Sunday at Seaton

Metal detecting beaches, rivers and other water related areas.
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evee2000
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Took Tomo's advice and spent an hour in the recommended spot - and was very pleasantly surprised!

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Thanks again!
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Well done i like the min ball three ringer you have there check the link out



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oliver wrote:Well done i like the min ball three ringer you have there check the link out



http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... Q&dur=3288" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thanks Oliver - really interesting piece of history (wouldn't want to get hit by one)!
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Nice date range of bullet's,well done ::g
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paul71 wrote:Nice date range of bullet's,well done ::g
Thanks Paul.

How old do you think the musket ball/minie ball are?
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Minnie ball's date from around 1850, musket's anywhere from 1600s upwards i think ::g
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Looks like you had good little session. Did you find the bullet complete, if you did it need's disposing of. you don't want that going off in the house when it dry's out ::g
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Tomo wrote:Looks like you had good little session. Did you find the bullet complete, if you did it need's disposing of. you don't want that going off in the house when it dry's out ::g
Yeah it was a live round - popped down the cop shop on the way home (I certainly didn't want it in the house full stop). Cops advised me to just chuck it back into the sea next time lol!
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evee2000 wrote:
Tomo wrote:Looks like you had good little session. Did you find the bullet complete, if you did it need's disposing of. you don't want that going off in the house when it dry's out ::g
Yeah it was a live round - popped down the cop shop on the way home (I certainly didn't want it in the house full stop). Cops advised me to just chuck it back into the sea next time lol!
Lol sounds about right. I just rebury them alot deeper
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