Windy yet again Thursday morning ~ rained all night at our place if only lightly ~
Another lazy Start as Robert was intending to do Business in town first ~
So we agreed to meet at 10:00 ~ Rallied up at 09:30 and away ~ very cool.
Geared up and headed off ~ I set up the Garrett for Robert with a harness and showed him some more features of the ATP ~
I soon tired of digging brass junk and even 303 casings ~
( I have reset the Nox to Factory Presets and modified again with assist from Mate Ocker ~ who talked about modifying to "Gold clusters" ~)
I kept slogging on and as I had planned ~ to push a plan regarding the extreme sections ~
The instant I left theI hit a large high tone spot!
It was hole filled literally with 25 Pdr. Primers. (MkII ~ the early version of the Primers)
Every primer had been fired ~ ALL Misfires and later tested and again established a "Duds" !
I filled my pouch and called on Robert ~ and we agreed to meet up at the “camp site “ for a Smoko and assess what I have found ~
I actually struggled back to the boat! (Turned out there was a total of Sixty Five~ )
Robert dug a Butcher's hatchet and I found the log Splitter~ Robert took them both home ~ for "restoration" !
It is the second Splitter I found of late ~
We recharged and headed back the hole to revere the Primers.. Grand total <60> ~
We ploughed on and headed to the high ground where we found more terraces and several obvious gun pits and platforms~ the first was quite the refined construction.
So Hard to capture ~ But this area is yet another terrace gun position on the top of the hill! The area is proliferated with signals some of dubious content but a signal regardless ~
I was digging a rubbish pit and then Robert ~ rude Barstard ~ decided to scan within centimeters of me and he dug this ~
First time I have seen ne in MD ~ A 25 Pdr. shell case ~ top is severely damaged ~ but
Hey ~ good for him ~
More remnants of the Rubbish Pit! Robert took the peg home!
Found more evidence of Another Gun pit ~ most likely a training MG/ Bren protective circle position ~
Puppy was struggling as she has a sore hip and decided to pursue some wild life ~ so struggled ~ but hey she did not complain ~ Not a young pup any more !
We worked our way back to the Camp ~ I came across this Ripper ~ AMOR SYDNEY ~ Amazing condition!
I took 31 Home ~ Robert found several more and ended up with 34 Primers... Anyone in the market for 25 Pdr. Primers - fired ~ Al the chicken scratching intact ~ Almost all dated 1942 ~
The large ring is a off cut of a 25 Pdr. shell case ~ I had to dig to Taiwan or that ~ an amazing signal too ~ absolutely heaps of signals ~ Heaps of trash ~ But the age old question To dig or Not to Dig!?
No coins ~ or silvers!
GUNNERS ATTENDING THE LAND HEADQUARTERS SCHOOL OF ARTILLERY (FIELD) LOADING A 25 POUNDER GUN.
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-27. A 155MM M1917 BATTERY
1942-10-29. MEN OF 41 AUSTRALIAN FIELD BATTERY, 11TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT GETTING A 4.5 INCH HOWITZER GUN INTO ACTION IN APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES. 5TH PHASE-
THE GUN CREW MANHANDLING THE GUN INTO POSITION ON THE GUN PLATFORM. SHOWN ARE:-QX48477 BOMBARDIER N. GRAHAM (1); QX111970 GUNNER B. DUNSTONE (2).
( Funny ~ How Women are ~ last trip she adored the clips of SMLE 303 rounds in the clips and today turned the nose up on the Primers. ~ LOL )
A great day ~ Plan is to head back `
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