Article about: You are not intitles to use a metal detector on your land or the land of others even with their permission. You must have the OK from the French government all done with paper work . The Fre
As some of you know I recently moved to Normandy, I bought a farm not far from St Mere de Eglise wih a hell lot of work need to be done.
Anyway, today I thought I'll skip all the works and pull out the White's detector, as this village has seen some seriuos battle in '44.
From what I found out is you have to stick to the roads, not the plain lands, and after 15 minutes I was digging up Mauser shells next to the road. They are everywhere! But no realy nice stuff, like badges or medals. Than I find this little box, and when I find it I thin it is a zippo lighter, maybe even a name of the GI. Its the same size and weight, but when I come home and clean it I see it is not a zippo, and is painted the same color as Fieldgreen German paint. The box wont open now without breaking, so I put it in oil for now and will try to open later.
Something inside is ratteling, I am so curieus what I will find inside, lets not hope it is only sand inside!
Does anybody know a German box like this? Could they be for detonators?
I have open the box a little bit now, and with a lamp I see small balls inside.
I will open more if the metal can take the force. maybe it is for some kind of detonator?
I have it open now, and it is not what I expect, it is a box with chain and name label on inside. The chain has a cross, so that has got me puzzeld. The chain is broke (maybe by rust) and the label has a name and the number 9. I do read No 9 and not Nr 9, so what could it be? German or Allied?
If there is interest I'll post pictures of the inside, and the label.
You do know that searching with a metal detector in France is a No No
people have gotten in big trouble doing that , prison and big money to pay.
chris
You do know that searching with a metal detector in France is a No No
people have gotten in big trouble doing that , prison and big money to pay.
chris
You do know that searching with a metal detector in France is a No No
people have gotten in big trouble doing that , prison and big money to pay.
chris
Yes, I know. So what is your point? Like I said I bought an old farm close to St Mere de Eglise, with a fair bit of land that has been rented out to local people with horses. It belongs to me now, I bougt it, and they are paying me the rent. I am intitled to search on my land. And other people in the village have also given me permission to have a look on their land too. I want to make a vitrine with the finds coming of my land.
First day searching Normandie
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by lebus12
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