Napoleonic Times... Strong Contender For My Relic Hunt Of The Year!

Let's metal detect a tiny spot with some mind-blowing finds during one of my most memorable relic hunts made this year.
My expectations were very low (I made this hunt in August). This area has been hunted a lot due to an easy access to the forest, but for some reason this small oasis was either overlooked, or just poorly detected.
One or two French Napoleonic buttons are usually a fantastic result, but to find eight (obvious ones) feels exceptional. I'm not sure about this place. Maybe a group of Napoleon's soldiers stopped there for a few days to prepare for a battle, or they were just on their way to join another (bigger) group?
Maybe they were forced to stay there after a battle, carrying a wounded soldier? Who knows...
All the French buttons were made between 1790-1794.
If someone knows more about the button with the ("post") trumpet symbol, please let me know in the comment section.
It was an exciting hunt on a memorable day.
You can check out my latest relic hunt with another trace of French soldiers from 1792: • I shouldn't Be Doing T...
UPDATE:
See my recent upload where I find a stunning French Napoleonic button with the number 117: • Dream Start! Metal Det...
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[@aumetalmental8403]

Great little walk about today. Fun finds as well. Have enjoyed your videos this last year, and look forward to new and upcoming years adventures. Best wishes for the New Year my Friend...😎✌️

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you for your kind words! I will try my best and hopefully not disappoint. I wish you a great 2021! Thank you for keeping me company during my hunts.

[@francescalichfieldcity6971]

Safe the best till last. I find the rail road tracks forest brings up some interesting finds. It takes skill to read the ground and you and your cute 2 friends are professionals. Can't wait to see what 2021 brings you. Happy new year. X

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hello Francesca, thank you for the compliment. It was a surprisingly good streak of successful hunts along the railroad. I really couldn't believe it, because this area should have been cleaned out completely a long time ago. Happy New Year! I wish you all the best!

[@francescalichfieldcity6971]

Happy new year to you to hun. Stay safe, no fighting with bushes and keep bringing your cute little friends. Lol. X

[@alantan6255]

What a great day out hunting and great treasures love watching you shows keep it up good video congrats on a hunt and cool finds

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you very much Alan :). Have a great day, or evening.

[@ufopirate1746]

BEST hunt of the year and with ONLY a few days left!? AWESOME and CONGRATS and TY for taking me along for the finds... GREATEST HOBBY EVER... BLESSED... WWG1WGA

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you very much for watching and your comment! I couldn't imagine a better hobby as well. Have a great day :).

[@zeldarobinson3382]

Great hunt my friend and some nice treasures.thank you for sharing Stay safe and Happy New year. May it be a great year.

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hello Zelda, thank you very much! Let's hope this year will be better, for any of us. Have a great day & Happy New Year.

[@Blumack21]

Awesome finds. Thank you. Andy

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you Andy, have a great evening :).

[@virginiarelichunter3475]

That was a killer hunt!! Way to go on those killer buttons!! Keep it up!

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you very much. It was quite something :). Have a great day.

[@bendawnh1]

I really enjoy your hunts. Thank you for posting them. Happy New Year! I hope you continue posting.

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hello Ben, I will try my best to keep uploading videos. I believe, that this is my mission :). Have a great day & Happy New Year!

[@laurencross4436]

love your videos keep them coming best wishes to you love all that you do happy new year me and the wife love watching your relic adventures peace and good will brother !!!!!!!!!!!

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hello Lauren, wow thank you very much for your comment, I feel honored. I wish you both a Happy New Year and all the best! P.s. My new adventure should be online in a few minutes.

[@marydegenkolb9603]

a really great hunt. And so nice to see no casts or injuries. The casings found in the one spot kind of made me think the person was shooting for his life. And with the buttons found, it seems like a battle site. I love the French buttons. The attachments on the back are unique. I'm still catching up. Hope you continue to remain virus free.

[@gilleslacroix6060]

What a great hunt. Even for me ( I’m French)to find 2 Botton the same day is exceptional. The bottons are from the revolution. Napoleonic period is between 1804 and 1815. Your only Napolenic botton is the “post”one. Which is first regiment of hunter on foot. Sorry for the translation.

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hello Gilles, thank you very much for your comment and the explanation! I got "inspired" by the following website: www.jarnob.nl/Metal-detecting/Coins-Antiquities-1500-1900/Napoleonic-buttons/mobile/ and used this term loosely. I will probably update the description below the video soon. Have a great evening.

[@diggersdentysonu.k.m.d8813]

Happy new year guys if u don't have a video out before then hope all the family are well big thumbs 👍 as sllways from me top job ketp safe out there tyson

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you Tyson! I wish you a Happy New Year as well :).

[@madcappap8711]

Have a great 2021 and keep those videos coming. GOD BLESS

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hello, thank you very much. I will try my best :). I wish you all the best in 2021 as well!

[@RESISTANCE..3]

Happy Christmas time and thanks for the fresh upload / content . Have Fun but stay safe out there .

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you Marc. There is tons of footage I can choose from. The only problem is time it takes to edit it, but I'll try my best. Have a great evening and a Happy New Year.

[@jean-pierremaximilien6654]

I've been following you for a while. I love really your posts. Great finds. The button with the hunting horn and a 1 in the center, comes from the first hunter French regiment which distinguished itself in several campaigns from 1792 to 1794 (Valmy, Fleurus) and other important ones later (Hohenlinden, Austerlitz, wagram ... ). This type of button is quite rare. Greetings from Alsace. Grusse von Elsass.

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hello Jean-Pierre, thank you very much for the information. I found the following website and what do I see? The trumpet :) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1er_r%C3%A9giment_de_chasseurs_(France) I will try to include it in the description (maybe tomorrow). I wish you a great evening. Thank you very much for watching :).

[@petemarshall4091]

Hi mate I'm in France I'm currently living in the sens burgundy region would you have any advice for me looking around here . Merry Christmas and happy new year also the nail you found the long curved one is a mediaeval square nails the trumpet cork button originates from Napoleon possibly a cannonier side horn for long range orders

[@SpurensucherHL]

Einzigartig, so viele napoleonische Knöpfe auf kleinsten Gebiet zu finden. Passiert nicht alle Tage, stark!

[@MetalDetecting24]

Vielen Dank, das war wirklich ein nettes, kleines Plätzchen. Beste Grüße.

[@DETECTTRAVEL]

Hi mate! Great hunting 👍 All the best mate!🔔✌

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you very much :). Happy New Year!

[@gotrelicsrhodeisland5130]

Alllways finding great stuff brotha love watching your videos keep up the great work hh

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you :), that's nice to hear. Have a great day & Happy Hunting.

[@pauluk6376]

HI MR MD24,what a fantastic hunt my friend,this could very well be winner for best hunt,what a haul of french buttons{is this the most napoleonic buttons found in 1 hunt?} but the suprise was that clasp of the safety pin with stag/deer head on it,very pretty,and yes,a shock ,NO COINS but the buttons made up for them,stay safe and well my friend......happy hunting

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hello Paul, thank you very much. Yes that's the biggest amount of French buttons I ever found in one hunt. I made another hunt (three years ago) with some buttons and many musket balls, but I don't think there were that many buttons (I haven't showed this hunt yet, but I hope to edit it some day). I agree with you. Many coins are the same, buttons can differ from each other and especially the French ones are very pretty. Have a great evening.

[@timh132]

Yet another great video by you keep it up in 2021 Tim uk

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you Tim, I'm glad you liked it :). I wish you a great evening and a Happy New Year.

[@СкрипкаРоман-и9ц]

Amazing hunt!

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you very much!

[@bjarnenielsen6294]

Great hunt happy new year

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you very much, Happy New Year! :)

[@handyman75657]

Must have been a small encampment or a staging area for a battle? I would bet that there is more in that area! Maybe even a triage area???

[@TheJonesy555]

Maybe a skirmish.

[@MetalDetecting24]

Anything is possible. I will try to expand the search pattern in the future. Maybe I will come across another trace. Have a great day.

[@MetalDetecting24]

@Rob - It could also be a fist fight between soldiers from the same group. Who knows... :)

[@myn6044]

👍👍👍👍🤘 Greetings from Provence (France)

[@donaldscott7279]

Enjoyed

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you Donald, I'm glad if that's the case.

[@donaldscott7279]

@@MetalDetecting24 yes, and you're the only metal detecting channel i watch

[@ufopirate1746]

You hunt ALMOST EVERY signal. Im in the best shape EVER at 45yrs old and it DOESN'T matter... When we dig 200-500 targets in a hunt and hunt every signal your going to get very LUCKY most of the time. Am I NOT CORRECT!? Lol

[@MetalDetecting24]

You are 100% correct :). Although I could (and probably should) work on my recent shape a little :D. Have a great day.

[@RODetecting]

Let s go !

[@MetalDetecting24]

:) Thanks for watching!

[@cezboc]

This trumpet button, isn’t it 1 light infantry? But the wooden inlay is undoubtly strange.

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hello Cezary, thank you very much. According to some of the other comments it seems to be this unit: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1er_r%C3%A9giment_de_chasseurs_(France) It's a strange combination of wood and cork. I haven't seen the same exact button elsewhere (yet). Have a great evening.

[@brianvaughn3278]

28:05.metal detecting boar dowsing rod handle??? If you have the room and know your bearings could you trace back towards where they WALKed from?

[@MetalDetecting24]

:) I'm not sure about that... They leave obvious traces when they stick their noses into the layer of leaves, but I don't know if I could trace them to their homes. I'll try this the next time :).

[@savagesquirrel9828]

Maybe a horse-shoe nail. They still look like that, but with smaller heads.

[@stephanebillon1933]

Congratulation , the french button is revolution button before Napo and the first (white) Tombac button by

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you for the info Stephane. I will think about subtitle, or description changes. Have a great evening.

[@ufopirate1746]

Do you block out any iron at ALL? I've found that blocking the first 2 at the bottom of my SIMPLEX it helped to save me from ALL the un needed chatter and worthless iron. Can't remember ever FINDING anything worth finding that low. Thoughts?

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hi, not really. I'm using full tones, so it automatically sounds "bad" when it's obvious iron. I think, I could block the very last VDI number, wich would be the "99". This should reduce the chatter, at least the ones caused by the coil hitting branches. I've done that in the past, but I don't think it would be worth it (anymore), as there are some potential problems that come along with this trick. I guess, I will have to accept the chatter, or switch to a different metal detector...

[@megancapaccio2326]

were is this woods and how are you filming, with the gopro vest or helmet

[@MetalDetecting24]

The forest is in Germany. I', filming with a Sony FDR-x3000, which is mounted near my shoulder. Thanks for watching.

[@prank_name3126]

im a new metal detector and i'd love to try out that hand pick axe thing you are using. can you maybe tell me the name of the pick axe? i see a lot of options online but they are all cheap and i do want something durable. great videos btw. keep up the good work!

[@brandonlasalle5743]

I was wondering what kind of metal detector you use it looks like a Deus would love to get a detector that I can remove the mounting box like you can on yours

[@gerbrand8132]

Xp deus with ws4 headphones. You can take the control unit out of the headphones and use it separately. You also have a remote control with digital display. Weight wise the xp deus is super light. Have a look at their site.

[@brandonlasalle5743]

@@gerbrand8132 thank you

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hello Brandon, yes it's a Deus as Gerbrand stated. The wireless part is nice to have, but if you ask me, I would prefer a hanging wire if this would make the detector more stable and less chatty.

[@danafredrickson42]

a youtube guy in america found one of those buttons on his channel this week Nd it was the first time ive seen an old french button from the war. thats cool that you found some this week too. how is your leg? did you ever get the metal out of it?

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hello Dana, finding this button in the States is by far a greater achievement than it is here. When I found a Buffalo Nickel in Germany it felt better than a Roman coin. My leg is doing great (compared to previous months). The metal hasn't been removed, but my body took care of it and I think that it fully recovered (at least now I don't have any problems). Have a great day.

[@danafredrickson42]

im glad i know that had to hurt

[@donniebailey8891]

The button with the wooden back is a Rifleman or Infantry button.

[@ufopirate1746]

How many batteries or different go pros or whatever do you use in a hunt this long?

[@MetalDetecting24]

Well, the internal battery of my cam runs out of power after ~1h and 20 minutes (if I remember correctly), but it's plugged into an internal power bank, which can go for up to several hours. My hunts are usually between 1-3h so I don't have to change, or switch anything.

[@derrickswaney2604]

The coin tou found is a Judah Captiva i have 1 also very few originals left

[@HuntersExplorers]

Magnific ;)

[@robinreed6057]

Think I am going to have to move countries. The oldest thing I have found in the last six months is 1806.

[@MetalDetecting24]

Hmm, Robin you are in the UK right now? Is it true with your oldest find? I always thought, UK is a paradise when it comes to density of finds, compared to (at least some areas) of Germany. Have a great evening. P.s. Maybe metal detecting Gods are testing you. I had the same a few years ago. My oldest finds were from 1960 for a period of time :).

[@mariesavoie5220]

It’s a nail

[@MetalDetecting24]

It is, I just wonder why it was made of a "fancy" material like this and for what purpose... Was someone concerned about rust?

[@silvershark1763]

I don't know if you caught it or not but watch this video and at 12 minutes watch the metal detector it like pauses just watch its cool

[@MetalDetecting24]

Oh yes now I've seen it too :). It's a glitch in the matrix :D. Have a great day!

[@mrdynamite71]

What country in Europe?

[@MetalDetecting24]

Germany.

[@ayhanozgur3739]

Hello, I am writing from Turkey XP Deus settings tanıtıg one takes you to the video settings you share with us Thank you

[@danafredrickson42]

infantry

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you Dana.