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Post by foxholefrank on Feb 3, 2008 16:04:54 GMT -5
;D Ok troops, heres a Japanese gas mask filter i excavated from the battle of the big pocket on Bataan. its made of a sheet brass material so no rust and look at that paint job,still goin strong. on top you can see a makers mark(perhaps somebody will know the company) . on the bottom was a serial # and other symbols.there was some damage at the back as you can see,but if you look careful you may see the remains of charcoal granuals inside.
i found this filter back around 1996 in the big pocket (tuol)area.when the battle was at its last ,what was left of the 20th Imperial infantry made an escape to the north. they had orders to destroy or bury what could not be brought out. this filter i feel was purposely buried as it was at least a foot down in hard dirt. most dropped relics are not that deep. thanks for looking! foxholefrank.
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Post by VeeVee on Feb 3, 2008 17:05:49 GMT -5
Here is your photo frank. How did you end up digging 8 feet under in the Tuol Pocket area? Were you doing battlefield archaeological work? I'm interested in that kind of stuff.   |
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Post by foxholefrank on Feb 3, 2008 17:46:30 GMT -5
Hello Victor, my interest in relic hunting started in 1963 and being from Louisiana i dug war of 1812 and civil war.I have my war room to display my relics. my hunting is purely a personnel effort and Living and relic hunting Bataan was a dream come true. I had many adventures and learned alot about the place. finding the exact position (trenches) of my cousins unit was really an exciting and rewarding feeling. to walk the same place as he did was really great. thanks, frank.
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Post by VeeVee on Feb 3, 2008 20:27:50 GMT -5
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Post by boylara on Aug 26, 2008 0:42:55 GMT -5
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Post by warresearcher on Feb 2, 2011 5:50:23 GMT -5
foxholefrank:
I am a Pacific War relic hunter / collector from California now living in Manila. I have come across ordinance / hand grenades in my hunting here but have steered clear for fear of becoming a casualty of war (albeit nearly 70 years later). I have never found anything on the net about how to safely deal with these. You seem to be quite comfortable with them in the pictures. I would love to collect these and make them inert. I want to ask you about how you handle them to be safe. Aren't they still volatile? If so, how does one safely disarm it (both U.S. and IJA grenades). Really appreciate all your contributions and great pics.
Regards,
warresearcher
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Post by VeeVee on Feb 2, 2011 20:47:38 GMT -5
Hi warresearcher, I'm not sure if Foxholefrank still visits the forum. I haven't seen him login for a while now. But if I remember right, he told me that he never took those ordnance. He would dig a deep hole and re-bury them. Do you have some pictures of your finds that we can ogle? |
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