Hei alle,
Heute in meinem Hausgarten hier in Ostrobothnien fanden wir dieses seltsame und rostige Objekt im Boden vergraben. Zuerst dachte ich, es wäre nur ein seltsam geformter Felsen oder ein zufälliges Schrottmetall, aber nachdem es ein bisschen gereinigt hat, sieht es genau aus wie ein mit Caltrop mit Stachel versehenes Metall. Könnte dies aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg sein? Oder sogar älter?
Ich liebe es zu hören, ob jemand mehr weiß oder etwas Ähnliches in dieser Region gesehen hat. Dieses Ding hat definitiv eine Geschichte dahinter.
Dank im Voraus!
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Von TerribleTeacher7650
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I don’t know but could be older, Ostrobothnia was not affected directly by WW2, not to mention cavalry was not really used that much in WW2 by the Finns, so a more likely candidate could be the war of Finland from 1809 which saw extended battles in Ostrobothnia between Finns/Swedes and Russians. Another more recent candidate is the Civil War of 1918, but again I am not sure about the usage of cavalry
You are required by law to notify Museovirasto of found historical artefacts that are likely to be over 100 years old
Cool find
Cool find!
I really can’t come up with a reason why there would be a WWII caltrop, especially since they weren’t that common then.
If it really seems like one, loooking at the condition it seems to be in, it might be way older, and a good bit of length might have corroded away. Maybe get it checked by a pro? Your local museum surely can help with finding someone for that.
Based on the images, I’m not sure if it is one. Caltrops are made fast, and that one has more spikes than absolutely necessary (4) making it harder to make. Also, caltrops usually set so, that one of the spikes is always pointing upwards, which doesn’t seem to be the case here. But I’m just looking at the images, so take of this what you will.
Super interesting regardless. Update if you find out?
I found a small box of these things, or at least looking exactly like these, at the summer cottage in Ostrobothnia. They were not that rusty though. I also thought they were caltrops, but my father said that they were part of some machinery to grind something. What machine it was and what it was grinding I don’t remember anymore, this was like 30 years ago.
So, they might be caltrops, but I find it more likely that that there was some kind of machinery that might not be used anymore when technology advanced.