What the most unusual thing you have found in a tree

[sime42]

7 hours ago, Oldfeller said:

 

 

Google is your friend for searching for stuff on Arbtalk I meant. 

 

 

[spandit]

On 12/06/2025 at 11:57, maybelateron said:

Complete house brick inside the main crotch on an old horse chestnut. Also had to use 9 inch angle grinder in an old beech to remove steel framed tree house.

My mate found a brick in the first log he started to cross cut with his brand new chain

[Mark J]

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Edited Saturday at 10:46 by Mark J

[Mark J]

@Oldfeller

 

[Mesterh]

12 hours ago, spandit said:

My mate found a brick in the first log he started to cross cut with his brand new chain

Sandstone buried in timber is known to attract brand new 36" chains. Pointless trying to sharpen them, straight in the bin.

[spuddog0507]

On 23/07/2025 at 11:44, Stubby said:

I have an old hammer gun . Midland with Damascus twist barrel 🙂 Its never been up a tree .  

I have a midland hammer gun not damascus barrels though, got it handed to me when the shotgun certificates changed, made in 1876 for a butcher in Fleetwood and was 1 of a pair he had but not numbered, i am only the third owner of it and the butchers grandson i still see now and then and is all ways telling me about his grandad shooting grouse, hares, rabbits and pheasants to sell in his butchers shop,

[Mike Hill]

5 hours ago, spuddog0507 said:

I have a midland hammer gun not damascus barrels though, got it handed to me when the shotgun certificates changed, made in 1876 for a butcher in Fleetwood and was 1 of a pair he had but not numbered, i am only the third owner of it and the butchers grandson i still see now and then and is all ways telling me about his grandad shooting grouse, hares, rabbits and pheasants to sell in his butchers shop,

Put a picture up please. Guns with a story are much more interesting.  I have one that I bought years ago from the son of the first owner,who after surviving WW1 died a few weeks after coming home by falling off a horse.

[spuddog0507]

17 hours ago, Mike Hill said:

Put a picture up please. Guns with a story are much more interesting.  I have one that I bought years ago from the son of the first owner,who after surviving WW1 died a few weeks after coming home by falling off a horse.

I will dig it out as its right at the back of cabinet,,

[Mike Hill]

5 hours ago, spuddog0507 said:

I will dig it out as its right at the back of cabinet,,

Thanks!

[spuddog0507]

19 hours ago, Mike Hill said:

Thanks!

As promised, midland 12g s/s Hammer gun made in 1876 for a butcher in Fleetwood, this gun was 1 of 2 identical guns the butcher bought at the same time and when he fell ill he gifted one each to his 2 members of staff, the guy I got it off started at the butchers as a Saturday boy just before WW11 started he then became a full time traine butcher, he said he was given the gun in the mid to late 40s and used it extensively for rough shooting, I acquired the gun early 90s and it was checked out and found to be out of proof on the RH barrel so off to the Birmingham proof house it went and came back stamped up with Moor proof on it than when it was made, originally 1 1/8oz nitro proofed and now  1 1/4oz nitro proofed,, I have not used much since I got it but have shot ducks pigeons and pheasants with it, 

Edited 1 hour ago by spuddog0507