Yes I know, the original post stated there were 50,000 cartridge cases in the pit. However, after posting that I have worked out I myself recovered over 15,000 cartridge cases, and there were 4 more people there all with roughly the same amount. And yet we had hardly made an impact on the cartridge layer!
Anyway, I have finally got round to putting together a video of the dig. Enjoy!

[…] I forgot I had. Back in June 2019 I recovered thousands of 303 cartridges from an old RAF base, (https://stephentaylorhistorian.com/2019/09/22/200000-cartridge-cases-500-bomb-fuzes-one-pit-the-vide… …… https://stephentaylorhistorian.com/2019/06/13/50000-ww2-cartridge-cases-one-pit/ […]
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