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« on: October 28, 2015, 05:15:55 PM »
managed this today , bronze age axe head,  i think i'm correct,  sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong

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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2015, 05:22:45 PM »
Yes bronze age flat axe , one of the early types. Well done.
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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2015, 05:31:27 PM »
Lovely find David congratulations, well it's virtually impossible to find anything older made of metal in the UK so you might as well give up now Cheesy Not 100% but think it's a Migdale type flat axe so 2.200 to 1.900 BC Wink
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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2015, 05:34:58 PM »
. Excellent well done
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« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2015, 06:14:07 PM »
Ya know,sometimes, just sometimes these absolutely unique and intrinsically beautiful objects come to the surface,all thanks to the likes of dedicated metal detectorists like David,Well done mate,and congratulations on a truly magnificent specimen axe👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2015, 06:26:41 PM »
Thanks for your comments for your nice comments ,  i googled it and found that someone else had found one in worcstershire same measurements exactly ie 12 cm

That one had been dated 2500 bc by some expert
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2015, 09:15:36 PM »
A really fantastic find David, congratulations mate.  Wink
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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2015, 10:24:53 PM »
Well done sir
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« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2015, 11:02:45 PM »
Brilliant find well done
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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2015, 11:05:21 PM »
congratulations on that......... Cool
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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2015, 11:41:50 PM »
Very nice Smiley
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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2015, 10:17:36 AM »
Very well found David.  Told you you'd find some more nice finds in that field.  Wonder what you'll find next   Shocked
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« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2015, 10:25:07 AM »
Hi val , yes i was hoping to find more stuff but did not expect something so old was hoping for more hammy, s of course , but not dissapointed at all

How is the gold field doing have you been back ?
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« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2015, 11:23:16 AM »
Nice!
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« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2015, 01:27:28 AM »
Great find David Wink
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