THIS is Why I Metal Detect
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- On this adventure I metal detect the ruins of a 150 year old home and find a few things I've never found before!
Original music by Brad Martin
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Brad, we need people like you teaching in our schools. You would make every student anxious to get to school in the morning.
I think his wife is a teacher. Home schooling their son.
My son watches watches these videos when they correlate with our social studies/science/history units. We homeschool. He might be getting a detector from santa this year....
There are many thousands of excellent teachers like him in all of our schools.
@@TheMilwaukieDan Perhaps 20 or 30 years ago there were- but not anymore, other than the VERY rare gem. It is certainly not in the "thousands". This is why the rate of homeschooling is rapidly rising.
Gutfinski, I could not agree more.
Your hammer is a military lock hammer. Very similar in style to the type used on the 1841 -1865 Springfield rifles. Minor changes in shape with various years of production but basically what you have. This is not from a purpose made sporting or hunting rifle or shotgun. After the CW there were tens of thousands of these rifles sold as surplus and used for hunting. Bannerman's of NY was still listing them in his catalogs into the 1900's. Cool find! The cupped hammer face was to protect the shooters face from fragments of the percussion cap by deflecting down. The notch on the cup provided a directional vent to push gases forward and away from the shooter.
I have a friend that collects locks and he says your Lincoln padlock face was made by the Miller lock Co.
Great Information - Thank you
As I am not very well versed on Springfield, Halls, Whitney or many other military arms of the mid to late 1800s. That being said, the hammer Brad found is well rusted, therefore would be difficult to tell if it was military or somebody's old .36.🤷🤷 Can u point out something that I can recognize as military.
Good call. Nice.
@@thomaswaddell9012 I get what you're saying but I respectfully disagree. That hammer is in great condition considering its age and the fact that it is made of iron. It will clean up perfectly. He might not get a maker's mark, or “touchmark,'' proving that it's military, but the overall shape tells the tale, does it not?
@@WDBsirLocksight Thank you. Well said, Good Sir, Well said.
Your sense of contented wonder is infectious! Thanks for another terrific video.
Every time I watch your videos and you find something precious like a ring or other piece of jewelry or even an ornate button, it makes me think of how that individual must have felt when they lost that item. We as a more "modern" society have become so spoiled with how easy it is to get certain things of value and yet nonchalant at how disposable we've allowed things to be. As a kid, my Dad didn't make much, but we had everything we needed and nothing frivolous we didn't. My Mother didn't even have a diamond ring until she saved up literally until their 20th wedding anniversary, my parents wore simple gold bands.
Most people nowadays take everything for granted because of how easy it is to get what you need or just want. Those earlier times in our Country made strong and determined people who understood the value of what you had no matter how insignificant we may think of it today.....even a button.
Wow, great comment!! Also very true!!
I agree 100%.
Well said, I feel exactly the same way.
Great comment. I don't think truer words were ever spoken...
The history behind the items you find is my favorite part. I always imagine what the home and life was like for the people!
I hunt native American artifacts. I research every point, type, age. This tells my the tribe it belonged to, then I think about the people and their daily lives. I get personally involved with the people through the items they leave for me to find.
That brass product plate said December 10. My son and I are watching. He immediately said, “that’s my birthday!” Just 144 years before of course. You help make the past come alive! You are helping my boys (10 and 8) think about it more! Thank you for your videos. Wish they were more than once a week ;)
Very nice episode, Brad. It is amazing how we put ourselves in the period of time our finds point to when hunting. It's nostalgic to see how appealing the word "Lincoln" is beautifully scripted on that padlock plate compared to today's products. Thanks for sharing your hunt!
What a treat to join you every Friday on the hunt ! Found a town called “Whiskey flats” founded in the 1860s in California & has been underwater for 70 yrs. until the drought revealed it. Old Hollywood western movies were shot there also I’m sure it’s loaded !
Cool old finds Brad.
You are correct about the axe head.
One thing I really like about your vids is that you don't waste our time on how to dig a hole.
Man, if those things could talk... awesome finds! Thank you for taking us with you!
But they do! Even in broken down condition, they still tell a story. But honestly, I dream of being a psychic that can touch objects and see their past. Who owned it? how did it get there? Would I be able to tell what happened to it's owner. I bet Brad would love to get answers to many questions.
Loved the video. You are so personable and experienced. It's a joy to watch you hunt and display your finds.
This isn't just a metal detector channel, your are a history detector. Thanks for a cool channel.
Could be a button but I feel with the size and the what looks like two holes in it, it may be a concho. They're often used on saddles and horse tack. Ones that you can often use as tie ons on your saddle for carrying equipment often have two holes in them to run leather lace through.
That was my thought too, and the brass filial also could have come off of a carriage and been bent in a tip over, and the tag that says spring balanced also sounds like a possible carriage.
I thought the "finial" could have been a latch or door handle to a stove.
@@pandachickenmama I think you may be right about that. I just took a look at photos of stoves of that age, and some of them have brass decorations. Good eye, mama
Another great video Mr. Martin!! But DON'T read this until you've enjoyed the researching 1st!!😉 The brass plate marked "spring balance", is likely a piece of a hanging spring scale. Most of it would have been made of thin steel, but a brass face was standard. An "oldie" version of what many fishermen still use to weigh a fish. The heavy handle with decorative end, may well be from a stove.
That "chisel" may have been used as a "sickle anvil", to dress the tools edges in the field. One drove a sythe anvil or sickle anvil, into the top of a fence post, and hammered the very edge of their hand "reaper" blades, as needed. Hammering rather than grinding, helped the tool last many seasons longer. Some blacksmiths would love to put some new hardenable steel into the cutting edge of that old ax head, which is called the 'bit' of an ax head😁👍(it can be done😉).
As a Vermonter living in Hawaii it’s a joy to see the fall scenery in your videos and get a little taste of home. It’s my favorite time of year!
Nice finds. The Precussion cap hammer you found is a great piece , after all they're guns were a vital part of life back then. A good while back I was detecting an old school house site the building was still standing and under the edge of the floor at the door way I swung my detector and got a strong iron signal and dug it and it was a nice Flintlock hammer , the school had to be built over it while it was in the ground , that always makes a very interesting find and always think what's the story behind this.
What a fabulous fantastic hunt!!! Loved the flower button!!! I think that was my favorite!!! Can't wait for the next hunt!!! God Bless!!!
It would be great to have a video with you and Eddie together again!
Sometimes you show your finds after you clean them up. I would like to see more, like the gun hammer for instance. I’m a big fan; looking forward to seeing more adventures with Eddie. 👍
Love your editing with the music. Have a great week.
Good morning Brad , my favorites were the Lincoln lock cover, the firearm hammer and the broken bell. Thanks for taking us along! 👍
Another good day, thanks for taking us along ❤
While first invented in 1820 the percussion cap did not 'catch on' in the marketplace until 1830+. Military guns did not use them until the 1840s. Why is far beyond me. The percussion cap was so much more dependable in foul weather than the older flintlocks. I think it probably gets back to the old addage " If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
That's a fantastic find Brad!
Also they had to fork out the money to purchase new equipment. They had stores of the old ones as well and we’re definitely better stewards of budgets then.
The brass item @ 11:30 is the front cover of a fish (?) scale. If it is what I once had, the lower half of yours is broken off. There would have been a vertical slot down the middle of the lower (missing) half with gradient markings on it and a needle (a metal painted arrow) that would move up and down in the slot and point at the weight markings on the sides of the slot. A metal hook hangs from the bottom where you would attach the fish, meat, or whatever you were weighing. The hook attaches to a spring that is fastened behind this front cover and it is enclosed in the back by a tin metal enclosure. The top end of the spring would attach to the inside top of the enclosure. There was also a round metal ring at the top of mine for hanging it on a nail. If you examine the bottom edge of yours I think you'll find it is rough from being broken off. Mine was also from NY and the font and design of the letters looks the same, though I don't remember if mine was made by the same company or not.
Thank you for beating me to the punch. I knew what was instantly. I have a similar one in my trucks glove box. I used it to weigh items at Goodwill distribution centers in Indiana.
You do an excellent presentation Brad.
My 2cents on the musket hammer is I have a Springfield US musket dated 1847, 69 cal. It has the date 1853 on the action. An expert told me that flintlocks were being converted to percussion in that era. State of the art.
Another excellent video thanks Brad from Ireland 🇮🇪 👍
Looks like a great day in the woods! Thanks for taking us with you!!
Good morning Brad another beautiful day in the hills of Vermont . Great seeing ya again. Great finds, the hammer to the rifle was my favorite piece . God bless be safe stay well until next time
Hi Brad. Another beautiful video, thanks and keep it up. A Spring Balnce was an old fashioned way of weighing items. It looks like you have half of the front plate that would house the spring used for weighing. Iron ring at the top and iron hook at the bottom.
Thanks for the reply. I learn something new again from Brad
Great job Brad !! Your gun hammer looks like either a US m1842 or a m1841 “ Mississippi “ rifle. There was a govt contractor in Windsor VT in the 1850’s that produced quite a few. I actually own and still shoot one made in 1850 in Windsor that was converted to .58 caliber and fitted with a bayonet lug and long range sights. Cool find. If you can get it clean enough, there should be a inspectors stamp on the inside face and you can narrow down the gun it was made for, I’d say there’s a 75% chance it’s military . A company called Bannerman’s bought up surplus arms after the civil war and sold them to the general public as hunting weapons. Many returning vets became very fond of their service weapons and bought what they had used in the war. The sad part is many we’re bored smooth and cut down as shotguns.
Bob
I believe the finial you found came from a fireplace tool set. Great video as always!
I have been enjoying your videos so much since I discovered them. Trying to watch every one of them.
The second find could be part of a fireplace bellow. I’m not 100% sure though, Stef Digs may know. Fantastic video, Brad! Happy hunting! ✌🏼❤️😊🍀
That elegant Chatillion brass artifact is part of the front of a hanging scale. An item may be suspended by a hook from a spring which is connected to a pointer which moves down a scale of numbers to indicate the weight. You’ve probably seen one before. I wonder what the people who lived on that farm would have done with it.
This is what I thought "spring balance" meant as well. Hanging spring scales were common home/kitchen tools in that time period for weighing things like meats, produce, grain, etc. for cooking preparation and other purposes.
That is the first one I have seen that was found by MD. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and sharing your videos. I have learned very much from you. Your country is beautiful. From Texas USA
Great video. The floral button as you called it is very interesting. I have seen those in Europe where they were sewn onto hats or even berets as the crest. Just an idea for you...
I haven't watched RUclips much this summer and haven't watched you much lately but when I do they always satisfy. One of the best metal detecting channels on RUclips, if not THe best!
Another great video! That old gun hammer was really a great find. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Brad, been following since Covid winter. That’s not going to change. Praying for your health.
I love your channel. I bought a metal detector a couple weeks ago because of watching your videos. The overall feeling of care, quality and genuine appreciation for history makes your videos so much more than just metal detecting videos. Your music is so melodic and rich sounding. The sound quality is exceptional. What plug-in do you use to get such a beautiful, expanded 3 dimensional sound effect?
Good Morning Brad from central Alabama 🌞. Enjoying your metal detecting and music very much 👍🏻🥰‼️
Very nice day of hunting good work I love it be safe out there and watch your six God bless Gene Gorringe Mi 👍✌️🇺🇲
My morning coffee with Brad😊
Thank You Brad!
Always a joy Brad. The chisel would be a framing chisel at a guess.
That has to be the coolest flower button I've ever seen. Very nice Hunt Brad. Take Care.
JUST HAVE STARTING TO WATCH YOUR VIDIOS. DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVER GO BACK AND READ THE COMMENTS, BUT I MUST SAY YOU ARE A WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF KNOWLEDGE WHEN IT COMES TO ALL YOUR FINDS. WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME VIDIOS OF SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTIONS YOU HAVE AMASSED DURING THE YEARS. GOD BLESS AND KEEP DIGGING. 😊😊😊😊😊
I always enjoy the little history lesson that you give on some of the items ! I hope to get a metal detector soon so I can detect around my farm ! Part of the house was built in 1890 here in south central Kansas ! About 50 miles northeast of my place was my great grandfather's homestead where I was raised ! I got into collecting old coins after I found a 1877 Seated Liberty Dime on my great grandfather's homestead when I was about 12 or 13 years old !
Steve Clark, you are in south central Kansas and I am in south central Kansas. Cowley County to be precise.
Love your old videos and I hope you’re feeling better Brad!👍
The spigot likely went into a barrel tap. Great Hunt....as usual. Thanks! HH
Nicely done as usual your finds seem to bring the place alive again, i enjoy your videos, catch you on the next one. 🇺🇸
I agree with the teaching. You are a historian in my book. 🍂Happy Fall 🍁 🐿️ to you and to all who watch.
Very exciting finds, Mr. Brad. Especially the super fancy button and the old gun part. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. Make it a good-er day!!!
Way Cool find that hammer! Great load of stuff. Thanks for taking me along. 😎
Seems like researching the items found is as much fun as finding them.
That was some good finds. The flower button was beautiful.
Wow, some goid digs! If only things could talk, and give info to you! Ha have a great weekend with family! The weather will be changing!👍🙏😘
The Bells...love when you find bells; even portions of them -I would love to see your full collection some day.
LOVE TO WATCH YOUR VIDEO'S, THANK YOU FOR
SHARING THEM WITH US !
GOD BLESS !!😇🙏GREAT JOB 👍
Nice bell even if it isn't a whole one. Cool button. Awesome scale plate. Beautiful ring.
That's quite a treasure trove you found there. What fun! Have a great time researching them!
Always enjoy your videos thanks from. Sc
Love your videos. Thank you for teaching and letting us live another life vicariously through you ! 😁😆🫂
I’m usually a bit jealous watching you metal detecting in such a cool place with the history and such… but for me, metal detecting in suburban Chicago, the vast majority of wedding bands I find are gold. Usually 14K gold. And just rings in general are either gold or silver, or obviously kid’s jewelry. So, I guess I have that going for me.
the brass piece is the face plate off a spring balance
I don't know why I missed this video but I was glad to find it. Hope you're on the mend.
I have been a woods tramper my entire life. When young my dad always warned me about old homesteads. They are fun to explore but there can be dangers.....old wells and cisterns!
I have seen a button like that before--and they had four holes which did not go through to the surface. Apparently they sewed the first layer four holes to a ring, and that ring formed the neck of the button. It was used a lot in in seamen's wear.
Always enjoyable to watch. Thanks!
As always, great video!
Great video! I really like your love of history, it has always fascinated me also. I would call that a great day metal detecting!
There's something very calming about the way you present your posts. There's something very predictable in the way, you go about finding and presenting and explaining your finds too. All good my friend. Subscribed here for the long run mate😀
Congratulations on another great day of detecting. Keep digging up those stories.
Brad great day for the place and the fines are awesome Information about the history of the 👍
So I did a quick Google search and came up with Chatilon's improved spring balance SCALE. It's a "hand held" vertical scale, much like a fish scale. You can get an intact one for under $20.
Thanks for sharing the hunt.
Beautiful scenery!!!
Well done 👍
You & Donny Laws are the reasons I bought a metal detector. I'm one of few people in the county I live in, who knows where William H. Crawford lived back in the late 18th & early 19th centuries. I plan to metal detect around the old foundation of that home site.
Another great hunt with lots of the daily life remnants found. Thanks for taking us with you.
Great stuff Brad. I love the variety of finds from this location. I hope you are able to return some day.
I absolutely love your videos u r my favorite and have been for years now.. no one else keeps me coming back like u Brad.. I think I have watched everyone and loved each thank u for doing what u do.. I also tell all my friends to watch u and they come back to tell me they enjoy u too ❤
Brad what super cool finds the woods are awesome you find the coolest stuff out there and the way you present your videos and stories behind each find in the woods it's just amazing
Enjoyed, as always, with my first cup of coffee! Thanks for the adventure today!
Thank you Brad, for another great day metal detecting in Vermont! Yes, I enjoy your videos!
Excellent finds today, great items to research. It's interesting that when I saw the brass tag I was thinking hanging scale. I wonder what they used it for!
Those gas lamp pcs are found so much because we we're a throw and still are a throw away society, but what are u gonna do when that glass shatters? Lots of really cool finds in tool etc today! See u next week Brad thanks! 💕💙💜
Beautiful button good find.
Cool finds.
Rusty Gold love it Brad
Really is nice when you show the item cleaned up! And I always love the way you display your wrap up items! Mike in sunny Florida
Another great hunt.
I think the reason you find pieces of old oil lamps is due to a lot of people leaving them in the house and even in the barn even when they left to go live or work in other towns/states so that they would have light there if or when they came back. Like I have been to some 1800s houses and barns that are now state-owned and have been left the way they were found and a lot of them had an old oil lamp either on a table or hanging not far from a door and some hanging in the old barns. So I believe a lot of people would leave them on purpose like the owner would leave them there so that they had light for when they returned, and they never returned, and others that came upon the houses would use and leave them so that others would have a light if they came across the place and needed to hunker down for a night or more, but then as time went by the roofs on the houses and barns would fall in breaking the lamps and then rotting into the ground. Then you come along and find them and they get a new home. lol. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. lol.
great stuff thanks
I'm late... I loved the finds! a few of them are amazing! As always your videos are the best! loved the Lincoln and two feminine decorative pieces... thank you I love listening to you.... see you next time...
Hi Brad, that have a knife that you found I’m not sure which video it was but it is a butter knife and they’re smaller than a regular table knife. I hope that helps. I watch you a lot. I enjoy watching you. You’re very nice quiet and I like the things you find I know most of them not all but most I enjoy it thanks.
At 11:28 the Chatillons is a portable weight scale, this front plate is broken above the slotted slide where the weight would be shown possibly 0 to 50 lbs.
Fantastic hunt
Don't change a thing, your videos are all excellent sir,thank you for sharing your hobby
Great job Brad