Lucky Muckers

[@ccharge1]

I had he pleasure of meeting Mackie today . What an absolute gent. Top bloke. I hope I see him again . Claire

[@victorcechile]

yes friend

[@richardevppro3980]

A magnificent show and so much history,thanks for sharing your finds with us all.

[@chrisby777]

Outstanding Ron, well done. What a special time it must be to be pottering around in history rich mud. Envious I am. Cheers Chris.

[@civilwarstory]

Victor, Your video was extremely well done. Taking the time to research and share the history behind some of the finds is what makes your video stand out among all others. Thank you for posting it.

[@orange70383]

This is such a very well done bit, the feel of it is wonderful'

[@johncarpenter3502]

Fascinating. If only we could see all that the Thames hides. I wish I could go.

[@thomasroberts1426]

excellent and love the history those people are really lucky to be able to hunt their passion and sometimes it pays off by rewarding them pieces of history!

[@losttreasurehunt]

Great viewing from across the water looking for real history ,thanks for sharing

[@AngelaFaithHodge]

Amazing video. I enjoyed this! Thank you for sharing.

[@happiness1956]

I pray this man continues . I would love to see other videos this man has done.

[@HLk-jb9nt]

Thank you for sharing

[@garymitchell5899]

You can walk on the shore anytime and see medieval pottery and bits of shoes; penny pipes galore; Victorian bottles and glass; hand-made bricks and nails. All sorts of stuff. Just go; it's easy.

[@BrianClunie]

This video makes me want to go to London.

[@DennisHammer1]

Wonderful Video!! I really Enjoyed It!! Thanks For Sharing It!!

[@pigoff123]

I loved taking the bus to London from Germany. We took a few school trips there

[@neilarmstrong4099]

it's a fantastic presentation. more please.

[@grahamjones7316]

one word..,wicked...need more

[@daveglynn748]

What a great vid and a nice fella. Welcome back to Britain anytime mate.

[@happiness1956]

Ron keep up the good work.

[@ebony1732]

10:57 a musket ball, upon first look it is a fishing ball sinker. A small hole is present at start..

[@pigoff123]

Thank you for serving

[@debiesu]

You don't need a permit for eyes only. You can still find a ton of relics that way.

[@bryan5549]

So, if one of the guys on this show was my kid, I'd be a Lucky Mucker Father, right?

[@kateodonnell750]

I'm glad this is 2013 as mud larking has progressed since then..yep your allowed to scrape and dig. Checkout Nicola white mud lark.

[@jrcostilla9105]

Great video love all the information but I agree with a comment about the shoe being rescued just in time. I think it was really stuck and wasn't going anywhere soon. Either way it's better you found it now and it didn't get lost so win win

[@happiness1956]

I love his voice.

[@Glenfiddich101]

Hi Ron, its REALLY nice to hear an American detectorist who isn't in it for the money, I mean we all like to search for money (old coins etc) but some people are only in it for financial gain and right at the start of your video you said that you are in it for the history, there are some American detectorists who are really greedy like "American Diggers" that guy makes my blood boil because he is an insult to metal detecting and everyone who is not in to our hobby and who has watched that insult of a program thinks that we must only be into detecting for financial gain which I am not, I am in it for the love of finding something which hasn't been touched since Jesus Christ walked on the earth or from a similar time period. I love your finds and although I too have been detecting here in the UK for many years, I have never done any mud larking on the Thames or any other river for that matter, I usually do farmers fields myself and in the past some of my best ever finds that I have been fortunate to have found have been a highly decorated Viking silver armulet and a hoard of some 45 Roman silver Denarius from the 1st century AD which are both now in The Museum of Scotland (the hoard is still being studied) Keep up the good videos Ron and please continue to promote honesty in metal detecting because without honesty we will have no historical national treasures to show our future generations because there are too many people who find stuff and sell it on eBay without submitting it to their local FLO (Finds laison Officer who work for the museums and who record our finds and who have amazing knowledge of our finds) Best regards . Glen :-)

[@chicagoron61]

Thanks Mate, appreciate the kind comments.

[@garymitchell5899]

He said he searches in the US for 'round shiny things', gold and silver, which are modern. Of course he's in it for the money. What else? Grow up.

[@vallee7966]

Why don’t they pick up some of the litter while they’re at it?

[@stuoneill2310]

Have you tried further down river where everything gets washed into the countryside....

[@HLk-jb9nt]

I would love to do this ❤️❤️❤️❤️💯😘

[@peterbunyan3924]

Get that it is good to have it recorded with the museum but for them to just stick it in draws for no one to see it except the staff, NOOOO.

[@wildcatcreeksurvival2414]

Need an old Compass 77b to see through all those nails.

[@tps607]

got your permit from the Thames Port Authority?

[@tps607]

ah...good for three years!

[@beefree7114]

You have to be seriously gullible to think that after 3 or 400 years that shoe that you had to fight to get loose was possibly going to fall apart or disappear in a few days, so it's good that you found it just in time...what a joke! that shoe would still be lodged there for years if you didn't find it! Stop treating us like morons by saying such crap! Nice find for sure, but think about what you are saying!

[@crazypurpleb2193]

like the flat pack 400 yr old toy coach bloody lying yank

[@jdemo7167]

I wanna' be a MUDLARK!

[@Carpedog2206]

I had planned to watch this until you said you only had two hours to find it before the item was gone forever and later said you could find things 2000 and 3000 years old. Drama much? Thanks but I’ll go back to watching Nicola White and Si-Finds.

[@beerborn]

Some of the stuff I considered junk. I'd toss it back in.

[@Jeepercrepper]

Have u found any watchs

[@chistopherjames2894]

Ive found a few old watches, the good thing is the internal mechanisms of old watches don't corrode so profoundly as they are made of brass and in some cases gold.

[@karenm5702]

Not just a girl in every port but a "sailor "as well in every port caused the spread of veneral diseases !..but otherwise good reporting on your finds.

[@chistopherjames2894]

Get stuck in, dig those wervals out.

[@miguelbordon8314]

En el minuto 21.45 debajo de la mano que tiene un guante gris aparece algo dorado similar a un anillo.

[@rodparsons521]

Please, not "chain-mail". Chain-mail arises from an unobservant Victorian mis-naming, probably by a purveyor of theatrical costume armour or his clients, or by some uninformed contemporary. The correct term is maille (Latin, macula meaning mesh or net). If you look at a piece of maille, you can see it is made in the form of a mesh or net, not as a chain. I also like the descriptive Norse "war knitting".

[@lisajohnson7637]

Why do you have to get a permit?

[@lisajohnson7637]

Dutch 1664 lol. Right, like it's the same thing...Thank you for the offers anyway...

[@davidfarmer2049]

yeah if can keep away from woofs and bangs and the wizzy images.......... thank you!!!

[@garystiltner8260]

Why would you need a permit to dig a mud bank. Come on people...

[@chistopherjames2894]

The permits are a badge of responsibility, that you will act sensible and not be overzealous by collapsing the embankments foundations, there are people who would do it, hire cranes and heavy machinery to excavate large areas of the foreshore and create a dangerous environment for people like us, and the public.

[@lisajohnson7637]

Echo 9970 I don't think it's fair, the (stuff) is in the river, mud and slime if the pickers are willing to dig ALL DAY.....THEY SHOULD REAP THE REWARDS! If the government wants it, then they should get their asses out there and find it.... like the saying goes....."Finders keepers lossers weepes" Sounds like your country is controlling. ...ugh!

[@garymitchell5899]

You can walk onto the riverbank and do whatever you want. It's perfectly safe if you keep you eyes open, and nobody gives a shit. The guy has hyped it up for the American audience. Just go and do it - it's fun and easy.

[@RicTic66]

@@lisajohnson7637 You go to James Town , the Alamo, Gettysburg battle field ect or any of the historical sites in America and start digging them up they'd have you ignorant sorry arse in jail before you could cry 5th amendment or whatever. London has been a major city for 2000 years and the Thames fore-shore is a historical site. Maybe if your country lasts 2000 years your descendants will understand this.

[@RicTic66]

@@garymitchell5899 Yeah? You try it on the fore-shore in the city, apart from the 50 mudlarks who value their permits and will stop you, the River police and EA port of London boats regularly patrol the river and if they don't recognise you they will stop you and check your permit. Get caught and they will nick you and give you a hefty fine. I copied this from The London Mudlark page "Someone has recently been fined £5000 for scraping the foreshore where it's not permitted. Apparently the police took pictures of him from the embankment above and met him at the steps with the hefty fine. While it's great news that the authorities are finally keeping an eye on the foreshore, "

[@usakindatheartflower6229]

uhhhhh, many people mud lark on Thames, and d so everyday, they r not bothered by anyone, you r making it out like only 50 people can and that's not trur

[@jesseramos6124]

I say,use discriminate against everything but silver and

[@joet840]

It's not something I'd brag about, being a scavenger.

[@Drux.i]

He's also a firefighter. It's called a hobby. Go get one.

[@joet840]

So what does being a firefighter havr to do with it, and how would you know if i had a hobby or not. Through your clairvoiyant capabilities?

[@yepyep248]

No it had another meaning stupid ! The mudlarks find gold in london and ancient artifacts why are you here if you are not interested ?

[@Ekaterina777]

Ahah, what a primitive way of thinking.. This is pure archeology mate!

[@jasonwolcot4462]

Many folks with low IQ's don't understand.