A few other detectorists were at the low-tide mark where I wanted to target, so I decided to do ten minutes mid-beach and wait for them to move on, as detecting etiquette dictates. They soon started sweeping towards another area so I headed down to the low-tide mark.
Dragging my spade behind me, I started gridding the sands. A few minutes later, I got a large signal and a light tap with my spade produced a solid ‘thunk’. I levered the target up and used my hands to get it out of the wet sand. On removing the concretions, I realised it was a spherical shrapnel shot. Unlike the more modern ordnance finds which are very dangerous, I knew it may still have some black powder in it, but unless heat or friction is introduced it wouldn’t ignite.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
This story is from the June 2020 edition of Treasure Hunting magazine.
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