WW2 British Army dump - RRPG official dig September 2011

[ww2digger]

Hi All

I thought I'd share with you the continuing work of the WW2 Relic Retrieval and Preservation Group (RRPG). You may recall or have seen my previous post in this forum regarding a previous dig. Well, we've been back again and had a very successful day recovering a large number of relics.

Here is the initial thread relating to the searching of this site;

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/thread...ervation-Group

As a taster of the type of items we found, here are a couple of shots taken before I cleaned anything.


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As I stated in my previous post, working closely with the land owner we have been able to recover and preserve many relics. We had EOD on stand-by should we need advice on anything, or their attendance. Thankfully, the combined knowledge of the group meant they weren't disturbed as we found nothing that could be deemed dangerous, explosive or in contravention of the gun laws. As a professional group, all such items, if found, would have been disposed of correctly, and with EOD involvement should it be necessary.

To show all the relics here would take a great many posts, so it is easier if you just watch the official video of the dig, to be found here;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8_IW7ENlu0

We hope you enjoy the video.

Regards

ww2digger

(Steve T on WRF, Chairman, WW2 RRPG)

[banksy-2k10]

Good work ! Great finds keep it up !

[sprengcommando]

Great finds !!!
TOP !!

[ww2digger]

Thanks guys It was an honour to recover such items.

ww2digger

[Richard Fisher]

A few Vickers items: Nice to see these things recovered.

Richard

[ww2digger]

Thanks Richard. Amazing that the oil tins still had writing on them that showed up after cleaning. The Vickers tripod elevation wheel was a surprize find, and the muzzle booster one of the best finds ever from the site.

ww2digger