In Poland, safety issues during the use of metal detectors have always been treated with care. The Polish Army does not conduct advanced training in the identification and classification of hazardous materials from world wars. Similarly, unfortunately, civilian sapper companies are progressing, Responsible for performing the terrain. However, this is a very wide topic and deserves a separate article. Here I would like to raise such a banal issue, And the original one - whether the object found is an unexploded, misfire, Or maybe none of them?
Among the seekers focused on the numismatic side of the hobby, the deadlines. This basic mistake has a translation into a completely incorrect risk assessment and often the seeker is afraid of completely safe things, Riskly dealing with dangerous objects. There will be some definitions and their practical development in this article.
We are talking about in the event of a failure of the component of the cartridge, which did not allow the shot to be fired correctly (The missile did not leave the chamber). This very common term applies in principle to a fairly narrow group of facilities and the statistical excavation Kowalski with misfires will meet mainly in relation to the shooting ammunition. Everyone who wandered on forest paths or fields at water reservoirs probably came across some misfire in the form of a thrown hunting cartridge. Artillery ammunition failure is quite rare, Especially that for separate charging ammunition, this date does not actually exist for us (for a simple reason, that such a misfire was "on the spot" supplemented with the necessary element). Stąd mówienie o niewypałach jako o zalegających pociskach jest zwyczajnie niepoprawne.
Another of the popular terms is an unexpected bubble. The definition is much wider, because it concerns ammunition, which, as a result of the failure of one or many elements, did not work after leaving the barrel. Unexplods are in principle treated as very dangerous. In the case of artillery shells. With mortar shells, distinguishing a misfire from unexploded bombs is difficult, that he is based on identification based on the context of the finding of the find. Hence, all mortar shells are treated as high -risk bombs. If in the case of these missiles the matter is simple, because we have to put on in advance, that the igniter is in a combat position and the object poses a direct threat, This is a matter of complications in the case of grenades. Which is why, Just like mortar shells, Pomegranates are treated as life -threatening, because usually determination, is navy blue, or not, It is impossible. So what if the object found is neither an unexpected bomber, nor a misfire?
Paradoxically, the vast majority of dangerous finds in our country do not belong to the above -mentioned groups. The term ammunition has been developed in the face of poor substantive facilities (functioning in civil sapper). It applies to objects, which, not being unexploded and misfire, They are also remains of ammunition. The basin of such objects is even the places of destruction of ammunition, where as a result of sappers' errors after the war magazines, thousands of missiles are still lying to this day, which never used, They are in our forests. Risk assessment in the case of abandoned ammunition is unfortunately quite ambiguous and unfortunately the context of finds is not always helpful, and often misleading. In the case of abandoned ammunition, we must assume, that there was a lot of forces on the fuse of the bullet (during detonation), So the state of armament of the igniter is unknown, which in practice equals his recognition as directly dangerous. Theoretically, ammunition abandoned in a combat stand can be considered potentially dangerous, However, we cannot, unfortunately, assume at the same time, that the orderly handicap is not the result of the post -war ammunition collection in the surrounding fields and forests. Such "storages" are a common element of the landscape 50. i 60. In this way, on -site threat was "utilized".
So do you have to put on, all, what has just appeared in the hole, is a deadly threat? Well, no. In recent years there have not. The most serious mistake made by seekers is unnecessary manipulation of the subject. It is worth taking a little effort and before exploring the battlefields get to know the basic types of ammunition, to see, what can we deal with (I think, that there will be a lot of entries on the blog describing dangerous finds). We do not need thorough identification, Only the principle of operation of a specific object. After detecting the object. In our country, it is common practice to bury such things deeper. This custom has a good ground and its reasons are understandable (also formal), However, it is worth remembering, so as not to change its location in the case of carrying such an object (horizontal usually) and avoid violent movements. Remember, that you do it at your own risk and nevertheless, However, I recommend the road with notification of the finding to the services.
Another mistake, which in the year I would compete for a young boy working in cleansing the area, ended with a serious mutilation of the body, is ignoring the risk. Contemporary detectors allow for effective tracking of the target and determining its arrangement in the ground, So in the areas, where there is a risk of encountering a dangerous object (that is, in principle, throughout Poland), I recommend digging in a civilized manner and not "straight into the signal". Not enough, that you will avoid the risk of damaging a fan, This certainly will not cause any of the loads to detonate. Believe me, Both man and the spade do not look too completely after detonating even a small load in the hole.
This is all, of course, a definitive outline of the issues of determining dangerous finds during search. Remember, please give you the elementary safety rules and train yourself, To minimize any risk associated with this beautiful hobby. Not only in the forests, but also on seemingly "clean" from the rusty death of the plots.
