Second part of my trip on the Eastern front with my buddy Chris. Great loot! A rifle, ID tag, some small stuff and a HUGE anti tank mine. Do check out my buddy Chris his great channel! / @mdww2battlegrounds
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@VideosfromNH4 жыл бұрын
You find a mine, dig it up, pull it out of the ground, brush it off, take video. But they won't let you watch them detonate it, because it's too dangerous. Makes sense.
@pixieloco3 жыл бұрын
if you find an explosive you need to report it right away, he shouldn't have done all that in first place. and of course they won't let you watch. in Soviet Germany you don't break the rules, the rules break you!
@gahtsno13 жыл бұрын
Next time just build a bonfire on top of it and wait a few meters away.
@jakehildebrand18243 жыл бұрын
@@pixieloco wrong, if you find an explosive, you need to jump up and down on top of it
@LUCKYB.2 жыл бұрын
in America . Goverment Brakes the rules it creates t it is a mafia Democray .
@wbenken76552 жыл бұрын
Hide a trail cam in the trees.
@Ridgerunner-qi1xz5 жыл бұрын
Pulling a 70 something year old mine out of the earth by the handle then nonchalantly brushing the soil off of it. You strike me as a bit of a gambling man.
@ludwigvb29433 жыл бұрын
indeed, I had the same tought about digging it out, they are stil a danger. but is there a secure way to take the detonator out? I think it should be some 500 pounds to activate them or if been lifted up. Can the detonator be unscrew securly?
@brianfromtheambar79443 жыл бұрын
Nah..... if you see the mechanism on top, you can see that the safety was on, so it was switched off. The internal explosive may be unstable, but would need to be detonated, or perhaps struck incredibly hard, so as to 4upture the casing. Mike and co. were safe because they were gentle, and took care not to move it much at all. They did it by the book. Always do a GPS locate and call the local authorities.
@jakehildebrand18243 жыл бұрын
@@ludwigvb2943 its an anti tank mine. They could probably jump up and down on the pressure plate without any issues (other than the possibility landing on ot wrong and spraining their ankle) That being said, it is very old and theres no guarantee that the pressure plate will hold to up to the weight intended to set it off anymore, and the explosives inside could have destabilized by now
@mikejacques886310 ай бұрын
As a long time combat engineer- if you didn’t lay the mine don’t pick it up- there are dozens of ways of booby trapping them- if a normal foot soldier sees a “safed” mine he’d be more likely to pick it up- that’s the mine I would put a mousetrap under if I was so inclined
@MichaelMickydoo6 жыл бұрын
Mike, be careful when you pull wires from buried rifles. My father was a commando and said traps to rifles, bottles of booze, etc., using wires to hand grenades, etc. were very common. I like your channel and don't want to see you go BOOM.
@thomasjernigan60176 жыл бұрын
Michael25 Mickydoo36 those wires would be rusted in half by now lol
@willb36986 жыл бұрын
Thomas Jernigan yes, or not.
@j.franklin215 жыл бұрын
That's more of a Vietnam thing. I don't think it was common in WW2
@TheOwlOfTheNorth5 жыл бұрын
@@j.franklin21 Hahaha watch alot of movies and play to much games ?
@j.franklin215 жыл бұрын
@@TheOwlOfTheNorth Yes, but I also read alot. The whole booby-trap thing was very much a common thing in Vietnam, but I almost never read about it happening in World War 1 or World War II
@SoulRocketMan5 жыл бұрын
for all those who wants too see the explosion 16:55
@hidan82925 жыл бұрын
Myn Gnax Enty not all capes wear heroes
@hank_ny5 жыл бұрын
thank you.....
@ghostassassin28185 жыл бұрын
What a disappointment
@JohnnyV_Val5 жыл бұрын
14:55 and on sorry not sure what time they found the mine the bomb squad later neutralized.. ok 5:10 u see the mine
@kaimorrison32045 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@armanflint4 жыл бұрын
It usually takes about 200lbs of pressure to set off an AT-Mine. What makes handling/unearthing mines (Specifically, tank mines) are that there are fuse wells on the bottoms of the mines where a solder, or enemy soldier can install a spring loaded fuse called a mousetrap. If the mine is mousetrapped, someone trying to remove the mine will activate the spring, and you usually only find bits and parts of the person that was not in the direct blast radius. (Pieces and bits of boots/shoes). Be extremely careful in that area if you go treasure hunting again. If you found a live tank mine with the fuse still in it, you may run into other unexploded ordinance that can ruin a good pair of shorts. 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry, 1st Regiment of Dragoons, of the 1st Armored Division Bosnia ~ Operation Joint Endeavor, 1995-'96. "Death Before Dismount!!!"
@grendelgrendelsson54935 жыл бұрын
When I was a boy my Dad would take me and my brother to play football on waste land behind sand dunes on the Norfolk coast. Many years later, my Dad, a Traffic Policeman, was sent to escort a wide load from the area where we played. When he arrived he found a party of Royal Engineers, an armoured bulldozer and a tank transporter. They informed him that the field we had played on was a forgotten minefield from WW2!!
@IronMikeMetaldetecting5 жыл бұрын
LOL
@walterwhite74854 жыл бұрын
Oof
@RealistDryad4 жыл бұрын
Damn lucky you didn't step onto those
@SheepDogActual4 жыл бұрын
I am sooo jealous. If I weren’t such a broken old veteran, I would fly over just to film history. Great job.
@johne.osmaniii72174 жыл бұрын
Thomas Cole same here, ... I got to serve on both sides of the infamous “Iron Curtain” stationed in West Germany for 17 months with CoC, 2nd/33rd Armor/1st Bde/3AD, ... @KirchGöns, W.Ger. Then I reupped for FCo/40thArmor “Patton” Berlin Brigade, ... 13 months there, ... (& my reup contract was violated, & Ispent 4+ months at CSC/3/6th Infantry, @ McNair Barracks, ... I witnessed the tank stolen from Co F/40th, about 4, or 5 days after I got to West Berlin, ... our tanks were loaded for war, at a second’s notice, ... so not knowing who the guy was, it became the very 1st time, that I was actually ready to take someone’s life, as I sprinted after the tank as it gained momentum after turning onto Huttenweg strasse, headed towards ClayAllee Strasse, ... and watched as it turned onto ClayAllee Strasse, towards Checkpoint Charlie, ... where he wrecked the railings, then turned around, & drove, still with closed hatch, across the city & exited from the roadway, & drove through all but the next to last tank trap, installed by the Soviets, some years earlier, ... WO-4 Chief Jimino, (Maintenance Officer), ... walked cautiously out to where the driver of the stolen tank was at, after telling the CQ to drop one right down his gun tube, if it appeared that he was going to try, & make a stand, ... & asked the driver, if he was going to come with him, or the Soviets? Turns out the driver was one of our people, & we were fed a cock, & bull story about why he did it, ... it the truth finally outed by the time this guy was back safe & sound in the states ... (he had been promoted, 2 stripes), ... he got through most of the tank traps, which was what his end goal truly was, ... And I was left shaken to the core because I was all but certain that this guy had stolen one of our tanks that was loaded for Russian Bear, ... and was about to incite the start of WW3, ... I also knew that the US was not prepared to go to war, because the company that I had been assigned to in West Germany, was only 42%manpower, which meant that we not only worked our 5 days a week, but we also stood guard 2, & sometimes 3 times a week, in addition to working outside in the weather over there, all day long, ... all of the new parts for any deadlines vehicles were being shipped to Vietnam still while I was there, & in 1973, we had one M60 tank finally get enough hours on it to trade it in, ... it was a M60 “Slick”, a round domed turret, with a serial number welded on the rear bottom of the hull, ... hull number 000005, had been cast, & created as the 5th prototype tank hull, in East Chicago, Indiana, at a factory called Blaw Knox, on the corner of Chicago, & Railroad Avenues, ... just about a mile from Inland Steel, & maybe about 1&1/2 miles from Youngstown Sheet, & Tube, & maybe about 3 miles from US Steel, in Gary, Indiana, ... and about 13 miles north of where I had been raised, ... I imagine that when it got to the 2nd echelon, at the transfer point, that, between the tank crew, & maintenance there, that it had been stripped of any of the better interior secreted parts, like the laser range finder, & better apparatus teams like the padded seat covers, heater, intact vision blocks, pistol grip controls, etcetera, ... etc, ...
@PioneerPauly5 жыл бұрын
I like boom. Thanks for sharing
@evanthecameraman16364 жыл бұрын
Привет
@Homelander-tp7iv6 жыл бұрын
FINALY SOMETHING ON KZbin THAT IS NOT CLICKBAIT
@potatopooter40716 жыл бұрын
Andreas 862 go to Daily Dose of Internet. He's not clickbait.
@iamabearofficial79046 жыл бұрын
Andreas 862 Here is something that will help you. You can flag videos that are click bait! You click the flag icon button, and choose the "Misleading" option!
@dang18615 жыл бұрын
Except we didn't see the mine go BOOM, which is why I clicked in the first place....
@daniel514045 жыл бұрын
Big time click bait
@howardjohnson21384 жыл бұрын
It was a success was that you made it home alive. I could not believe you were handling a mine. Sometimes they go BOOM!! all buy themselves.
@hanshahr86276 жыл бұрын
I have been in construction my whole life. I've had to deal with dynamite and blasting. The sound of that blast, that far away!!!??? And seeing the crater it left, I can't imagine the horror both sides went through!!!! Just unbelievable!!!!. Thank YOU for sharing this great horrible example of how many men went into and through war like this. Absolutely no one today can even imagine this horror,unless you experienced it!!!!!!!
@benjaminnicholson75716 жыл бұрын
Great comment
@metanumia6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic comment for a fantastic video, thank you Hans Hahr. :) You are absolutely correct, and I truly hope we never have another war on the scale of World War I or II. I care deeply for the safety of all our beloved allies in Europe, and around the world, who gave up so much blood and so many lives to ensure democracy, peace, and the end of fascist dictatorships in the 1940's. Let us all continue to fight and strive for peace, stability, compassion, wisdom, insight, equality and liberty for all people everywhere, the best way to fight for those ideals is by building relationships and helping our neighbors and allies, *not* by building walls. Sincerely, An American
@proudgerman31706 жыл бұрын
Anodyne Melody Bullshit & Lies.
@tewdogs44756 жыл бұрын
One only, to the south, for now.
@AldoSchmedack6 жыл бұрын
Yes, well said! God bless Hans!
@beakus716 жыл бұрын
Imagine that this might have saved someones life
@jungwonscactus94254 жыл бұрын
Becky Barkell it definitely did
@jakobauersperger82144 жыл бұрын
Those are anti tank mines dumbass
@jakobauersperger82144 жыл бұрын
400 lb to detonate it, not some human
@shok9884 жыл бұрын
@@jakobauersperger8214 jeep driving fam
@jeffmacilraithify4 жыл бұрын
RANDOM CHOICE dr. Toxic yes it’s a tank mine which would take tons of pounds to detonate but you didn’t need to say it as if you knew everything and saying it like a complete dumbass
@RuralTowner6 жыл бұрын
Old battlefields. Always a place to discover interesting things.
@IronMikeMetaldetecting6 жыл бұрын
I agree
@garyedwards2785 жыл бұрын
YOU GUYS BE CAREFUL!!! Not EVERYTHING is SAFE! God Bless You for your work; it IS educational. May we all learn from the past.
@ronnyk53166 жыл бұрын
Hope you report your found of that half id-tag. It means it is broken in half, the remains of her owner is still there. You may have been open a grave..... These tags were broken in half and one half remained on the corpse and the other was taken away, to report the death of the man.
@hopsta56285 жыл бұрын
It could be the half that was taken and never got to it's destination.
@darkshadowsx59495 жыл бұрын
"remains of her owner" it a dog tag not an animal with a gender... common people.
@lesliefranklin18704 жыл бұрын
Sadly, many soldiers were killed by artillery during WW1 and WW2. Many of them were vaporized by the explosion where there is nothing else left than perhaps half a dog tag. War is hell. :-(
@kurtsoderberg4 жыл бұрын
If the colector remainds alive, Then the disks would be returned, often not so
@MountaintravelerEddie5 жыл бұрын
At 15:15....that siren might awaken ghosts to run for their lives...the same sound they heard in WWII when enemy were around.... For those that know what I mean...it can be a shrilling sound that can stay with you for a lifetime. For me....it’s the sound of incoming mortars when I was in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now retired... Now I can see why my grandparents and their friends never went to a 4th of July celebration or when the tornado siren went off they would cry uncontrollably. Stay safe metal detecting
@breando15 жыл бұрын
eddieg1979 ....great comment, I’m too young to have been in that war but I found that siren very haunting and eerie myself, I can just imagine how actual vets would feel.
@Monyato5 жыл бұрын
eddieg1979 imagine a ghost running for its life.....
@localextremist28395 жыл бұрын
@MJW Already dead bro
@danielk43314 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service, and your sacrifice!
@craigpennington12514 жыл бұрын
Not only siens when they go off, ship sirens too have the same effect. Every time I hear one my hair, what's left of it, stands on end and my B/P goes way up. A lot of people do not really understand what goes on with veterans. I too do not attend fireworks shows. Boy, these guys were lucky that day. A very good thing that mine wasn't tossed. And don't be rubbing on it.
@foxtrottNB6 жыл бұрын
Did you showed the Erkennungsmarke to officials? Maybe a falllen soldier could be identified!
@fishyfishy31405 жыл бұрын
foxtrott foxiNB I don’t think you can identify a person from an old destroyed helment, unless you try hard lop
@jacrispiejackson695 жыл бұрын
foxtrott foxiNB that’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard
@jonathanbaird81095 жыл бұрын
@@fishyfishy3140 What are you talking about? He's referencing the "dog tag."
@ryancook64525 жыл бұрын
They normally are? That's literally how they identify ww2 corpses
@ianherp56784 жыл бұрын
Half of the tag is missing meaning he was already identified.
@sarahstrong71744 жыл бұрын
Where we used to go cross country runs from school, in Hampshire, mines were found in the woods there. A boy picked one up & carried it back to school. I guess German aircraft must have dropped them when they raided Portsmouth. Can't see how else they got there. They were more or less lying on the surface, only partly covered by mud. After three were found we were given a talk by the bomb disposal team & shown what not to touch. They didn't change the route though. You were meant to be tough in the seventies, though that wouldn't have been much good if someone had landed heavily on a volatile one.
@mccullochontario37194 жыл бұрын
I like how you asked to take a look at the first find that Chris found most people just rip it out of your hands but you were respectful!
@IronMikeMetaldetecting4 жыл бұрын
thanks! :)
@icenesiswayons99625 жыл бұрын
Really great finds. It's probably too late now, but if you take a piece of stainless steel some baking soda, hook negative side of 1.5 volt battery to stainless, put in litre of water with cup of soda. Hook positive side to tools, medals or what you find. Leave in solution for an hour it will start cleaning it. "Electrophoresis" after 1 hr keep checking every hour till all debris are gone.
@GasNBullets6 жыл бұрын
The helmet wasnt broken... The soldier got his skull blown out!!!
@jimbo71055 жыл бұрын
After being stabbed with the bayonet
@felixaltenburg12535 жыл бұрын
@@jimbo7105 Bayonet charge be like uaaah
@bobshore19775 жыл бұрын
Which broke the helmet
@felixaltenburg12535 жыл бұрын
@@bobshore1977 im talking bf1
@bobshore19775 жыл бұрын
Oh ok i didnt play the game so i wouldn’t know
@voltag3man6 жыл бұрын
that was not the sound of the mine itself going off, it was the sound of some explosives the demolitionsists put over it to get rid of it completely because if they tried to detenote its own explosives it would probably be a dud and poof and then basically you would go the more expensive route of doing it...
@bob_the_bomb45085 жыл бұрын
Tom unfortunately that's not always true.
@bob_the_bomb45085 жыл бұрын
MysteryFan it's not always true that old weapons are not dangerous. Just because the outer casing is muddy and rusty doesn't always mean that the device won't function if disturbed. In fact, chemical decomposition of some explosives over time (such as picric acid) can make them more sensitive.
@McBadger776 жыл бұрын
As a UXO Tech let me say (1)buried mines are commonly booby trapped, (2) antitank mines are normally protected by anti personnel mines, (3) the things that prevent antitank mines from detonating by footsteps of people weaken with age, (4) explosives become more sensitive with age. Please take care, just mark it and then report it.
@IanCaine47286 жыл бұрын
Everything from my Army training was screaming the same thing, mark it off with some engineer's tape and GTFO. I wonder how common place it is in Europe to find these. I know a ton of ordnance was used, and every time they drain a canal the big bombs make the news, but I wonder if people just get used to it.
@PolyDuff6 жыл бұрын
As someone living in Duisburg, a town which got bombed really bad in WW2 because of its steel industry, I can tell that you get used to it somehow. Hearing about yet another WW2 bomb that has to be defused in Duisburg is something that occurs at least ten to twenty times a year. Here in Duisburg there are lots and lots of contruction sites at the moment, especially roadworks, so one almost expects the excavator to dig something up.
@stinkyfungus6 жыл бұрын
IIRC, the teller mine 43 fuse assembly had a built in anti handling device. Ie: detonate in place... you can't disarm one.
@bobclarke27056 жыл бұрын
Oh yes you can !!!!
@MultiArrie6 жыл бұрын
That is a lot after 70 years. Notice 10% of the aircraft bombs did not go off.
@ethangreenhaw1286 жыл бұрын
It would be my dream to go and metal detect ww2 stuff. Very exciting
@tom73324 жыл бұрын
Go to Germany there is the Most ww2 Stuff
@santanaduran97024 жыл бұрын
Yes yes free guns
@Quallo-ek6dx3 жыл бұрын
I live right in the Westwall and i can tell you, it's awesome. When you go hiking in the Wood there are bunker ruins everywhere. A friend of mine really has an eye for them, he finds them every damn time! He also goes searching with a detector and he always finds stuff. But He decided that it's too dangerous so he doesnt do it anymore.
@SewEasyCreations6 жыл бұрын
Great finds. Loved hearing the explosion even if we didn't see it.
@aaronadams014 жыл бұрын
These to me are reminders of what happened in the past and how proud and cruel humanity has been. We can learn from the past and these artifacts should be reminders for us all. I hope we never see another World War.
@Cragified6 жыл бұрын
Mike I think the reason the officer in command moved it and could move it to a lower area to better contain fragmentation was it still had the handle on it. This let them tie a line to it and slowly drag it to the better position safely.
@howardjohnson21384 жыл бұрын
In another life when I was a kid, I spent many hours on the weekend with friends searching around Aschaffenburg a mine searching the woods, but we were looking for old castles, not WWII items. Found a lot of blank rounds for M1 rifles, but nothing else. Guess that was a good thing. Thanks
@Alexander_-bg3cm5 жыл бұрын
Imagine in the war hearing them anti-tank mines just going off during the midst of a fight.
@carolstefan76625 жыл бұрын
WOW! That explosion a mile away was amazing! War is terrible and you are bringing it to life! Thank you. Would love to do that myself!
@turtletheturtlebecauseturt65846 жыл бұрын
omg i found a anti tank mine *pulls it up* i wonder what is says on the button *swipes hand over button* BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@dylanmccallister18885 жыл бұрын
@Frank DeFalco it sat for 70 years too though
@dippytvshorts5 жыл бұрын
Made in Germany my friend it won't exploded like this
@balticadventure14815 жыл бұрын
World War 2 the gift that keeps giving
@elijahaitaok86245 жыл бұрын
@Loli4lyf the Russians trained the dogs with their own tanks. That worked so well
@lesliefranklin18704 жыл бұрын
@@elijahaitaok8624 It really didn't work well. The dogs were frightened by all the other explosions and hid under Russian vehicles instead. The program resulted in more Russian than German losses.
@hermanman82354 жыл бұрын
That is what I call a REAL MANs job.
@Pintkonan5 жыл бұрын
the badge that was found was given to participants of rallyes in these days. most likely that antitankmine was moved to a lower place to minimize the risk of debris flying too far.
@mr.b.w.31465 жыл бұрын
We used to find stuff on the South Downs in England in the 1980's, it was used for military training during WW2. Can't do it now, it is now classified as a National Park. We did find a live 3 inch mortar that my mate insisted on throwing it off a chalk pit. Not a long story but the bomb disposal got their way and disposed of it. Oh what fun days we had! Nice video, thanx.
@ericnickel32805 жыл бұрын
What incredible finds. Just imagine all the pain and suffering that both sides went through. If that site could only talk or perhaps turn back time and watch as the battle unfolds. Do you have any idea of what battle was fought there? That forrest would have been an open field back during the war, correct? The trees look pretty young. Would be a great experience detecting in the Forrest with you guys.
@IronMikeMetaldetecting5 жыл бұрын
Nothing has changed there. Ofcourse the trees that stoud there were long gone but the forest was there in ‘45. German troops had to hide in the forest since the air was controlled by the Russians. So what you see there is how it basicly was back then.
@ericnickel32805 жыл бұрын
@@IronMikeMetaldetecting thanks for the reply. I'm really very envious you have the opportunity to dig up history like this. American here BTW.
@awizardalso4 жыл бұрын
We moved into this house in 1987. The house was built in 1913. Hiding up on the furnace air return duct, I found a a strange German device. It has a compass sealed in a container filled with oil. It's mounted on two gimbals. It turns out that, in German, it's a 'Mutter Kompass' used in the navigation system in a WWII German bomber aircraft. How it ended up in my house here in Canton, Ohio I'll never know. I also found a 1939 Nazi 10 pfennig coin. So now I think they were brought here by someone who lived here in our house after they came home from WWII after being in Germany.
@eltigre2496 жыл бұрын
9:12 I would be careful yanking wires or cords like he just did. There could be booby traps. 13:34 Helmet. They painted their name on the inside of the back of their helmet. Is there any evidence on this one?
@ohmanyourecool14 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a root not a wire
@John_Doe....5 жыл бұрын
3:49 wauw! genuine WWII Jockstrap :D, nice find!
@TheKing-nu4fk6 жыл бұрын
It's been a long time since that forrest heard a blast like that
@ramairgto726 жыл бұрын
As a Combat Engineer. I approve, just be careful..
@JK-dh9sz5 жыл бұрын
ramairgto72. My very first car was a 71 GTO. wish I still had it.
@metanumia6 жыл бұрын
You guys made some great discoveries in this video, thanks again for your entertaining uploads, Iron Mike Metaldetecting! I love your videos because I find it fascinating to see buried historical artifacts unearthed decades after they were used. These artifacts continue to serve as somber reminders about the horrors of total war. Your work here is not only entertaining but educational, providing a hands-on approach to understanding our collective past from a physical perspective. I hope the bomb-squad and fire crews let you film the detonation of any UXO you discover in the future (from a safe distance). You will probably find more UXO due to the unparalleled scale of World War II and the vast quantity of munitions scattered across Europe. Some interesting facts about the Teller mine are that its primary explosive charge was made up of 5.5 kilograms of TNT (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, C6H2(NO2)3CH3) and it featured a screw-on T.Mi.Z.43 fuze with an activation pressure of 91 kilograms (~200 pounds) required to detonate the mine's primary charge. Something you should keep in mind should you handle one of these type of mines again, is that the T.Mi.Z.43 fuze included an anti-tampering mechanism, designed to prevent enemy soldiers from handling and messing with the mine if discovered prior to it detonating. When the mine is disturbed while it is armed, it detonates the 5.5 kg of TNT. Here's some more important information about the Teller mine's activation mechanism, from WP: "When the T.Mi.Z.43 fuze is inserted and the pressure plate (or screw cap) is screwed down into place, it shears a weak arming pin inside the fuze with an audible "snap". This action arms the anti-handling device. Thereafter, any attempt to disarm the mine by unscrewing the pressure plate (or screw cap) to remove the fuze will automatically release the spring-loaded firing pin inside it, triggering detonation." Also, the effects of decades of weathering, wear, and corrosion by the elements might have the effect of arming the mine, thus activating the anti-handling mechanism, meaning that simply handling, lifting, or brushing the mine casing too hard could detonate the primary charge. It's difficult to estimate just how much or in what way decades of wear and corrosion will alter the activation-pressure or the arming switch, or the anti-tampering mechanism. I recommend that if you find a Teller mine again, or any type of UXO such as panzerfaust warheads (also detonated from impact pressure), that you should be extremely careful not to brush the pressure switch, arming switch, or move the UXO out of the ground more than just digging the top soil off of it. I wouldn't want the Nazi's lost weapons to claim yet another life! Good luck, good hunting, and thanks for the videos! :)
@IronMikeMetaldetecting6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment and glad you like the videos! And dont worry, I knew it was safe enough to take it out of the hole.
@metanumia6 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome, keep up the great work. I'm very glad to hear you take safety seriously, good hunting. :)
@nerffamilystudios22856 жыл бұрын
Anodyne Melody I
@jimmyharris14816 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the excellent description and explanation what could happen if it is mishandled ! And... 91 KG is just the weight of a soldier with equipment on the body and a gun ! I used to be trained with those things 56 years ago and I still remember how careful one had to be not to be blown-up during handling the ignition fuse !
@marypheanis91654 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike for getting rid of that mine. It could have been a disaster for someone or wildlife. God bless you
@IronMikeMetaldetecting4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mary. I agree, good thing it's gone now.
@SamSam-wx4rf5 жыл бұрын
HIT IT WITH A HAMMER!!! Sorry I had to get that out of my system
@sparkymax42905 жыл бұрын
Sam Sam I was afraid I was the only one.
@nobodytoo5 жыл бұрын
ha ha, a very big hammer, the initiatoin load is usually like 400-600 pounds.
@yumemeko13704 жыл бұрын
I also come to think of the same idea.. it's a bad choice and a bad idea
@mussunmussun35365 жыл бұрын
This is so interesting. Thank you KZbin for recommend
@M.k.benson6 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike.. Great finds you did there.. lucky that the mine was on safe :-) I think the reason they moved it down hill could be the schrapnel blast direction.. If you blow it on top they could have make some damage far away.. Downhill they would blast upwards.. I hink you can actuelly see a damage on the tree at 18:16 in the video. I also going metal detecting and its a lot of fun but still have to try it out in Berlin :-) Greatings from Denmark
@TheNaqoyqatZ6 жыл бұрын
I'd be as nervous as a dog shitting razor blades digging that shit up.
@maplehouseknives6 жыл бұрын
I live in Germany, near Mainz. If you are ever interested in restoring old daggers or bayonets that you find, please let me know. Great video!
@drizzel476 жыл бұрын
Maplehouse Knives I live in Mainz :)
@jordanhicks51316 жыл бұрын
Neat, my great grandfather came from mainz
@alexitobig93026 жыл бұрын
I found an Bayonet for a I think Mauser 98 A. Not a "Notbayonett". Send me a mail and next time I show it to you alexplayafina@gmail.com
@tinfoilhat34204 жыл бұрын
Nice mushrooms there under the butter knife.. @ 21:00 . LMAO
@pinthunters99615 жыл бұрын
the reason why they moved the mine is quite simple. that was not a active mine. and you moved it (very stupid and dangerous btw.). so it was reasonable save to move the mine to a lower location to better control and contain the blast. with such old weapons, the detonators can be totally rotten. so they can explode even if they are not armed. that's why you should never move such finds. so far you've been incredibly lucky. i wouldn't rely on that. it's not worth it.
@ТусовкисМедведьевичем2 жыл бұрын
Hi, Iron Mike! Beautiful ❤️ video! Big Thanks!!!😊
@IronMikeMetaldetecting2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@randyscj4294 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, remember "ALWAYS be careful"!!! Have fun, don't play in the mud too long, or you'll just turn into another "mudder rucker"!!🤣 Wishing you "good tones", take care, "God Bless", sincerely Randy. P.S.: They most likely moved it to the lowest spot to keep shrapnel from going sideways-since that crap can travel w/o a passport!!🎄🎉👍🙏👊
@shipsinker81913 жыл бұрын
OK, I am a little confused. IF the mine had went off where he said they detonated it, why were there leaves in the crater? The edges of the crater were not sharp, but rounded, and the dirt in the crater was the same color as the dirt outside of the crater. Doesn't quite add up to me.
@quistan26 жыл бұрын
It looks like you found some 8mm kurtz ammo among the other 8x57, so keep an eye out for an STG-44
@MrClean-qp2lx6 жыл бұрын
I dont know why but i kinda get satisfied by these finding old war tools videos
@mattperrin78706 жыл бұрын
Very cool stuff there Mike. Great video.
@IronMikeMetaldetecting6 жыл бұрын
Tx Matt! Glad you liked it.
@mohamedruzaik34833 жыл бұрын
Just imagine how badass this place would’ve been during the ww2
@andrewdaley30813 жыл бұрын
You are spoilt i can tell just from your comment.. 🇬🇧👍
@samwu18364 жыл бұрын
16:50 for the explosion (if that's all you came for)
@patrickholder84036 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy watching your videos. Just found them today watching here in Los Angeles. Great work
@erictaylor54626 жыл бұрын
5:30 Hey, that's mine!
@gerryb82745 жыл бұрын
Eric Taylor That's Your mine I thought it was his mine. lol
@majorronaldmandell78355 жыл бұрын
Wonderful finds! I know that you put a lot of hard work into finding that stuff, which we did not see!
Thanks buddy! Running a bit behind on your videos. Will watch them soon! :)
@slothsloth46514 жыл бұрын
I love all the forests you go to
@IronMikeMetaldetecting4 жыл бұрын
me too! Sometimes I sit on a log for a while just to enjoy the beauty of it.
@ericnelson30816 жыл бұрын
I found an intact German tank commander's helmate in an abandoned house I guess the guy used to be a German soldier because I found a German tank commander's outfit aswell but since the houses window we're gone I found out very quickly that it had a hornet's nest inside of the left arm and torso part of the coat but the helmate was a very good find
@IronMikeMetaldetecting6 жыл бұрын
Superb! Would love to find that as well!
@AldoSchmedack6 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@hacked66135 жыл бұрын
I still would have taken it, it’s worth the stings
@Chachoes5 жыл бұрын
Nah fam you should get a suit I mean that a peace right there
@localextremist28395 жыл бұрын
@@Chachoes I know right its so Cool
@retiredtom16546 жыл бұрын
Incredible history! Great finds & I'm sure so much more is under foot. Enjoyed your video.
@tedonsnow51026 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, nice video 👍. Why do you think gas masks seem to not have the glass in them, do you think it was removed and used for something else?
@chrisdeligiannis52956 жыл бұрын
my guess is its due to the lenses being made with Cellophane that was held together by a metal ring that can be removed for cleaning, this ring could* become loose and the lenses fall out or they become shattered due to missuse
@beau646 жыл бұрын
They wouldn't of taken the glass out because it would probably be shattered It would be no use
@Mosfet5106 жыл бұрын
Those are some amazing finds!! Well done.
@jeremyorr74696 жыл бұрын
Yep k98 cool find hello from oregon usa
@wonderwond4 жыл бұрын
Ive always wanted to go there and metal detect,, now im 53 nowand never will get to, life is truly to short... envy -- awesome video
@Ржавыеликивойны6 жыл бұрын
Excellent finds! It's interesting to watch, thanks!
@reddevilparatrooper6 жыл бұрын
I say Wooooaaah Shit! A Teller Mine. Looks like they put C-4 on top of the mine and blew it. C-4 does a wonderful job of blowing shit up.
@Cragified6 жыл бұрын
Yep, controlled detonation is the best way to handle such things.
@yamahaguy17326 жыл бұрын
reddevilparatrooper who knew 😱
@reddevilparatrooper6 жыл бұрын
I never fuck with mines. Anytime with mines with that age the explosive material inside may not be inert. Modern explosives especially WWII German can last for a long time because they were designed for long term storage.
@davecc00006 жыл бұрын
That crater doesn’t look new. Grass inside, etc. looks like it’s 70 years old. Fresh crater will have fresh earth turned up and tossed about.
@easydoz16 жыл бұрын
AGREED^
@customextremepcs74556 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and am amazed by your finds, it must be absolutely amazing to find those types of artifacts. On a side note, you are absolutely certifiable handling unexploded ordnance the way you do considering how much more volatile they become with corrosion over time. I wish you many more interesting safer finds and keep the videos coming.
@markbabino52966 жыл бұрын
My father went as far as Italy he was with the Royal Canadian medical Corps
@alanmccarthy89326 жыл бұрын
Hi Iron Mike, did they dispose pf the panzerfraust rounds aswell? Apologies for spelling.
@tbugher625 жыл бұрын
You can disarm the mine by hitting it on the pressure switch with a hammer.
@legneil4 жыл бұрын
Those mines made tanks fly thats how powerful they were and still are.
@sasoriXxxXsmexy6 жыл бұрын
Such a good video! I always get so excited when you upload A video
@IronMikeMetaldetecting6 жыл бұрын
:-)
@ascaloncrusader6 жыл бұрын
Oh, the stories these things could tell us, if they could speak...... great video. My uncle just gave me my great uncles Empire of Japan flag from some battle in the Philippines in 1945.
@andreareader32916 жыл бұрын
At what time is the explosion?
@krassergamerLP6 жыл бұрын
AOL Reader 15:14
@krassergamerLP6 жыл бұрын
AOL Reader 16:55*
@zackaryganey33115 жыл бұрын
@guy c its been a year he most likely has
@Mr.Deleterious5 жыл бұрын
Biggest bang ever on camera? That's a bold statement. I worked in Naval Ordnance. I bet my pulse that I've seen much...much bigger.
@Spitsz016 жыл бұрын
Dank jullie! Ik heb dat autosymbool eerder gezien in een tijdschrift. Deel van een oud reclamebord? Goed je weer te zien Mike, mooie vid!
@IronMikeMetaldetecting6 жыл бұрын
bedankt voor je aardige bericht. Je was er snel bij! :)
@TheErwinboot6 жыл бұрын
Renault toch?
@marechuber4 жыл бұрын
Next time call the right people ! They can position high speed cameras with an electronic detonator on the mine,trained to do it ! To obtain much better close ups and a better audio and visual experience. There out there !
@allanfifield82565 жыл бұрын
9:00 pulling that wire? Really? Death wish?
@jonathannewman10905 жыл бұрын
it's a root
@AsbestosBeard5 жыл бұрын
roots are cables now?
@mayfieldgage4 жыл бұрын
First video and I can already tell I love this channel
@IronMikeMetaldetecting4 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@mattg7686 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike for the early Christmas present. Very cool video as always.
@IronMikeMetaldetecting6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt! And you're very welcome :)
@thegit86986 жыл бұрын
When you showed that lovely little badge of the car and two people i had an enormous flash of deja vu
@DeanoDetects6 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, popped over to take a look at your channel as I saw it in the suggestions and as its so great I had to like and sub. What a shame the medal was corroded but it came out OK after cleaning. Wow, the gas mask has kept well. Yikes, you did find a land mine and two anti-tank rocket thingys, well done for getting them out of the woods!!! Very nice bayonet and a lovely old car badge. That was some bang and that is a big hole, glad you weren't anywhere near!! ATB & HH. Deano.
@catcatcatcat73726 жыл бұрын
I feel like you are being fake
@DeanoDetects6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely not Eagle 179. That was a totally genuine comment. Sorry if you think I’m being fake but I suppose there are a lot of fakers out there. Take care. Deano.
@proudgerman31706 жыл бұрын
Eagle 179 Agreed. Thank you for your comment.
@johnturner57006 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Mike! Bummer you didn't get to film the explosion. The pin you found with the automobile and the dog running alongside is really cool. Neat to think about the person that wore it and what it meant to them. Good stuff. Can't wait to see more.
@broadstken6 жыл бұрын
Will you go back where the mine was and see if the detonator survived?
@IronMikeMetaldetecting6 жыл бұрын
The thought crossed my mind but doubt if I ever gonna find it. The thing could have skyrocketed :-)
@potatopooter40716 жыл бұрын
I thought mines blew up by weight.
@broadstken6 жыл бұрын
not all, there are a lot of different fuse and trigger types
@joeaksa3 жыл бұрын
Great video as usual Mike!! Thanks!
@IronMikeMetaldetecting3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@skoonthatraccoonskunkguy38656 жыл бұрын
3:11 if no ones going to do it, I will, *ahem* " Are you my mummy? "
@Metal_Enjoyer6 жыл бұрын
Skoon, Thatraccoonskunkguy god dammit don’t remind me of that creepy ass kid 😂
@thetravellingwanderer69236 жыл бұрын
How do you not have more likes?
@EmptyShellCasing6 жыл бұрын
That episode gave me nightmares!
@rayturner31076 жыл бұрын
Skoon, Thatraccoonskunkguy
@christianraams4306 жыл бұрын
Skoon, Thatraccoonskunkguy really I forgot about that creepy shit now you reminded me of it again and I feel sick I think I need to go see someone who is a doctor 😁
@robbie_5 жыл бұрын
"these kind-of highly explosive thingies"... that I'm just going to poke around with my finger. Darwin award?
@ericzerkle52146 жыл бұрын
Kabooooommm!!!!! Sweet!!!
@davidereira4595 Жыл бұрын
My uncle got in the way of an A Tank mine he survived. One eye orbit destroyed. Stone deaf. Literally Covered in shrapnel .
@koninkrijkdernederlanden73606 жыл бұрын
ik dacht van het begin al dat jouw accent heel Nederlands klonk, had ik dus tocht gelijk. PS. ben geabonneerd.
@awallacedoula2 жыл бұрын
Oh, to know the stories of the soldiers who owned the materials you found!!!
@NorthernChev6 жыл бұрын
The boom you heard was most likely the explosives they used to eliminate the tank mine. That specific tank mine probably did not have anything left that was active still after all these years. Although they were designed to blow upwards they still left a much larger hole in the ground than it did. Most likely it didn't have any active material in it still, luckily.
@theobnoxiousgamer23556 жыл бұрын
I love watching your videos, I love finding out about what they used in the military years ago, it’s really fascinating, keep up the good vids
@loganbaileysfunwithtrains6066 жыл бұрын
Keep those K98 clips they are worth some money to people who own a K98
@dukeofmecklenburg-strelitz80305 жыл бұрын
I mean...Clips are delicate...You'll never be able to use those old ones
@dukeofmecklenburg-strelitz80305 жыл бұрын
I own a ww1 era Gewehr 98, btw...I have over 10 original clips, and tons of modern reproductions...They arent worth much
@carlalm61005 жыл бұрын
The one shown in the video is amazingly corrosion free. Propably unusable though.
@Chironex_Fleckeri4 жыл бұрын
It's the most widely produced gun of all time when you factor in minor variants. Not really valuable.
@What-wm2fu3 жыл бұрын
Nah. I own a German k98 and have purchased many stripper clips online, there worth like 3 bucks a pop, 5 on a good day.
@999Giustina4 жыл бұрын
Listen carefully to the blast sounds. There are two blasts in close succession. The first is the demolition blast but the second is the mine. Need to be careful with these old mines. There is always a chance they will still explode.
@bp46825 жыл бұрын
If you ever find more that need detonating leave a wildlife Camera strapped to a tree.
@bnetolldnataman4 жыл бұрын
Brian Porteous Yep. Before you tell them!! But they moved the darn thing. 😪😪