Detecting in South Africa

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1060 on: July 11, 2011, 08:38:33 am »

Hi guy's well here are the photos as promised

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Posted on: July 11, 2011, 03:30:09 PM

The mesage dose not meet the word requirement so here's something to say nothing

Posted on: July 11, 2011, 03:34:45 PM

And here's more something to say nothing

Posted on: July 11, 2011, 03:36:36 PM

Sorry about all the something to say nothing but it was the only way to upload the photos LOL

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1061 on: July 11, 2011, 09:52:42 am »

Hey nothing to say Shocked

That one .303 shell with sam on it is as follows:

U or SAM
South African Mint, Pretoria, South Africa... U code from 1939 - 1961 and SAM 1962 onwards. (When U is used with a diamond this represents the Kimberley factory... B, BCMK7, TRGMK2, Semi AP (F Mk 1), Jacketed soft point sporting.

Martinis do not have writing on them......

I will have to look up the others..... but they seem to be from the 1960's..... I think that is what I found also.... although I did find a shell from 1910 with the "U" on it

During the Boer war Kynoch had the No 2 musket.... The shotguns shells are later though....

I must see what I can find for you when I get the chance.......

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1062 on: July 11, 2011, 04:42:00 pm »

Now you got me exited must go back to that site soon I have about 30 of the 303 shells so will have to clean them all to see what stamp is on them.

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1063 on: July 11, 2011, 07:04:52 pm »

Most can be found here!

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1064 on: July 11, 2011, 10:46:11 pm »

Hi X,

This is part of the research buddy, finding the find is the beginning..... now find the story behind the finds....

That site of mine seems to be a battle from the Boer war, which would mean that Gen De Wets wife could of been attacked at the farm......

Reality is from the research..... The house was taken over after the Boer War by lawyers..... The cases were all found in a line on the side of the house, like a firing line..... this line pointed towards the mountain in the background..... all the cases, from looking at the marks points to ammunition that was made after the war..... some from 1910.....

What it seems to be is that weapons which were kept from the Boer war time, was used to fire the ammo, but the lawyers shot the ammo after 1910... probably after losing a case or something..... they shot towards the mountain so that nobody would get shot from a stray bullet..... In other words, they were just having fun and games....

Initially, it could of meant De Wets wife was in danger, which could of changed history....... Research on the finds is very interesting... That is where you get the true message from Great

Now get out there and find my gold Angry

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1065 on: July 12, 2011, 07:49:22 am »

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Thanks Homfire

Here is another nice site

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Found the big shell to be a Number 2 Kynoch Express big game hunting cartridge so that must have been used in the days that there were still elephants in the area.

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1066 on: July 12, 2011, 09:38:01 am »

A kin to the Holland and Holland 375 Mag! LOL!

Yep! Elephump Gun. Shocked

I shot a .375 Rem Mag at age 11 and it about rounded off my shoulder.

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1067 on: July 12, 2011, 10:28:59 am »

Wow, that is a big cartridge.... I think that would give quite a knock when firing Great

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1068 on: July 12, 2011, 06:46:42 pm »

This ol boy knows how to shoot one.! LOL!

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1069 on: July 12, 2011, 10:46:14 pm »

I think John Wayne would of shot like that Kiss

That is one hell of a bullet.....

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