Real treasures

[jujuy]

Here are some items that can be found, just walking, without digging aroud Festung Brest
.50 bullets from airplane MG, mauser cases, bullets, french lebel, schrapnels...

[jujuy]

authentic para buckle

Here is an absolutely genuine (NOT MINT) para belt buckle from the 2 fallschirmjäger regiment and some other keys coming from their campsite.
I've had to dig 5 cmto find these in the good place, without metal detector...

[Phil_C]

Nice finds are there still a lot of things to be found around Brest? dug up or in shops?

Phil

[jujuy]

Lot of to find

The bullet and other items were found just walking on the beaches aroud the bunkers without any medium of detection, only naked eyes.
The buckles and keys, were found with thousand of bullets, hand greandes, and gas maks, in Huelgoat, where was staionned the parar regiment.
After the war they did a big hole in the ground and put all the stuff here. I know where it is, and have just to scratche the ground in the forest and here is the result.
The buckle was intact, with eagle and svas when I dug it off, but at this momemnt I did not have any way to protect them from corosion by electroprotection.
i've to take other pic of what I found in the same place

[Phil_C]

oh, I guess your lucky that you know where to look, I thought that most the relics in western Europe had dried up during the 1970's and 80's, have you found and helmets? or medals while digging and looking?

Phil

[jujuy]

melmets

Found 2 luft helmets in the same forest resting on the ground under leaves and digging 2 rusty baio., knives (mercator) forks...buttons porcelain..

[jujuy]

founds

The helmet is one of the 2 I found, cleaned it and protected it with a product.
The ammo cas was bought 20$ on a flea market as the 4 shells and the uS shell holder 10$.
Last year I found a 88mm german shell with the clening rod for the barrel, price 15$.
20mm german shell are about 1 to 3 $ on flea market

[Phil_C]

Nice helmet and cases, I can only dream of finding relics, your one lucky guy having access to them, is there much of wartime Brest still there? or has it been rebuilt post war?

Phil

[jujuy]

festung Brest

Was almost completely destroyed during the 3 monthes of the american attacks.
Only the german bunkers were intacts...

[jujuy]

bol

Found in the place where was stationned the fallschirm regiment

[jujuy]

grenade?

What is it?

[jujuy]

pic

forgot this

[J.von Canon]

a grenade?

If that is what I think it is(grenade)you had better treat it with respect.
The striker-igniter may still be intact.Be cautious...

[jujuy]

Yes grenade

I think that it is an offensive german grenade igniter... Just a though but after 60 year, just let the powder to dry and it'll burn. Good german stuff
Philippe

[J.von Canon]

Caution...

Just don't pull anything resembling a cord fragment(striker system.)
I'm sure you do not want to be the last casualty of World War II...