WWII relic hunting

[airborneranger]

When I was stationed in Germany, I had a couple of friends who would do this type of thing. For some reason, I remember it being illegal. My one buddy found a US pineapple grenade on the beaches of Normandy. The other guy didn't find as cool of item but he did find some rusted rifle magazines and commo wire.

The cool thing is that in many of these small towns, the foxholes are still there. For example, the fighting positions around Bastogne are still recognizable. Many of the foxholes are present as well.

The uncool thing is all of the dud ammo that finds its way to the surface each year. There was an article years ago about the WWI dud artillery shells that come to the surface from repeated tilling of the fields. Most of the farmers simply move them to the road and call the local PD who come out and recovery them.

I have an unfired rifle cartridge that I found at Verdun. Nothing spectacular but cool.

[Gunner]

Someone in Poland has a Facebook page, I can't read it but I look at it from time to time. He's digging up all kinds of stuff from the Kirkland area I believe. It's fascinating in that some of the stuff dug up is still in amazing condition.

There is a page on Facebook called "Ghosts of the eastern front" pretty cool stuff they find

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[Irving]

This video came up on my feed after watching the other one posted in this thread. This video actually made me feel jealous!



Anyone know what the large chunks of coal looking stuff are?

EDIT: After cracking open the first container and seeing one or two intact items, those containers would be in the car and on the way home.

[ray1970]

I wonder why they were drilling a hole in the barrel on the revolver?

[Irving]

To destroy it. What a shame.

[BushMasterBoy]

Lumps of coal for a warm cup of coffee, Latvia can be very cold!

[Gunner]

I wonder why they were drilling a hole in the barrel on the revolver?

Right what a shame. That's a piece of true history that would still function.

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[OctopusHighball]

I wonder why they were drilling a hole in the barrel on the revolver?

Because they don't have a 2nd amendment in Latvia?

[ruthabagah]

To destroy it. What a shame.

Yep that's why you don't want to go on youtube when you find one of these.....