Full Metal Digger
Active member
Hi Diggers,
A couple weeks ago I found a pair of cuff links at the siege camp. This siege camp was used for at least 4 different sieges that span from the 1630s to the 1730s. The siege dates I have found through my research are 1630s, 1676, 1688, and 1734. The fortress was destroyed after the last siege in 1734.
I got a choppy foil signal that was very shallow. I kicked the leaves to the side and the target moved with the leaves. A sure sign of modern tin foil but for some reason I decided to use my pin pointer and find the actual piece of tin foil. Can you imagine how surprised I was to find a pair of cuff links laying in the leaves? Not just any cuff links though. This one depicts portraits of King George II and his wife Caroline of Ansbach. They were married from 1705 to 1737 so that pretty much narrows down the date they were made. My guess is these cuff links were lost during the siege of 1734. I have scoured the internet and have not found any other cuff links that depict them so I don't know how rare they are.
Interestingly when I showed them to my friend who told me about this site he sent me a picture of the other half of the set that he found there about 5 years ago!
Here is some pics. I'm still slowly cleaning them up so hopefully they will look even better in the future.
A couple weeks ago I found a pair of cuff links at the siege camp. This siege camp was used for at least 4 different sieges that span from the 1630s to the 1730s. The siege dates I have found through my research are 1630s, 1676, 1688, and 1734. The fortress was destroyed after the last siege in 1734.
I got a choppy foil signal that was very shallow. I kicked the leaves to the side and the target moved with the leaves. A sure sign of modern tin foil but for some reason I decided to use my pin pointer and find the actual piece of tin foil. Can you imagine how surprised I was to find a pair of cuff links laying in the leaves? Not just any cuff links though. This one depicts portraits of King George II and his wife Caroline of Ansbach. They were married from 1705 to 1737 so that pretty much narrows down the date they were made. My guess is these cuff links were lost during the siege of 1734. I have scoured the internet and have not found any other cuff links that depict them so I don't know how rare they are.
Interestingly when I showed them to my friend who told me about this site he sent me a picture of the other half of the set that he found there about 5 years ago!
Here is some pics. I'm still slowly cleaning them up so hopefully they will look even better in the future.
