IT'S THE SOUND OF THE POLICE.. AGAIN!!! MAGNET FISHING

[@meruliouslacrimens5154]

As far as the water is concerned, its BETTER OUT THAN IN! You can hear the fishes saying, "Thanks for removing all that crap!"

[@davidjames2145]

Can we spare a moment to thank responsible magnet fishers everywhere in the UK for cleaning up our waterways and contributing to museums and historical knowledge. Few hobbies can claim to be so socially beneficial. (I'm not a magnet fisher, but they have my respect.) 🇬🇧

[@mikespike007]

Four police turn up to look at a revolver that will never work again, my mate gets robbed and they’re not interested. It’s fun watching the magnet fishers but it had to be said

[@johncampbell2979]

I concur with your sentiments, his majestys most royal constabulary are scum filth and vermin.

[@daves4026]

Spot on

[@another3997]

@@paulhiggins6024 And who is to blame for the changes over the last few years? Those people who are happy to attack, stab or shoot police officers or anyone else who gets in their way. The fact we have to provide officers with body armour as standard, and in some cases, firearms, is a sad state of affairs. Compared to many police forces around the world, UK police are quite subdued in their appearance and attitude.

[@another3997]

If you'd actually listened, you'd have heard that the first two officers were there looking for someone else, not for the gun. And as they weren't firearms officers, sensibly, they're not allowed to deal with firearms. So that's TWO officers for the gun, not four. Your mate got robbed? Police will have taken a statement, descriptions and details of any property stolen. Unless he is being attacked or physically threatened, or an intruder is in his house, it's hardly an emergency. Seems you've just got personal issues with the police. 🙄

[@another3997]

@@daves4026 Spot on... apart from the fact he's wrong. Only two officers for the gun, because the first two were there on other business, and were asked to help. As a rule, only firearms officers are allowed to deal with firearms, whether they may or may not be functional. As for his mates supposed "robbery", it clearly wasn't a situation requiring immediate response. I bet they spoke to an officer, got a crime number and he gave them all the details he could. Yet this muppet thinks they should immediately send out a dozen officers to look explicitly for stolen property.

[@jaybee1921]

Hi, amazing what you can find from what people chuck in the rivers...more importantly you guys with your hobby provide an invaluable service clearing up Britain's waterways...well done! Take care...

[@eringemini7091]

Stuttering Woody at the end was hilarious! I have to agree with Nicola, the Police there are; " fully equipped."😉😊

[@realanarchobill]

you seem like real nice people. would be a great time out with you all.

[@thomashogg2341]

That cop handling the service revolver was getting the dry heave from the smell LMFAO

[@BerylSlocombe]

Well done to all of you stay save and take care

[@kirstymichael4039]

Great again Northants, always look forward to Wednesday nights !

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

Great finds enjoyed the video

[@stuartfletcher2378]

You people seem to do so well , what with guns and daggers , and prompt visits from the police. I magnet fish here in Canada but dont reallly find much. I love watching your crew as there is so much nonsense , you all get along so well. Thank you Nigel for all the laffs .Stu from Canada......

[@jambojambo313]

What a find. 👍

[@georgeohwell7988]

Greetings from Northern Ireland.....subscribed

[@Chunky246]

The first PC's feeling somewhat inadequate when the other two arrived. :)

[@ianmclaughlin4043]

🤣🤣🤣👍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

[@sweaty7012]

😢😢😢😢

[@bjw4859]

Is that like a proper operating canal for narrow boats ?, I've only just got into those videos but that style of travel seems so peaceful. So a lump of metal that used to be a gun is of interest to police, but the detonation head of a military shell is ok, you have the oddest police, but so chill.

[@maxwall8456]

Firearms Officer "Ahh the hammers missing". It was designed that way by Enfield, At least my firearms training was a lot more in depth when I was a CTFO.

[@stevef8606]

depends on the model, surely. Those issued to tank crews had no hammer to avoid it catching.

[@corbinscorner]

18:09 it is a corkscrew for wine ... the sheath should pull off the screw and go through the hole to make a handle

[@williaminavanbottle9297]

Well, I suppose it's more productive than watching daytime television.

[@rogersmith8339]

Anything anyone EVER did is more productive than that - lol

[@davidgoulding8608]

Also, I read that the rise of magnet fising over the last 5 years has led to an over 900% increase in the callouts for the bomb disposal squads. I'm not discouraging it, I just thought it fascinating the amount of crazy stuff in our canals.

[@jizzmonkey9679]

That's because they a head to locations they are likely to find them, just for you tube views

[@recall2880]

The seas and canals are full of other peoples rubbish. A canal was a prime spot to get rid of a murder weapon

[@lindaallen78]

Very recently, my brother who is a metal detectorist (also in Northants) pulled out a grenade from underneath a hedgerow. Yes, police and bomb disposal came out to that too.

[@eerr1438]

Don’t know why I got here?? But strangely couldn’t stop watching??

[@gingervirus2988]

Good to watch but it’s sad to see how many people think a canal is a rubbish tip

[@rosegilliland1845]

I enjoy your videos. Lots of good finds.

[@ElaineAtkins]

Think the police need to give you a direct line lol love your videos!

[@jjsmith8956]

It's nice to see folks laughing and having fun. Nobody laughs in America anymore.

[@stucrossland3719]

Not even at Joe Biden forgetting where he is?

[@shatterpointgames]

What the heck does America have to do with this video? You just want to complain about America for no reason?

[@garymckean7357]

I’m inspired 😊

[@shinobusmods8682]

Woo Woop! It's da sound of da Police...

[@TheLassenman]

Nice police lads right there Nigel

[@kcjonesii493]

Good grief Nigel. Best to come on over, no boom booms or bang bangs where I'm at.

[@danieljohnston7387]

I live in northants eara I would like to go magnet fishing one day

[@franknwhz8146]

Lottt of scrap out keepgoing

[@chrismoon7518]

Magnet fishing makes a hell of a lot more sense than fish fishing......

[@twinspirationaj1266]

May the Lord protect you ever made advertisements because if I catch the person who makes these adverts I'm going to take my time with him

[@moefuggerr2970]

My .357 pistol is about the size of that one you found.

[@tz6414]

You are lucky to get police to turn up if you get your car or bike stolen. Next time I’ll stand by a canal with some rope , get the police there and then get them to look at a crime.

[@stevef8606]

thing is, what can a unifrom PC do. Circulate your car? Same with burglaries - any evidence will be forensic and normal PCs are not trained to collect it and not enough SOCOs

[@clivewiddall3430]

I never knew brass was magnetic, 😂

[@davestewart3401]

brass plated , brass is non magnetic

[@rogersmith8339]

The setting rings on the shell fuses are brass but the rest is generally steel although I have seen some in a light alloy.

[@jonniewalker6925]

Too bad you can’t keep them when they are in operable like that you’re in the USA we just keep them clean them up hanging on the wall, I have several that I could not get the serial numbers off of so I just kept them for souvenirs

[@triplexdread]

No fish were harmed in the making of this video ;)

[@edwindude9893]

Tell the officers to call an expert on British military fire arms (me) because you have a webley .445 first manufactured for WW1. And Wembley carried on with manufacture for the services unti 1970 with different models. The .45 acp was designed off the .445 round and is still in use.

[@nospoon4799]

I see you......

[@indigohammer5732]

Some "expert"! It's ".455", "Webley" (correct spelling) ceased production of .455 MkVI revolvers well before the 1970's. The .45 ACP has nothing, I repeat, nothing to do with any .45 Adams or .455 Webley pistol cartridges. It assume you didn't have your "expert" hat on when you posted this pish!

[@rogersmith8339]

@@indigohammer5732 The Webly 45 auto (not the Fosbery) was an interesting weapon with a slightly strange case, and then there were the American revolvers made to use the 45 ACP round.

[@richardburns5925]

Sheffield canal has been magnet fished now more than it has been coarse fished. More magnet men than anglers. Stuff dragged out, left on the bank, lobbed back in, dragged back out.......a shooting by the other team happened, gun apparently thrown in canal at Broughton Lane, so police came with divers, looking for a dumped car and a gun......the day before that stretch was magnet fished to death, I saw all these police divers bobbing about and thought good luck.......they found nothing but a trolley and a DVLA wheel clamp!

[@simov8chevy]

At 20:11 you're pointing the thingy at almost where it came from. Look at the gap on the left hand side of the fence.

[@Quantrills.Raiders]

ha nice catch

[@nebtrebeh5588]

Amazing how friendly and approachable British police are.

[@MorleyGames1]

“Oooh this is a nice dagger”…..think about why a dagger has been thrown in to the canal….

[@jimmydodds7897]

Hope you've done the Manc end of the Mersey by now. I'd have made you a brew.

[@cryptoxrpmoonbase1468]

hey can you find my windlass i droped in the lock hahah

[@12bigredd]

"exhibit a" lol

[@barstoolpreacher7851]

When you find weapons in a canal you always need to consider it could have been used in a murder

[@whatshisname3304]

Proving it might be hard.

[@robbieallan6522]

U got some cool finds , such a shame you can't keep keep the guns cuz they're obviously dumped in the river cuz they've probably been used in a crime possibly?? But the age of that gun would make a nice piece to put on the wall after cleaning up.

[@susanstevenson7690]

Great video n nice finds n loved Glen doing is impression with woody x

[@paulcalvert5735]

Hi what size magnets do you use ?

[@jonny7491]

That microphone looked very much like a piece of fencing the lady was sitting in front of.

[@ThatgirlnamedJodie]

06:50 Did you ever find out if that gun was an Enfield? I like when you can have a bit craic with the police.

[@pokeytoad1988]

Love watching your videos. You guys always make me smile. Amazing finds today.

[@lorienray6216]

If the police cannot connect to crime, really old, they should give it back so you can put on a wall, the officers were very nice. Not a fan of guns, but love history and if it cannot hurt anyone, why not register at station and give it back to finder. You found some of the coolest things. What did they do with the bomb. Have to say what a great bunch of people, so much fun. Do you ever think, you will empty this canal of rubbish, you have fun and clean up the waters, magnet fishing is great

[@ColinRichardson]

"nah, in Coventry it's more Bombs." Yep... Yep.....

[@colinboneham7387]

Another great day for you Nigel

[@timleach3177]

Would hope the police let you have the gun back as they are obviously not useable , weldone for clear up the trash 😀😀

[@Magnet.M.A.D]

Brilliant live. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@craigbeaumont414]

the biggest question for me is how they ended up there..........Its like someone found a WWI machine gun in the canal at Rotherham.........who threw that in and why?

[@rogersmith8339]

An awful lot of stuff came back with soldiers in both wars and ended up being dumped in rivers and canals when they realised what they had done (or in my dad's case, when his mum found out- lol)

[@Ronskutin]

Did you turn that "fuse" thingie to police? Be carefully with that if you still have it. It could detonate. It's old but there is always possibility for danger.

[@TheGreatest1974]

Best tell him to watch as he goes up the steps as well. And look right and left before crossing the road.

[@leemagneticnorthmagnetfish457]

hope everyone ok

[@ViGo53]

So what happens to the scrap you find?

[@philcudworth8491]

Looking for a 'ner do well' the copper said. Before they even see them.

[@Midge2006]

What happened to the video when the cordon had to be widened further a few weeks back? x

[@kpplumbing4087]

I know I’m not the first one but Steve buscemi

[@pauldurkee4764]

The service revolver is either the Webley mark 6, or the Enfield mark 2.

[@larrywalker3137]

We live in America and I don't give up my gun

[@edgotbait]

When is Nichola getting a fans only page ?

[@davidhewitt2864]

Did you show them that what you said was a bomb tip ?

[@StephenLPhotos]

JFC I thought it was just American police who carried around absurd amounts of equipment, looks like UK cops are doing it too. They look like human magnets that all kinds of gizmos are stuck to, LOL

[@jsteadman9262]

The ones in black carry more as they armed response.

[@lameesahmad9166]

You got rid of the gun but what happened about the bomb head?

[@tracyyeoman2450]

what happens with the offerings that are thrown in the water that you find?

[@mikeniesen2213]

How much iron you think you take out of the canals in a month

[@petergedd9330]

Did you tell the cops about your bomb tip?

[@mattimatkalainen]

The sword is an indian talwar.

[@paulsquires9117]

Jeez Northants, this doesn’t look good does it? Get after your criminals.

[@captainchillco1025]

I'd love to try this with my lad. Better than him playing on his PC all the time. How much is a decent magnet?

[@Northantsmagnetfishing]

Good magnets start from around £60 right up to £370. It all depends on your budget and how big you wanna go. Check out www.onlinemagnets.co.uk they have a great range. Use the discount code NORTHANTS10 for 10% off your order. I personally use the 360 degree magnets for there all round magnetism.

[@WaxedMerkin]

I would have liked to have seen the police go thru what every thing they carried was

[@kristopherdetar4346]

Not Police anymore. They are militarized law enforcers. England has gotten closer to a Totalitarian government with the citizens unarmed. If some power crazed ruler decides to do away with Parliament, then there you go.

[@mrkultra1655]

👍

[@SmossyYT]

14:22 Honestly Looks like an old bolt carrier to a rifle. Like 95% sure thats what it is.

[@thestig8133]

Strange as how the cops will confiscate pistols & other firearms But, not anything that has a potential sharp edge to it ( knives or swords ceromonial or not) i just simply don't get it. The way i see it a sharp edged potential weapon is more of a threat to a person than a crudd clogged firearm. ISN'T IT 🤔🤔🤔🤔 I really dont understand why they confiscate crudd clogged firearms not ever likely to fire ever again & yet a sharp edged sword or knife can still do a great deal of harm or 💀 to someone even with a pile of crudd stuck to it. The law has gone WACKO!!! mind you have they ever been sain NO!!!!

[@stevef8606]

as possession of knives is not per see illegal? And swords depending on age etc

[@rogersmith8339]

@@stevef8606 True, with knives and "bladed items " it is all about good reason " to have it with you.

[@bcbeadsworth]

Policeman put his gloves on so has not to taminate it with his finger prints. lol.

[@guadalupeknippen528]

Wow! I'm amazed at all the equipment the policemen have on their vests. It's a wonder they can run. I don't think I've ever seen them with that many instruments. Praises to our police force all over the world for their tremendous contribution to our lives. Oh yes, Nigel fantastic finds! Congratulations 👏🎉. 🌻🐕🥰🇺🇸

[@pauldurkee4764]

I don't know if you have any experience of dealing with the british police, but the show they put on and the reality of their effectiveness are two different things I can assure you. British police no longer prioritise burglary, or home intrusion, but if you happen to have a non PC sticker on your car window, then your likely to be pulled over, that's the reality I'm afraid.

[@pauldurkee4764]

@Robert Stallard I wish I could have more faith in the police, the whole emphasis is wrong, we recruit people who have a degree, fine, that doesn't make them an effective police officer. My impression is, a lot of police officers are incapable of policing the streets, they are not suited to it physically and psychologically.

[@stevef8606]

@Robert Stallard cheers..having attended various in past before going onto other roles, I think that what a uniform officer can do is still pretty limited esp with time pressures. We often had to wait for uniform presence to go with us

[@inkey2]

If that was in the usa you would be pulling up bucket loads of hand guns

[@johnnunn8688]

Not according to USA magnet fishing channels! The USA, in general are allowed guns, so why would they be thrown away? In the UK, we aren’t generally allowed handguns, that’s why they get thrown away. BTW, this is his 89th gun find of the year.

[@inkey2]

@@johnnunn8688 Because the gun would have been used in a murder . That's why they are heaved in a river fast so the weapon cannot be found on them thus cops can't do a balstics test . In major cities in the usa sometimes there are (usually gang related) easily 12 gun murders a week.

[@inkey2]

OPINION: ___P.S. And I'd bet you 10 American Green Backs the American Magnet fishers are "keeping the guns they find

[@rosswalker3284]

northern ficco

[@johnnunn8688]

Why did the cop Don a glove, to bag the pistol?

[@stevef8606]

to keep his hands clean and to I suppose avoid leaving any marks on it. Its an SOP I would guess

[@johnnunn8688]

@@stevef8606, the reason I asked is, the cop put one glove on, but opened the bag by putting his bare hand inside; seemed to negate the use of the glove.

[@jsteadman9262]

@@johnnunn8688 Was just because the guns dirty, not to preserve any evidence

[@theoraclerules5056]

These police authorized, dredging, activities here for old weapons &/or ordnance are going on along the canal at the old Royal Ordnance Depot at “Weedon Bec” in Northamptonshire near Daventry in the south Midlands that had been used by the Army, the Ordnance Board & the War Office (One of the three services departments along with the Admiralty & Air Ministry that were the forerunners of the current MOD in the UK 🇬🇧 before their amalgamation in 1964), since this important national defence facility was built in 1805-06 during the Napoleonic War & used extensively throughout the wars & conflicts of the 19th Century as well as both of the World Wars until the 1960s. The canal there is an offshoot or cutting, some 3 to 4 miles distance from the Grand Union Canal that had been opened some 10 years previously in 1796. It is also quite close to the River Nene & the spot had been originally, strategically chosen for its close proximity to British inland waterways network, the Motorways or Interstate Highways of Georgian, Regency & early-Victorian England, & also midway between both the London & Birmingham/West Midlands industrial & prime armament producing areas in the UK 🇬🇧, prior to the advent of the Railways & which directly led to their (Canals) subsequent economic-eclipse in the 1830s & 40s.

[@Northantsmagnetfishing]

We have magnet fished the canal inside the ordnance depot at Weedon. That is where I pulled out 6 sten MKII machine guns plus various other bits.

[@theoraclerules5056]

@@Northantsmagnetfishing : Thanks 🙏🏼 for this info👍 Keep up the great work there!!

[@ianmelonie6440]

When my father was in Europe in WW2 ended up with three pistols and had to throw a Luger and a 1911 Colt45 into a canal due to a colleague of his shot a officer

[@shatterpointgames]

I don't understand this story. Why did he have to throw it in the canal?

[@rogersmith8339]

Father got a Mauser schnellfeur / "Red 9" as a souvenir of the desert and that ended up in the canal because his mum told him to!

[@snowflakemelter1172]

With a revolver in that condition I'm not sure you need to hand it in as it's not going to be remotely servicable, you can buy similar war relics dug from battlefields with no licence required. You would need to get a official confirmation that's all. Maybe insist that the police hand it back after they have examined it? They might be using it to boost up their gun seizure figures at your expense.

[@jamietaylor5570]

Legally that's a matter of age, calibre (or cartridge/non-cartridge) rather than condition. Since it appears to be a cartridge firearm it would have to be an obsolete calibre to keep it as-is (without, eg, sec 7 licence). If it's Second World War British then it's probably not obsolete calibre. Could still ask for it "back" to be deactivated or if it has any sale value, but it would have to go to a firearms dealer rather than the finder.

[@snowflakemelter1172]

@@jamietaylor5570 I looked into it further and these relics do have a deactivation certificate so the find would have to go through an RFD then then the proof house even if nothing is done to it mechanically. Maybe possible but costly.

[@jamietaylor5570]

@@snowflakemelter1172 Maybe. Current UK deact standard brought in a year or two ago is very stringent so difficult to imagine no changes unless pressure-bearing parts already have the requisite cuts/breaks/holes etc.

[@paulshrew]

where do you find the majority of your finds, under the bridge or either side...?

[@budchrysler6340]

Do you get the guns back after they have been inspected by police if they don't work?

[@rogersmith8339]

The revolver looks like a Fosbery from what I could see of the cylinder.

[@maxwall8456]

Enfield No II Mk 1* in .38. No hammer spur because it was designed to be fired double action only. The Webley Fosbery was a type of automatic revolver and a lot bigger and chambered in .455.

[@rogersmith8339]

@@maxwall8456 The reason that I thought it looked like a Fosbery was that I thought I saw the tell tale zig- zag on the cylinder that rotates it when the top part moves rearward. I never got to play with one, but by all accounts they were pretty "lively " in the hand.

[@whatshisname3304]

Do you have to declare any guns to the police if you find them with magnets?

[@thomasdalton1508]

Possession of a firearm is a criminal offence, so you can't keep it.

[@recall2880]

Why bother. Take it home and flog it

[@stevef8606]

@@recall2880 how?

[@recall2880]

My mate Dave

[@cretan911]

Bloody hell

[@andreashessler838]

Don't they look ridiculous with all that kit stuck to their vests! No wonder they never respond to proper crime, they'd never be able to catch anyone weighed down with all that rubbish.

[@stevef8606]

Never? Try reading the Liverpool Echo. And how was the Borough Market attack stopped?

[@veronical.lianmaseras4543]

Why so many adverts please?

[@toddthomas3226]

How do you cart all the crap away. Do you have to pay for dumping

[@cfbm125]

They normally leave it there in a pile!! 😡 our company cuts the grass on canals across the UK, our machinery gets damaged by all the rubbish they leave behind hidden in the grass, costs us thousands of pounds a week in repairs….🤬

[@toddthomas3226]

@@cfbm125 that's no good. It's a shame the magnet fishing people can't take it somewhere to dump for free. Then I guess everyone would say they got their rubbish out the river

[@jsteadman9262]

@@toddthomas3226 They can take it to the tip for free, most of it they probably take to a metal recycling yard that will pay them for it based on weight

[@888ssss]

its like the police have solved all other crime ?

[@stevef8606]

when did that happen in past?

[@adamhardman4344]

What a waste of police time

[@tracyyeoman2450]

well hello Mr Policeman!!!

[@octaviussludberry9016]

Is brass magnetic?