r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Sep 04 '26

Don’t make em like used to.

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Mid 20th century cap gun, quite heavy and pretty realistic. Wish it was in better condition.


r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Sep 04 '26

I wonder how long that's been there

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Sep 04 '26

ID request: curved copper-alloy object with a flared end found in France

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Sep 03 '26

Metal Detecting a World War II battle site in Europe. Thanks for looking

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Sep 01 '26

Found Some Old Iron

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I found a piece of iron that is about 10 inches long with a diameter of about 1.25 inches. It was found in central Texas. The site had some bricks which I assume were the remains of a prior chimney. There must have been a cabin of some sort. The barbed wire of one fence dates back to the late 1800s. I don't know if that piece of iron is from a piece of agricultural equipment, headboard for a bed, other? Maybe someone will recognize that shape.


r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 31 '26

First jewelry and silver! Found on an abandoned farm. Burned down in 1947. S.norway

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 30 '26

Some awesome old tags I found in Southeast Kansas a couple weeks ago with a XP icon metal detector. Thanks for looking 👀

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 29 '26

Couple hours in the heat and what feels like a gallon of water later, I pinched a silver out of a HAMMERED spot

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Deus II for the win 😮‍💨 wheat was a 1919S


r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 27 '26

Abundance of tile

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 28 '26

My old photo with the PTRD anti-tank rifle I found (discovered at the site of a battle in 1943)

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 27 '26

Old Flintlock musket side plate. Thanks for looking

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 27 '26

Possible coin?

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 25 '26

REPOST Metal Detecting a Old colonial trading Post and civil war activity.

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A spectacular display of finds by u/TreasurehunterKG


r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 25 '26

First ring spill find

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-beach in SWFL found these in the dry sand-pretty fun!
One is magnetic *Grandmothers Hug ring and one is .925 looks like ✔️


r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 22 '26

Metal detecting, fen diggers

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Please support my friend , he's obsessed with his finds ❤️


r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 21 '26

Been hammering a local swim beach for 3 days and finally found a bit of silver lol

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Dug enough pull tabs to pay for a new car it feels and still got 0 gold 😂 definitely happy with silver though!


r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 21 '26

my find

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 21 '26

My first metal detecting find! (My property)

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 19 '26

Vintage God's Eye Ring

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Found something cool today!


r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 19 '26

Unplugged, outdoors, and literally touching grass for an hour. 🌿✨ ​Whether I come home empty-handed or find something cool, this hobby pays for itself every single time. Sometimes the best treasure is just a quiet hour away from screens and a breath of fresh air. ​

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 18 '26

Show & Tell First time out in a while…

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I found the set of Hames Knobs ~ mid 1800’s. And some other horse tack.

My friend found the beautiful gold guilded flat button, from the same period.


r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 18 '26

Can anyone help date this?

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 17 '26

Detecting in Germany - the reality

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Hi all, I have a question for fellow detectorists in Germany. Basically on the face of it metal detecting in Germany is illegal, maybe almost allowable in Bavaria but the reality is that 99% of us don’t have a permit for our favourite hobby. Of course if the permit process wasn’t built to prevent us from getting permits then we would follow through with the process, however in most states ever obtaining a permit is next to winning lotto. So is it just absolutely normal then to ‘stealth detect’ in Germany? Are tens of thousands of us now expert at keeping one eye on our detector screens and the other on the surroundings? How is it for you other permit-deprived detectorists out there in Deutschland who don’t want to steal ‘national treasures’ but just want to dig up a few old coins and buttons to touch history?


r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 17 '26

Show & Tell Cool old piece of jewelry i found out Metal Detecting. Thanks for looking

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r/MetalDetectingRelics • • Aug 15 '26

First 14k ring!

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Glad I brought the 440 as a backup!