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Out recently with my good friend and fellow D.W. Member ( sarnpoet ).

It was a normal evening, sun still beating down, when i recieved a txt saying " do you fancy an hour out mate ", well like most of us, the answer was yes pick me up  ;D.

Ten minutes later, the van pulled up outside the house, threw our detectors and spades in the back and we were off.

Where we going i said, the answer was i dont know, so we decided to go to my local pasture permission, at least the grass was nice and short and had just been chain harrowed a few days previous.

First ten minutes were quiet, a button, lead, etc, when i heard my mate shout me over.

As i got closer to where my mate was standing, i noticed a huge smile from ear to ear ;D, "think i've found something good bro", out of his finds bag he produced a lovely looking small axe  :o, i could'nt believe it, when in his other hand he passed  me another axe  :o, woohoo.

We did not actually now what they were at that time, so we phoned another friend of ours, who is well up on things like this. " sounds like you've found a hoard of bronze age axes "  ???

By the following day, our mate had sent pictures to an archaeologist, who confirmed it was a hoard and that the finds were Bronze Age Flat Axes, circa 2000 bc , and that they would come under the treasure act.

A meeting was sorted, all the forms filled in etc, and the axes have now been passed onto the museum etc, and coroner informed.

Have got to say they are in lovely condition, and still very sharp, the only downside is, i must have walked over them 1000 times in the past  :'(

The coin in the picture is a George V Penny, to show size of axes.

A big WELL DONE  sarnpoet  ;)

Pictures to follow, having trouble at present uploading them  ???

Wow look farward to pictures Paul ;)

Cheers butty, photos will be up asap  ;)

i look forward to the pics.good finds.

awsome
incredible feeling finding an axehead.....cant wait for the pics ;)

look forward to seeing it

Picture now uploaded guys  ;)

superb find , still waiting for my 1st bronze age anything  :(

Excellent post and what a great find too.

Nice one Paul ;) well deserve it

Well what more can be said but stunning find well searched  ;)

Wow! Paul I see what you mean about still sharp and well done to Sarn Poet on the find, Paul I empathise with you as I've been present on three occasions when hoards have been found and like you twice on my own permision :'( "Always the bridesmaid and never the bride" ;D

nice axe heads,wow what a cracking find,well found.

Just our luck Geoff  ;D ;D

Thanks all for the kind comments, wish you all could have seen them in the flesh, outstanding fair play  ;)

Wow nice finds...👍

What else can you say but BRILLIANT just BRILLIANT

Oh mate how on earth did you miss those beauties lol..... Nice one fellas  ;)

I know butty, you and me both missed um  :'(, there we are   ;D ;D

brilliant find,funny how things pop up when you least expect it,you just cant beat this metal detecting can you,

Great,great finds,very well found,I know how I felt when I found a bronze pot leg,no comparison I know.
But those axe heads are absolutely terrific, how did you miss them before?
OR...did you stumble upon them by AXE dent
Apologies guys,couldn't resist it....brilliant finds though,very well done. 👍

WOW WOW WOW................oh and WOW

The report on the Axe Heads, arrived back from museum today, hopeing to have a copy some time tomorrow, so will post more info for you all ;)

No axe heads with it?

No Dale, dont think we'll see them again, their still with the museum awaiting treasure trove process  ;)

You might have another surprise Alan ,we also find Irish flat axes and earliest are in pure copper..My mate found similar flat axes and they in copper not bronze..Rob

Glad that you 2 are my detecting Buddies . the Dudes !! 

lol  ;D ;D