Snow hunt today and finds from the last few hunts, Lots of Pictures...

[Bavaria Mike]

I got out today when a snowstorm hit, was 29F/-2C with about 3” of snow. Was able to detect for 1.5 hours. Here’s a picture of the field, the snow and wind was blowing hard.

Snapped this picture out the backyard shortly before I left.

Today’s finds, not really junk but the undesirables.

The keepers from today. A military button with a “3” on it, button, harness rivet, tiny bowl weight, lead seal, small rosette made of aluminum, not old and a tootsie road roller.

Here’s a field I did several hunts on over the past two weeks.

The lead. 3 musket balls, a large whatsit that could be a weight, 11 lead seals and a corner piece from a printing plate.

Closer view of the printing plate and oriented, I can’t make out much.

Two religious pendants, left has an angel with wings, right is in poor condition.

Reverse of the religious pendants.

A small heart shaped bracelet clasp and a pin given out during WWII to volunteers, made of zinc.

Reverse of the heart clasp and WWII pin, surprised the pin remains!

Date side of 4 silver coins, 1849, 1828, 1856, 18??

Two seal matrixes dating around the mid 1800s to early 1900s. Left initials N.B. and right initials C.M. I mirrored the image to make it clear.

Top of the seal matrixes.

A German WWII political pin, I like these. HH and don’t eat any yellow snow, Mike

 

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[phantomfinder]

WoW , you can keep the snow . very cool finds there, wtg .

 

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[Bavaria Mike]

By the way, the dirt has now frozen yet but the plugs were freezing as I was digging today. Working on today's finds. HH, Mike

 

[Silver Searcher]

Cool finds and pictures as always Mike...looks like the snow hit you a bit harder than us

 

[Jack_MIghtyheart]

Cool finds, hope you can get a few more hunts in before there's too much snow

 

[Collymore]

Hey Collymore, I have been to Bad Tolz military academy, it was an American professional soldier academy in the the 1980s. Rumor is, it goes down several levels underground that are flooded and there are intact Messerschmidt planes and WWII German tanks down there, I wonder? The Americans gave it back to Germany in the 1990s, I do wonder what could be found around the grounds? Modern Miner, these are lead bag seals for commodities like Rye meal, Wheat Flour, salt and seeds, more farm related and not RR related. I will get back to RR hunts when it freezes. HH, Mike

During the second world war they formed a battlegroup from the cadets at the school in April 45, I dont think they would have left anything there that could be used

 

[Bavaria Mike]

I was given some interesting information about the WWII pin. It is a Norman shield pin and the 1066 refers to the year of the Battle of Hastings in Sussex England when the Normans conquered England. Collymore, you are probably right, end of the war was a tough time. HH, Mike

 

[woody50]

Great finds Mike, you sure like to search in the cold. I do too, but sometimes the weather is just TOO bad...

 

[Collymore]

I found the info about the cadets at SS Junkerschule.

38 SS Division Nibelungen.

The division was formed on 27 March 1945 from personnel and students of the SS-Junkerschule at Bad Tölz . It was first intended that the unit should be named SS-Junkerschule Bad Tölz, but was renamed to SS-Division Junkerschule and finally to 38. SS-Grenadier-Division Nibelungen by the commander of the cadet school Richard Schulze-Kossens . The name ‘ Nibelungen ' comes from German mythology, which was the name of a lineage of dwarves, who were defeated by Siegfried .

Although it was called a division it never had more than a brigade strength (roughly around 6000 men). The division was raised in the upper Rhein regions Freiburg , and Todtnau in Schwarzwald , with the divisional headquarters in Geschwend bei Todtnau .

Here is where they fought, maybe there is some cool stuff to be found?

The 38th SS division was first alerted for action on 7 April 1945 - at the time only 7 battalions strong. The unit was recognised as ready for battle on 24 April, when it entered the ranks of the XIII SS Armeekorps on the Danube river Front, facing American forces south of the river. The ‘Nibelungen' was supposed to hold the Korps' right wing from Vohlburg to Kelheim . The frontline which it was supposed to hold was too long for its strength, so the division retreated on the 26 April to a new front, which it held to the 28th. On 29 Apr they had to retreat across the Isar river and establish a new position south of Landshut , while resisting strong pressure on its both flanks . The next day the division retreated again, this time to a defensive line northwest of Pastetten . 1 May brought more retreating as the unit withdrawed for almost 20km to Wasseburg . The U.S. 20th Armored Division breached the entire divisions' front on 2 May, forcing the ‘Nibelungen' to retreat to Chiemsee . The remains of the division regrouped on 4 May and established a new defensive line west of Oberwoessen . Although battered the division put up a determined resistance until the ceasefire was called on 5 May. The division surrendered to the American forces on 8 May 1945.

Good luck!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Believe it or not, I do not care for snow detecting, just do not have much of a choice, LOL! Collymore, thanks for the info, the area is too far for me to travel to, reasonably due to gas prices, and I really do not hunt many WWII specific sites. I did hunt a WWII site last Saturday, it was fun. Post is here, http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,203031.0.html HH, Mike

 

[liftloop]

WoW

 

[JerV3]

Nice finds Mike,

Tough conditions for sure. Love that 3rd reg button. Looks like your still doing well out there.

HH Jer

 

[Urban Grund]

Very nice finds! Looks cold out there!

 

[Collymore]

that other post is awesome!