My first finds (well, 20 years ago)

**BEAST** · 09-19-2009, 02:17 AM

About 20 years ago, I lived in Germany near a small battlefield. I had a small book written about the fight, so I tried to locate the main battle area and check it out with my detector. I found what I thought was the correct spot and started searching. After 30 minutes and not even finding a button, I was ready to go home and rethink my search.

However, before I left, on a whim, I stuck my detector inside the trunk of an old tree that had been cut down. I got a tone and brushed away the dirt and pulled out this:

**BEAST** · 09-19-2009, 02:21 AM

I contiued to search the site for a few more weeks usually coming up on a Sunday with some friends. However, once, I came up by myself and saw an odd depression in the ground. It looked man-made so I started to search it. This what the depression looked like:

**BEAST** · 09-19-2009, 02:23 AM

And here are a few of the finds from that hole:

**BEAST** · 09-19-2009, 02:25 AM

I did finally find the main battle site and brought several hundred rounds of ammo, several pounds of shell splinters and a few more items. These that I have posted I thought were the most interesting however. Hope you enjoyed seeing them!

**ironcross1** · 09-19-2009, 04:12 AM

Awesome finds mate , we here that love this digging for relics find all bits interesting i think , well i know i do , so if you have any more pics i for one would love to see them , cheers mate Raymond

**Steven M** · 09-19-2009, 05:31 AM

Erick,

Fantastic finds! More....more!

**Steve T** · 09-19-2009, 09:37 AM

Awesome finds mate....truly awesome !

Steve T

**Kilroy Was Here** · 09-19-2009, 10:33 AM

by BEAST

And here are a few of the finds from that hole:

Hello Welcome!! Truly great finds. That must have been exciting to find these, especially the P38. Was the gun loaded when found?

I think the other items are very special also. I think possibly they are from a US POW that might have escaped. I say this as the knife is a US "Ka-Bar" style knife, with US style scabbard, the tag is a POW tag, and the watches look possibly American. Does the knife or watches have any visible maker marks still?

Regards, Steve

**Nordland/Danmark** · 09-19-2009, 01:01 PM

Awesome, Awesome finds you got there, I woud give my right arm for the walther

**Striker** · 09-19-2009, 01:52 PM

Pretty neat things you have there. Now, you said that this was a small battlefield once and that you do have a book written on it. What's the story of the place, what actually happened there? I wonder what else one could come up with if you kept on looking.