Almost no silver!

[Easylife]

I had another afternoon on the pasture and managed to winkle out a few more targets though the iron was quite sparky. Yet another four toy train wheels from two different fields and a lead pump clack.

Not many keepers were showing so I tried my old favourite the "silver field", though targets are very few there now, and found a 1 dram apothecary weight.

It was nearly time to go and the usual silver item had still not shown. But I just had a good feeling about a certain very small area of the field so wandered over to give it a try. First out popped a nice WWI Royal Artilllery ubique badge then a silver watch case back. It had a thick layer of dark oxidisation on the inside and I could see no hallmarks until I cleaned it off. It turned out to be imported 925 silver assayed in London in 1918 and sponsored by George Stockwell & Co.

84 targets dug but the last comers made all the difference!

[the-roman]

It's good when you get that feeling and you just have to go to a certain area in a field

[Dave The Slave]

General service button, plus the Royal Artillery badge cleaned up nicely.
Pocket watch back was a great way to round off the session.
Cheers,
Dave.