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OzzieAu

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Ive been breaking in my new Nokta Simplex over recent outings to my favourite relic patch...(1850s settled country town).
I have to say that the Simplex is on a par with my Multi Kruzer as I thought Id got most of the goodies on offer already.
The Simplex goes deep on the high conductors.
Heres a few pics...
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Miscellaneous bits and pieces
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For the price the Simplex is a standout :eek:
 
Got some great relics there Ozzy, was the fob watch silver or plated? I am glad the Simplex+ is performing good for you, it is a great detector for the money with features and performance that you would really expect on a higher end detector. :Y:
 
Yeah Glenn, thats a ripper..I didnt have a clue what it was when I recovered it, but it cleaned up a treat.
Definitely a early immigrants tool of trade, probably used in the building of the place I was detecting around..
 
Goldpick said:
Got some great relics there Ozzy, was the fob watch silver or plated? I am glad the Simplex+ is performing good for you, it is a great detector for the money with features and performance that you would really expect on a higher end detector. :Y:
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No GP, just plated brass unfortunately.... theres actually 2 fobs there.
Yep, loving the Simplex, its so easy to use.
Still waiting for the release of the Nel coils and the Detech Ultimate 13
Also Im finding the Pulse dive pointer wirelessly connected to my headphones works a treat.
 
Although the shapes and types varied widely among the Prussian and German Military, including eagles, ones that were interchangable with holders for feathers etc., from the ones I've seen online since your post, it seems that the military ones are all rounded spikes. The one most like yours is on the "British Australian" pith helmet, which also has flats on the spike, and it seems to be on a slight angle. It's interesting that you found an SA police button nearby, and I'm wondering if the spike perhaps came from a ceremonial SA police helmet for someone of higher rank?

Here is a Victorian Police officer guarding the Poseidon nugget in 1906 along with the finders. No spike but still a pith helmet of similar style.

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Deepseeker said:
Although the shapes and types varied widely among the Prussian and German Military, including eagles, ones that were interchangable with holders for feathers etc., from the ones I've seen online since your post, it seems that the military ones are all rounded spikes. The one most like yours is on the "British Australian" pith helmet, which also has flats on the spike, and it seems to be on a slight angle. It's interesting that you found an SA police button nearby, and I'm wondering if the spike perhaps came from a ceremonial SA police helmet for someone of higher rank?

Here is a Victorian Police officer guarding the Poseidon nugget in 1906 along with the finders. No spike but still a pith helmet of similar style.

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The British police certainly wore them
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I like your thinking Deepseeker :Y:
It's interesting that you found an SA police button nearby, and I'm wondering if the spike perhaps came from a ceremonial SA police helmet for someone of higher rank?
Some further research on this site is definitely warranted..... thanks for your input. :beer:
 
I think we have all contributed to nailing it folks.

The police button got me thinking.

Firstly, I found some early pre-federation South Australian Infantry and military uniforms that showed a spiked helmet, but the military buttons usually also had another letter (such as SAR for South Australian Volunteer Rifles etc). But I managed to find a pre-federation general service button which has just the SA on it, and it is very similar to this one

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Then I found this, which is a picture of a South Australian Mounted Police Summer helmet from the late 1800's. I'd wager its from one of these :perfect:

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A couple of great finds there OzzieAu :Y:
 
Finding the helmet number would be the cherry on the icecream Ozzie. I'm sure you'd be able to trace the owner then, through some archival records or ancestry site, and then you would have a name, service records, family, descendants etc. That would be a heck of a lot of fun, and I couldn't imagine the joy that would bring to a descendant to have something that belonged to their great grandfather or great uncle returned to them :Y:
 

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