Australian WWII - Far North Queensland Metal detecting and recovery

[Ubique]

You are definitely a rising sun magnet sweep!
Any makers names on those last ones?

Oz.

[AT P Sweep]

Cheers Oz
Yes the hat badge thus far appears to have the maker's mark/s ~ I have them soaking Napi-San and will have a closer look when I have tomoorow ~ Busy with work as I speak !

I don't talk about numbers any more ~ I gave up counting some time ago ~

[Ubique]

I gave up counting some time ago too ............ 1. LOL.

Oz.

[AT P Sweep]

LOL

I was going to ask ~ which part ? But that's Personal ~

( I am planning a Hunt this Saturday ~ given SWMBO agrees ~ concedes ~ but she has been pretty agreeable of late ~ I have even done hunts on Xmas day in the past ~ at least the chances of being harangued or just annoyed is minimal ~ )

[AT P Sweep]

A stunning rare ~ rare find ~

Yesterday my 'partner in archeology and MD found this RARE item ~

Ceramic obviously ~Vicker's tank ~

Same site I found 'my' clock in earlier thsi week ~ stunning find ~

[Ubique]

I hope the two of you can find the rest of it. Maybe part of a set used for tactical mud maps? Not seen one before. Dimensions?

Oz.

[lithgow]

I think the model far more resembles the Japanese T 97 Chi Ha medium tank-primary type used by them throughout the war (though armour played only a small part of almost all their operations 1937-45)-would have been used as a familiarisation aid for the troops especially A/T units.
http://www.flyingmule.com/img/prd/DM-60434_01_lrg.jpg
Like most of these sorts of models/diagrams of enemy equipment, it's not entirely accurate but close enough.

PS note the DoD 'Broad Arrow' mark for official govt property, not a souvenir or trench art piece!

[AT P Sweep]

Hey Blokes

If you remember about 8 months ago I met a local bloke and he took me to his back shed where he had slavageda box filled with same similiar models btu ehre were marked as US Grant, US Sherman IV, etc ~ all wee broken up far more than the one Dwayne found yesterday ~

I assumed they were used for Identify foe and friendly armour ~

I did a solo hunt today and made a spectacular find ~ in a hat badge ~ Will report soon ~

[AT P Sweep]

After Dwayne's sucess yesterday with the ceramic ( japanese ) tank ` I decided to see what could do about making amends

Who would have anticipated what was about to happen ~

In Australia ~ ?? In a WWII camp site ??





Sort lost focus after that~

First tooth brush ~ "Premier Sterilized Made in USA H."

Still looking for the first complete Boys round !

[AT P Sweep]

The Boys round case was a nice score ~ the badge backing plate was different ~ and was folded in half ~

I had to straighten ~ but it is extremely robust compared most that I have found previously ~

That is the first toothbrush I have found ~ marked ~ "Premier- Made in USA- sterilized - H."

Very clean 9 mm rounds ~

1943 KG VI penny ~


( I actually gave away some bits and pieces including coin to some site seers that talked to me ~ !

They were pleasantly surprised that I was willing to give them some WWII souvenirs ~ )