Imagine marching down that beautiful road, hearing the birds chirping, smelling the wonderful forest smells and feeling the sun on your face...just to walk into a battlefield.
Your cartridge case was made by the U.S. Cartridge Co. which was founded in 1869 in Lowell, MA and in 1926 was bought by Winchester (had an interim owner in National Lead company) and their ammunition was then made under the Win. name and various trademarks. The case you have appears to be a Spencer RF the firing pin mark is similar to the pin mark left by a Spencer which was made with this head stamp up until 1926. This is a later production 1900-26. There were a lot Spencer military and civilian sporting rifles around and in use until the early 20th century.
As usual, classy to a fault, and with the land owner's best interests and privacy at the forefront. Your upfront display of ethical searches have probably opened up more properties to allowing and even inviting detector folks in than we could very know. Thanks for being the level-headed gracious faces of our hobby.
@@RelicHuntingSouthTexas That's exactly what it is. I have a plain one like that and a fancy one with amber handle that is part of a lady's vanity set.
Your knowledge of American colonial history is amazing! I thought, at first, that you were in a history teacher. You certainly should be. Thanks for taking us along.
I don't know how many bells I've seen you guys dig but this is the first time that I can recall we've got to hear one ring out from the ages. Thank you Landowner, thank you Chris. And as always, thank you Brad.
Take a micrometer and measure at the base above the rim and the mouth - that will tell you if it is 56-50. U.S. would be U.S. Cartridge Company 1869 - the headstamp could be from the early 1900's before Winchester took it over. Some of these old rimfires had two rim strikes - something to look for. Good find.
One of the reasons I love your channel is that it reminds me of the place I have hunted the past 15 or so years, Traphill Wilkes County of Wilkesboro NC. I have access to over 1000 acres. So if you don't know any history of Wilkesboro, it is known as the birthplace of NASCAR and Junior Johnson. They used to run moonshine in souped up old Lincolns and Dodges and old farm trucks and such that were used to basically outrun revenuers and law enforcement in the twisting winding roads of the Appalachian Mountains and foothills with their destination the outlying areas during prohibition. We have found 27 old still ruins around the ridge which was known for a long time as Cut Throat Ridge. One day about 12 years ago my good friend that lives up there and I, happened on a road bed in the middle of the forest with no evident way in or out from it. We walked it for miles on what I can only describe as noise dampening pine needle roadbed. Somewhere along there we found a huge scarred tree and down the steep mountain side a demolished old Ford with a flathead engine for a power plant and broken glass jugs covering the steep mountainside which seemed to go on for a 1/2 mile or so. There's nothing like exploring and finding relics of the past from an area which match with the history of that area. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us!
Ah, the shining light of sanity in the darkness of recent madness. Hi n thanks from myself n the better half. Looking forward to seeing your vids this year.
Hello Brad and Chris! It's so beautiful, loved the stag belt buckle... I enjoy the stories, I try to imagine what life was like for them... Love GMMD! The best ever!
The metal piece with the circle on one end and a hook on the other end is a tool that goes into an orifice opening on a traditional spinning wheel-to pull the fiber through and then spin the fiber into yarn that will go through the orifice opening and onto the bobbin. (Spinner here).
This day was a plethora of finds. The belt buckle with the stag was marvelous. The land owner will be pleased. I enjoy when you know the history of the area.
Morning Brad..Just a quick note on your last video. The buckle with the deer on the face of it, is titled"the Monarch of the Glen..from the late 1800's painting. Just thought you would like to know. If interested, give a shout back. Got good metal detecting here in Washington state.
Looks like the remains of a Volkswagen Beetle, maybe of a '60s or '70s vintage, I believe it will take more than paint to put it back on the road though?
It could have been from the 1930's of early 1940's Coupe ! From watching Iron Trap Garage in RUclips that is what I would say it is ! As it looks to big for a VW Beetle !
4:55 thought you were gonna say the owner saw the troops, turned away for a sec and looked back they were gone. Ghosts. What a story that would have been.
Brad what do you think about using some of the stuff you find in your leather work? Maybe not the rare stuff but perhaps the more common stuff. Like the escutcheon as a name plate for example.?. Thanks for another great video!
Hi Brad, that shell casing looks very close to a .44 Henry cartridge. I have found 2 of them. If it is, yours is an earlier one one with a single rimfire pin. Later they changed them to double rimfire striking the rim in two places 180 degrees apart to eliminate misfires. The native Americans had Henry rifles when they fought Custer at the Little Big Horn. The Henrys were a repeating rifle and Custer's men only had single shot Springfields. Even though the natives had Custer greatly out numbered they also had a lot more fire power. I think they made the Henry up to about 1869, then Winchester modified it and started using center fire cartridges.
Hey Brad good to see you guys out man imagine you snowed in by now but it was good to see that video thanks man we got some depressing bad things going on in the country right now you are a help my friend help take some of it away once again thank you your biggest fan and friend NORTH GEORGIA MIKE
Good hunt! The one piece that you found looks like a part a bucket handle. The other two pieces are garter clips. They sometimes have a patent date. I found one dated to the 1860's.
Finally figured out why I wasn’t seeing your videos. RUclips unsubscribed me from about half my channels. I thought you were taking a winter break. Yikes! At least now I have two months of your videos to entertain me for a while.
You said, "sorry there's an airplane going over the top of my head here" which I never heard because of the police helicopter buzzing my house and surrounding area looking for a bad guy.. 😅😂
The US on the casing, I believe, is the stamp for the US Cartridge Company. They made rimfire ammo from around the end of the Civil War to about the 1880s. They were bought out after the 1880s.
Just catching up on your videos from over the winter. That stag buckle looks like it could be off a kilt or sporran. I’m a historical costumer, I’ve seen a couple extant buckles that look quite similar. The stag design is called The Monarch of the Glen.
Hi Brad & Chris, I think that first item could have been an old buggy brake ????. I think it's much better to find the old brass wedding bands and toe taps because that is more personal and has more meaning than a coin. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx💖
Thank you for the adventure and seeing some amazing finds ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you guys maybe doing next ! Doing well here .
Hi brad I believe the "key" that Chris found is a lacing key. For pulling a ladies corset up tight . I've found larger ones that were used for pulling boot laces up tight. If you seen some of the laces on the boots back in the day you'd know why they needed these keys. Great vidio as always thanks Capt Steve.
Brad: Your updated pronounciation of 𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑛 is spot on - to me anyway. Funny how we all say things differently, especially between UK and US, but that's certainly how I've always said it, and ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑑 it said.👍😁 Seemed like a very relaxed trip today, looked like you were both enjoying it - nice entertainment. Have you changed-up the opening theme tune for the New Year? Sounds different, I like it.👌
Great hunting, that bullet casing reminds me of something I've seen on other videos, maybe late 1800s cavalry ammunition, awesome finds, was that a VWBug lol, I've hered the coin story under the front door step here as well in wales, so obviously a British tradition, nice job
The three holed piece you show in the cleanup looks like one of the two holders of a rollup window blind from early to mid 20th century. But being a three holed piece of light metal, It could be from about anything!
Chris just seems like a good guy. I feel as if I can buy him a beer and talk to him about my horrible life.. then for him to tell me "it's going to be alright..". And that will instantly make me happy. 😁🍻
Brad, I was not referring to the buckle image of the deer, I was referring to whitetail image that you mentioned. Whitetail antler tines do not fork like whitetails, their tines are single tines that don’t fork like those on a mule deer rack. Sorry for the confusion.
that first brass object is a U.F.O. (Unidentified Found Object) LOL thanks for another great video especially seeing it now that it is 26 degrees out and covered with snow and I haven't been out detecting for a few weeks and already having withdrawal symptoms: hands shaking, holding my detector and looking at settings, dreaming of what to find this year, etc. thanks for helping ease the pain. I hope you have a few more still to come.
Many years ago, I knew an older fellow who ran a metal detector shop in Old Town, San Diego. In the 1960's, this old guy found a cache of silver dollars behind a loose stone in the wall of a tumbkled-down building in a mining camp in the Mojave Desert of California. Those old mining camps tended to be pretty lawless places, and people would hide their valuables iin such places, so they didn't get robbed.
I have a friend in his mid 80’s goes to England each with me to detect , He loves your Channel and lives in Vermont. He’s had a slight stroke , could you give John Lafountian a shout out?? Mean a lot to him! Thanks
Hello. Like a previous comment I was thinking that the car was a VW Beetle. But, looking at that rear side window I’m leaning more toward something like a 1948 Chevy Coupe, or possibly a Fleetline. Old American cars would’ve adorned their steel wheels with pinstripes and dig dish style center caps.
Nice finds guys! I wonder if that small hook thing you found was a button holer to pull the small buttons of women’s shoes of the day through the holes?
Imagine marching down that beautiful road, hearing the birds chirping, smelling the wonderful forest smells and feeling the sun on your face...just to walk into a battlefield.
Necessary for freedom.
I like the collaboration with the owner!
Your cartridge case was made by the U.S. Cartridge Co. which was founded in 1869 in Lowell, MA and in 1926 was bought by Winchester (had an interim owner in National Lead company) and their ammunition was then made under the Win. name and various trademarks. The case you have appears to be a Spencer RF the firing pin mark is similar to the pin mark left by a Spencer which was made with this head stamp up until 1926. This is a later production 1900-26. There were a lot Spencer military and civilian sporting rifles around and in use until the early 20th century.
As usual, classy to a fault, and with the land owner's best interests and privacy at the forefront. Your upfront display of ethical searches have probably opened up more properties to allowing and even inviting detector folks in than we could very know. Thanks for being the level-headed gracious faces of our hobby.
Thanks Brad for the upload, I need a break from the news.
No kidding. It’s been an ugly week here in the US for sure.
Who doesn't.
The deer buckle such an awesome find 👏
The item named a skeleton key, is actually a button hook for boots.
I have found one of these too! Thank you so much for identifying it Danielle!-Char😊
@@RelicHuntingSouthTexas That's exactly what it is. I have a plain one like that and a fancy one with amber handle that is part of a lady's vanity set.
It’s to lace up hockey skates haha
I recognised that button hook....I'm surprised more glass shoe buttons aren't found!
Seeing you guys in the middle of the woods hunting old artifacts is something I look forward to enjoying every week. Keep up the good work
You know the code on the watch are the lat/long location of Degrou (SP)
I think those may be hosery garters. Cool dig.
Awesome to see the landowner fineds as well as your adventures.
Your knowledge of American colonial history is amazing! I thought, at first, that you were in a history teacher. You certainly should be. Thanks for taking us along.
I don't know how many bells I've seen you guys dig but this is the first time that I can recall we've got to hear one ring out from the ages. Thank you Landowner, thank you Chris. And as always, thank you Brad.
Hey Brad it look like the shell cases are for a spencer rimfire carbine from the mid 1800
I agree, probably a 56-50 Spenser round. They were used during the Civil War and into the Indian Wars in the West.
Great info from both of you!!!
@@brianengel1392 looked closer to a 44 rf size wise
Take a micrometer and measure at the base above the rim and the mouth - that will tell you if it is 56-50. U.S. would be U.S. Cartridge Company 1869 - the headstamp could be from the early 1900's before Winchester took it over. Some of these old rimfires had two rim strikes - something to look for. Good find.
One of the reasons I love your channel is that it reminds me of the place I have hunted the past 15 or so years, Traphill Wilkes County of Wilkesboro NC. I have access to over 1000 acres. So if you don't know any history of Wilkesboro, it is known as the birthplace of NASCAR and Junior Johnson. They used to run moonshine in souped up old Lincolns and Dodges and old farm trucks and such that were used to basically outrun revenuers and law enforcement in the twisting winding roads of the Appalachian Mountains and foothills with their destination the outlying areas during prohibition. We have found 27 old still ruins around the ridge which was known for a long time as Cut Throat Ridge.
One day about 12 years ago my good friend that lives up there and I, happened on a road bed in the middle of the forest with no evident way in or out from it. We walked it for miles on what I can only describe as noise dampening pine needle roadbed. Somewhere along there we found a huge scarred tree and down the steep mountain side a demolished old Ford with a flathead engine for a power plant and broken glass jugs covering the steep mountainside which seemed to go on for a 1/2 mile or so.
There's nothing like exploring and finding relics of the past from an area which match with the history of that area.
Thanks for sharing your adventure with us!
Always look forward to watching your videos hope you're staying safe crazy times are crazy as ever lol
Viewing Brad's outings in the Vermont countryside and finding old stuff is something I look forward to each Friday.
Ah, the shining light of sanity in the darkness of recent madness. Hi n thanks from myself n the better half. Looking forward to seeing your vids this year.
I really enjoy your videos. I enjoy the ones when Chris is digging with you the best
Hello Brad and Chris! It's so beautiful, loved the stag belt buckle... I enjoy the stories, I try to imagine what life was like for them... Love GMMD! The best ever!
Considering it's been hunted to death you guys found some nice relics. Yep that Key is a shoe button hook.
The metal piece with the circle on one end and a hook on the other end is a tool that goes into an orifice opening on a traditional spinning wheel-to pull the fiber through and then spin the fiber into yarn that will go through the orifice opening and onto the bobbin. (Spinner here).
Great work, fellas. The piece Chris found laced boots from what I know. Hope y'all are well.
Good video, Brad. Sounds like the escutcheon discussion was cordial. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the adventure. Such fun I live in Oregon we never find rally really old stuff no one here in the 1700's
Yeah there were .
Oh the story that ring could tell. Another great one Brad. Thanks my friend.
This day was a plethora of finds. The belt buckle with the stag was marvelous. The land owner will be pleased. I enjoy when you know the history of the area.
That was a lot of fun to see what you found and nice to see what the landowner found as well.
OMG ... wow nice video, beatiful, nice finds 👍 have nice year 2021 Peterosn PP Czech Republic😀
Morning Brad..Just a quick note on your last video. The buckle with the deer on the face of it, is titled"the Monarch of the Glen..from the late 1800's painting. Just thought you would like to know. If interested, give a shout back. Got good metal detecting here in Washington state.
Looks like the remains of a Volkswagen Beetle, maybe of a '60s or '70s vintage, I believe it will take more than paint to put it back on the road though?
Just needs buffed out..😅
I thought Beetle too; hard to tell with so little remaining. A bit of Bondo and slap some paint on it.😁
They were popular in the 1750’s. Kinda fizzled out in the 80’s.
It could have been from the 1930's of early 1940's Coupe ! From watching Iron Trap Garage in RUclips that is what I would say it is ! As it looks to big for a VW Beetle !
4:55 thought you were gonna say the owner saw the troops, turned away for a sec and looked back they were gone. Ghosts. What a story that would have been.
That’s is a Viking Car that red beard drove over from green land lol. Always enjoy your videos keep them coming.
Thank you. Stay safe.
I'm so glad you recieved that escutcheon e-mail........I've been wanting to do that as well for some time now....lol......Nice hunt sir...
I liked how you showed how the bells were mounted. Always enjoy watching you discover your treasures. 👍
Brad what do you think about using some of the stuff you find in your leather work? Maybe not the rare stuff but perhaps the more common stuff. Like the escutcheon as a name plate for example.?. Thanks for another great video!
I've always looked forward to the weekend but your videos bring extra joy. Thanks, Brad.
Great relics for both of you.
Some real interesting artifacts, nice hunt, loved the deer buckle.
Awesome finds!!!
Most interesting metal detecting for me ! Thanks a lot.
Great video. Loved the stag buckle.
Vw.come on spring!!!great vide0!
The item you show at 8:45 I believe is a button hook and a very basic, plain one. Some of them were made with fancy handles of different materials.
Hi Brad, that shell casing looks very close to a .44 Henry cartridge. I have found 2 of them. If it is, yours is an earlier one one with a single rimfire pin. Later they changed them to double rimfire striking the rim in two places 180 degrees apart to eliminate misfires. The native Americans had Henry rifles when they fought Custer at the Little Big Horn. The Henrys were a repeating rifle and Custer's men only had single shot Springfields. Even though the natives had Custer greatly out numbered they also had a lot more fire power. I think they made the Henry up to about 1869, then Winchester modified it and started using center fire cartridges.
Hey Brad good to see you guys out man imagine you snowed in by now but it was good to see that video thanks man we got some depressing bad things going on in the country right now you are a help my friend help take some of it away once again thank you your biggest fan and friend
NORTH GEORGIA MIKE
Good hunt! The one piece that you found looks like a part a bucket handle. The other two pieces are garter clips. They sometimes have a patent date. I found one dated to the 1860's.
Finally figured out why I wasn’t seeing your videos. RUclips unsubscribed me from about half my channels. I thought you were taking a winter break. Yikes! At least now I have two months of your videos to entertain me for a while.
Intriguing, as usual. That small hook implement might be for latching spats, popular late 1870s. I have one, and it's stamped " Spats."
You said, "sorry there's an airplane going over the top of my head here" which I never heard because of the police helicopter buzzing my house and surrounding area looking for a bad guy.. 😅😂
The US on the casing, I believe, is the stamp for the US Cartridge Company. They made rimfire ammo from around the end of the Civil War to about the 1880s. They were bought out after the 1880s.
Enjoyed the music !
You guys found a button hook! And so many personal items, that's awesome. Great hunt!💖
Wow. A lot of variety! Great dig
Just catching up on your videos from over the winter. That stag buckle looks like it could be off a kilt or sporran. I’m a historical costumer, I’ve seen a couple extant buckles that look quite similar. The stag design is called The Monarch of the Glen.
Hi Brad & Chris, I think that first item could have been an old buggy brake ????. I think it's much better to find the old brass wedding bands and toe taps because that is more personal and has more meaning than a coin. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx💖
Not a bad day for you guys awesome fines 👍
Some cool finds buddy we are on lockdown in the uk hope you had a top Christmas big thumbs 👍
You and Chris did good I surly that land would be amazed!!!; )
Thank you for the adventure and seeing some amazing finds ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you guys maybe doing next ! Doing well here .
Key thing is a shoe button hook I have found them here in Arkansas. We sure enjoy your videos
Nice dig and finds. Thanks for sharing, good luck, happy hunting and take care.
Great to see a video of you two out treasure hunting. Nice finds.
Awesome video buddy.
Ooh, I like the bowed intro!
Ooh, and thank you for the escutcheon. Delightful. A rare thing to see someone make a linguistic tweak with such effortless grace. :)
I wish your music was available on Spotify.
Oooohhh. Dig the new cello intro part.
as always nice keep up the fun stuff
Hi brad
I believe the "key" that Chris found is a lacing key. For pulling a ladies corset up tight . I've found larger ones that were used for pulling boot laces up tight. If you seen some of the laces on the boots back in the day you'd know why they needed these keys. Great vidio as always thanks Capt Steve.
Cool finds 😎
Cool finds. They show self-sufficient people trying to carve out their lives as best they could. Rugged people.
Brad: Your updated pronounciation of 𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑛 is spot on - to me anyway. Funny how we all say things differently, especially between UK and US, but that's certainly how I've always said it, and ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑑 it said.👍😁
Seemed like a very relaxed trip today, looked like you were both enjoying it - nice entertainment. Have you changed-up the opening theme tune for the New Year? Sounds different, I like it.👌
interesting design on escutcheon. My wife Joyce dug the same design on a partial escutcheon plate in western NH.
Great hunting, that bullet casing reminds me of something I've seen on other videos, maybe late 1800s cavalry ammunition, awesome finds, was that a VWBug lol, I've hered the coin story under the front door step here as well in wales, so obviously a British tradition, nice job
Check the corners of the foundation. I found a beautiful 1831 large cent just sitting between the stones in the corner of a foundation.
Nice haul Brad and Chris!Happy new year. God bless
Woo hoo!!! Loving new video!! Great to see you and Chris!!! Happy New Year!!!
The three holed piece you show in the cleanup looks like one of the two holders of a rollup window blind from early to mid 20th century. But being a three holed piece of light metal, It could be from about anything!
Oh, I'm confirming this. Yes, it is the support bracket for a roll shade.
It could be a bucket bracket for bail handle.
i love that tune at 15:18.. so cool. nice job.
The key looking object was used to help button high top shoes. I have two that are similar from my grandmother.
Hey beotha sick hunt wow nice finds keep it up hh
Chris just seems like a good guy. I feel as if I can buy him a beer and talk to him about my horrible life.. then for him to tell me "it's going to be alright..". And that will instantly make me happy. 😁🍻
Good idea about old coins in a old car. Never thought of that. Another way of finding old coins. Enjoy your woods detecting.
Not bad guy's! Its never hunted out lol. Nice relics. Stay safe. All the best in 2021! GL&HH!
Brad, I was not referring to the buckle image of the deer, I was referring to whitetail image that you mentioned. Whitetail antler tines do not fork like whitetails, their tines are single tines that don’t fork like those on a mule deer rack. Sorry for the confusion.
Good hunt guys
Chris found a Hook to HELP Button old-tyme ladies shoes! Nice!
that first brass object is a U.F.O. (Unidentified Found Object) LOL thanks for another great video especially seeing it now that it is 26 degrees out and covered with snow and I haven't been out detecting for a few weeks and already having withdrawal symptoms: hands shaking, holding my detector and looking at settings, dreaming of what to find this year, etc. thanks for helping ease the pain. I hope you have a few more still to come.
Many years ago, I knew an older fellow who ran a metal detector shop in Old Town, San Diego. In the 1960's, this old guy found a cache of silver dollars behind a loose stone in the wall of a tumbkled-down building in a mining camp in the Mojave Desert of California. Those old mining camps tended to be pretty lawless places, and people would hide their valuables iin such places, so they didn't get robbed.
Chris's key is a button hook for gloves and shoes. Still watching
That thing you couldn't figure out what it was, looks like a window latch or handle. It's probably not, but sounded good.
Some hour long videos during this pandemic on my 70” flatscreen would be freakin amazing! Love your videos, man!
Sweet digs
Hey Brad and Chris 👋👋👋👋 hope Ya'll are well
I have a friend in his mid 80’s goes to England each with me to detect , He loves your Channel and lives in Vermont. He’s had a slight stroke , could you give John Lafountian a shout out?? Mean a lot to him! Thanks
Hello. Like a previous comment I was thinking that the car was a VW Beetle. But, looking at that rear side window I’m leaning more toward something like a 1948 Chevy Coupe, or possibly a Fleetline. Old American cars would’ve adorned their steel wheels with pinstripes and dig dish style center caps.
I think alot of the little things you find are button pulls. Maybe, even some of the big ones, were for bigger buttons.
Brad, based on the shape of the quarter window on the car, my initial thought would be that it is a '40 or '41 Chevy coupe.
Nice finds guys! I wonder if that small hook thing you found was a button holer to pull the small buttons of women’s shoes of the day through the holes?
The stag reminds me of insurance logo for the Hartford