WORLD WAR ONE-1916 CARL GUSTA FS STADS SWEDISH MAUSER INFANTRY RIFLE-A RELIC FROM NEUTRAL SWEDEN

HERE'S PHOTOS OF A SWEDISH INFANTRY RIFLE I RAN INTO A FEW DAYS AGO.  I LOVE NICE ORIGINAL PIECES.  ALL THE NUMBERS MATCH AND ITS 100 PERCENT ORIGINAL.  THE FIRST WORLD WAR MILITARY EQUIPMENT IS INTERESTING TO COLLECT.  THIS INCLUDES THE EQUIPMENT OF THE NEUTRALS LIKE SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND.  THESE COUNTRIES' EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS WERE INFLUENCED BY GERMANY.   THE MAUSER COMPANY ACTUALLY HAD LICENSEES ALL OVER THE WORLD.-THE TIME SEARCHER.

Rough condition Colonial King George II copper Found-Metal Detecting

Here's a couple of photos of King George II copper that I found yesterday at the Lost Colonial Village while relic hunting with the Colonial Relic Hunter. Its in rough shape.  But, it shows that the finds are still out there to find.  New video on this hunt coming soon.-THE TIME SEARCHER

1740's French Hoe found metal detecting-Time Searchers return to the Lost Colonial Village May, 2017 Part Two

Time Searchers May, 2017 Return to the Lost Colonial Village Part Two. Here the Colonial Relic Hunter finds an unusual copper colonial button and a French hoe at an impressive deep depth.-The Time Searcher.

GERMAN BINOCULARS 1944 US GI'S WAR BOOTY

HERE'S A PHOTO OF A PAIR OF WORLD WAR TWO GERMAN BINOCULARS CAPTURED BY AN AMERICAN GI IN 1944.  I AM ALWAYS AMAZED AT THE AMOUNT OF WAR BOOTY THAT THE US GI SOLDIERS BROUGHT BACK TO THE STATES.  THIS TYPE OF BINOCULARS WERE COMMONLY USED BY GERMAN INFANTRY.-THE TIME SEARCHER

1770'S COLONIAL ERA LIGHTING ROD SET

HERE'S A FIND THAT I MADE OVER THE LAST WEEKEND.  NOT ONE BUT TWO COLONIAL ERA LIGHTING RODS.  PEOPLE FROM THAT ERA WERE FASCINATED WITH ELECTRICITY.  ESPECIALLY, I WOULD IMAGINE AFTER BEN FRANKLIN'S WRITINGS ON HIS ELECTRICITY EXPERIMENTS.  THE RODS WOULD BE MOUNTED ON A SOLID SUPPORT LIKE A FENCE POST OR SOLID STONE WALL AND IT WOULD ATTRACT LIGHTING BOLTS.  I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN QUITE A SHOW.  I JUST WOULDN'T WANT TO BE STANDING NEARBY.-THE TIME SEARCHER

Dial from 1930' Clock face gasoline (petrol) pump

Here's a dial face from a 1930's gasoline pump that I found over the last weekend.  This type of dial face was used on gasoline pumps for a time in the 1930's before the conventional square faces you see on alot of 1940's gasoline pumps.  I love these old auto related items when I find them.-The
Time Searcher.

COLONIAL BUTTONS FOUND ON GROUND WITHOUT METAL DETECTOR: RETURN TO THE LOST COLONIAL VILLAGE.

                                 
HERE'S PART ONE OF THE TIME SEARCHERS RETURN TO THE LOST COLONIAL VILLAGE, MAY 11, 2017.  THERE WERE HEAVY RAINS FOR A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE OUR TRIP.  I FOUND TWO COLONIAL  BUTTONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND WITHOUT A METAL DETECTOR.  A GREAT SITE THAT HAS NEVER LET US DOWN.-THE TIME SEARCHER.                      

A LATE FATHER'S DAY TRIBUTE TO A RELIC HUNTING PIONEER: THE ORIGINAL TIME SEARCHER BEFORE THERE WAS A TIME SEARCHER

 HERE'S A PHOTO OF MY DAD FROM APRIL, 1956.  HE'S BEEN GONE FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW.  THERE ISN'T A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T THINK ABOUT HIM.  HE WAS A RELIC HUNTER EVEN WHEN HE WAS A SMALL KID GROWING UP IN THE 1930'S.  A GREAT CAR COLLECTOR WHO WAS A EARLY MEMBER OF THE AUBURN, CORD, DUESENBERG CLUB.  HE COLLECTED ANTIQUES AND ESPECIALLY AUTO RELATED ITEMS. GROWING UP, I TRAVELED ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES WITH HIM LOOKING AT CARS AND OTHER ANTIQUITIES.  HE TAUGHT ME THE VALUE OF HARD WORK, RESPECT FOR OUR HISTORY AND THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM.  IT WAS MY GREAT PLEASURE AND HONOR TO WORK WITH HIM FOR MANY YEARS.  AS THE COLONIAL RELIC HUNTER KNOWS, HIS STORIES OF THE  PAST ENTERTAINED AND INTRIGUED US.  AFTER OUR RELIC HUNTS, I WOULD ALWAYS GO BACK TO OUR OFFICES AND SHOW HIM OUR FINDS.  HIS INSIGHT AND COMMENTS ARE SOMETHING I MISS AFTER A TIME SEARCHERS RELIC HUNT.   HE WAS A TOUGH TASKMASTER, WHO BOUGHT THE BEST OUT OF PEOPLE.  THE PRICELESS MEMORIES OF HIS COLLECTING ADVENTURES, THE PEOPLE AND PLACES WE WENT WILL ALWAYS BRING A SMILE TO MY FACE. HE GAVE ME A GREAT APPRECIATION OF HISTORY, ART, STYLE, AND DESIGN.  HE WORKED LONG HOURS AND I WISH THAT I HAD BEEN ABLE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIM.  BUT, HE WAS WHAT A DAD SHOULD BE:  STRICT BUT FAIR AND SOMEONE WHO WAS LOYAL TO HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND WAS FAIR TO EVERYONE.  I WILL ALWAYS MISS HIM.  THANKS DAD.-THE TIME SEARCHER

ROGER MOORE-A TIME SEARCHERS TRIBUTE TO A COOL, CLASSY GUY, WE WILL MISS YOU!

I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY AND HAVE NOT POSTED HERE ON THE BLOG FOR AWHILE.  I WAS SAD TO HEAR THAT ONE OF THE COOLEST, CLASSY GUYS IN MOVIES AND TV HAD PASSED AWAY.  ROGER MOORE WAS A GUY WHO GOT TO PLAY SOME GREAT PARTS:  SIMON TEMPLER-THE SAINT, JAMES BOND, AND SOME OTHER ROLES ON TV AND IN MOVIES.  YES, I KNOW THAT MOST PEOPLE THINK SEAN CONNERY WAS THE BEST BOND AND I AGREE.  BUT AFTER SEAN CONNERY LEFT THE PART.  I THOUGHT THAT ROGER MOORE WAS A GREAT CHOICE TO FOLLOW HIM IN THE PART.  HE GAVE IT A DIFFERENT TAKE AS A POSH, CLASSY, FUNNY GUY WHILE CONNERY GAVE IT A MORE HARD EDGE PERFORMANCE.  MOORE WAS GREAT AS SIMON TEMPLER, PLAYING THE SUAVE CONMAN WITH A HEART.
IT'S TOO BAD WE DON'T SEE ANY ACTORS TODAY THAT WERE AS GREAT AS GUYS LIKE MOORE, CONNERY AND MCGOOHAN, WHO EMERGED IN THE 1960'S   ABOVE IS A LINK TO A DOCUMENTARY ON ROGER MOORE.  DEFINITELY A GUY WE WILL MISS.-THE TIME SEARCHER

TIME SEARCHERS RETURN TO THE LOST COLONIAL VILLAGE: NOVEMBER, 2016 PART FOUR COLONIAL BUTTONS, RELIC ROUND UP

HERE'S PART FOUR OF OUR TRIP TO THE LOST COLONIAL VILLAGE IN NOVEMBER, 2016.  HERE WE FIND COLONIAL BUTTONS AND THE COLONIAL RELIC HUNTER GIVES US A ROUND UP OF THE RELIC FINDS FOR THIS TRIP. -THE TIME SEARCHER.