Blades, axe heads, arrowheads, fittings and the debris of historic conflict.
A first-time detectorist found a two-foot suspected bomb on Caister beach within an hour of switching on his birthday present. The tide covered it before bomb disposal could reach it.
Six weeks after taking up detecting, an electrician found a gold and silver Viking-age sword pommel near Brigstock in Northamptonshire. It has now been declared Treasure.
Members of a Northumberland detecting club found two Mills grenades in a field at Blyth. The Army's bomb disposal team identified them and destroyed them in a controlled explosion.
