Australian WWII - Far North Queensland Metal detecting and recovery
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Re: Australian WWII - Far North Queensland Metal detecting and recovery
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Re: Australian WWII - Far North Queensland Metal detecting and recovery
Day 3 on the trot ~
Went back to the new Bush site ~ I did some bush sweeping ~ Paul did a recce along the roadside ~
I found northing but a horse shoe and 6 fired 303 shells ~
Paul found an even bigger trash dump ~ and several demolished building sites ~
We had a final look at the Mills bomb and decided it IS intact despite the bottom cap being missing ~ so end of issue ~ I will phone the Military ~
Paul left the scene ~ I forged on and then hit this ~
I mean I really was spooked~ maybe after realising the Grenade is still armed ~
I almost buried it and marked the GPS ~
But scraped it with a stick ~
The second piece is still buried to the right
Turned out to be a Bloody water drum bung with a chain link catch ~ !!
So final count ~ very small day short of working know dump piles ~
Interesting.. that end cap and the opposite joint piece looks very much like something went very wrong with this shot ~
Any tips on what the end is actually from ? The base piece obviously has a protrusion which was wired to the centre pole and the slots add security to the configuration ~ But as I see it some thing went wrong by the shrapnel shredding.
The three nut like pieces are in fact lead roofing screw from the demolished building sites ~
Last edited by AT P Sweep; 02-17-2018 at 03:11 AM.
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Re: Australian WWII - Far North Queensland Metal detecting and recovery
An update on my razor and my buckle collections ~ And there are several missing including the second matching Lee Enfield shoulder strap
And the U buckles at the top are ' clasp Knife/s ' hooks ~ Thanks to Hangarman ~
Take note of the lower photos.. the third down is a classic ~
Reenactor Guide Part 2a
Still trying to Identify the knurled bolt ~ I still think it is associated with a SMG or SMAR ! (??)
Last edited by AT P Sweep; 02-17-2018 at 03:16 AM.
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Re: Australian WWII - Far North Queensland Metal detecting and recovery
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AT P Sweep
Just doing some research and the Thompson SMG looks the closest to date and the AIF did have the Thompson until the Own appeared ~
Not a 1928 or M1 Thompson.
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Ooopps ~
Took the cap that momentarily scared the All-be-jez out of me, to work and let the fitters and company have a look ~
The general concenus is the closest this thing, has been to a Soldier or military may have been the Battalion Water filtration unit as this is a water tank cap !!
What a let down !! LOL Almost Scared off by a water tank ~
Last edited by AT P Sweep; 02-17-2018 at 03:18 AM.
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Re: Australian WWII - Far North Queensland Metal detecting and recovery
It happens to the best of us.
LOL
Cheers Steve
Does this mean ~ " We do not walk alone ! " (to coin a phrase asit were ! )
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I had a feed back on Photo Bucket which suggested the brass piece is in fact a piece off a field kitchen burner which fits totally as I did remove a short section of rusted ferrous metal tubing when I dug it ~
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I have asked on my blog but does any one have clues on this WWII item ?
It is solid brass ~ even the castelated nut and it is quite heavy which does tend suggest it is a tad heavy for a light weight SMG.?
I even resorted to contacting IMA USA , which is the biggest arms and museum gear in the USA ~
They also run a reality show in Cable/ Fox ~ Cranmar and Sons and they replied very promptly ~
Dear Stuart
Lookin at that picture, it would be nearly impossible to identify that item.
It does not look to be any kind of verifiable MG part, and a cocking handle for most guns would be far more prominent.
It definitely does not appear to be from a Bren, Thompson, or any other WW2 machine gun used by the Allied forces that we are familiar with.
On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 2:02 AM, IMA-USA.COM- Sales <customerservice(at)ima-usa.com>
(Measurements in Metric / centimetres)
( Foot note ~ Febr 2018 ~ Still positively unidentified ~ more likely part of a sighting mechanism IMO !)
Last edited by AT P Sweep; 02-17-2018 at 03:28 AM.
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