Ever have an Oh CWAP, What was I Digging Moment?

ScubaDetective · Mar 27, 2018

Today I was talking to Kevin about the WW1 practice bomb I was digging out of the clay last year and only pulled the back fins off of it. Well I brought them in the house today and noticed something NOT RIGHT about it.

I have found 5 practice bombs that I have dug up and kept. And in bringing in this tail section off my porch and putting it next to one of the practice bombs, I discovered something interesting!

Anybody else see it? So what exactly was I digging up last year? Another different type of practice bomb or the real deal? I don't know how to find out without digging the rest of it out of the clay!

I have it marked on my GPS to go back and get the rest of it, but now I am not sure if I want to!

Waveoff · Mar 27, 2018

Hmmmm...I don't think I'd want to tempt fate but after a while curiosity would get the best of me and I'd go back and get the rest! Super cool finds though. No many people can say they went detecting and found some vintage bombs. :lol:

ScubaDetective · Mar 27, 2018

Waveoff said:
Hmmmm...I don't think I'd want to tempt fate but after a while curiosity would get the best of me and I'd go back and get the rest! Super cool finds though. No many people can say they went detecting and found some vintage bombs.

Not many folks can say they found a lot of crazy stuff that I have. I have to do some research on if there were different variations of the Mark 1 bomb that were used in practice. I only have found 5 of the small cone ones. I might take the picture to Selfridge ANG base and see if they have anyone that can tell me about this new critter.

I really do not want to dig up a live one.

Waveoff · Mar 27, 2018

Keep us posted!

Birddog1911 · Mar 28, 2018

ScubaDetector said:
Not many folks can say they found a lot of crazy stuff that I have. I have to do some research on if there were different variations of the Mark 1 bomb that were used in practice. I only have found 5 of the small cone ones. I might take the picture to Selfridge ANG base and see if they have anyone that can tell me about this new critter.

I really do not want to dig up a live one.

Hopefully they have an EOD unit there; they should. They'd be the ones to help.

I just carried them, I didn't drop them. :cool:

ScubaDetective · Mar 28, 2018

Birddog1911 said:
Hopefully they have an EOD unit there; they should. They'd be the ones to help.

I just carried them, I didn't drop them.

I shot off an email to the Michigan State police today and to Selfridge ANG base ordnance department with pictures. Hopefully one will know. if it is live it needs to be removed from where it is at. It is a major party spot!

Caribbeanson · Mar 28, 2018

Hmmm interesting and spooky :shock:

Reminds me of the guy on here, I think from Guam that had suspected live ordinance (grenade if I remember correctly?) on the beach.

Hard to tell for sure, but this one kinda looks like the same tail cone length:
http://www.icollector.com/WELDED-STEEL-INERT-PRACTICE-BOMB_i10487120

OBN · Mar 28, 2018

I'd be leaving those babies in the mud, unless there was a gold ring or chain under them....

Surf Master · Mar 28, 2018

Obn

Between you , and Steve, you guy's should have enough GOLD to post bond, when they slap the hand cuff's on him :crazy:

T-Man · Mar 28, 2018

Just give Mud Puppy a snorkle and a big screwdriver. He'll go pop it right out of there, just tell him there is fresh road kill that flew into the lake trapped under it.

Saoirse · Mar 28, 2018

Just no, no, no, hell no, I'd not be going back anywhere near it, the only 'BOOM' I wanna hear is in my headphones, from a large lump of gold! Besides, if I went and got myself killed by a bomb I'd never hear the end of it from my wife...

Ron 71 · Mar 28, 2018

Definitely looks like a bigger cone on the broken one, I would absolutely wait till you hear for sure it's not live, Very cool finds though.

Michigan_PM · Mar 29, 2018

That is awesome! Can't wait to find out what they say!

ScubaDetective · Mar 29, 2018

OBN said:
I'd be leaving those babies in the mud, unless there was a gold ring or chain under them....

I actually want to get the ones I have professionally redone and give to my grandsons. Not everyone can say they got a bomb from 1916 given to them by their grandfather.

I haven't heard from the State Police or the Selfridge ANG ordnance folks yet. No hurry. Not going back for at least a month. Possibly not going back for the rest of this critter at all!

sandgroper · Mar 30, 2018

T-Man said:
Just give Mud Puppy a snorkle and a big screwdriver. He'll go pop it right out of there, just tell him there is fresh road kill that flew into the lake trapped under it.

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