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The British Ordnance Collectors Network does not accept any liabilty for items identified on site,all identifications/information should be used as a guideline only,especially with ground found items e.g metal detector finds.

The following information should always be undertaken in the event of a find or unsure item of possible ordnance etc in the UK.

Contact the police and they in turn would have an EOD unit call and sort it out for you.

This process is not there to get you into trouble but to ensure the safety of the public and its been in place for many years. To be honest, the police are not normally interested in you or the item unless you nicked it, they are looking for it, got from dubious means or causing a major incident etc (not all listed). However, this is the first port of call and ultimately it is in place to keep the public safe and could stop someone else loosing there fingers or other bits etc should this item be unsafe / live.

The EOD Unit are the experts and are the only people in the UK that can deal with such items OFFICIALLY oh yes they will do some accounting paperwork and that is that.

Please do not throw it away as that WILL cause problems do the right thing and call the Police.

reminder on bocn rules

POSTING IMAGES OF LIVE OR DUG ORDNANCE IS NOT PERMITTED ON BOCN
Only Ordnance approved Members can post images of live or dug ordnance.
These members are persons who are employed or have been employed in Legitimate ordnance clearance or EOD for professional companys or governments.
The only exception is Historical images news articles etc.
Discussion of EOD procedures explosive composition etc is still not permitted on site even by members who are "ordnance approved"
This ruling was implemented for public safety reasons
Failure to abide/agree with this rule will result in removal of the images/posts and if repeat breach of this ruling occurs the member will be banned from BOCN
If you think you should be in the "ordnance approved" group please contact me via PM with your details
Ordnance Approval will only be considered for eligible members who have been active on site for 4 weeks or more