Got these from a chap at a car boot sale when I was in Normandy. He is a member of a local diving club and these came from an ammunition ship off Juno Beach which had exploded.
Got these from a chap at a car boot sale when I was in Normandy. He is a member of a local diving club and these came from an ammunition ship off Juno Beach which had exploded. Nice photos. Is that corrosion or something akin to barnacles?
Nice photos. Is that corrosion or something akin to barnacles? Yes, those are barnacles due to being on the sea-bed for 60+ years.
There's no gain in it, Philip. It's just a solid lump of brass with sea shells and barnacles stuck to it.
Sadly, I was unable to 'collect' these bits that caught my eye... http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=82213&stc=1&d=1334867247 http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=82214&stc=1&d=1334867247
When I was last in Normandy I swear I saw a Panzer IV road wheel in a pile of tyres. When we checked it out it was certainly military but was sadly more modern. We saw a good amount of stuff around the Odon, sure there are pictures somewhere, of original fieldworks/reused materials all over the shop.
Just checked out your website, Swiper. Good stuff! I can't see your profile photo too well but it looks like it includes a friend of mine, Emrys Davies (4th Bt Welsh Regt). Could it be? In fact, the setting looks familiar. Is it France?
