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thing if
he hit it with the scoop just right?” I suddenly did not want
him to dig any more targets.
He was holding a very old
.50 caliber bullet, and he was thrilled. He looked at me and said,
“Good thing I decided to dig up that can, huh dad?”
Smart-ass! This was one of mine, and one of his best finds. Here is a
picture of that old shell.
On
that day I learned a couple of very valuable things.
There
is live ammo out there.
Never
assume a target is garbage until you dig it up.
I
have since made even more great memories treasure hunting with my
son. My daughter has now caught the treasure hunting bug and she is
always eager to go out for a hunt.
Boom Boom!
There have been so many
wars and battles on our planet that many metal detecting enthusiasts
actively seek out old war relics. These types of relics can be easy
targets because they are so abundant, but these are not the types of
treasure that most kids actively search for. In fact, most kids don't
know war relics when they see them. Such is the case with these two
amazing finds!
7 Year old Sonny Carter
from King's Lynn was busy opening his morning Christmas presents. To
his surprise, one of them happened to be a metal detector. Sonny's
parents thought he would be finding some spare change here and there,
but they had no idea what he would come home with on his very first
outing.
Sonny and his older
brother Marley decided to try the metal detector in their garden. It
did not take them long to locate their first target. Eagerly, the two
boys started digging up what they thought was a treasure chest full
of gold. What they got instead was a large mud covered rusty piece of
iron.
The two boys took their
prized find inside to show their dad Jem. The excitement of the find
spread through the house like a wild brush fire. Jem started cleaning
the mud away from the find. Within a few seconds, Jem knew that what
he was holding in his bare hands was not made from gold. It was an
old World War II era bomb. Jem quickly phoned the authorities.
The authorities told Jem
to place the bomb in a bucket of water. Because of their location,
the authorities were concerned that they may have uncovered an old
German phosphorous bomb. These bombs were nasty business and they
were designed to detonate when they dried out. One phosphorous bomb
would release a white hot wall of flame. Maybe this story should have
been under the frightening section of this book?
The police and the bomb
squad showed up at the house to take care of the bomb. As it turns
out, the bomb was not armed. It was simply a practice bomb that was
used for training purposes. Needless to say, I think I would have
needed to change my pants if my son walked in the door with an old
World War II bomb.
A couple of kids in
Folkestone England had a similar experience in January of 2014. Kane
Byrne and his buddy Alex Taylor were busy exploring on their day off
from school. They were outside looking for buried treasures with a
metal detector.
They unearthed what looked
like a large metal bottle of some sort. The two boys brought their
find home and gave it a good cleaning. They still had no idea what
they had found, but they decided to go back and look for more.
To their surprise, there
was another large metal looking bottle object buried right next to
the first one. Once again the two boys brought the item home and
immediately went to work cleaning it.
Kayne was eager to show
his father what he and Alex had uncovered. Kayne's father Karl tried
not to panic when he realized that the two boys had unearthed two
World War II anti tank shells. If these shells detonated, nothing in
a 6 foot radius would remain but smoldering ashes.
This is where this
particular story differs from the first. These two World War II
shells were not practice shells. They were actual live shells that
could have exploded at any minute. Maybe this story should have been
located under the frightening section as well. Luckily no one
he hit it with the scoop just right?” I suddenly did not want
him to dig any more targets.
He was holding a very old
.50 caliber bullet, and he was thrilled. He looked at me and said,
“Good thing I decided to dig up that can, huh dad?”
Smart-ass! This was one of mine, and one of his best finds. Here is a
picture of that old shell.
On
that day I learned a couple of very valuable things.
There
is live ammo out there.
Never
assume a target is garbage until you dig it up.
I
have since made even more great memories treasure hunting with my
son. My daughter has now caught the treasure hunting bug and she is
always eager to go out for a hunt.
Boom Boom!
There have been so many
wars and battles on our planet that many metal detecting enthusiasts
actively seek out old war relics. These types of relics can be easy
targets because they are so abundant, but these are not the types of
treasure that most kids actively search for. In fact, most kids don't
know war relics when they see them. Such is the case with these two
amazing finds!
7 Year old Sonny Carter
from King's Lynn was busy opening his morning Christmas presents. To
his surprise, one of them happened to be a metal detector. Sonny's
parents thought he would be finding some spare change here and there,
but they had no idea what he would come home with on his very first
outing.
Sonny and his older
brother Marley decided to try the metal detector in their garden. It
did not take them long to locate their first target. Eagerly, the two
boys started digging up what they thought was a treasure chest full
of gold. What they got instead was a large mud covered rusty piece of
iron.
The two boys took their
prized find inside to show their dad Jem. The excitement of the find
spread through the house like a wild brush fire. Jem started cleaning
the mud away from the find. Within a few seconds, Jem knew that what
he was holding in his bare hands was not made from gold. It was an
old World War II era bomb. Jem quickly phoned the authorities.
The authorities told Jem
to place the bomb in a bucket of water. Because of their location,
the authorities were concerned that they may have uncovered an old
German phosphorous bomb. These bombs were nasty business and they
were designed to detonate when they dried out. One phosphorous bomb
would release a white hot wall of flame. Maybe this story should have
been under the frightening section of this book?
The police and the bomb
squad showed up at the house to take care of the bomb. As it turns
out, the bomb was not armed. It was simply a practice bomb that was
used for training purposes. Needless to say, I think I would have
needed to change my pants if my son walked in the door with an old
World War II bomb.
A couple of kids in
Folkestone England had a similar experience in January of 2014. Kane
Byrne and his buddy Alex Taylor were busy exploring on their day off
from school. They were outside looking for buried treasures with a
metal detector.
They unearthed what looked
like a large metal bottle of some sort. The two boys brought their
find home and gave it a good cleaning. They still had no idea what
they had found, but they decided to go back and look for more.
To their surprise, there
was another large metal looking bottle object buried right next to
the first one. Once again the two boys brought the item home and
immediately went to work cleaning it.
Kayne was eager to show
his father what he and Alex had uncovered. Kayne's father Karl tried
not to panic when he realized that the two boys had unearthed two
World War II anti tank shells. If these shells detonated, nothing in
a 6 foot radius would remain but smoldering ashes.
This is where this
particular story differs from the first. These two World War II
shells were not practice shells. They were actual live shells that
could have exploded at any minute. Maybe this story should have been
located under the frightening section as well. Luckily no one
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