A few interesting finds from the weekend

Scouted out some new locations out of town on the weekend, a couple more 100yr plus old schools that have been closed down.Very dissapointing with not much to find apart from the odd old decimal or two. Both these schools were in very small towns with not even a general store, so I guess there was not much reason for the kids to have money to loose? Stopped in at an old favorite park on the way home and dug these goodies in about 2hrs hunting. Plenty of 1s and 2s, a few goldies, my first Australian kangaroo 1/2 penny, a toy hammer head, a very heavy brass ring(homemade or school made I think) and this tiny brass wheelbarrow that I think may be from one of the early monopoly games.

Drinks anyone?

Another quick hunt up at the park this afternoon, sort of 'commando' style through the bush. Not much to be had today, one old penny, an aluminium silk stocking tin from around the time of WW2 and a couple of bottles of booze. The booze is a first for me, I'm used to findng plenty of empty bottles and their caps but have never found an unopened bottle before.

Lost my propointer!!!

Damn!
Went to go for a hunt today, the first since last weekend and my propointer is missing. I know it came back from Taupo with us last Saturday, and we had it on Sunday during an unsuccessful hunt at a local school. That was the last time I saw it. The digger is in the bag, the propointer holster is in the bag but no bloody propointer. BUGGER!, BUGGER! BUGGER! Went back to the school just on the offchance I had dropped it and it was still there, but it is of course school holidays........so I'm guessing some kid now has a totaly alien piece of electronic equipment in his room that makes a nice beep beep sound when near metal! Anyway I've emailed the school  in case it is handed in but don't like my chances.
On a brighter note, got out for a hunt today at another old school I've been to before, 40ish coins, including 4 pennys and a US quarter.I had forgotton just how much easier the propointer makes it to find your coins!

Mine's bigger than yours!

With the weather, the rugby and other commitments, there has not been much to report on the treasure hunting front for the last couple of weeks. I thought I would post some of my more 'unusual' finds from the previous few months detecting.
This one is the biggest bullet shell I have ever seen, a .50cal I believe. It was dug in a local park that was originaly part of an army rifle range up until about 1950. I have put it next to a standard WW2 .303 case dug in the same area for comparison. The headstamp is RA 42. Made by the Remington Arms Co in 1942.

Back of the Plaque

You can see where some sort of fixing went, a pin perhaps?