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  1. giuhalftrack

    first time bottle digging

    I was on an area (Italy) to hunt relics when I spot an interesting bottle on the ground... there is a landfill (1940-1960). I decide to try, and I dig a two holes.. what you think about this bottles ? are they any worth ? I know that there are thousand in that dump.
  2. giuhalftrack

    I purchased a Tesoro Silver UMAX

    fd thank you but I have all the arsenal... 5.75", 8" and 12x10" i bought those coil for the silver max... after when i bought the outlaw I place a wrong order so I choose the box with the 5.75", 8" and 12x10"... ahahhaha not to bad because I had the 2 detector in different house :) As for...
  3. giuhalftrack

    Help Identifying Orange Crystal, variety of specimens

    quartz according to mohs scale
  4. giuhalftrack

    I purchased a Tesoro Silver UMAX

    I had it from 2012. only 2 years ago i buy an outlaw. The silver is a great machine I used it with good results on relic hunting too.
  5. giuhalftrack

    CZ7a-Quicksilver repair

    as an hobby repairman I can say that anything except the display could be repaired, maybe adapting other parts.. there are some non serviceable parts on those instruments: - display (because they have a custom graphic layout) - microcontrollers (because they have software than cannot be copied...
  6. giuhalftrack

    Distance of Colonial Homes From Rivers

    and let me add this general rule that I follow... always check hill tops... in ancient times there was probably more forests (at least here in europe) and even if now you don't have problem to see at distance, in ancient times they have to go up to see :)
  7. giuhalftrack

    Is this a Coral Fossil

    As other write your sample is not a lava but some kind of sedimentary rock, the coral body in section looks like the wheel of an old carriage, so in your sample looks to me something more like worms.. consider that limestone was a mud in the bottom of the sea or a lake and that mud sure will...
  8. giuhalftrack

    Unknown Symbol

    my idea too, in fact sometimes this cross that is not the "+" mark is called here in Italy, Saint Andrews Cross and always marks the cemetery area, in some maps is made by two bones
  9. giuhalftrack

    Distance of Colonial Homes From Rivers

    Use this method: find some other house in the area and look at the height not at the distance, because distance from the river (when we talk about floods) have no meaning, what you want is an house above the maximum water lever.. let me explain in two words.. here in Italy if you look at...
  10. giuhalftrack

    update to outlaw

    I'm a proud owner of a tesoro silver that prove in many occasion that this little machine is very good in relic hunting too... in fact here in Italy when you look for WWII relics this machine give to me a lot of badges, coins, and various emblems.. now i've bought the outlaw with the 3 coils...
  11. giuhalftrack

    RARE Garrett Spartan 175

    I'm not related to the auction... unfortunately the shipping for Italy are too high. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Garrett-Electronics-Spartan-175-Metal-Detector-Working-Condition-Red/254334517223?hash=item3b3784bfe7:g:lgkAAOSwKzVdULmB this is the rare spartan 175 featured in Karl Von...
  12. giuhalftrack

    fun with BFO

    anyone is still using BFO's ? I like build and use this type of detector, even if they are in some way "problematic". unfortunately here in Italy they never arrive in the '70 or arrive only few units so they are rare as used units... so i build them by myself. for anyone use (or have used)...
  13. giuhalftrack

    geology tips for metal detecting

    Hi, in my channel i've made a video with some "geologist point of view" on the topic "where to search in areas near water" I'm posting here in the hope to help other TH like me, if you have more "clues" on this topic feel free to write here in the comments. https://youtu.be/zQkXrqS2Jec
  14. giuhalftrack

    Silver umax is a silver collector

    near a concrete basement on the wood, below a thin layer of leaves I hit a gravel layer (old parking lot ?) found old Italian Lira coins and some silver.
  15. giuhalftrack

    God protect you !!!

    this medal is for sailor's protection, note the "cross-anchor" simbol, i found this today near a fireplace along a river... unfortunately i escape the area beacuse infested by beez, 2 stings !!! for totally 3 this year :). "DIO TI PROTEGGA" means "GOD PROTECT YOU"
  16. giuhalftrack

    gold ring in the river

    Today silver umax found first gold ring in the river, i was hunting a spot full of fishing lead, and I was thinking.. "..lead and gold objects behave same manner in river.. ", weight 5 grams. I was hunting in all-metal and switching to disc-iron for check signals. Ciao a Tutti and sorry for bad...
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