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Title: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 04, 2012, 04:11:55 PM Another good day with a nice little strap end and a very bent hammered which snapped at the very last moment.
enjoy the pics Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 04, 2012, 04:13:36 PM ..and the hammered eddie ... can anyone ID it please?
Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: audiolab on October 04, 2012, 04:14:38 PM oh well youve found 2 matching cut halves ;)
Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: Techony on October 04, 2012, 05:23:35 PM WTF :o I think you need to work on your Uri Geller impersonation a little more ;D
However I do like the 'strap end'. Kinda reminds me of an old fashioned window latch ::) Still, a productive day, nice finds m8 Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: Chef Geoff on October 04, 2012, 06:42:14 PM Good work Alan, well apart from the straightening lol
I can't quite work out how your strap-end would work though? Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: Mike on October 04, 2012, 06:53:35 PM shame about the hammie and it was an unrecorded eddy penny worth £25k , hey ho , :o :o :o
perhaps you should practice on some old willys first alan ,to get the feel of things so to speak :-* :-* Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 04, 2012, 07:26:02 PM I can't quite work out how your strap-end would work though? I had my doubts with it as well Geoff, but i didn't know what else to call it! .. that was printable! ;D. Any other idea as to what it could be? ..and the age? Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: Val Beechey on October 04, 2012, 08:48:33 PM You're doing well in that field Al. nice finds.
Er. the thingy ? well Don't laugh but I think it looks like a window catch. ::) Val Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 04, 2012, 09:11:37 PM thanks val
the guy i was detecting with also got a cromwell penny and a charles 2nd shilling ..... and a nummus. an interesting field to say the least ..... lots going on in it. cheers Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: dances with badgers on October 05, 2012, 10:39:55 AM next time alan anneal it.heat it up red hot cool it then slightly straighten it and repeat until straight .only slighly bend it small amounts at a time.takes a while but worth it.
nice finds though i aint had a hammy for a year Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: handyman [Alan} on November 21, 2012, 04:59:44 PM just an update on the so called 'strap end' .. it turns out to be a harness pendant 13th to 15th century in date.
http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/531010 (http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/531010) enjoy Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: Mungo on November 21, 2012, 05:04:41 PM i think most peeps would of chucked it in the hedge............... ::) unusual find....... 8)
Title: Re: 041012 .... oh well i tried! Post by: Val Beechey on November 21, 2012, 06:24:08 PM Just goes to show you should never throw anything away till you're satisfied it is rubbish.
Nice one Alan. ;D Val |