Hello from South Africa

[Africa]

Door knobs, half a pair of airforce wings, silver chains,

silver sugar tongs, spoons, keys, ring, tow hook, peg, brass tap, maybe from a wine barrel,

Tin opener, combination lock next to the Jeep, broach, servitte silver ring, curtain rod copper ring, tungstan rimmer, copper bangle I think little trinkets hang from it, weight from a scale, car keys.

 

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[jeff of pa]

Hello & Welcome Africa

Not sure What in the Pics you need to know what it is,
But you have alot of nice finds there.

Jeff

 

[Africa]

Oh yes the three U shape objects, where or what were they used for, they are quiet thick, I know that for wire fence, thinner ones were used to nail the fence wire to a wooden pole, but these are too thick, I found them in an area that was once a tented camp for The British Army during The Boer War, I am going back to this area again this Sunday, last time I also found many old horse shoes as well I scanned the old rock stone walls of their fort and found a metal rod that was used to push the wad up against the gun powder down the barrel of the rifles that they used, it was wedged inbetween the rocks, tell your friends that they must try and scan walls of forts or buildings, I am sure that many items were wedged inbetween the rocks.

This area where I am going to, I know the farmer whose land it is on and he is my mate and has given me full permission to walk all over the place, will post what I find, what is so nice he actually has an original photograph that was taken in the mid 1850's showing where the tented camp was positioned. Thus just have to work out where their kitchen and toliets might have been, the last time I was there I also dug up an old British chocolate tin was quiet rusted but still nice to keep.

 

[Cynangyl]

very nice finds indeed! Welcome to Tnet! I will be happy to see more finds from you!

 

[jeff of pa]

that's a Tuff Call.
Definately to nail something down in my opinion.

Hopefully somone here has seen some that size.

Could be for hooking a chain to.

 

[mtntrekr2]

I have seen large ones like these used to anchor the end of a rope or sometimes cables in the same way the small ones are used for fence wire.

Joe

 

[stefen]

I have seen the u-shaped staples used for stapling conduit and grounding cables to older power poles...some poles had wooden covers over the ground wires.

 

[Montana Jim]

I have seen the u-shaped staples used for stapling conduit and grounding cables to older power poles...some poles had wooden covers over the ground wires.

I have seen large ones like these used to anchor the end of a rope or sometimes cables in the same way the small ones are used for fence wire.

Yes...

They are in fact staples... can still be bought today in any hardware store... probebly. Commonly used to attach barbed wire or whatever to wooden fenceposts or rope and cable to poles and barns. I've seen and dug zillions of every size. Pictured are three of mine with an American quarter coin for size.

 

[Africa]

They must be ugly to stand on if they are pointing upright. Thank's for the excellent replys.

 

[SC_hunter]

They must be ugly to stand on if they are pointing upright. Thank's for the excellent replys.

Uglier to sit on I bet..lol Welcome to TNet.

 

[Monty]

Welcome to Tnet. Nice finds, hope you find the Army encampment and will be looking forward to your posts. Being from S. Africa I must comment tht I am also a hunter and have always envied S. Africans for their variety of big game. Always wanted to visit and hunt antelope but now I'm getting too old to make the stalk. M nty

 

[Montana Jim]

Welcome to Tnet. Nice finds, hope you find the Army encampment and will be looking forward to your posts. Being from S. Africa I must comment tht I am also a hunter and have always envied S. Africans for their variety of big game. Always wanted to visit and hunt antelope but now I'm getting too old to make the stalk. M nty

Monty? Common... old schmold...

Hey, I'm assuming you mean one of the cool varieties of African antelopes and not "speed goat" antelopes we have here in the American West. LOL

 

[bradyboy]

I see a car alternator holder - the big thing
Its a cradle that mounts to the engine and holds / cradles the alternator
I also see door knobs

 

[Monty]

MT....Huh? That one is over my head. M nty

 

[Montana Jim]

MT....Huh? That one is over my head. M nty

The antelope comment? I was wondering which kind of antelope... are there not several varieties of African antelope? The american antelope we have here in Montana - we call them "speed goats", they are Pronghorn antelope.

Maybe I lost myself too... I dunno...

 

[jimbob450]

I agree with Montana about the fencing staples. I
put up a few miles of barbed wire when i was
young. Would like to see pics of the fort also.
And welcome to Tnet. Jim.

 

[Rob66]

Welcome you have been busy.

 

[CanUDigIt]

Welcome to TNet Africa! Looks like you're already doing well with your hunts. Good luck to you!

 

[Monty]

Nope, I meant all the different varieties in South Africa. Our antelope really isn't an antelope at all but a completely different species unique only to North America. They are in fact more closely related to the goat than anything else. Or so the biologist say. I think all the hoofed game except the zebra in S. Africa are of the antelope family? Monty

 

[Africa]

Hello friends, Thankyou for all the replys, in fact I have found out that the staple looking item was in fact used by The various soldiers from The Boer War, they used it to keep their ground sheets down into the ground, my friend Willem who collects Boer War items (he has a vast collection) has also found many of these staples, I have some nice pic's to post, but they are of a large format will see if I can resize them smaller.

We have been up to that area a few times already near Sterkstroom and have found a few things, like 303 doppies, live bullets, shrapnel from cannon, tent pegs, and various other smaller items.

This first photo shows what the people looked like, they were in fact only young men in soldiers uniforms.

The spade was found behind a telecommuication outpost in the ground which was used during The Boerwar, it is a very old spade indeed, I have not washed it, this is how it came out of the ground, the screw bolt on the right was used to keep railway lines down it is dated 1968, the steel peg was used for their tents, it was hand crafted by a Blacksmith in a forge, The bayenot is from a 303 rifle dated 1907.