ww2

For those that don't know - the RMS Edinburgh was sank in 1942 by the Germans. 60 British lives were lost, and also 465 bars of Russian gold. Reports on the weight of each bar have differed, some indicating 7 pounds, some say 13 pounds, but most sources agree that each bar was 23 pounds. That's...

This is a WW2 all brass, 3" Mark ii M2 artillery shell casing dated 1944. I can't find another anywhere on the web that matches. I paid $20 for it with intentions to sell but unless it is worth quit a bit i believe i'll hang on to it. Opinions on value?

I bought this brass casing that had been sold at a scrap yard. Any help on the value would be greatly appreciated.

Found these in a shoebox when I was cleaning out an old apartment in a retirement complex yesterday. 2 of the ration books have a full set of stamps. WW2 Ration stamps Old checks

This was a hunt 1 month ago. 2 bucket list day for me. Same spot where I got the buttons on my previous post. This has just been an amazing spot. I am quite proud as I have taught myself to dig in heavy iron with my Equinox 800. I went to a silversmith to see if I can get the wings unfolded. She...

I was teaching my four year old daughter how to metal detect. She had a beep and sure enough we dug up about 29 live rounds from ww2...I’m guessing. Some have red tips. Is it legal to even sell these?

I found this item in a park in Australia that used to be a training camp for WW2 soldiers. I have found a lot of stuff relating to WW2 in the area from bullets to buttons to badges. It may not be military but given where I found it I figure it could be. Its made of lead with what I think is...

I was too tired to post this last night so here it is now. I was out hunting a spot yesterday that despite having been written about as having a military path, I've had my doubts. Even with being doubtful and digging several lbs of junk, I keep returning because that's what we do, right? When...

Hello, In Morotai Island, Indonesia, on a camp of the American-Australian army during WW2, I have found with a metal detector a dogtag made of Silver, custom made probably, belonging to a soldier from the USA. Can someone help to find the veteran and give it back? name: G. G. Carter Numbers...

Also unsure of authenticity.

I feel like this isn't a common place one would want to detect, but I have good reason! My home was only built in 2002, so it's not old. It has had several owners in its short life and obviously some good stuff stored in the attic. Our first winter here we had a few mice scratching, so I went up...

Some ammo from WW2, .50 cal shells. 2 from st louis stamped in 43 and 1 stamped CL also from 43. 5.56 round same origin and year. Lucky enough to find the slug from one of the .50's a incendiary round. And to top it off a strip clip

Hello, let me introduce myself! My name ist Max, iam 18 years old and living in germany. I have been intrested in history for a long period of time now, with a focus on WW2. Just the thought of the time back then intrigues me. Ive been especially intrested in the military stuff and so on. Here...

I just bought this and the guy said it was a rare 3rd Reich German bronze gas valve from Auschwitz. 100% authentic and told me the the A on the back meant it was from Auschwitz. It wasn't until after I Purchased it that I then did my research and found many forums saying these are an old Crane...

Hi friends ! Great find today

Does anybody know what this is? Inscriptions on the back are: 6605 csd 43 may 43

I bought this Prussian Long Service Medal a few months ago and just wanted to get a general consensus on if it's original or not. I don't know why my pictures are flipped, but if better quality pictures are needed please let me know! Also, if someone knows of a good web page, book, etc. that has...

I picked up this German M34 Police Helmet at an antique shop a few months ago. The decals look old and are stuck to the helmet very well, the leather is dry and worn, the inside of the helmet appears to be stamped "Edelstahl", and the helmet appears old as well, but I just wanted to see if...

I'm a little stumped on exactly what type of overcoat this is. I just picked it up from an antique flea market. Obviously it's Soviet, but does anyone know from what era? Was it for officers or high ranking military personnel? If someone could help shed some light on this it'd be much appreciated!

Treasure hunting in WW2 zone with great finds like a German M40 helmet with a bullet or shrapnel hole! Nils found it :)

Metal Detecting 140 Years Old real Revolver? INCREDIBLE Discovery! Our new video! ;)

Soviet PPSh 41 bolt and buckles. Insane seasons begining! :) We had our first metal detecting in this year and it was amazing! :) Ground is still frozen, but We were lucky!

Hi again :) And we have here the second part of my german wartime POW prisoners camp TOUR and finds video. Enjoy ;)

Hi :) We made for you a -two short part- video where Im showing all the buildings and other interesting things in the german naci-era wartime POW prisoners camp + all I could find there :) I spent there a whole day. Its huge :) At first it was just about to test our GoPro 5, but I decited...

At last we found something in our old WW2 battlefield location, but we were frozen :) Enjoy ;) Video on YouTube:

I recently bought a pair of German medals that I honestly know very little about. The price was good and they looked authentic to me so I decided to take a chance on them. I did a little research and found out that the medal with the ribbon is a German or Prussian long service medal for 25...

Hi friends. Our first hunt in this year and our first video from that. Nils found a lovely rare belt buckle, russian dagger and more! We were freezing all the time. Dont miss this part :) (photo soon)

I recently stumbled across this interesting WW2 Nazi book. I believe it's DAF (German Labour Front) as it has the appropriate logo on the front of the book and includes stamps inside the book along with details about the laborer I'm supposing. I don't know much at all about this book and any...

I recently purchased a Finnish Winter War medal off of the internet and was wondering if it is indeed authentic or just a replica. I'm a novice when it comes to collecting medals but it was a very cheap find so I decided to take a shot in the dark on it. All I know is that the medal is from...

I recently bought a WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class off of eBay. I have an authentic WW2 Iron Cross 2nd class so figured a cross from the first world war would go well with it. However, when I received the medal I noticed that it appeared thinner than my Iron Cross from WW2. I tested the core, which is...

Hi all diggers Anyone who ever went to Europe, or plan to, to dig for ww1/ww2 relics on the battlefields? Best regards Mi Das

I recently had an opportunity to do some metal detecting in east Germany along the border to Poland. Garrett Ace 150

Had to share! Story goes that my wife's great great uncle received this from his father when he was a child, sometime in the 30's I guess. Identified it using this awesome site (Bayonets of Japan) and I believe it's a Japanese Type 30, early WWII. Then again, though that one has the correct...

I recently purchased this airspeed/altitude indicator at an auction because I thought it looked interesting. It is made out of plywood and looks to be a mock up. There is a metal tag on it that says: Machine Gun Trainer Mark 2, The Vitarama Corp. Long Island City, NY. 1942. After some internet...

Hello dear community, it has been some time since I posted something and because in this period I have some free time and I can go back on the hills I want to share with you some of my WW2 relics found via Metal Detecting in Europe. And if you have the time and pleasure you can also watch the...

Happy Thanksgiving from Quantico, Virginia. I am new to this site and only been out with my brother while he detects in the past. My brother has been metal detecting for many, many years, upgraded his detector, and gave me his older White Spectrum. He is visiting for Thanksgiving and we took...

Hi, I have had this helmet for some time now and don't really know for sure what it's origin is. If anyone could help me it would be much appreciated. I am new and am having issues uploading pictures on here but if i[ATTACH=CONFIG]1226320

Was out on a field/meadow today. Dug up a 1872 Newfoundland "largie" in one spot then dug a 1943 Newfoundland "smallie" in another. Today was a good day. :headbang::headbang::headbang:

Maybe a WW2 collar brass?? Found it in my backyard yesterday, which used to be part of a larger farm. Any insight would be appreciated.