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Hi
My traditional Christmas Day hunt was very pleasant and productive this year.
The weather was not too cold yesterday so after a superb lunch I wobbled down to the beach to burn off some of the fat. A cut that I explored briefly last week was still there and getting larger so I gave it my attention for a couple of hours.
The finds were fairly well spaced out but not bad for a beach which has been well pounded for 30 years or more. Most of the keepers were bullets, shrapnel, older coins (1940s) and small strips of lead sheet from boat repairs. When this combination come up there is always a reasonable chance of jewellery so I was not particularly surprised to get a ring but I was pleased to get such a nice one. It is a small but chunky gold, platignum and diamond ring weighing 3.5 grams. The gold tarnished when it came out of the black sand and the diamond is an older style cut so I think that the ring had probably been there for some while.
<img src="http://www.fcooper.fsnet.co.uk/plat.JPG">
The photo also shows a practice .303 bullet case, probably from WW2. These were used to teach recruits how to load and unload rifles without killing each other. The indentations in the sides assist with identifying and handling the bullet in the dark while the recess at the percussion cap is to prevent damage to the rifles firing pin. Not valuable but just the sort of history that I love finding!
Hope you all had a good Christmas and enjoy your New Year.
Regards
Fred
My traditional Christmas Day hunt was very pleasant and productive this year.
The weather was not too cold yesterday so after a superb lunch I wobbled down to the beach to burn off some of the fat. A cut that I explored briefly last week was still there and getting larger so I gave it my attention for a couple of hours.
The finds were fairly well spaced out but not bad for a beach which has been well pounded for 30 years or more. Most of the keepers were bullets, shrapnel, older coins (1940s) and small strips of lead sheet from boat repairs. When this combination come up there is always a reasonable chance of jewellery so I was not particularly surprised to get a ring but I was pleased to get such a nice one. It is a small but chunky gold, platignum and diamond ring weighing 3.5 grams. The gold tarnished when it came out of the black sand and the diamond is an older style cut so I think that the ring had probably been there for some while.
<img src="http://www.fcooper.fsnet.co.uk/plat.JPG">
The photo also shows a practice .303 bullet case, probably from WW2. These were used to teach recruits how to load and unload rifles without killing each other. The indentations in the sides assist with identifying and handling the bullet in the dark while the recess at the percussion cap is to prevent damage to the rifles firing pin. Not valuable but just the sort of history that I love finding!
Hope you all had a good Christmas and enjoy your New Year.
Regards
Fred