On a rainy Sunday afternoon sitting in the parent in-laws house, I was going stir crazy doing nothing with the family glued to the tv and three cups of coffee under my belt I had to get out for a swing the only problem was I didn't have my detector. I turned to my father in-law and said do you have your detector and is it charged? he replied yes, can I please use it? his response was but it's raining so I replied its waterproof! So, I started to detect the vacant lot at the end of the street. About 30 minutes of swinging the Minelab Equinox 800 with the 11-inch coil I had only found a couple of spendable coins and bottle tops nothing really to write home about, unbeknownst to me that was all about to change because just then about 3feet from the base of a large gum tree I had an ear blowing 20 on the Equinox display in park 1 multi frequency, recovery speed 6. Dripping wet I proceeded to dig up the target at depth of about 4 inches deep and locating the jaw dropping discovery with the Minelab Pro Find 35, it surfaced. With my heart racing I held my breath as I gently brushed away the dirt and, in my hand, I held in my hand what looked like a thin, light, metal, military medal or badge at the time I wasn't sure, all I knew was it was important and old. Once my excitement came back down to earth i grabbed my gear rushing to share my discovery. after some research throughout the rest of the day, it came to be apparent that what I had found was a NSW military forces foreign service helmet badge made from white metal and dated 1885 given to Volunteers and part time soldiers that were part of military unit sent The Sudan Contingent of 1885 after 138 years a lost piece of history has come back into the light. That's how a wet and drab day turned into one of the most exciting digs of my life.
