Nah, looks like Karl got it! Mine was squashed flat. I guess that’s why it got thrown away.
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You blokes are getting into some good stuff . Karl looks to have the sides from two different flasks there . Being thin brass they are nearly always squashed flat . The upper side of that powder gate is actually the part hidden in the powder flask . The trigger like piece underneath was spring loaded and there was also a spout as well . Most i have found have had the spout missing . My guess is that the spout sometimes became loose and unscrewed to become lost . Then the flask was pretty useless so was tossed . Also many flasks must have been thrown away as smokeless powder and cartridge ammunition overtook the muzzle loaders .
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I didn’t manage to find an old brass padlock in my first 2 years detecting but lately they are popping up everywhere!
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Maybe a cufflink if it’s small enough, but a bit of a strange one to be sure.
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For a pocket watch maybe ?
I thought maybe a lapel pin
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Wow, that really is in top condition, well done!
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A nice bonus from a pile of garden waste dumped in the bush… I don’t condone it but I will detect it from now on!
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Nice !! How did that find it’s way into garden waste i wonder ? Find that garden and detect it .
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Must have been dumping trash in the bush to save it from going to landfill 
Did an experiment with the equinox. Gold comes-up at 3-4 but without much depth. It can discriminate ferrous which is most of the junk found with expensive gold detectors. So would it save time looking for surface gold?
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Depends what sort of ground you’re looking in. I’ve found ironstone, wet red clay and even tree roots can give a very similar signal to gold. PI detectors seem to handle this mineralized ground way better but in mild ground the equinox with the 6" coil is great, especially if there’s rusty junk around.
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Well done Dave ! Good to see a barrel tap and snake buckle found , both of which have eluded me for a fair while now . Sure is easy digging this time of year .
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Yeah the stuff is still out there. Some good finds. I watched a video that recommends taking off the skid plate and hosing and cleaning regularly. Beach and water detecting can get black sands in there. Cheers.
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Poor old George!
Not sure why this big old penny was cut like this and didn’t even realise that it was a coin until I was going through my junk pile at home.
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I’ve seen coins cut up to use for washers, or as shims, and sometimes ground or cut into shape to use as tools. Maybe this one suffered a similar fate.
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