Roman and Celtic Iron

[Full Metal Digger]

Hello Friends,
Here is some of the good iron targets I dug. The first picture contains a Roman tent peg, stone chisel set, and assorted nails. They all probably date 100 to 300 A.D. The last pic is 2 Celtic knife blades. The Celtics used very distinctive shapes for their knives. These probably date 300 to 100 B.C. It's easy to tell ancient iron when you dig it because it has almost no rust! The iron is so well forged there are almost no impurities in it. (Not like the rusty blobs of crap I find from the 1800s onward!)

[Digger Don]

Wow, very cool relics Dave.:perfect10:
And I get excited about something 150 years old. Again, :wow:

[Lodge Scent]

Awesome! Does that "almost pure" iron ring up differently than the modern stuff?

[Full Metal Digger]

Does that "almost pure" iron ring up differently than the modern stuff?

Maybe, sounds the same but with a little bit of high tone at the end of the signal.

[The Rebel]

Simply amazing!

[Tony Two-Cent]

Spectacular iron relics, Dave! Wow, this stuff is so old! Are those smaller items shoe nails?

It's fascinating that they have remained relatively rust-free after 1700-2300 years! It really speaks of the quality of iron that was used. Amazing!