So I've been hunting a new place the past week. It is just an empty area with trees. Looking back I don't see where anything was ever on this property. It is kinda nice in that there is little trash and very convenient to my home. I mainly find shotgun shells and lead from modern bullets.
Over the weekend I found a couple of interesting things. One was a tent rope tightener and then a buckle. Thanks to the folks here on Friendly Metal Detecting Forum the buckle was identified as the chin strap buckle to a WWI M1 helmet. I also found some old coins, not too old but wheat pennies dating from 1939 to 1941 and a 1941 Jefferson nickle.
During WWII there were major training exercises in my area of Tennessee. I had heard stories from a neighbor about them feeding the soldiers who were on exercises in this area.
I went back out today. Didn't find too much, a couple of buttons that looked modern to me. Just got home and a quick search found these are WWII era US Army buttons! Very cool stuff.
Link on The Tennessee Maneuvers:
https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/second-army-tennessee-maneuvers/
First pic is the helmet chin strap buckle and tent stake.
Second pic is the 2 US Army coat buttons.
Over the weekend I found a couple of interesting things. One was a tent rope tightener and then a buckle. Thanks to the folks here on Friendly Metal Detecting Forum the buckle was identified as the chin strap buckle to a WWI M1 helmet. I also found some old coins, not too old but wheat pennies dating from 1939 to 1941 and a 1941 Jefferson nickle.
During WWII there were major training exercises in my area of Tennessee. I had heard stories from a neighbor about them feeding the soldiers who were on exercises in this area.
I went back out today. Didn't find too much, a couple of buttons that looked modern to me. Just got home and a quick search found these are WWII era US Army buttons! Very cool stuff.
Link on The Tennessee Maneuvers:
https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/second-army-tennessee-maneuvers/
First pic is the helmet chin strap buckle and tent stake.
Second pic is the 2 US Army coat buttons.
