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The rarity of the Dopp Z96 is way up there owing to ts alloy construction. Years in the ground did not bode well for the 96...Dano
I totally agree with Jan. Richard those are all fine example fuzes, but the 96's are above and beyond. Just do not find them in such great condition..Dano
Great Jan, cannot wait until they are sorted out. Sound awesome with the fact of knowing where they were found. Hope to talk soon....Dano
Awesome Gordon, Now we're cooking. I just love seeing what members have, and anyway, at least in my eyes make for a totally interesting thread....Dano
). In those days the French forestworkers sometimes removed complete patches of forest with treeroots and all. And that brought a lot of stuff onto the surface that had not seen any daylight for years. Rifle parts still revealed their serial number and factory markings, so did bayonets and many of the empty shrapnell shells after being properly cleaned. A lot has to do with the type of soil the material is burried in. In the vicinity of Verdun you can also find fossilized shells and other type of fossils. So you never know what you might find but that makes every trip interesting. Empty handed one day and the next day with several German, French and American rifle cartridges and a couple of BAR magazines.
