WE were chasing gold on an old gold field from the 1880s and wasn't having much luck so decided to detect the top area because there may have been a camp there once. My sister Mazz and her son Reece decided to join me. the grass was a bit long so we couldn't get coils close to the ground in places even though I was using the Equinox 600 with the 6 inch coil, after a few iron targets i got a shot gun shell then a shoe buckle and was working my way back on my next pass when I got a good and saw 16 on the TID so started to check the surrounding area for other target and small buckle came out of the ground. I start swinging again and for another target which was 1 part of a 2 part buckle . I started thinking a cricket buckle! as this was a goldfield and every one finds one there. I move the coil and another signal. the other half comes out. I let the others detect the area and go and wash it off and see that it's a military buckle.I go back to the area and Mazz had only found a flat brass button. I worked my machine over the area then found a military button, then another button. I called them back to the hole and we started searching with the detectors and a pin pointer and the button kept coming. I got my cousin and his son to join us ang the both scored Australia shoulder flashes ., a great haul
