Digging in Norway & Kurland

[AT P Sweep]

Good on yah Inka ~

Envy your helmet find ~

Not an impossible ask even for me down under ~ as even more intriguing German military has been found in these parts ~ i.e. a German Luger for example ~

[MAP]

Stoked for you! Congratulations! Sure looks like it will clean up really really nice. Can't wait to see the final results!

As it stands, with all the stone attached it looks like it belongs on the head of one of the characters from the crew of the Flying Dutchman from Pirates of the Caribbean...

[inka]

Thanks guys
Heheh, you are right Map, could be a pirates helmet

Was out again today and had some lovely finds




Full report-->> AN AWARD AND SOME TRENCH ART - Hobbyhistorica

[AT P Sweep]

Hey Inka

Watched a documentary on Discovery Channel this week gone ~ "Nazi Super structures" ` this episode ~ "Hitler's Arctic Fortress " which covered the entirety of the Norwegian campaign from Go to Wo ~

Certainly showed me some facts I was not aware of in the Norway campaign till 1945~

The sheer logistics of the Atlantic wall alone ~ without any of the other structures built by the Nazis, the wall truly was a HUGE undertaking ~

Just the Norway infrastructure alone was massive ~

One has to give credit to the Germans ~ without getting into such issues as forced/ slave labour ~ their drive is / was truly amazing~ if not sheer lunacy ~

But the massive logistics of 'their war' is/ was truly staggering in contemplation ~~

[inka]

Havent seen the new shows in that serie yet AT, infact I exchanged some emails with the makers of it when they were going up here north to film it

Did a small stroll in the forest today again,not many find though




Full report-->> JUST A FEW FINDS - Hobbyhistorica

[inka]

The compass I found today is Danish and seems to double as a sun dial and a calender Happy with this find

[inka]

Found a dumping pit today, but it was only a few nice items in it. It was a good day though,and it is always great to dig until being tired and exhausted



Full report-->> A DUMPING PIT AFTER WORK - Hobbyhistorica

[inka]

Last week I found this cut down German 5 cm casing made into an ashtray. When I cleaned it up yesterday a nice engraved pattern emerged from under the crud. A great little find

[inka]

My post # 1001 Here is the helmet I dug up a week or two ago, I gave it a clean in oxalic acid and it revealed alot of paint,some whitewash and rests of a Heer decal. It ll find a nice place on my shelves

[MAP]

That's a great relic. Congrats!