

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You've done it again!
It's not a bullet casing- it's another live cartridge.Get rid before it goes-

BANG

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What's with all the 'live' bullets in our area?
Is it a Lee Enfield 303? Attachment 49890..

..Once again, I bow to folks military knowledge,it's been disposed of :worthy:

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Your bullet casing is in actuality a "Live round" & Gord, someone's already tried to make it go bang but failed miserably, it's a misfire, you'll notice a small indentation (caused by the firing pin strike) in the percussion cap but as the round is still in the case you're talking a duff round. That said though, it's still best to get rid.

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I thought I could see a firing pin dent but as you know, DinG, bang that cap again and it could still go-

BANG

I've tried re-chambering a misfire with the case turned round for a fresh strike, they usually go off!

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I took my detecting stick for a walk and had a couple of hours digging.
Here are the finds of interest including two 50% silver sixpences :alright:

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I had a couple of hours detecting on a local permission site today and (along with the usual junk) unearthed these beauties :alright:

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some great finds there Accyexplorer. Shame you couldn't unearth some earlier hammered coins. A friend of mine has had some terrific finds, some of his Roman hoards are displayed in Blackburn Museum.
Pm me and I will put you onto him through Facebook. He's a nice guy with a vast knowledge of local history and did sites.

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Yes,it is a shame, I'm getting tired of the pre decimal pocket change and ring pulls.
I don't do that Facebook thingy but I'll PM you and perhaps we can sort something out,maybe your friend could join the forum and share his info on here? :)

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Here are today's spoils from a couple of hours detecting:-
1.A buckle
2.Three and a half pence in pre decimals
3.A threepenny bit
4. 28p in spendable coins
5.A unknown object stamped with the word "Germany" (probably roman :D)

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Conditions were tough....long grass,rocky soil and the ever present danger of dog muck.
I started detecting with nothing and i'm please to say I've most of it left ;)

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I decided to have a afternoon stroll with the detector today,2 hours 12 ringpulls,2 broken bottles with lids and 3 rusty old cans later i decided it was time to come out of all metal mode and go into coin mode.
Here are the spoils which include:-
1.a shilling (old 5p)
2.a silver sixpence :dancedog:
3. a cats eye (road safety item not a real cats eye)
4. a copper ring/washer
5. a small cog type item
6. a Georgey porgey half penny
7. 8p in spendable change
8. a unknown shoe stud type item :confused:

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Jason, it is going to take you a long time and a lot of digging to get rich at this rate.
Still, if it keeps you happy and gets you out in the fresh air, it can't all be bad.

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He hasn't found enough to pay for the batteries yet!