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Nope! Can't help you there AccyX, but it's nice to have you posting again & by the looks of it you've got yourself a new camera too (or you've been practising taking your happy snaps). :)

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Observant as ever D, not to worry, someone may be able to shead some light on it for me in the future (it’s still a nice bit of local history).

I got myself one of them “smartphones”, the camera on it is very good compared to my old one.

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I haven’t been out much with the old detecting stick,I did however go out with a club to area near Settle about two weeks ago.
It was it blooming freezing on the hilltops, the ground was rock solid and the bitter cold air froze my lungs as I stuggled for air.

I searched all day without finding anything of note then, as I was on the way back to the car, BOOOM my detector came alive and screeched a high pitch tone (a tone usually reserved for precious metals).
With my heart beating, and without being able to feel my fingers or toes, I dug and dug until out popped this lovely ornate thimble from about 6” down.

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That is a beautiful Jason.
Well worth digging for.

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I’ve given all my cap badges a light scrub and a good oiling R (I still can’t make out the No).
I had no idea there was so many similar Canadian badges.

Here is my collection.
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Hi M,hope you had a lovely Christmas, it was defiantly worth enduring the conditions for :)

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You too Jason...and of course Mrs accyexplorer...we had a very relaxed day.

I would be very happy to unearth something that is not only pretty, but practical.
Has it any markings on it?
It would be the icing on the cake if it turned out to be a Charles Horner(famous silversmith from Halifax, Yorkshire)...but even if it isn't it takes nothing away from it.

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[QUOTE=Accyexplorer;1206424]I’ve given all my cap badges a light scrub and a good oiling R (I still can’t make out the No).
I had no idea there was so many similar Canadian badges.
Those are just a few of the Canadian Scottish Regiments and Battalions, many of them were replicas of the original Scottish home land Regiments, with the word Canada or a Maple Leaf on them, The Canadian Scottish were one of the few Regiments that could get away with less than a standard batallion, of 1000 men and 36 officers, some Canadian Scotts had as few as 500 men per Battalion. I've never counted all the badges dad left but there must be well over 300. I once asked the medal collectors next to the post office about them and he offered me 1500 qud for the lot, I told him where to go, found an out of date book on Canadian badges in Accy library it only valued a 3rd of them, and that came to nigh on 4 grand, what they are worth now god only knows, I once got in touch with some Canadian collectors, but they wanted me to take them over there, I might look green bud am nod daft.

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Me and Mrs E had a nice quite day, mainly catching up on chores etc.

It has no hallmarks, I’ve done the tinfoil and lemon juice test and I came back it’s not being silver (probably plated).
It has engraving around the base (Not English), It has DB engraved into the top (i assume this is the initials of the user) I’ve asked the landowner and they have no idea who’s it could of been.
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Well, even if it isn't silver, it is very pretty.
It makes you wonder how it came to be lost.
I wish these kind of things could talk and tell us something about their history.

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Aye, like old abandoned buildings, They all have a story to tell.
I often wonder to myself how some of these items get lost, often in the middle of nowhere, I guess we can only speculate on that.

I did find a lovely 18ct gold ring the other day but it turned out to be the farmers and it was a family heirloom that he lost 4years ago while bailing hay (he was very greatful for my honesty).

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