What a find!!!

[Rusty_Poth]

Okay believe it or not I do get it.

Jeeze.............

 

[dapaterson]

As for the rest of it, I doubt any current serving member at any Armoury are well positioned, or qualified, to attribute the proper historical value of the items found. Remember that they serve in the present (like most of us do) and not military historians.

Rather contact a Military museum as they would undoubtedly be able to detail each item, its history and also how to preserve these items. Exposure to humidity, light etc can seriously damage such items. Besides, there is no better place then a Military Museum to ensure the history of these items are maintained for future generations and not lost in a basement.

Borden Military Museum: http://ipmslondon.tripod.com/museumreviews/id17.html (Unsure if there is another one closer to Brockville)

Listing of WW2 German Patches: http://www.epier.com/store/outpostflags/Category.asp?cat=3835 Maybe point to the one which most resembles it.

Rumour has it there's a military museum in Ottawa

 

[AmmoTech90]

Was going to reply and address the some of the points, but it's all been covered before in this and other posts.

Contact the RCMP/OPP/local cops and tell them that you have found some military ordnance from the Second World War and that you would like a military EOD team to come take it away.  Take a nice picture of it and use that as a memory.  Don't handle it anymore if it is in a safe spot (ie no kids or chance of it being disturbed).
Remember kids can and do get anywhere, if it is kept in a house they will find it eventually, play with it, and get hurt or killed.  Now that will be a memory that can be cherished...

EOC

 

[Fishbone Jones]

..........and I think that can be the final word on this. Usual caveats.

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