Berlin woods are still littered with WW2 relics

Detecting in Berlin, always good for a couple of great finds. I went to some old spots and they still pay off.
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[@robotslug]

1923 Lire coin, very cool! Probably from a German soldier who spent time in Italy. Now thats an artifact!

[@chapiit08]

Or an Italian volunteer who fought for the Wehrmacht. I knew one.

[@broccodoggo8363]

But they weren't deployed that far in or were they around at the time of the berlin defense

[@chapiit08]

Jawny Gash. People from many parts of Europe fought to the end in the defense of Berlin, including Italians.

[@broccodoggo8363]

gyazo.com/05ecf100ca401e45128471f18e91810b , the italians had pulled out of the war 1943

[@chapiit08]

Italy pulled out of the war in 1943 but not ALL Italians did, many volunteered to go on to fight for the National Socialist cause and so did Frenchmen, Dutchmen, Belgians, Norwegians, Swedes, Spaniards, etc.

[@dennissvitak148]

My brother and I were dependents on a small US Air Force base in the Ardennes, from 1960 to 1963. There were woods behind the village with burned out tanks, and LOTS of unexploded ordnance. We were verboten (forbidden) to go back there. I was seven, my brother was a little older...we went back there every chance we got. This was only 15 years after WW2 ended.

[@dennissvitak148]

@Phil McCrevice - I understood that a war was fought, and that the tanks and other weapons in the woods were as a result of it. There must have been a ton of unexploded ordnance back there, it's a wonder we weren't hurt.

[@trashcandatnoobwut2246]

Darren Murphy it probably sticks in his memory due to how often it was written on signs around the site. Achtung (warning) will have been another common sight.

[@dennissvitak148]

@Kyell Jongepier - Having a little fun. Herr Schu used just that word back then. Not all Americans understand -- "verboten" -- but my brother and I certainly did!

[@yunggod4420]

Dennis Svitak as little kids were you guys careful or just super reckless and lucky while in the woods?

[@dennissvitak148]

@@yunggod4420 - Careful, scared of being caught, and perhaps a little lucky.

[@Retroform1]

The items of thin metal are called feeler gauges. They are in various thickness and are used to measure the clearance of valves to camshaft/rocker arms . Due to there large size I'd suggest they are for truck and tank engines. Most were made of thin brass and explains the lack of corrosion.

[@TheMosinCrate]

Just think, the last time someone held that rifle and bolt was at the end of WW2 when a German soldier(or volkssturm) tossed away the bolt and rifle in different directions to prevent use and either surrendered or went home. And now you're holding it and likely find the bolt that went to that gun. How far away from each other were they?

[@harrisonclark3799]

@Turin Turambar I know right? Why don't youtubers read and respond to every comment?! completely rediculous.

[@2handedswordenjoyer]

most likely sent to a gulag and died there

[@abalrog42]

@@harrisonclark3799 honestly, I respond to mine...the nerve of these pricks lol

[@kingjor09]

No it was probably some racist murderer who got what was coming to him.

[@RandyMarshSP]

@@kingjor09 German soldiers outside of the ss were as honourable as the allies..

[@cavanblack]

The hell with the gun laws, I woulda loaded my bag with that ammo, it’s not every day you find WWII ammunition!

[@itswednesdaymydudes8631]

Cavan Black no cap

[@Cheesiethecheese]

DANGDUNDOMAGA!!!!

[@mr.plague2748]

They probably did but tell they didnt for the video

[@user-qo1me7hh2c]

Ikr

[@50mustangdrew]

But would you run those rounds? Lmao I wouldnt.

[@cweefy]

a soldier in w.w 2 was holding that rifle and then all the sudden it was on the ground and never seen again until you detected it . that is crazy

[@smug8567]

I knew a family of Luebke's once. Lived in Arkansas murdered their neighbor with a shot gun and an ax. Dangerous bunch they were. Deadly Dangerous!

[@evan8654]

@@smug8567 what is wrong with you?

[@smug8567]

@@evan8654 True story

[@memeboi9532]

@@smug8567 very big i shit my pants moment

[@0fcGab]

wondering here how many ghosts there are in this forest at dawn kkk

[@andrewspence7635]

Imagine how many people found them guns usable 60 years ago .

[@iileross8398]

@Some Rock Some brave fools probably went scavenging in panzers. They kept boxes of grenades in there, and there were probably stray guns lying around. Not to mention ammunition if it hadn't exploded.

[@naphackDT]

My father lost 2 fingers toying with WW2 ammo he found in a nearby forest. 4 other children from his village lost their lives when they unearthed and tried to dismantle a WW2 bomb. The sixties in Germany definitely were a different time from now.

[@Wolagio]

Some Rock I know some old Farmers that have barnes full of WW2 shit in working condition . One even had a still working halftrack plus Pak 44 both taken care of so they wouldnt rust . Highly illigal sure but also impressive to look at .

[@landonlittrell8198]

MrMabeLp he’s waiting for the 4th reich

[@Wolagio]

Landon Littrell If they would they could with some help .

[@rniejx4219]

Stg44s werent that common, thats pretty cool to find parts.

[@soldiersandstuff9607]

Rnie Jx4 they were as common as an MG42, about the same amount were manufactured

[@thecheesebuffalo3298]

@@soldiersandstuff9607 that many may have been made but most never saw very much action if at all because of the introduction of it so late in the war

[@Martian_Productions]

The stg44 was originally introduced in 1943 and was called the mp43. It saw action on the western and eastern front and was extremely common especially in 1944 and 1945 when production was ramped up.

[@sdsd2e2321]

Yeah, 450k built isn't common

[@Martian_Productions]

Comparatively it is. 450k was nearly 1/10th of the Wehrmacht by 1945.

[@amc3]

I`m from Scotland, my son moved to Berlin 2 years ago. To get away from the city he cycles to Kostrzyn in Poland and gets the train back. He goes through woodland, the same woods you have in your video. When I told him the history of this area, he was amazed. Now when he stops for a break he goes 30 - 40 feet away from the track for a look. Sent photos of things he found lying on the surface, mostly shrapnel, but he did find a spent K98 cartage in the summer. He took it home and his wife screamed ! Great video and such great incredible finds, pre IKEA wrench, love it.

[@mbburg2149]

One of the 99 luftballons

[@Em-yd9jn]

@@wernervoss6357 Indeed.

[@CL-vz6ch]

Red!?

[@Clungedoctor]

😂

[@MaseratiChris556]

I chuckled

[@patrickb6505]

Very underrated comment I love this

[@fdm91730]

In 1973 I was stationed in Berlin (Btry C 94 FA). A buddy married a local German girl and went to Hitler's Bunker with a metal detector. Result: really good Schmeisser SMG, and a near perfect Luger. Man, was I jealous!

[@TheSon257]

how did he manage to get into a sealed bunker in the gdr? i assume he was american too?

[@fdm91730]

@@TheSon257 There were mounds of dirt and debris on the outside of the actual bunker. All new soldiers assigned to Berlin Brigade went on a tour to the East Sector, that's what I saw. I observed the weapons personally, however I can't explain how he got these items through Checkpoint Charlie. I assumed that since his wife was German, and he spoke German, that they obtained the necessary permit to collect these artifacts. You'd be surprised what liberties were available in the early 70's Berlin!

[@williamliles7635]

I was in C Btry 1/94 in Furth. We found a small drainage pipe partially plugged with Hitler Youth knives and badges in 1969. At Grafenwoeher we could hardly dig a foxhole without unearthing something, mostly dud artillery shells.

[@fdm91730]

William Liles Gotdamn deer flies at Graf, and “flippies

[@McSeahorse]

I call Bullsit on your story.

[@munchkin9614]

My great uncle served for the U.S. during WW2. I’ve heard tales from my grandma about him during the war. This was pretty interesting. He was some sort of guard, don’t remember what it was exactly. He would sometimes chat with the German prisoners in their language, and offer them cigarettes. They were impressed by how well an American could speak German.

[@simonyip5978]

When you see the landscapes and the places in colour, hearing the wind blowing through the trees, it seems easier to imagine the sound of approaching vehicles and the shouts of the German and the Soviet troops and the sounds of their weapons.. "stavoi!" & "achtung!" and the 'tap tap tap tap!!' of the Gew-43s and 'bbbrrrr!' of the MG 34's etc. Most WW2 pictures are black and white so modern day colour film really does bring the battlefields to life.

[@simonyip5978]

Daniel Michael thanks for the heads up!

[@noobster4779]

Actually tzhe sound you would here in that forest is soviet artillery and german soldiers dying on mass. The Halbe encirclement was an utter slaughterhouse in 45 carachterised by heavy use of soviet artillery and divebombers. An entire german army "disappeared" in that forest.

[@thenormalgerman5683]

It is so interesting to find something like that! It is weird that something like that was laying there on the ground for like 70 years

[@harrylime5147]

A friend of mine hunts with a rifle that his grandfather brought home as a souvenir from The Pacific in WWII.. it is a bolt action Japanese rifle that my buddy says is in very good condition and accurate.He uses it for deer hunting.. I know nothing about guns so I could not answer any questions on what it is.I remember my buddies grandmother who lived in my neighborhood also. I saw his grandfather‘s gun collection all on display on the wall in thier basement. I never met the grandfather who died in the 1960,, But he had two nice hobbies,Besides his collection of 27 rifles.Every day he brought home a dollar bill and put it between the pages of a book, and emptied his pockets of change into a 5 gallon glass water bottle.He filled many books, and filled 3/5 gallon water bottles with silver change. They were all filled during the 30s 40s 50s 60s.. My friend inherited the books with a dollar bill between each page, the 27 rifles, and the 3/5 gallon glass water bottles filled with silver coins. My friend Jimmy and I went to the same grade school/high school/and We worked at the same company for 40 years, and we would often talk about The rifles and the coins. The last time we talked about them was 2016 Which is coincidentally when we both retired,and he still has not been tempted to catalog all those coins yet. Along the same topic lines, my wife has to piggy banks that were filled in the 50s and 60s with coins her father would give her for her bank when he got home from his truck driving job every day..Each bank is about the size of a gallon paint can.They were in her mothers attic forgotten about when she re discovered them after her mother died in 2014. I can’t convince my wife to catalog the coins there either. she thinks I’m gonna put them in a bubblegum machine or a parking meter Meanwhile, I worked in the field for most of my 40 years with the local electric company. I found coins practically every day, and I have never spent a single coin that I found. I have three containers of every coin I ever found, into this day, every coin I find, goes in one of those containers/gallon glass milk jugs. I have three of them filled.. I still to this day look for coins the best place I have ever found for a lot of coins at one time, Mall parking lots where they push the snow to with snowplows. After the snow melts of course

[@jamesbeason9256]

Probably an Arisaka type 99. 7.7x58.

[@andrewenriquez3138]

Very interesting story thanks for sharing with us!

[@youngsmokes6687]

Wow, you are legit type master 99.

[@ovoxo5793]

take them to pawn stars in las vegas

[@BacoPaul]

Imagine if you could see a small cutscene of the story from the objects you find

[@CountlessPWNZ]

batman detective mode

[@edmundojosezuazuachapa1612]

Live photos

[@giropetas]

That would be amazing, that's just what comes to mind when I see every object! I have thought just the same, every bullet found has a story, every shot... That's something that fascinates me

[@Outofthisreality]

Think about that everyday with my 100 year old pocket watch

[@gregbuckley7917]

How can the lady see what she's detecting with her face blurred like that?❓

[@BrianGivensYtube]

Greg Buckley She played Minecraft too long and got 8 bit vision...sadly theres no cure...

[@chefxshaq3574]

The real problem is how is she supposed to make the sandwich’s now😢😢

[@gregbuckley7917]

Use her pinpointer to find the ingredients

[@at6686]

She’s former ss looking for her lost equipment.

[@tediooficialisacgoulart.6448]

Me: * walking well in this forest. * An activated S-Mine that has not been removed: my time has come.

[@user-gn8lz6bm4b]

You wil go to brazil

[@tediooficialisacgoulart.6448]

@@user-gn8lz6bm4b i'm already in brazil, outside it is a good idea because here we are a specialist in skin reconstruction.

[@ren4issance-754]

@@user-gn8lz6bm4b I don’t want to go to Brazil!

[@191gav]

They battery charge rot away after five years

[@stmichael4655]

I wouldn't tell anybody anything..

[@gerardcovarrubias4051]

No cusing

[@deathbydg]

My grand farther told me during WW2 over in Berlin he found a camp of people that fled a village that had been attacked by Nazi's the men had been dragged into the woods and killed, by the time his unit got there the women were throwing silver coins into the woods to pay for the men's souls to go to heaven, maybe it was some tradition or a last minute ditch effort to do right by loved ones before fleeing themselves....To be honest I'm not sure whether he had understood what he was told/seen but kinda goes with finding guns and coins together in those woods.

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Cool story. Need to find my first silver war time coins though..

[@deathbydg]

@@ziblot1235 Excuse me Germans killed there own in thousands, all for 1 mans pure breed goal or had you forgotten what kind of human beings were running the German armies, Hollywood's got nothing to do with what I learned in school and off my granddad as he took part in Germany's 2nd failed attempt at genocidal global domination, and being British both WW 1 & 2's stories and history run deep in my veins, you say winner writes the stories and to that I say looser can make up whatever they feel helps them sleep better at night!! I'm not an intelligent man but I'm smart enough to know the difference between the real history and what the feel sorry for themselves want you to believe !! Just saying!!

[@SenorZorrozzz]

Be careful of land mines and hand grenades.

[@MrAdamske]

That's a legit fear of mine. What if the fuse or primer is still intact and activates. You'r fucked. Though to find a mosin or mp40 would be amazing.

[@Eshayzbra96]

an obvious hazard to be sure, but woods around cities have been thoroughly combed of mines since the war. Your chances of hitting a live mine or grenades are as probable as dying in a plane crash. I wouldn't say it won't happen but Berlin woods should be a lot safer than say, some random woods in Russia

[@Sahil.Qarayev]

O

[@jakegoss5727]

I hope you snuck a few rounds with you when you left

[@Nepomniachtchi_Austin]

No kidding, I hope so. Thatd be such a shame. I like to think he did lol

[@Blakhawk1703]

That would not please the crown. They need to bend the knee and report it.

[@chrismac1507]

@@Blakhawk1703 😂 man said... bend the knee

[@ericshepherd7786]

Swear 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Carpe_Diem_XCIII]

It’s a shame that that find of bullets intact in the clip need to be confiscated. I mean that’s pure WWII memorabilia that many would pay top dollar for as collectors items

[@TheMetalmachine467]

The amount of ammo flying around in those times must be crazy

[@user-xq9ox2xd3i]

Dude the amount of bullets the army still buries yearly would surprise you. Lol my ammo piles i have buried at work where much bigger lol.

[@gonufc]

@@AndreaGonzalez-ux5ju Yes, wonderful to fight for a man whose own insecurities led to the dehumanisation of anyone not like his idealised version of a human. It's pitiful. Go fight for him now then you hypocrite.

[@marlonjames2000]

@@AndreaGonzalez-ux5ju actually Hitler was the sole reason Germany lost the Russian front, cause he didnt like the idea of the Stg 44 being issued without his knowledge, so he stopped production. The Soldiers kept on produceing small numbers but eventually were caught, (one of the reasons that gun is so rare) shortly after Russia was lost. Germany also had the technology for supersonic bombers or nightvision goggles. None of them ever found significant use even thought these inventions alone couldve shifted the war by 360°. Hitler was a sick egomaniac with a bit of missleading charme and the power to fire up fear and disbelieve. Thats all.

[@earendilthemariner5546]

Question: what happened to bullets that were fired at bombers and missed? Just fall to the ground?

[@jakebeaker4243]

@@earendilthemariner5546 The trajectory of a bullet fired at an uphill target is more of a curve than just a free fall

[@noname1st139]

I've always wanted to look with a detector in a gun turret that was totally accessible as a child, you could almost get to the sleeping quarters, the land owner partially filled it in as it was attracting kids like me who would put themselves in danger going down there, the turret is still visible on top of a mountain near Briton Ferry bridge uk, now it's filled even more & can't see the beds & stuff that was underneath the turret, I think it's an amazing piece of history that should have been preserved

[@wes11bravo]

It boggles my mind that you can't keep 70 year old corroded ammunition that you unearth in reverence of its historical value. What exactly are they afraid you're going to do with it?!?

[@keptinkaos6384]

shits unstable wouldn't keep it intact myself unless you want to lose an appendage eye maybe your life.after all those years in the mud no thanks.

[@wes11bravo]

@@keptinkaos6384 - I wouldn't worry about a 7.92 round. A Teller mine or a PAK 75 round? Yeah, I don't need that shit in my collection. I think it's just the whole attitude the government has about benign stuff like this that rubs me wrong.

[@keptinkaos6384]

@@wes11bravo yeah I don't fully get it even in Australia you can collect Ammunition and even obtain a historical firearms collectors licence.but this is the EU there scared of there own shadows

[@marlonjames2000]

@@AndreaGonzalez-ux5ju actually most of us arent, the Politicians are and being affraid of ghosts is nothing to like about someone. If you keep on fearing whats been beaten centuries ago it wont even lose its power in the grave. Also were on our way, "Mein Kampf" just left the list of banned literature. NS Symbols are starting to be accepted in games too instead of only war documentary and movies. The Gunlaws are just the iceing on top, but even for those you can get licenses, its just extremely complicated (which i get for live ammo and weapons and totally agree on). But that cartridge is more of a danger too the person fireing it, then anybody else.

[@janveen4102]

Airports

[@SamSam-wx4rf]

I lived in Berlin in the early 80's and the stuff we found digging around as children was very exciting. Would love to do what you are doing and thanks for the vid

[@amirbiscevic8944]

This is definitely amazing history I would love to see it in person!Growing up as a kid in Europe loved listening to the stories of elderly survivors from that time

[@sirnebworth5203]

Wonder how many helmets are still laying around out there.

[@randallwellborn1046]

Id kill for an original m42, i wouldn't care if it was rusted and perforated with bullet holes.

[@AndreaGonzalez-ux5ju]

Stalhelm

[@tavish4699]

@@randallwellborn1046 so buy one theyr cheap

[@randallwellborn1046]

@@tavish4699 an authentic one?

[@tavish4699]

@@randallwellborn1046 yep

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

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[@ontargetthomunclesam3926]

Iron Mike Metaldetecting want to sell that bolt let me know

[@WolfsH0ok]

My Father and his best friend were in germany in the early 50's on a school trip They went to these woods with these local kids and the place was full of discarded uniforms, medals guns and knives. They took a rifle, but had to get rid of it before traveling home to Ireland. They still have the medals and bits of uniform to this day.

[@bussnr1]

WolfsH0ok Fair enough! We where on the german side in ww2 so why not🇸🇪. PM me when i’m needed👍🏻

[@TresLinguas]

Are those 'spoons' shoehorns?

[@hugo-fy7by]

those spoons are for your shoes if you stick them in behind you enkle you can easely get you feet out

[@barnbersonol]

I found a shell on a beach and an unused magazine on a park bench. Then saw some huge tanks at the aquarium. Great day out, that

[@djay6651]

I was stationed in Vilseck in the mid 90s and we'd go on field problems in Grafenwehr. We'd find stuff all the time from WWII.

[@madronnie9725]

In the United States when we find something we’re not allowed to have we just don’t tell anybody lol

[@ajg5138]

Gotta appreciate the German love for rules.

[@carolancarey992]

wonderful to see such knowledgeable young historians thank you !

[@stephen4697]

Of course he kept the stuff after the video, but if you found this stuff would you brag online in a video that you took it home illegally?

[@stephen4697]

@Baxter James lol offended by the idea of honesty. I hope youre just talking like this with me man because how you say what your thinking just makes you sound so smug like you're above everyone else

[@yup5581]

Baxter James write this down somewhere bud

[@GodWeenSatan]

Wondering how it would be illegal if nobody actually owns it anymore?

[@PepsiFlyz]

@@GodWeenSatan i think its not because of the guns i think its because its historycal or something. so it belongs to germany? idk

[@Phoenx77]

Wanderer Exactly cause you need a special license to own them.

[@andrewc7189]

Is there any danger from live mines or grenades?

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

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[@Orly90]

Very much so

[@angryjock3938]

No they will be rusted to the point of not working. Desert mines could be active (no water to rust etc)

[@Orly90]

@@angryjock3938 that's an extremely ignorant comment to make and could get someone injured or killed. Just because the casing is rusted doesn't mean it doesn't pose a threat.

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

No.

[@rickyspanish9002]

I'm fairly certain the MG part is the "bolt carrier" out of a Sturmgewehr of sorts. Amazing find!!!

[@shanemcman3665]

Seeing that sg44 bolt/ piston blew my mind, That was nuts, they were very uncommon. It looks so much like an AK part, only with more machining. If you think the AK was actually designed my a ural yokal, LoL

[@docpossum2460]

It looks like the bolt from any long stroke piston gun.

[@zachsteele6964]

Kalashnikov rifles are better than Mausers

[@docpossum2460]

@@zachsteele6964 Well, duh, but the STG44 is not a mauser

[@zachsteele6964]

@@docpossum2460 yeah i was just clarifying to the OG comment

[@Mongorat]

The ak47 is designed after the mp44 rifle.

[@jacobmine5477]

Yes the coin are 2 lire, Italian coin of 1926! It isn't mono but "Buono da 2 Lire". Very cool cheers from Italy!

[@febo3388]

Are you Italian?

[@chrism6904]

Is that rare?

[@marcogiordano1207]

why was it there??

[@calebfuller8762]

Imagine how many German souls are in those forests that’s gotta be terrifying to camp out there at night

[@christopherjones4789]

@Frank Perkin you don't say.

[@FrontLine1111]

Imagine believing in those fairytales

[@kurtsoderberg]

Souls/ghoists do move around you know.....not stationary..

[@honodle7219]

A decent amount of Russians as well

[@dalea1691]

Souls go to heaven or hell

[@wetsaltypickle]

WW2 IKEA wrench 🤣🤣

[@bunghole47]

Matt 68 i dont believe the Germans ever got the chance to use any IKEA stuff in the war. By the time they figured out how to build it the war was over

[@idinahui8798]

@@bunghole47 r/wooooooosh

[@anthonyarena487]

@@idinahui8798 don't know why this was in my recommended but.....whoooooosh

[@TacoStacks]

So interesting

[@deborahgate965]

Hi Taco😀

[@0fcGab]

yes, I could imagine that there was a great war and that people were there, died there, seeing that some things did not destroy themselves after centuries leaves us with a feeling of nostalgia!

[@castaway9935]

Taco sombrero chimichanga

[@tomiwijaya5459]

N

[@fitlive8227]

Taco y salsa hi

[@2528drevas]

When I was stationed in the old Berlin Brigade, we trained in the woods in the City, but we were told not to go digging around.

[@keithkarbel2000]

Remember doing Grunewald clean up once a year. One of our guys found a gas mask. Our Charlie Company had a display case of other finds - helmets, etc.

[@samac_schnitzers3454]

I cannot believe you need to give some +70 years old ammo to the police .. That's crazy !! Since when gun law are this much strict ? I'm from Canada where i thought gun law were too much strict but this is actually really sad for you guys that's some nice artefact you found there !

[@JohnWicksPencil14]

SupraSamV35 nice ammo eh

[@jackkaufmann1758]

English ?

[@appiehartman1864]

Here in Holland you have to give, still some bananas to the police when there look like guns .

[@Convexityofwater]

Since the jews won ww2.

[@TransoceanicOutreach]

Yeah, much better to let some kids find it and let them have fun 'experimenting' with it. However....maybe the police should let them keep a nice shiny one. Just one!

[@dannyreeves2232]

I live in the states and have a coin with the swastika on the back. my grandfather was in Belgium, battle of the bulge.

[@whatfreedom7]

Danny Reeves cool! That old stuff is getting more and more rare.

[@AndreaGonzalez-ux5ju]

Be proud dude, if he was German, feel honored

[@lorddurden4189]

Danny Reeves my degenerate father pawned my great grandfathers Luger and one of those coins needless to say i never forgave him. Literally pawned my birthright

[@AndreaGonzalez-ux5ju]

Honor, Loyalty and Memory is something modern people don't practice, I'm Young, but that doesnt mean i'm a postmodern degeneratr

[@marcosnavarrete5009]

Most of my grandfather brothers participated in WW2. They grew up together in Germany, two of them served on eastern front, one in Italy, my grandfather was stationed in France, he and his brother Mauro were the only who actually came back, my grandfather fought in Pointe Du Hoc, he went to Chile were he stayed, freaking badass died at 97 last year, loved him to die.

[@Totalavulsion]

I swear this video comes up in my recommended once per month

[@Bramswarr]

"Can't keep any of this ammo" *winks for the video*

[@SpiderBlog]

Amazing channel

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks! Nice to read you like the channel!

[@tweadleao1548]

The “ikea wrench” is probably a key for gas/oxygen bottles...

[@VizslaHut]

Jesus that's a lot of ammo..

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Got a message later that the kampfmittelraumdienst ('bombsquad') picked up over a 1.000 rounds there.

[@bloodsurf69]

That ammo is what the average American has in their home. America is the last stand to human freedoms

[@johnhartman3149]

A lot of ammo? Where do you live? That's a dropped case of ammo, not much at all

[@bloodsurf69]

Ya in America that just one good day of shooting

[@brendansasquatch6109]

+Willy Nelson and both parties have sold us out

[@pei2242]

As a history student, i am really glad this was in my recommendations

[@Mal_kavian]

About the patches and hat at the end of the video: from what I could find, that is the patrol cap of a Kriegsmarine who was most likely a lieutenant. the medal is a 2nd class War Merit Cross; from Wikipedia : "The award had two variants: with swords given to soldiers for exceptional service 'not in direct connection with combat'"

[@Nate_TheSniper14]

7:34 is a gas piston and charging handle for a stg44

[@shamrock1961]

QUESTION: All of the land that was on a "battlefield" who owns it and how do you get permission to do what you do? I find this amazing that you are allowed to search and find this stuff then keep it. One more question: Does any of these "finds" make it to museums at all?

[@Eshayzbra96]

Two things that one coin raises: Either an Italian soldier was fighting in those woods amongst foreign SS units - or a German soldier who had been in Italy collected it and simply dropped it, perhaps traded it with an Italian soldier.

[@antonsieling]

Iron Mike is my favourite metal detector!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

haha

[@CazadorDeTesoros]

I enjoy all those detections broñññ

[@Zrex99]

One of the best things my late World War II Army Veteran father did was write to a Japanese Soldier and he was in the Pacific Theater in the Philippines. He told me straight out, that if the United States lost World War II, we wouldn't be speaking German or Japanese but rather we would 'sue for peace' and suffer punishing war reparations and punishing taxes on fuel/oil supplies. But that Germany and Japan didn't have the manpower to occupy America.

[@deazl666]

Booby traps, landmines, unexploded ordinance...seems like a safe hobby to me!

[@slugluktfishing]

Those long sharp metal sticks” tent sticks/ for securing a field Tent.

[@mars1rus]

That was also the first thing that came to my mind

[@dustinbourassa4188]

Rats I just said that myself then I read your comment

[@agentolshki1690]

I think they might be feeler gauges.

[@slugluktfishing]

@@agentolshki1690 think youre right.. maybe 👍

[@DroneLifeLelystad]

I went metal detecting with Deep digger dan in the berlin forrests 8 years ago, when he still lived in Berlin, we found alot of great stuff, always fun going out there. Hope to visit Berlin again next year

[@32pavel1]

Что тоже ищешь русский коммент??)))

[@seanc.5310]

5:50 I'm amazed at how loose that soil is. The grass has no root hold.

[@benjaminleske8996]

Thats because the ground around Berlin is very sandy.

[@tjroy8124]

Possibly because of all the bombs and explosions that have ridiculed this area

[@BrianT383]

That is not grass, its fallen pine needles and moss.

[@elFranzo84]

Tj Roy nope. the ground is just very sandy. has nothing to do with war activities

[@user-hb8be5wb4q]

When I was stationed in Germany, Pete and I went out looking. But, in all the bunkers, etc., all had been picked clean. Never thought to use metal detectors, wished we had. We came across the tigers teeth, they were massive, made my 77 Ford Ltd look small.

[@herbambs937]

Awesome show. WW2 Ikea wrench hahahaha

[@DJTruth_1970]

THE "SPOONS" you found actually look like feeler gauges for setting valve lash...

[@fugia3444]

there's a forest in poland near where i live where you could find alot of ww2 artifacts, it used to be farming village, we found alot of artifacts just by pludging the land, the polish army had a line of defence here, theres alot of buried bunkers, there's still trenches all over the forests, and alot of ghosts, then the germans buried the jews in the forest, then red army was crossing by when going towards berlin

[@codyquinton9187]

How interesting! Would you mind sharing where this forest is located?

[@fugia3444]

@@codyquinton9187 its at 50.199745, 20.036227 its actually two forests close to eachother, both been occupied during the war

[@matthewkrupa-gregory9682]

Astounding editing overlaying the rifle on the k98! That was smooth!

[@lelandgaunt9985]

If you find my gold bouillon out there let me know!

[@NaruSanavai]

That gold (if it even still exists) wouldn't be in Germany.

[@rodneywells4640]

Awesome guys thanks for sharing the adventure

[@joedirt2037]

Idk man digging around a battlefield with potential land mines?? Yeah nah I’m good

[@steshar2975]

I think after so long the fire pins would be no good anymore?? Just a thought idk lol

[@joedirt2037]

@Ste Shar do you want to take that chance of a grenade or land mine going off?

[@sighofrelief3466]

@@steshar2975 the mines however will still be active due to the fact that the trigger which you step on has a mechanism on the inside of the mine which would have little to no rust so the outside would have rusted but the mine has a high chance of still being active. Sorry just wanted to tell you

[@steshar2975]

@@sighofrelief3466 I've read before that after many years. they became less active. will have to read up on it. thanks for the reply :)

[@coltonmedlen3191]

@@sighofrelief3466 The government probably would go through and find them

[@giostisskylas]

07:55 - The bolt of a German STG-44 (Sturmgewehr 44/MP 44)

[@johngalt2506]

Bolt carrier.

[@Pontiac2001GT]

Also known as the Red Barron or Serum.

[@jakobsoehl9762]

I think the things you could not classify were designed to fix a tent. They were stuck in the ground at the ends of the tent, preventing the tent from flying away. in German these things are called "Heringe“.

[@haidengeary8277]

I would so much like to visit Europe some day. Sadly, it is far too expensive.

[@retozario4535]

I'd like to visit the US but same thing (I'm German)

[@rj20086100]

P

[@CitrusMenace]

its really not that expensive. just stay in hostels and travel by train, trains in mainland europe are very cheap

[@schlafreise]

Haiden G You only live once. Are you of European heritage?

[@deadyeti1074]

I’m from the us but I want to visit Germany.. I’ve been metal detecting here hoping for revolutionary war stuff( from New Jersey) morning too special found except some nails and 1 coin ever

[@eel1331]

That's a shame you can't take the whole ammo clips home

[@MrArcher7]

Yeah, it's silly. I have a cabinet full of surplus Mauser Ammo. The stuff looks good, but is probably unsafe to shoot. Those original stripper clips could be worth a small fortune to a reenactor.

[@casuallad735]

Amazing. German soldiers deserve respect. I am English and Mourn for them as well as other troops in WW2. It wasn’t just the Germans who did bad things. What about the soviets who killed millions or what about my own country England who committed atrocities in Dresden.

[@Larrypint]

There is no month without a bomb-disposal in Germany still from WW2 Carpet Bombings. Thankfully they didn't had nuclear Weapons at that time.

[@flaviochavez1747]

Guess who’s going to Berlin

[@karelhooijdonk7258]

I love your video's !! You are such a great digger !! And you are showing the real side of what happend a long time ago !! And the reason why i am here on this world !!

[@_Peremalfait]

The cartridges looked to be in pretty good condition for having been dug out of the ground. I wouldn't be surprised if some of it still fired.

[@logankincade661]

Peremalfait - I would be willing to clean them up and test them!!!!

[@yourarseismine1016]

That would take a miracle.

[@_Peremalfait]

logan - 11:16 even the clip is in good condition, and the primer looks good too. It would be fun to try it, but apparently they aren't allowed to keep it.

[@gris186]

I wouldn't as any corrosion to the cartride could make it explode

[@fritzedelwei3133]

Peremalfait they would fire! German rounds hat sealed primers. I fired far worse steel chasings with only 40% fail

[@Mihka]

A man with a gun is a citizen, a man with out it is a subject!

[@peterfromgw4615]

Mate, that is complete rubbish……. Tschuess aus Australien.

[@erickacuna1322]

No body is going to mention that awkward exchange they had when one of the professionals found the bolt and they were wispering?😂😂 that has me dying over here😂

[@user-xq5og9lt8p]

Well In Kursk forests you can dig wherever and surely find at least 3 different corpse and weapon parts. Sometimes even a plane if you are lucky. Tank were evaquated thou

[@robertoorsi5771]

Before it was a silver coin 835/1.000. Next it was made of nickel: Buono da lire 2. Buono: it's worth while a real silver coin of 2 lires.

[@joshgrammatico192]

I swear this dude is a man like a man I just love it.

[@broadstken]

That STG44 bolt carrier is a great find! I would have to wonder if the rest of it is nearby

[@johnmead2781]

More likely an operating rod.

[@helly8800]

Just what I was thinking... d2t1xqejof9utc.cloudfront.net/screenshots/pics/6182191667ad402cf2f73f0c735e8851/large.jpg

[@broadstken]

It's the gas piston and bolt carrier assembly, but op rod is accurate too.

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

What a shame you can't keep that ammo

[@innertube205]

Berlin is on my bucket list for the summer of 2022! Where should I go?

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Branderburger Tor and Prater Biergarten!

[@thejp361]

This title got translated into German and it is not a good translation

[@IGHavelland]

KVK und Schulterklappen sind top ! Gruß Team Dosenbier

[@kingcephus1]

Thank you for taking the balloon. I do not understand why people let this go into the air.

[@stephenf6238]

I’m so sorry you guys have no rights to your ammo finding. It’s stable

[@haydenb8853]

I'd almost kill for that much 8mm Mauser, that's like 1000 dollars

[@bhugeloo95]

Love watching these videos, what was once a chaotic site is now peaceful

[@noname-xo5mp]

That sounds like a fun game. Russian roulette but with a fire. You throw a hand full of bullets in the fire and everyone sits around it & waits for them to start exploding. If you get shot, you lose

[@fluffywater2448]

Ive played that game one time with bird shot

[@rniejx4219]

You wont get shot, no chamber to contain the pressure, the case will just rupture and maybe get you with fragments, the bullet usually wont even exit the case.

[@johnbluebeard4355]

@@rniejx4219 But, but... I saw the movie Blazing Saddles, and it showed how bullets really shoot in a fire.

[@brodietx]

you need to carry a bullet puller

[@justdoingitjim7095]

I cringe when I see people smearing sand across the face of a coin with their fingers. I bought and sold ancient coins for quite a while and condition means everything! Just casually wiping your finger across a dirty coin will leave scratch marks that detract from it's value. Blow the dirt off, use a brush or rinse it to get a better look.

[@jimmorgan8688]

What a buzz! I love history.

[@raccoonmoustache]

2:04 I had my phone flat on a table with an empty chair in front of me and I freaked out I was like wtf is going on

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Tried it out with my phone and that was indeed pretty freaky. LOL

[@raccoonmoustache]

Iron Mike Metaldetecting That was a great video! Have a nice day my friend, greetings from France

[@petyrbaelish1718]

That is an Italian coin that was printed from 1923 - 1935. Seems odd that it would be buried in the woods near Berlin. I don't think the German's really drafted Italian soldier to fight the Russians on the German border. The Italians were too preoccupied defending Axis Italy from the allies, until it fell in 1944, as did the Italian forces. So there wouldn't have been Italian forces in the Battle of Berlin which was in 1945. I'm guessing it was dropped by a German soldier who had visited Italy, or been on duty there. He almost certainly has it as a souvenir.

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Agree, most likely a souvenir. We find alot of coins from different countries on former battlefields. In the old days coins were exotic and considered souvenirs.

[@tomysbk8900]

Italy gave up on september 3. 1943, and, more or less, joined the allied forces. Only hardcore fascist's and the germans kept fighting

[@raoulvolfoni8106]

Perhaps the german soldiers at that place had ordered a pizza to spend their time waiting for the russians . . .

[@malmofackingstad7685]

+Tom Ysbæk thank you

[@waterst9]

I own one of these Mausers. My father "liberated" it from a factory still in mint condition. Never discharged and with original lubrication. Sitting in my closet gathering time.

[@f-15qacoffee59]

7:56 you got yourself an STG 44 bolt