Arry 18,633 Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 I think the Crown might be a Major rank badge. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,086 Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Arry said: I think the Crown might be a Major rank badge. Cheers Arry Kings crown 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,086 Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 3 hours ago, mackem said: I read a small book he did on metal detecting,possibly finding ambergris, bit of gold-panning, unusual little book. most of his books where small , interesting though , remember reading about him sifting soil heaps at building sites in the middle of london in the 70s, wouldnt be allowed today with health and safety laws He also had alot of success detecting allotment's and parks , sadly today most parks are non detectable 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,847 Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, steve66 said: most of his books where small , interesting though , remember reading about him sifting soil heaps at building sites in the middle of london in the 70s, wouldnt be allowed today with health and safety laws He also had alot of success detecting allotment's and parks , sadly today most parks are non detectable Some councils give detecting permission, there's a park where I used to live not far from Hampton Court Palace, huge old trees and there used to be an old mansion on it, it oozed potential, likewise the ploughed fields beside the long walk at Windsor. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,847 Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 Saw these in a store, gold pans and riffle trays. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,809 Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 hour ago, mackem said: Saw these in a store, gold pans and riffle trays. soooo..........did you buy one bud! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,847 Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, tillylamp said: soooo..........did you buy one bud! I have a decent Minelab already tilly, you back in BC? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,809 Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 minute ago, mackem said: I have a decent Minelab already tilly, you back in BC? no, still here bud in ns.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,086 Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 Whats the laws about panning for gold in Canada Mack permit ect ? is there public areas where you can pan Seen a youtube vid of a lad panning for gold in the yorkshire dales , always thought the gold in the uk was just in scotland and wales 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,847 Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 30 minutes ago, steve66 said: Whats the laws about panning for gold in Canada Mack permit ect ? is there public areas where you can pan Just panning no licence is required in ontario, more upmarket with a sluice box you need a prospectors licence which is about £17 a year?There's over 5000 abandoned gold mines in the province. I am not a 9-5 type of person, if I didn't have kids and was younger I could see myself going walkabout in Australia fossicking and prospecting, sounds a harsh but fulfilling way to spend a couple of years, but family life and kids kyboshed that sort of thing. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,086 Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 Think most of us would like a crack at that Mack , when watching these gold programmes and they show these abandoned mine camps i think id love to detect these places to see what relics the miners have left behind 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,633 Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Out for a few hours yesterday to give my back a rest from gardening Lol, bloody knackered today. Any way few coins two large one in bad nick 1921 penny a Musket Ball a 45 cal bullet buckle quick release dog clip. Now this lump of lead it weighs exactly one pound and seems beaten into a ball shape with maybe a hole where wire or string could have once been. You guys that are interested in these thing do you think it's a Steel Yard trade Weight ? Cheers Arry 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,847 Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 8 hours ago, Arry said: Out for a few hours yesterday to give my back a rest from gardening Lol, bloody knackered today. Any way few coins two large one in bad nick 1921 penny a Musket Ball a 45 cal bullet buckle quick release dog clip. Now this lump of lead it weighs exactly one pound and seems beaten into a ball shape with maybe a hole where wire or string could have once been. You guys that are interested in these thing do you think it's a Steel Yard trade Weight ? Cheers Arry Is it a rough lead whorl Arry, I have seen decorative ones but that could be just a chunk of lead used as a makeshift one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,910 Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Found this a good few years ago. A bunch of coins tied up in a red checked hanky. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,847 Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said: Found this a good few years ago. A bunch of coins tied up in a red checked hanky. I bet whoever lost it was gutted, the equivalent of a modern day wallet/purse loss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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