I Found a Cache...of Knives!

[Silvermonkey]

Greetings T-Net Nation. I was out poking around in the woods yesterday with my detector ( as I am prone to do), and came across a rather large, rather loud high tone. Given that I was off trail, and in a non-trashy area, I was curious. What's buried out here in the woods? Well , turns out I had come across a buried cache of knives and assorted ninja weapons.

As you can see from the photos, these items had been in the ground for some time, and had been partially wrapped in plastic bags. I lugged it all home, and did some quick cleaning. The overall level of corrosion is pretty bad, but I think I can still make use of some of the knives

So...it's not the kind of cache that one would hope for (I'd much prefer a few mason jars of silver dollars), but still interesting. How did it get there? Why was it buried in the woods? Why did the owner not return to claim his collection? We'll never know the answer to the questions, but that's ok. Still a fun recovery. Thanks for looking and HH!

 

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[dognose]

that is a unique find. Interesting find.
congratulations

 

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[TORRERO]

Greetings T-Net Nation. I was out poking around in the woods yesterday with my detector ( as I am prone to do), and came across a rather large, rather loud high tone. Given that I was off trail, and in a non-trashy area, I was curious. What's buried out here in the woods? Well , turns out I had come across a buried cache of knives and assorted ninja weapons.

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As you can see from the photos, these items had been in the ground for some time, and had been partially wrapped in plastic bags. I lugged it all home, and did some quick cleaning. The overall level of corrosion is pretty bad, but I think I can still make use of some of the knives

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So...it's not the kind of cache that one would hope for (I'd much prefer a few mason jars of silver dollars), but still interesting. How did it get there? Why was it buried in the woods? Why did the owner not return to claim his collection? We'll never know the answer to the questions, but that's ok. Still a fun recovery. Thanks for looking and HH!

He probably was coming back and now he is going to be really surprised !!!

 

[Nathan W]

I can’t help it, flea market arsenal lol, but seriously that’s pretty cool

 

[Blackfoot58]

Possibly some kid stole them and was afraid to take them home. Buried them, and got arrested on other charges. Hard to dig them up when confined.

 

[ModernMiner]

Might been a teenager hiding it from his parents

That was my first thought too.

 

[BLACKIE555]

Hey mom....Have you seen my old knife and weapon collection? Can't seem to find it? Mom....mom??

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

Greetings T-Net Nation. I was out poking around in the woods yesterday with my detector ( as I am prone to do), and came across a rather large, rather loud high tone. Given that I was off trail, and in a non-trashy area, I was curious. What's buried out here in the woods? Well , turns out I had come across a buried cache of knives and assorted ninja weapons.

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As you can see from the photos, these items had been in the ground for some time, and had been partially wrapped in plastic bags. I lugged it all home, and did some quick cleaning. The overall level of corrosion is pretty bad, but I think I can still make use of some of the knives

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So...it's not the kind of cache that one would hope for (I'd much prefer a few mason jars of silver dollars), but still interesting. How did it get there? Why was it buried in the woods? Why did the owner not return to claim his collection? We'll never know the answer to the questions, but that's ok. Still a fun recovery. Thanks for looking and HH!

really interesting discovery, you just never know what metal treasure that coil is gonna swing over. thanks for posting.......

 

[lenmac65]

What the heck? That is one crazy score. Like they say, you never know what you are going to dig next. Congrats!

 

[camichael]

I love finding knives, Never found a cache of them! The two larger on the left appear to me WWII era what are the makers?

 

[oldmxrat]

Pretty fun find, congrats!

 

[antmike915]

Definitely a different cache that I expected to see but still cool 👍

 

[Silvermonkey]

I love finding knives, Never found a cache of them! The two larger on the left appear to me WWII era what are the makers?

I don't see a makers name on the knife all the way to the left. The one next to it reads "Ka-Bar, Olean, NY".

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is one very cool cache ! I'd take that any day.

 

[DizzyDigger]

I don't see a makers name on the knife all the way to the left. The one next to it reads "Ka-Bar, Olean, NY".

Does it also have a "USMC" mark?

You've got some quality steel there...would love to see them cleaned up.

 

[camichael]

KaBar... good knife

 

[searcher]

We all want to know what they are...!

Ka-Bar
Ka-Bar..?
Pilots survival(Ontario?)
Hunting ( German or Western?)

 

[Silvermonkey]

Does it also have a "USMC" mark?

You've got some quality steel there...would love to see them cleaned up.

Don't see that mark, but I'll give it another look.

 

[Silvermonkey]

We all want to know what they are...!

Ka-Bar
Ka-Bar..?
Pilots survival(Ontario?)
Hunting ( German or Western?)

OK....I'll see what will clean up and give you all an update.

 

[RatherBeDigging]

Curious to see how these clean up. Evaporust is pretty good on blades. Oxalic acid works too. Used Evaporust for the buck 119 I found in a creek though it wasn't as corroded as some of these.