WOW! First Day Metal Detecting For Artillery And I Found FOUR!

Join me as I explore a creek in search of American Civil War relics and especially artillery rounds or cannonballs from a battle site that I had researched and wanted to search with a metal detector. I found four on this first day looking for them this year. Included in my finds are two 3 inch Hotchkiss shells, one 2.9 inch and one 3.67 inch Parrott artillery shells. None of them had fuses and are perfectly safe to find and handle.
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[@obtucewillie]

Its a brake rotor - a modern one

[@randomconstructions4513]

Relitively modern anyway.

[@eriksimca9409]

the whole wheelhub with brakerotor since the wheelstuds are still on there, could probably be from the 90sich since its a vented rotor

[@vicsmotos3702]

Erik Simca they've been doing vented rotors since the 70's

[@kamdynkating7914]

obtucewillie thanks for telling me

[@JJ-xj3vi]

Really depends on the term modern. Hub and rotor combos havent been used in about 20 years.

[@chadrhode779]

At 18:42, darn near drowned, you didn't tell me to hold my breath!!!

[@Shadetreejr1967]

The round object with holes around the outside is a brake rotor from an automobile, alot of people use them for anchors since they're so heavy and easy to find!

[@hooper4581]

Yayyy !! An ol school civil war artillery river adventure from chiggs !!! My favorite vids. Outstanding adventure need more civil war relic hunts chiggs. Thanks for taking us along pal

[@lalutz4604]

So glad you are back in the water relic hunting! Love the longer videos too! Thank you for always sharing!

[@RHinners1971]

I swear, "HOLD YOUR BREEAATH" never gets old! ROFL!! Love it!!

[@UrbanDKaye]

If you hold one of those shells to your ear, I'm told you can hear the Civil War. Great hunt, congrats on the finds!

[@nanachick05]

😂

[@leenorthcutt8421]

YAAAAAY, glad to see/hear you back in the water...HOLD YOUR BREATH!

[@deborahjaniak7531]

Great day!

[@TheIrishTexan]

Love how half the time when ya point the camera back, the boat is floating away, doin' it's own thing.

[@JGAC300]

@10:20- brake rotor

[@slackerstacker6274]

glad you are adding videos and getting back to the river treasure.

[@craftylittlerthings]

I’m watching this on the 1st January 2019, so it’s the first time this year for me seeing these shells, this year anyway lol Happy New Year, May you have many good finds this year.

[@robotslug]

Hey Beau! I love your videos, I'm confident I have seen 90% of them. I appreciate you sharing your adventures with us! Now, I do have an idea to throw by you, have you considered a camera on the bow of your kayak for when you tow it and dive? I think it would be a cool perspective to view your recovery of these relics, especially in situations where it may be a bit more difficult for you to film such as this one. Thanks mate.

[@jobnoy]

Awesome day on the river, woot!

[@38kari]

Nice shells, Beau! Cute Snap Turtle 🐢, too!

[@khammar6081]

What a day!!! Keep the videos coming!!

[@heehaw8401]

Must have been a massive cannon to fling that 20 pounder. Wow

[@davestelling]

What's more; can you imagine getting hit with that thing? Yikes... (!)

[@ryansmith9847]

You find shells like others find bullets! Amazing video, thanks.

[@PamelaHegedusLadyDiggerinPa]

Great dig. The four shells is super. Love your water digs.

[@berea919]

These are the Chigg videos I like to see!

[@colarisaka]

I read that Parrott shells and Hotchkiss shells were very dangerous to advancing infantry if friendly artillery was firing over your head... they shed pieces. The Schenkl shell was preferred for for firing over the heads of friendly infantry because the sabot was made of paper mache.

[@livewithnick]

Classic Aqua Chigger videos we all love! Nobody is an entertaining at water hunting as the Chig.

[@Tammyfromspringhill]

great river adventure findin' some shells . keep up the good work Beau

[@kwyorman]

Every time you pull up a vehicle rotor, you ask what it is. Too funny Beau!

[@andyshriner5443]

I'm not the only one who notes the first cicada of the year!

[@jeffnelson9420]

AWESOME!!! Very well done. Thats so cool to look down and see those shells just laying there, waiting 150 years for somebody to recover and document. Thanks for the experience.

[@gregwright392]

Man, they would make my bucket list.

[@Katseye102]

First ones of the year! Nice going!

[@HealthyFamilyVarietyChannel]

Wow!!! 3 different shells, vastly diff sizes! What a good day indeed!!

[@TomFromMN]

What a great day! Thanks for sharing.

[@BobSaget-et6ln]

Congrats on passing the 3/4 of a million subscriber mark!

[@andrewwilson8317]

Thanks for a great video,very interesting. A bad day out hunting and in the river is still better than a good day shut in an office!

[@mcdigsbmore6531]

Congrats on your river hunt. Thanks for taking us along!

[@whoolph]

Great finds and a turtle!! lol :) Rog

[@lesahanners5057]

Hold Your Breath, Beau is on a roll! Awesome shell's, awesome video. Thanks Beau you're the best!

[@MichaelsExplorations]

Congratulations on those Awsome Finds so cool 😀😲 Ready...?Hold Your Breath 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@dirkayala5812]

Oh Ya!...Great Hunt & variety! looks like the MAX is working...

[@wolfsmith2865]

what a thrill to find USCW artillery projectiles, I own quite a few, but have never been where I could find any.

[@claireduvall9722]

These are my favorite videos

[@davidmtwigg]

Four is a good start but you need to find MOAR!

[@bruceyochim9698]

The round car part is definitely a brake rotor. It still has the lugs where the Tire goes and lug nuts.

[@kittyvelcro4019]

I'm not the only one who holds their breath when he goes under am I?

[@RednxckSamurai]

Kitty Velcro No, you're not alone. lol

[@devin2878]

Kitty Velcro nah I do it every time

[@budtheamerican.4063]

Nope

[@TenMarks.]

I do it a lot

[@tommyvinson6]

Very nice finds on the shells Beau.

[@dwatson4]

12:50 you forgot to say hold yer breath and I got a mouth full of water

[@GoldenGummybear]

My favorite time is the civil war. I really want to start metal detecting cause it looks SO FUN I luv these vids thanks for maken em!

[@jackalriding6309]

You sir are one of my new favorite KZbinrs. Not only do you post quality videos, but you also make your titles 100% accurate to what you post. Keep it up!

[@halfnhalfwithsage3416]

I was out at the river yesterday. I went to the Antietam today. Just looked around a bit. Didn't find anything but old pottery fragments, an old whistle, and a turtle shell.

[@colleenposadas8415]

Half n Half with Sage still cool though and you got outside!

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Mr Crayfish at 15:00 he say its not a shell its me home!!HAHAHA

[@joef9803]

Great hunt! Thanks as always.

[@bvs9631]

Love your videos! I get so excited. Catch myself smiling. Fantastic finds!!! Wow!!!

[@brettdman2908]

You didnt tell me to hold my breath at 12:40, I almost drown

[@candysantillo3325]

Just,WOW at your shell finds! You said you wanted more than one in the day

[@pyrofuzz1428]

I just love watching your channel. It's so casual and fun! Keep it up.

[@deborah6550]

Around 1820, free-reed designs began being created in Europe. Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann is often cited as the inventor of the harmonica in 1821, but other inventors developed similar instruments at the same time.

[@bentleejbf3440]

from a sash window, the ones that are vertical with an upper and a lower, and yes definitely a brake rotor, c/w hub and bearings........cool vid Chig, as always.....

[@bradosbourne587]

Awesome beau!

[@donkeykong3037]

Seems like a fun way to pass the time

[@star91425]

That's some kinda rotor might be a truck rotor or maybe a car not sure, it's pretty big though that's all I know. But on another note I love your videos. I've been watching you for a while now I'm not even sure how long. I just wanted to thank you for all you do and for sharing it with us I love stuff like this from the bottom of my heart. I know your probably not gonna see this but if you do "keep doing what your doing and always look ahead... you never know what your gonna find." Also if you are reading this sorry it's so long. But for now HOLD YOUR BREATH!!! lol I love that saying I really do.

[@theterrynisbet4650]

well done chigg

[@samilt13]

Love the river relic search videos. Awesome.

[@keithpeverill8521]

Chig, you should fabricate and weld a go-pro holder to one of those old boat anchors you keep finding. Then you could set it in the sand pointed at the hole you are fanning and have both hands free!

[@adventuresunknown1013]

Aquachigger, That was a great day for you to find 4 shells! I hope that you find a lot more!

[@joet7698]

Hurray for Mr. Chigg, great video. The artillery shaped object that was silent was a Rock Hotchkiss. I believe the B-52s wrote a song about it in the 80's. :-)

[@colind5092]

Thank you so much Aquachigger for sharing your adventures with us! I'm in college right now so I don't have the time or money to go metal detecting, and your videos are the next best thing! Keep up the great work my friend!!!

[@siberiandaddy6065]

at 10:41, its a rotor for a disc brake. its what the brake shoes squez on to slow or stop the vehicle. you can see the bolt studs where the lug nuts would be tightning to hold the wheel on.

[@muddycoils6947]

Wow what a hunt!! That rock looked exactly like a shell!

[@Wwally]

What an incredible day. Great job Chig

[@DonPablo2011]

Woohoo, Chigg's back on the river. That lump of metal looked like a rear brake disk to a vehicle.

[@leebarker4207]

Just awesome

[@QuestForDetails]

four , good start, hope they keep coming home.like old troops finally getting some attention and respect, good stuff, hunt on!

[@paulparnell3839]

Fantastic video I really enjoyed it keep them coming

[@Emptypockets51]

Nicely done Sir. Thank you.

[@patrickbush9526]

Hey chigg I'm dying from a brain tumor you give me the amazing treasure hunts of my dreams don't look serious smile you're so cool

[@cartridgegamegeeks]

doing good man. keep the seasons high

[@thebatzinator]

Great finds!!!!

[@thelittlefarm7703]

You sure have an eye for them cause when you show us what you think is a shell all I see is rocks!

[@07zx14White]

I used to remodel houses in an old neighborhood. I saved all the window weights to use in my jon boats and to give to my friends for the same thing.

[@K0ester]

Kevin Ball Jon boat? What's that.

[@07zx14White]

K0ester A common nickname (where I'm from) for a small flat bottom boat.

[@K0ester]

Kevin Ball ah! Thanks, learn something new everyday. Do you use the weights as an anchor or some sort or what for? Thanks, I just like learning everything

[@07zx14White]

K0ester Yes sir we used them as anchors because they are made of heavy cast iron and they already had a hole molded on one side for the rope. Well, and they were free and that helps when you lose them often in certain places. I generally use actual purpose built anchors nowadays but they actually worked fairly well. I may need to test them next to actual anchors and see how they hold up comparatively. If so I'll just use them again. It doesn't hurt the wallet when you tangle one up in deep water and have to cut the rope to move.

[@samc705]

Nice to see you back on the rivers again Beau,love your water hunts.

[@cherylmatthews7172]

Thanks for the awesome video. Love finding relics. Let's find some more! Relic Hungary!

[@butchbragg6116]

love ur vids thanks for taking the years and uploading them so happy ur back in the river

[@dawnlindgron5570]

What a great day,you make it so interesting by pointing out other nature things along the way. I am disabled so you make me feel like I'm right there with you. My hubby bought me an old bounty hunter I couldn't wait to try out,but can't dig and get up and down myself. He says doesn't interest him so will have to find someone else. Also my O2 tank raises cane with detector. So I'll watch you and nuggetnoggen ,! You are the best thing for me in the last 3 yrs . Loved the Alaska series,my parents lived in Fairbanks during Korean War ,dad was stationed there mom loved it. That was before it was a state ! In MN we don't have relics like you have tho😕. You keep making them and I will watch,hello to Lindsey your lovely bride.

[@colleenposadas8415]

Dawn Lindgron 😃

Dawn Lindgron god bless you, dear!

[@mikemcguire1371]

awesome dive chig. nice finds

[@richardgrumpywelsh2485]

I injoy all of your videos, Keep up the good work, Most of us know very little about the Civil war.

[@sperryjt1]

I would be happy to just have the opportunity to fine one piece of civil war history.

[@jamesdisney325]

Great video and some awesome saves.

[@apples7568]

At 5:04 you didn't tell me to hold my breath I almost died

[@ninaru.]

HOLD YOUR BREATH

[@jsnsk101]

Breath? I always thought he said Hold your breasts!

[@kittyvelcro4019]

jsnsk101 Wait...so I've been groping myself for no reason this whole time?! God damnit.

[@alexredmon9516]

Another fabulous vid. Can't wait to see more. Keep it up chig!!!

[@valiantwarrior4517]

Found FOAR!

[@jackiehighley2794]

Another wonder video thank you.

[@sparrowgodschild150]

Congratulations on your first day finds :) . I really enjoyed watching you find those. Thank you!

[@Britbikerss]

Good one ~well four ~ Bloke! (Our shells and casings are all WWII period around here ~ and often UXO ~ real good fun~ maybe ~ ) Thanks for sharing ~

[@frankiehall2585]

That's a brake rotor that you found. Awesome finds.

[@2525lonewolf]

finally a chig video.

[@jimkey920]

Indeed, a very good day!

[@crazystuw6969]

You are the most awesome youtuber !❤️

[@JJ-xj3vi]

That would be a hub and rotor combo, off of an older pick up truck. Probably a pre 1996 f150

[@slymancollector4157]

so happy to see you back in the river!

[@billiefloyd7106]

enjoyed the time on the river, you work hard getting the shells., but I always enjoy the turtle and other wildlife too.