Definitely a gate hinge, the part that was pounded into the post had the hole in it, the gate had the peg (broken off on yours). The third mystery item has me stumped. Super interesting video, thanks for this one!
Could the pocket knife that you found possibly be a Schrader brand? I'm going by the emblem. By the way, I believe you could find a railroad spike in the middle of the Sahara desert...lol. I still love watching your videos. Thanks Greg and keep on digging my friend
It could be. I'm just not an expert on pocket knives so I am not sure. If I did put the coil down there in the desert, my first find would probably be a RR spike. lol Really glad you still enjoy the episode and I appreciate you watching each week! ATB Greg
I lived right next to the remains of an old black smith shop as a kid. It burnt down years ago. Horseshoes and skeleton keys were numerous, just laying around. They weren’t seen as something to grab then. It’s private property now. Thanks for the excitement of what was there. I just watched PBS videos on certain black men in the Civil War of New York militia, so, nice button!
That's really interesting, Robin and I have yet to find any skeleton keys out there yet but there have to be a few there somewhere. Yes, NY had about 4,000 black troops and three regiments that fought in the war. There were around 80,000 black men fighting for the North and well over 90,000 fighting on the South's side during the conflict. Many went on to become Buffalo soldiers afterwards during the Indian Wars out west. Thanks so much for watching this one! ATB Greg
Boy y'all had an awesome day! Drew's button was an amazing find. I love those old hand forged spikes and nails. I'd love to find something like those. The ice flowers were beautiful. I've never seen any up close before. Yes, you do manage to find railroad spikes wherever you are. I hope y'all had a wonderful Christmas. 💖💯
We definitely did have an amazing day out there and it's incredible that there is still more to see from that hunt. It's a very special place that always seems to give up a bit more of it's past each time we're out there. We owe Drew a lot for sharing this amazing spot with us. Hope your Christmas was amazing! ATB Greg
Frost flowers are what I've heard them referred as. Frost flowers form when: The air temperature is freezing The soil is moist or wet but not frozen The plant's roots are still alive Might be the most amazing non detected find I've seen! Congrats on that! But the New York State button stole the show for me! Great day of digging! Congrats on all the goodies! Of course, the train pics are ALWAYS a cool bonus!
Glad you enjoyed this one, Bill and they go by either frost or ice flowers. May have something to do with the area of country, like soda and pop. lol ATB Greg
Greg, an awesome dig with great friends. Great location, loved ice flowers something new I learned about nature. My favorite find was the key plate. You are defiantly the railroad spike king. Excited to see part 2. All the best.👍👏😀
Thanks so much and really glad you enjoyed watching this one. The keyhole cover was definitely a nice find and I was amazed to see those ice flowers in person finally! Looking forward to putting the Part 2 episode together. It was one that definitely took me back a few years! ATB Greg
Greg, you are a railroad spike magnet! And the coolest thing is, I was just thinking it would be wild if you found one way out in the old Civil War spot. It's like you read my mind!!😁😎😄😂🤔
So you're the reason I found those! LOL I'd like to think that the soldiers had lifted those from a depot to use as tent stakes but who knows how or why they ended up there. :) I'm always glad to see them in my holes although it is a bit uncanny how they seem to find me out there! Thanks as always for watching, Judy. ATB Greg
Thanks Mary and those ice flowers are very rare to find and see. They appear only under the strictest of conditions and there are only two plants that can make them. Glad you enjoyed seeing them. ATB Greg
Hi Greg, Chris & Drew , good hunt my friend and some nice old relics the pocket knife is very nice but my favourite ( none detecting find ) was the lovely ice flowers never seen that before , anyway hope all is good with you best wishes and a happy new year my friend ATB Rob .
Thanks Bob and it turns out it wasn't a leg at all. Will be sharing more about it and the other pieces in the next episode. Always appreciate you watching my friend. ATB Greg
Is the "pivot pin" mystery find possibly the top inside latching part of an old lock? They generally have a pivot pin or a pinning hole on the swing side and a notched end on the locking side. The other mystery find pieces I think could be to a gate hinge or some type of a door. If there were ever a site I wouldn't mind digging up iron it would be at the site of a blacksmith shop.
I love all the iron I am finding at that little spot. Wish I knew what the shop looked like back then. Thanks for all your help, Steve! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg
Wow,what a great video,I didn’t think there was gonna be any train pictures because of the different buildings that once stood there!,but you even managed to find a couple railroad spikes,thank you for this video,when is the next one coming out?,I’ll be looking for it!!
Thanks and glad you enjoyed this one, Jan. I just seem to find those spikes out there. (or they find me) lol The next episode will be out next Thursday at 8AM. Appreciate you watching! ATB Greg
I think the two spikes are a door/gate hinge. In fact I think the first one fits into the second one. Second one has hole that the first pin fits in. They were driven into the door and door frame or gate post.
Yes, I think it might be. Pretty cool as that would be the first one that I've found before. Thanks for the help and glad you enjoyed the video. ATB Greg
Thanks Rob and I hope you did too! Those ice or frost flowers are very rare to see. The weather and air temps have to be just right, there needs to be a hard frost and there are only two plants that can create them. So glad I was able to film and share them. ATB Greg
That's exactly what came to mind for me as well. Thanks for the help, Gus! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! Now, more importantly, what Studebaker do you own; a Lark? :) ATB Greg
It might have been. They definitely had to have had some reason to purposefully shape it that way. It's a neat piece. Thanks for watching this one, Brian! ATB Greg
That chin link could definitely be a 1700's striker to hit against flint to make fires and from what ive seen on fur trade videos, might have a makers mark.
I'll have to look into that. I had never seen any nor heard of those before. That would be quite the find! Thanks for the help and for watching this one. ATB Greg
Haha I think it has a lot to do with me always digging every signal that I get and I also never shy away from digging the iron targets out there. Thanks for watching this one, Brian. ATB Greg
Mystery finds reminds First & Second one looks like a big spike the drive into wood? to Hold down possibly freight Or to tie your horse, could be anything…. too thick to be a clock hand. Other mystery find reminds me of part of a grinder to mill down flour or grain, Most likely Coffee grinder or a very large pepper /salt grinder
Heck no! I have enough stuff to carry out there! LOL There didn't have to be a RR nearby as a lot of people back in the day would snag them and repurpose them. Thanks for watching. ATB Greg
Is that Matt Gaetz, the Florida congressperson who recently resigned, in the American Flag advert around the 6:00 mark in the video? Another great iron day for you. Rose nails are pretty cool imo.
No, that's one of the owners of the business. There's a bit of a resemblance there from that angle. Always love finding that old iron and rose head nails are awesome to find. Not easy to come by here in E. TN. Thanks for watching this one, Adrien! ATB Greg
Look at that coffee with one of my favorite! Boom, let’s go let’s go treasure adventure🌎🌺🎉👵🇺🇸✌️💕
Thanks as always for watching, Kelly!
Definitely a gate hinge, the part that was pounded into the post had the hole in it, the gate had the peg (broken off on yours). The third mystery item has me stumped. Super interesting video, thanks for this one!
Thanks for the help, Garnet! Much appreciated and really glad you enjoyed watching this one too! ATB Greg
Could the pocket knife that you found possibly be a Schrader brand? I'm going by the emblem. By the way, I believe you could find a railroad spike in the middle of the Sahara desert...lol. I still love watching your videos. Thanks Greg and keep on digging my friend
It could be. I'm just not an expert on pocket knives so I am not sure. If I did put the coil down there in the desert, my first find would probably be a RR spike. lol Really glad you still enjoy the episode and I appreciate you watching each week! ATB Greg
Actually I believe that back in the day they the brand was schrade Walden, and today they're schrade. Apparently Walden sold out...who knows for sure
I lived right next to the remains of an old black smith shop as a kid. It burnt down years ago. Horseshoes and skeleton keys were numerous, just laying around. They weren’t seen as something to grab then. It’s private property now. Thanks for the excitement of what was there. I just watched PBS videos on certain black men in the Civil War of New York militia, so, nice button!
That's really interesting, Robin and I have yet to find any skeleton keys out there yet but there have to be a few there somewhere. Yes, NY had about 4,000 black troops and three regiments that fought in the war. There were around 80,000 black men fighting for the North and well over 90,000 fighting on the South's side during the conflict. Many went on to become Buffalo soldiers afterwards during the Indian Wars out west. Thanks so much for watching this one! ATB Greg
Boy y'all had an awesome day! Drew's button was an amazing find. I love those old hand forged spikes and nails. I'd love to find something like those. The ice flowers were beautiful. I've never seen any up close before. Yes, you do manage to find railroad spikes wherever you are. I hope y'all had a wonderful Christmas. 💖💯
We definitely did have an amazing day out there and it's incredible that there is still more to see from that hunt. It's a very special place that always seems to give up a bit more of it's past each time we're out there. We owe Drew a lot for sharing this amazing spot with us. Hope your Christmas was amazing! ATB Greg
Frost flowers are what I've heard them referred as. Frost flowers form when:
The air temperature is freezing
The soil is moist or wet but not frozen
The plant's roots are still alive
Might be the most amazing non detected find I've seen! Congrats on that!
But the New York State button stole the show for me!
Great day of digging! Congrats on all the goodies! Of course, the train pics are ALWAYS a cool bonus!
Glad you enjoyed this one, Bill and they go by either frost or ice flowers. May have something to do with the area of country, like soda and pop. lol ATB Greg
Great video Greg! Looking forward to part two.
Thanks Billy and it's going to be a good one! ATB Greg
Here watching 👀. Enjoying another adventure...Thanks for the video..
Glad you're enjoying this one, Tom and thanks for watching!
Greg, an awesome dig with great friends. Great location, loved ice flowers something new I learned about nature. My favorite find was the key plate. You are defiantly the railroad spike king. Excited to see part 2. All the best.👍👏😀
Thanks so much and really glad you enjoyed watching this one. The keyhole cover was definitely a nice find and I was amazed to see those ice flowers in person finally! Looking forward to putting the Part 2 episode together. It was one that definitely took me back a few years! ATB Greg
Love the video!
Glad you enjoyed this one, Buddy! ATB Greg
"Halfway to lucky." That was pretty funny. And, gotta admit: Those "ice flowers"...Those are bizarre.
Glad you enjoyed this one and thanks for watching it! ATB Greg
I like the ice flowers. Unique!!!
Glad you liked seeing them, Jonathan. They are very rare to see. ATB Greg
Greg, you are a railroad spike magnet! And the coolest thing is, I was just thinking it would be wild if you found one way out in the old Civil War spot. It's like you read my mind!!😁😎😄😂🤔
So you're the reason I found those! LOL I'd like to think that the soldiers had lifted those from a depot to use as tent stakes but who knows how or why they ended up there. :) I'm always glad to see them in my holes although it is a bit uncanny how they seem to find me out there! Thanks as always for watching, Judy. ATB Greg
Cool place yall hunted, that button was killer. Made me a little jealous! Lol. Kenny
Haha I was a wee bit envious myself! That was a great button to find! ATB Greg
That find is a grind stem from an old coffee grinder, or a spice grinder. The square stem on top is where the handle attaches.
Thanks for the help, Gary! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg
Great hunt Greg, good to see Chris back with you. Looking forward to Thursday to see the rest of the hunt!
Iron pieces could be parts of gate hinges
Thanks for the help, Marvin! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg
Beautiful button Drew. Great finds for all.
Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed this one! ATB Greg
Back when Google pins were made of iron. What a great place to detect. I'm glad everyone found some nice artifacts.
Yeah but they kept tearing the paper maps. Glad you enjoyed watching this one, Mike! ATB Greg
@FindingAmerica hahaha good one
Enjoyed 👍 Never seen an ice flower. Cool
Thanks and those were very cool to finally see in person! ATB Greg
Excellent finds on a sweet piece of property! The ice roses are very cool!
Thanks Mary and those ice flowers are very rare to find and see. They appear only under the strictest of conditions and there are only two plants that can make them. Glad you enjoyed seeing them. ATB Greg
Awesome spot and finds
Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it, Darin! ATB Greg
Wow, the depot at that last train photo!---And so many wonderful winter oldies you found today...awesome!
That depot was a spectacular one! Glad you liked all the vintage winter pics too. Appreciate you watching this one. ATB Greg
That burrito button is so cool what a neat find, so much history in that soil
Thanks Mandy and that was definitely an unusual one! Appreciate you watching! ATB Greg
I always look forward to your pictures
Thanks Leo and I have a lot of fun choosing them for each week's episode. ATB Greg
That button was really cool. Great Job Greg, Chris, and Drew!!
Thanks Charlie and hope you had a great Christmas and livestream! ATB Greg
Awesome episode. So many great finds. You, Chris and Drew work so well together. Can't wait to see your next episode!
Glad you enjoyed it D and I always have found out there with the guys. Looking forward to putting the next episode together! ATB Greg
The Manticore and your well developed skill set are a win-win!
Thanks for those kind words, Max and I definitely gel with that Manticore! I have way too much fun with it out there! ATB Greg
Thanks 👍😊!!!
Glad you enjoyed this one and thanks for watching! ATB Greg
Awesome saves, fellas !!!!😃👍
Happy New Year, Greg !!✌🍀⛏⛏
Happy New Year to you too, Chad! We had a blast on this hunt!
@FindingAmerica
Looks like a great spot !!😃👍
Great old site and nice hunt with friends!
Fun adventure! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate you watching this one! ATB Greg
Awesome finds!
Glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate you watching this one, Patty! ATB Greg
Hi Greg, Chris & Drew , good hunt my friend and some nice old relics the pocket knife is very nice but my favourite ( none detecting find ) was the lovely ice flowers never seen that before , anyway hope all is good with you best wishes and a happy new year my friend ATB Rob .
Those Ice flowers are freaking awesome.
Great finds, Greg! Maybe someone used the railroad spikes as tent pegs. Cool find regardless of how they got there. 😊
Thanks Andrea and I have always believed that soldiers would have snagged them to use for that purpose. Thanks as always for watching! ATB Greg
Awesome finds, Greg. Cool pivot pens also.
Nice work guys!! The stove feet had to be individually adjustable so your ovens were level and your baked goods didn’t end up cockeyed😬
Thanks Bob and it turns out it wasn't a leg at all. Will be sharing more about it and the other pieces in the next episode. Always appreciate you watching my friend. ATB Greg
Is the "pivot pin" mystery find possibly the top inside latching part of an old lock? They generally have a pivot pin or a pinning hole on the swing side and a notched end on the locking side.
The other mystery find pieces I think could be to a gate hinge or some type of a door. If there were ever a site I wouldn't mind digging up iron it would be at the site of a blacksmith shop.
I love all the iron I am finding at that little spot. Wish I knew what the shop looked like back then. Thanks for all your help, Steve! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg
Awesome button
It definitely is!
Wow,what a great video,I didn’t think there was gonna be any train pictures because of the different buildings that once stood there!,but you even managed to find a couple railroad spikes,thank you for this video,when is the next one coming out?,I’ll be looking for it!!
Thanks and glad you enjoyed this one, Jan. I just seem to find those spikes out there. (or they find me) lol The next episode will be out next Thursday at 8AM. Appreciate you watching! ATB Greg
Cool Ice flowers and reli cs and spikes
Thanks Mike and glad you liked watching this one.
Good stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate you watching! ATB Greg
I think the two spikes are a door/gate hinge. In fact I think the first one fits into the second one. Second one has hole that the first pin fits in. They were driven into the door and door frame or gate post.
Thanks for the help, Colin! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg
Love the old iron! Wish I could identify the mystery items.
Thanks Steven and I just love digging that old iron especially very old iron like this stuff. ATB Greg
4:35 Maybe a clock hand?
Thanks for the help, Lefty! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg
Great video. Thanks for sharing!!! Very first find may have been a striker?
Yes, I think it might be. Pretty cool as that would be the first one that I've found before. Thanks for the help and glad you enjoyed the video. ATB Greg
Hope you had a great Christmas and you and yours have a very happy, healthy and successful New Year ✌️♥️
Good morning Greg, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas as well, I've never seen the ice flowers before those are really cool,
I was also amazed at seeing those ice flowers...never having heard of them before!
Thanks Rob and I hope you did too! Those ice or frost flowers are very rare to see. The weather and air temps have to be just right, there needs to be a hard frost and there are only two plants that can create them. So glad I was able to film and share them. ATB Greg
I've found 2 of those h&h bull dog buttons, and couldn't find any info, thanks for the info on them ,
Very cool and glad I could help you out with the ID, Arthur. Thanks so much for watching! ATB Greg
Third mystery find. Reminds me of handmade padlock loupe my great grandfather made. wish i could post a picture
That's exactly what came to mind for me as well. Thanks for the help, Gus! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! Now, more importantly, what Studebaker do you own; a Lark? :) ATB Greg
@@FindingAmerica have a 59 Lark 2 door sedan. A spring color. Hawaiian green
@@maryruhnke2408 That's a good year and a great color.
@@FindingAmerica A video of the Historic cars you've owned ?? Might be fun.
I may be mistaken, but your iron stove foot or leg piece may possibly be piece of an old coffee grinder 🤔
Yes, I think you're right! Thanks for the help, Joey! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg
Absolutely! You’re very welcome! We’ll have to get ya out here in Virginia some time and do some relic hunting.
Great button
I'm wondering if the burrito button was made into a makeshift game piece. I've heard of soldiers turning things into game pieces at camps.
It might have been. They definitely had to have had some reason to purposefully shape it that way. It's a neat piece. Thanks for watching this one, Brian! ATB Greg
That chin link could definitely be a 1700's striker to hit against flint to make fires and from what ive seen on fur trade videos, might have a makers mark.
I'll have to look into that. I had never seen any nor heard of those before. That would be quite the find! Thanks for the help and for watching this one. ATB Greg
Wow wherever you go you pull spikes out of the ground.
Haha I think it has a lot to do with me always digging every signal that I get and I also never shy away from digging the iron targets out there. Thanks for watching this one, Brian. ATB Greg
those hand forged spikes are for hinge pins to hang on ive got a set of hinges that would fit those prefect
That's a nice pintel , for a hinge. The pin is missing. Probably for a strap hinge.
Mystery finds reminds First & Second one looks like a big spike the drive into wood? to Hold down possibly freight Or to tie your horse, could be anything…. too thick to be a clock hand. Other mystery find reminds me of part of a grinder to mill down flour or grain, Most likely Coffee grinder or a very large pepper /salt grinder
Thanks for the help with those, Rick! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg
The third mystery item is the inside of a coffee grinder
Thanks for the help, Leslie! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg
I love the old iron. Still usable. I put new handles on axes and hoes. Made in America 🇺🇸
I love digging that old iron which is probably why I find so many railroad spikes too! LOL Thanks for watching this one, Julie!
Those are hinges for a gate or door
Thanks for the help, Robert! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg
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Thanks for watching this one, Robert!
I think you take a railroad spike with you were ever you go .😅😅😅😅😅what would a railroad be doing on that property way up on a hill??😊
Heck no! I have enough stuff to carry out there! LOL There didn't have to be a RR nearby as a lot of people back in the day would snag them and repurpose them. Thanks for watching. ATB Greg
Is that an old wooden gate hinge?
I believe so. Thanks for the help, Bill! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg
@@FindingAmerica I'm here every week. Love the pace at which your videos move with clear descriptions and photos. Thanks!
A hing pin for a gate...pin looks to b broken off....
Every time I see an excelsior button I think about Stan Lee.
I can see why. (Had to Google that one myself) LOL
@FindingAmerica LOL
Maybe a hoof cleaner
We had 8 degrees this morning can’t metal detect
Yep, that's just too cold.🥶🥶
Is that Matt Gaetz, the Florida congressperson who recently resigned, in the American Flag advert around the 6:00 mark in the video? Another great iron day for you. Rose nails are pretty cool imo.
No, that's one of the owners of the business. There's a bit of a resemblance there from that angle. Always love finding that old iron and rose head nails are awesome to find. Not easy to come by here in E. TN. Thanks for watching this one, Adrien! ATB Greg
@@FindingAmerica Ha! Thanks for clarifying that for me! Take care
the mystery pieces look like harrow teeth to me
Thanks for the help, Jim! Much appreciated and thanks for watching this one too! ATB Greg