WWII relic hunting

[ruthabagah]

I used to dig for all sort of memorabilia when i was in europe. I found tons of stuff.... ppsh, stg 44, dozens of mauser, most where badly corroded but some where in exeptional condition after spending several decade underground. Once my father did dig out the wing of a p51. We knew the pilote had jumped, so we had no concern about legality. Since it crashed vertically, there was not much left lof the wing, but the 4 , 30 did survive.... well, correction only one survived and was given to a local museum.... ��

[rondog]

Man, I'd kill for the chance to go treasure hunting like that!

[Irving]

Found something in the dirt today at my house. I looked it up and it turns out it is a Howitzer. The back story is that I dug up all the juniper bushes in my front yard, and the one closest to the garage had all kinds of random trash in it (as juniper bushes do). I keep finding stuff in the dirt every month or so. First it was a crescent wrench rusted all to hell, today it was this little guy. Probably been buried here for the last 40-50 years. Not quite a WWII relic, but didn't think it merited its very own thread.








Found one on ebay for $12.99 in slightly better shape. The wheels still turn on the one I found. http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/2621561...chn=ps&lpid=82

[Big E3]

Wow, I wish I could find some cool old toys in my yard.

I for one am glad we can't just go out with metal detectors and find old war relics. The only people that can do that fought wars in there own backyards. I'm happy that never happen here outside the civil war in the south.

[driver]

Irving your post made me think of Boo Radley.

[Irving]

Well I didn't find it in the knot of an old oak tree...

[SAnd]

Wow, I wish I could find some cool old toys in my yard.

I for one am glad we can't just go out with metal detectors and find old war relics. The only people that can do that fought wars in there own backyards. I'm happy that never happen here outside the civil war in the south.

I don't know about that. There has been problems of people in developments on the east side of Aurora finding ordnance in their yards.

[Big E3]

^^^Your right, when I was a kid we used to hunt out near the dump on Gun Club. One time I found what appeared to be an unexploded bomb half buried in the sand. You don't need metal detectors to find them either. All part of the old Lowry bombing range.

[ruthabagah]

I don't know about that. There has been problems of people in developments on the east side of Aurora finding ordnance in their yards.

Yep. That and giant, abandoned, underground missile silo dot the landscape around e470... I think one of them is now buried under a new housing development.... Surprise, surprise, when the homeowner will start sampling the air in their basements....

[Danimal]

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