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Water hunting and unusual finds this year

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scubadetector

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I have had a great year with unusual finds. Yesterday was no exception. In May I found a civil war bayonett.

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In June I found a Taurus 357 magnum

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And yesterday I stumbled upon a bomb

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Along with over 4700.00 in gold and silver which is a bit less than my norm. I have 10 tungston carbide and titanium rings to thank for that.

Anyway back to my train of thought. Thats why diving and detecting for me is the ultimate. You can see what your finding and not relying on scoops or feel. I also love the bell tone on my CZ. Sure most of the time I find cans BUT its the ocasional awesome find that keeps me digging them up!

Thanks for reading. I usually lurk in the beach and scuba section now, but lots of great people here.
 
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Yes I turned the 357 over to the police. And the bomb had me tied up for 3 hours until the Michigan State Police Bomb Squad showed up. I got to keep it. After an X-ray it was determined that it was a dud. A practice bomb that the charge was dead on.

Interesting day at the beach!!
 
Hey, this is Sean, the cop that you met while waiting for the MSP bomb squad to arrive. I did a little research and I do think the bomb you found is older than MSP thought. The suspension lug might have been from the 60's but the fin configuration is not. Older practice bombs have been modified to mate up with modern aircraft and I think this is the case. The only practice bombs I can find through research with that fin configuration are pre-WWII bombs. Namely the 25 lb MK II practice bomb manufactured in the 1930's.
 
Also, this just goes to show... you can't be too careful. Practice bombs might not hold a normal bomb yield but they are not inert. They hold a marker charge that is around the equivalent of a hand grenade so if you find one.... have it checked out. "Scubadetector" did the right thing by calling the police and having it checked out.
 
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