AMAZING WW2 artillery shell found Mudlarking The River Thames - London

[@Sifinds]

Thanks for watching Mudlovers! For more EPIC Mudlarking kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqGTi6moaN6WiNk

[@bevannamagicalraggybear8727]

My Gran worked in the munitions factory. Heavy hard work. The sulphur turned the workers skin yellow as it stained it. Thousands a day they were making, crating up and sending out for armament checks, once stamped they were recrated

[@bevannamagicalraggybear8727]

As he came in a 4 am he almost had a face full of cast iron fryingpan lol! She thought he was a looter! They had been bombed out so she had had to move. Took him hours to find her. Great video you must go back again. No doubt you'll find something to top that!

[@jankent5677]

My Mum lived and survived the blitzes of London. She had told me so many sad yet fascinating stories. Funnily, seeing all the bricks, made me tear up.

[@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069]

This is excellent. I used to go looking for old ww2 stuff around the countryside near maidstone as a kid in the 1970s with an old fieldmaster F33 then a cscope vlftr770d . Had the added bonus of being shown where all the AA BATERRIES and barracks where as well as some ammo dumps by my ww2 vet uncle. Gave my whole collection away to a bloke dressed like General patton at the war and peace show to put in his private museum. Again brilliant video.

[@marklightfoot9113]

At last someone who makes a great video, as it is without any stupid dancing and faffing around, no stupid music and no bigging themselves up. Brilliant mate keep them coming, I have subscribed to your channel. Great finds by the way.

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Butt! (I assume your Welsh? I have good friends from Wales) Thanks for the comps and for watching! ATB

[@BritishBoy1971]

Well done Si, it's so good to see someone get some true satisfaction from their hobby! 🙂

[@Sifinds]

Rottie well said mate. Cheers!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Great Video! Such a lot of history too. What a shell. Im very envious I have to say! :)

[@Sifinds]

nicola white mudlark - Tideline Art Cheers Nic!

[@goldripper4138]

Lovely Jubbly... Nice find.. Nice mantel conversation piece👌👍

[@cplatter38]

I gotta be honest, mudlarking the Thames is a bucket list thing for me! Funny that folks say the same about where I live!!

[@maarinabudd]

Wow, that 6 pounder is a lovely find Simon, I hadn't seen this video before but well worth the wait, that brass shell is a fantastic find! 😍

[@janvafa4253]

The length of the splitting wedge also gives you an idea of the size of the logs they were splitting... in this case ... huge!!! Nice find!!!

[@Steve55D]

Simon, what a superb video! I totally enjoy9ed your explanation of the markings... amazing. You outdid yourself on this one. I keep following you. Steve, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

[@thetruthwillout3347]

It's a 6 pounder shell. I've got one from 1938 that sits by my fireplace and holds my fire irons. Good find.

[@emmavanursel2610]

awesome historic find!! Thumbs up!!

[@martymartin7962]

Congratulations! A booming good find!

[@samplerstitcher]

My mom lived in the east end during WWII, would love to have a rummage along the Thames....

[@jannerkev]

Cracking find Si. This vid was the first of yours I watched on KZbin. Just watched it again. Keep it going mate.

[@helenmcateer2455]

Great watching this! I felt your excitement at the find!

[@PabloDiablo682]

I have watched this episode quite a few times. I really like it.

[@wyldchild346]

Those Bricks are beautiful I could turn them into artistic pathways in the garden. or use some stacked up with a board for shelving.

[@janicebowie4738]

Simon you said you were looking for one.....boy did you deliver.. Excellent find Simon great hunt and excellent video. Your so knowledgeable it's a joy to be with you on your Hunt's, could watch all day .Thanks Si.🤗🤗🤗Janice.

[@Sifinds]

Aw thank you Janice - appreciate your comments, more to come soon!

[@davewhittington1368]

Lovely shell casing First Class find !! Great !! Thanks for sharing

[@Sifinds]

David Whittington Thanks David!

[@Hailstonepie]

Brilliant find.

[@vwtdis]

Might be worth putting the camera on a tripod to free up your hands to dig something like that out again or put the camera on time lapse. Great find, it was in good condition

[@adamdavis4346]

Another great video. Great work on the production. Nice touch on the end with frozen shot and the water still running!

[@Sifinds]

Adam Davis Cheers Adam, glad you liked that bit!

[@traceyhill4929]

beautiful find ive never seen one...good job for not giving up

[@andy2950]

Great video, loved the stylish explanation of the markings 👍

[@thebrothers3971]

We had a couple of 3.7 shell cases eitherside of our fireplace when I was a kid in the 50's. my dad bought them home from the war.Also two Oerlikon cases on the mantlepiece. He was on the ack ack guns.

[@Sifinds]

the brothers wow! My grandad was in the Royal Tank Regiment. Our fathers and grandfathers were heros! We shall remember them!

[@thebrothers3971]

I'd better add my dad was a Sergeant mainly on the 40mm Bofors gun. What sights and horrors did they see?

[@Sifinds]

@@thebrothers3971 Doesn't bear thinking about! My grandad never spoke of it...

[@catgp2015]

Sweet, I love the way you the historical information. It helps to understand it all. Cheers

[@Sifinds]

Cathrine Parsons Thank you!!!

[@conitorres9774]

Happy you found what you were searching for. It's a beauty.

[@Tracys_Little_Patch_of_Dirt]

My old nan was a bomb girl. She used to work at Payne's firework factory that was turned into bomb factory during the war then back to fireworks factory after.

[@Tracys_Little_Patch_of_Dirt]

@@getin3949 did she keep a copy of the calender? Bet she was an absolute stunner.

[@citykidrestorations9406]

Great video! I hope you find more WW2 artifacts!

[@Sifinds]

City Kid Restorations Thanks. What about WW1?

[@ricksheetz1873]

Nice Si

[@paulinehay620]

Absolutely bloody amazing 👌👌👌👌👌

[@bevannamagicalraggybear8727]

And sent to the lines.. Scary times, often the factories went up, and they had to relocate. Once my Gran ended up in an underground factory, with the bombs dropping above them. After my Grandad came home after Dunkirk, he made her change job, not as easy as that sounds as you were allocated your warwork. Because she was a Nurse, she went into the hospitals. It took 6 weeks for the dye to leave her skin. Grandad was lucky when he came home from Dunkirk., she'd received a letter to say he was lost in Action.

[@nancywarren608]

How sad to see all the brick and knowing why its there. What a sad time in history. But you're happy with your find so Cheeds Mate. From S Carolina, USA

[@chuckcarpenter6858]

Thanks for the part of history.

[@simhifree2416]

Good to see you back! Well done video Si.

[@Sifinds]

simhi free I never went away! More to come soon!!! Thank you!

[@bevg9460]

Brilliant find Si I love your passion for everything you find 🙂

[@cheshirelasslani3939]

Wow...that’s so great you found that and did all the research on it. Bravo Si 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 that is a piece of History ...no doubt 👍🏼

[@Sifinds]

Yes, thank you

[@sherryrector2275]

Great find. Do the happy dance. 😋

[@Tyler.i.81]

What a great hobby you have so much history on that river cool find.

[@Sifinds]

Thanks!

[@SmallWonda]

WOW! CONGRATULATIONS - GREAT FIND, SI! ⛏😎🌟

[@Sifinds]

Small Wonda Cheers pal!

[@redfog42]

Top drawer! Thanks for the link x

[@AngelaFaithHodge]

INCREDIBLE. You are good at this!

[@marlenebadyrka2863]

Amazing. Find.........

[@Adam-Gates-Mudlark]

Woah! I would love to find one of them Forsure!

[@ChillBill1]

Nice one Si!

[@Sifinds]

Cheers CB!

[@Birdbike719]

Great find!

[@laneylanes6660]

Wow 😯 well done 👍🏽 lucky you!

[@bettyofe-grant8451]

Brilliant find congrats!

[@Sifinds]

betty ofe-grant Thanks!!!

[@lynetteswinburn5408]

Thank you for filming this discovery. Such fun to come along for the adventure! I'm a relatively new subscriber so doing a bit of catch up.

[@XdriverRuhr]

Very nice find. This is history very well explained.

[@Sifinds]

KarstenOnAir Thanks mate!!

[@pit_stop77]

Good find 👍

[@cheshirelasslani3939]

My dad served in the USAF ...Stationed in England right at end of WWII and he was SAC. strategic Air Command...use to load up big bombs on aircraft...I can imagine he’s seen shells big or bigger ...what a rare find Si... bloody amazing after all these years in the mud 🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@moirablack3768]

What a find🤗👍

[@Vault57]

Great find! I have a 75 mm brass shell casing from WW 1 which was turned into a piece of trench art. It is embossed with the word “Victory” and the date “11-11-11-1918”. That is for the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 1918. That was the official end of the war to end all wars. I think someone forgot to tell the rest of the world that...This Sunday on 11-11-11-2018 we will be remembering the 100 anniversary of the armistice...and the nations are ready to go at it again!

[@Sifinds]

T B Well said. I love trench art! Nice to see some beauty come out of such a horrific action... thanks for sharing your story!

[@joan7823]

What a treat..... I haven't seen this post b4. Great find So.. xx 🦘🇭🇲🦘

[@paddy1437]

amazing dood. love your vids. subs are going up i see. thanks for all your effort

[@Sifinds]

Patrick Storey Thanks Patrick, yeah I’m trying hard mate. Glad it shows 🙏🏻

[@sandral5]

My God mu heart stopped until you said it’s not live anymore 😂

[@silversniffer-kv5vj]

As usual, great video, well done mate what a nice find for your collection. ATB HH Andy

[@Sifinds]

silver sniffer3030 Thanks Andy!!

[@silversniffer-kv5vj]

Hi Si, I have my Thames permit, and was wondering if you could tell me if there was anywhere near to Chertsey I could go mudlarking

[@Sifinds]

silver sniffer3030 Sorry mate. Never been that way. Just get down there and have a look! You never know you might find yourself a good area. Look for old bridges, wharfs or pubs for starters... good luck!

[@jcee8493]

9:07 Yeah! Exactly what I was thinking!

[@clauwilla]

Hola Simón , estupendo vídeo ,felicidades. Hasta el próximo , gracias. Saludos.

[@Sifinds]

Claudia Siverio Díaz Thank you!

[@mongodlx]

Thanks for sharing

[@tereselapree222]

Best fix your spade Si! Great shell! Love the excitement in your voice!

[@Sifinds]

terese lapree I’ve got 4! I picked the wrong one up ha ha!

[@joannhempen8210]

Wow!! Amazing

[@SnowPink90]

Congrats, you said you were going to find one and you found one, good for you!!!🌟🌟

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover👍🏻🐾🧡

[@blukeblue1235]

Hello Si Finds. I understand your excitement for Mudlarking. When I go out and walk the river bed after it dries up I get the shakes I'm so excited. Seeing a pristine gravel bed is like heaven. Is there any way to send you some email pics of some of my discoveries?

[@Sifinds]

We are kindred spirits... Find me on Twitter @sxsi, or Instagram @sxsi.

[@irnbruo3]

Well done cracking piece of history 👍the log spilter might not of been for logs , on the railway they used very similar called wedges to move the track to get the fish plate bolts in but either log splitter or wedge still cool 👍

[@kimmylass100]

My granda was killed in 1942 in Mersa Mertru he served in the DURHAM DLI ..

[@Sifinds]

Oh sorry to hear that. We shall remember all that fought for our freedom!

[@paulbryan4498]

Great find si only thing missing was nicola :) guess just have to put up with you keep them coming si

[@sandscratcherbri5574]

corker of a find mate, out like that top of my finds list

[@colarisaka]

Great video!

[@TheEireDigger]

British broad arrow mark on it mate 👍☘ what an Amazing find incredible 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@tomcastonguay2847]

Very nice a great piece of history TomCat

[@Sifinds]

Tom Castonguay Thanks Tom! 🙏🏻

[@52Morgan52]

Superb find Si, great to see you showing us another aspect of mudlarking, using your detector. I was surprised at the constant noise from the detector. Did you say that where you were was where they dumped the bombed out buildings?

[@Sifinds]

Chris Morgan Hi Chris and Thanks pal. Yes it’s just one patch amongst many where the demolished buildings were dumped, this was a large example.

[@Julia-xg5yx]

Could spend all day doing this it looks so much fun an interesting could it be done on a beach or somewhere like this?

[@willbejamming1532]

Compelling production values, Mr. SiFinds. I enjoyed the moving still shot at the end.

[@Sifinds]

Will Be Jamming Appreciate that mate. Thanks!

[@randompunkrockfox6867]

@@Sifinds cool video but get a proper army issue shovel not a folding one. As for digging some parts of Thames won't allow you to dig only surface finds or scratch surface normally a written permission from port of London authority will get permission ? How did you get away with digging ? As for shell early shells didn't always go off came down kids used to mess with em. Got blown up so bonzo fuse was fitted. Its a proximity fuse clockwork too I has a cool collection in my museum of shrapnel picked up during war by kids now in their 70s if you likes history I recommended you visit our museum at coal house fort east Tilbury and bay museum on canvey island both in Essex. 👍🐺🐾:-)

[@Sifinds]

Random Fox Hi mate. I’ve got a new spade now thanks. Also I’m a member of The Thames Mudlarks Society and I have permission to dig to 1.2 metres if I wish. Have you ever found interesting by Coalhouse. I’ve had a little look round there but detecting isn’t permitted round there. I’ve also visited the fort on one of the open days. It’s very cool!

[@randompunkrockfox6867]

@@Sifinds cool yep I has a few sites you find roman artefacts and pot shards I has my own museum its hands on too if your a local dude you could visit me I show ya round give ya something and I teach ya some helpful Hint's as I loves bushcraft and I spoon carving I has aircraft parts and ww1 and ww2 and 1800 finds but has you visit bay museum on canvey island I'm from laindon Basildon myself I'm on what's ap and telegram and hangouts add me if ya likes to chat anytime I could do with a friend mine are 12 wild foxes. A badger and a hedgehog I hand feeds as for coal house fort it has a very nasty ghost there I experience it myself 👍🐺🐾:-)

[@Sifinds]

Random Fox what’s your Instagram name?

[@Beth_D]

Imagine a garden wall made out of those bricks 😍 beautiful! Are you allowed to take bricks?

[@kristianstipe]

Or a patio floor

[@tomfisher2103]

I always wonder how one could re purpose those bricks. There seems to be enough to build entire homes with.

[@mandamoosgardeningadventur8305]

Awesome, awesome, awesome...

[@dracorino9668]

Fantastic video 👍

[@Sifinds]

John Molloy Thanks John!

[@cheshirelasslani3939]

Oh eh up ! 😱😳 that’s a big one mate!

[@evverrette1]

it wasn't until last summer I learned to dig in the rocky Arkansas soil with a hammer and punch bar. It made such a difference in my speed on projects. haha. I just pound the bar into the rocky ground and pry up big clumps. Much faster than a shovel or hoe.

[@pamcolechadwell1302]

really cool

[@dannyrolfe8953]

Love your vids 👍

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Danny!

[@walther007]

If you still have it, you can clean it up with Brasso. Takes a bit of elbow grease but you'll be shocked how shinny it will get. I would invest in a strong hand brush to prevent further damage next time.

[@MrVxrman]

Hi Si you have another subscriber 🙂 found my way here through nicolaand I’m now hooked on mudlarking 👍 cheers 👌

[@Sifinds]

Welcome dude! Thanks for watching!

[@kathywolfe6606]

Great "pipe extraction".

[@Sifinds]

Kathy Wolfe 🤩

[@allancotterill3010]

Realy like watching your programs to be first to touch after all that time right back to Romans

[@petermundy3339]

Nice one Sci I think you have a 40/60 Bofors shell

[@Sifinds]

Ah thanks mate

[@daisyday7610]

Wondering how you will get it home. you've been at it for awhile and not at the end yet. It's a beautiful piece of history. It'll be fun to polish.

[@d.e.s4432]

Beautiful piece of history there! Wonder if that was from a ship mounted gun or if there was a battery near by?

[@raypusey8037]

Another classic Si, thanks for the reveal and info. We owe so much to the men/women who gave their today for our tomorrow and to all those that lost their lives whichever side you come down on. 🕚 🎺

[@Sifinds]

Well said Ray!

[@suetaylor5186]

Superb find xx well done you. Only one question how would you explain that knife to the plod!!

[@Sifinds]

Sue Taylor Thanks Sue. It hasn’t got a sharp ‘cutting’ edge. It’s the same sharpness as a garden trowel, so great for digging but couldn’t cut naff all

[@cheshirelasslani3939]

Nice shiny George the 5 th coin, Britannia on the flipside

[@TheManWithTheHat]

Really loved that video. Liked and shared. See you soon

[@Sifinds]

The Man With The Hat Cheers dude! See you soon!

[@Brenda-qm4sy]

THAT WAS FREAKING AWESOME. HOW MUCH DOES ONE OF THOSE WEIGHT ?

[@kevinwaters60]

That metal detector sounds like The Beasty Boys song Intergalactic lol

[@leeklassy1012]

I hope there was a battery near by to help explain the location of your find. At the beginning you said all the brick rubble was dumped into the Thames. Was the casing part of the debris from the bombing of the buildings?