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Below you can dive into my little universe filled with metal detecting, militaria and relics, world war two- and military history, miniature modelling and relic art.

Ashtrays & Smoking Paraphernalia

On my digs I am often finding ashtrays and lighters, and now and then pipes and cigarett mouthpieces. Naturally I like the trench-art

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Mar 142 min read

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An Interesting Trench-Art Ring

I picked up a couple of signals on the way and found a shaving brush and two Dutch uniform buttons. Soviet POWs were sometimes issued

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Jun 30, 20244 min read

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Signs of the Gebirgsmarine

I worked along the edge of it and freed a small shovel and a knife, a rotten field torch and a couple of coins. Except a small porcelain jar

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Jun 9, 20243 min read

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Trench-Art Day

I have seen these type of shields come out of WW1 positions in Latvia,and knew the Germans had brought them to the Northern front during WW1

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Oct 1, 20234 min read

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The Ullr Badge

I moved to inside the barrack and picked up a signal circa in the middle of it. It was a round piece of metal and I suspected it could be a

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Sep 29, 20234 min read

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Under a Root

Relics peeked out from between the broken roots, so I just began removing rocks and a few remaining roots. There were a layer of wine and

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Jul 9, 20233 min read

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Ditch Diggers

I reached the relic-layer after some fighting with the elements, but when the last rock were out of the way I could pry loose a nice MG

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Jun 26, 20233 min read

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Like a Relic Advent Calendar

The familiar shape of the brim of a German helmet drew a nice line in the wet sand holding it in a firm grip. I freed it from the ground

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Dec 4, 20204 min read

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One M24 & Four bags of Berries

The days here North are getting shorter and the forests and mountainsides are rapidly getting dressed in yellow, red and orange, and the dig

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Sep 10, 20203 min read

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Blueberry Hunting

We had to make a trip out to the fields of rust before the stormy weather drew in over our heads. On our previous berry trip we had located

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Aug 8, 20202 min read

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Helmet Day

Got my detector out, put it together and turned it on. I tried to ground balance it but it already signalled metal

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Sep 27, 20192 min read

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