4 published discoveries in the Weapons category from England — coins, hoards, jewellery and artefacts recovered by detectorists and archaeologists.
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In 2010 a young detectorist in Cumbria found a Roman cavalry helmet with a face mask, in dozens of pieces. Because the law did not count it as Treasure, it was restored and sold at auction for about £2.3 million to a private collector.
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.
