Advantage hits a six

[Mick H]

Sorry for posting in the x terra forum - I thought some people might be interested in a belt buckle plate I located a few months back. It's a cricketing belt buckle I located near the central Victorian Town of Heathcote, here in Australia. They were apparently very popular during the gold rush years amongst the miners. I can't tell you how old it is exactly, but from info I got from the MCG museum curator,they were made from about 1850 through to 1880. This one was found about 6 inches down with a Minelab Advantage and the 8 inch coil. I'm sure there are many who detect on the Australian fields who have found these things, apparently there were dozens of different designs.



Cheers

Mick

 

[Relic]

Congrats on a very unique buckle in great shape, Mick! As you guys say, "Good on, ya!". It's nice, too, to see a post from a fellow Advantage user. Advantage posts have typically been posted on the Sov Elite/GT forum; I'll be looking for you there.

HH,
Relic

 

[Beale]

That is a very cool buckle! I really do like it, Beale.

 

[xwyokid]

Nice buckle!!

 

[Mick H]

Thanks guys. When I first pulled it out of the ground, it was had been bent and folded in half. It took a fair bit of careful manipulation to unfold it, given the frail state of the metal. Thanks for the advice Relic, in future I'll post on the Sovereign forum - that is until I get an xterra.


Mick.

 

[Digger]

As a Long-Time Musketeer user, and a Moderator of the X-Terra forum, rest assured that Advantage posts are welcome here! If you searched the archives, you'd see that I've made a few of my own, over the years. HH Randy

 

[Bavaria Mike]

n/t

 

[Mick H]

Thanks Digger - I have read many of your posts. The old Advantage can hold its own against many detectors out there.




Mick

 

[Crocket]

Thanks for posting the buckle, Real nice find.