GERMAN WEAPONS DEPOT AFTER THE BATTLE OF LENINGRAD / FINDS IN THE IRON RIVER

[@FritzKraut]

I grew up with my grandpa. He had been Leuitenant in the 122iest East Prussian infanterie division and had been exactly at that place. He had been staff officer in role of the purser. Thank you for posting this.

[@Packrat_Garage]

The level of chill you guys have while handling live explosives is something else.

[@Humanerror84]

the are "safe" to handle because the unshot

[@ftanker2954]

@@Humanerror84 is the fuze still active?

[@marcgardiner6278]

I think they are mostly smoke shells.

[@vesa7069]

​@@Humanerror84 That is not true at all! Old unexploded ordnance can be EXTREMELY dangerous. Some explosives deteriorate in a way that makes them very unstable.

[@znixia]

Yo I'm a 16 year old teenager, and I just want to say that I have been oddly addicted to WWII history since I was old enough to understand what it was, and finding this channel is just absurd. Thanks for the content you give us. -Thx From Hawaii 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@znixia]

@@ek8710 yeah that was my childhood

[@millitaryhistory1482]

Lol im 15 and same i have s small collection going to😆

[@RonniE-wl1vt]

@@znixia you're still in your childhood, now is when you should be out at night with your first truck, Dicking some chick from school down💁‍♂️ not talking to us.

[@znixia]

@@millitaryhistory1482 nice

[@distantthunder12ck55]

Never seen someone fishing for artillery shells before! :) The smoke shell and case looked like they were dumped in there a week ago. Amazing preservation. I don't even know how I ended up here but will sub, really cool stuff.

[@tredw66]

Mud is an excellent preservative. Keeps oxygen away from items.

[@Earth11111]

Water has oxygen

[@enriicoo]

@@Earth11111 yes but under pressure it is isolated because the particles mixed with water in an explicit status? Pressing so hard that no oxygen can touch that thing, its like woodfence: the" Fence stand" doesnt get rotten away in the ground just where that oxygen co2 comes together xd (sry for my bad english)

[@Earth11111]

@@enriicoo air compresses though? It’s needed down there

[@xisotopex]

@@Earth11111 no. the mud is anaerobic.

[@Earth11111]

@@xisotopex how is this utilized down there?

[@justhuman3977]

My grandfather fought at Leningrad as a Dutch volunteer with the waffen ss. He was 17 when he was at the front.. he survived most of his comrades did not.. It was hell he said and no one wanted to be there..

[@RonniE-wl1vt]

do you have any of his stuff? medals, insignia, etc?

[@sameguy6854]

Not to be a bad person but he did not do annything wrong tho he did fight on the wrong side but he eventuelt Got you as a Grand child be happy that he survived so you came to be

[@mikethemechanic7395]

My great grandfather was a Hungarian who drove a half track with a mg34 on it. He told me when I joined the Army at 18 the nightmares he had. He would mow countless Russians down and they haunted them.

[@highdesertutah]

How was your Dutch grandfather treated when he got home after the war?

[@gothamantiquities2595]

It would be my honor to leave New York and help you out on your expeditions! You guys are awesome with your finds!

[@felixcat9318]

The image at 0:13 sums it up quite appropriately! The birds nest with eggs laid, awaiting the hatching of new life, and the multitude of high velocity ammunition, which once 'hatched' from its casing goes on with the ending of life...

[@endoranddeath6481]

There are some really interesting ammo in there. They seem to be 15cm howitzer ammo. The ones with the clear Nb labeling are smoke, but the most interesting one out of all of them was the "FES" labeled ammunition. It was used in conjunction with a rocket assisted round to fly a lot further then normal shells.

[@KrisPSouls9258]

Some awesome finds. That was funny how they caught that fish.

[@mig-29fulcrum18]

Poor pike lol

[@kennysherrill6542]

Love your channel, those were great finds, amazing history, hope all will be safe again soon.👍👍👍👍👍❤🇺🇸

[@fireabend_1226]

Nice video, respect for the important hard work and congratulations on the finds. Красивое видео, респект за важный труд и поздравления с находками.

[@jjp0707]

Amazing finds guys 👍. You all did amazing hard work to recover those items. I wish I could find stuff like that with so much military history.

[@azwris]

Unbelievable accessories. Even better than the actual shells. And the rust is minor due to the oil in the water as it seems. Keep the great work guys!

[@herrhaber9076]

It usually has more to do with the oxygen content in the water. I assume temperature plays a part on all the micro organisms that would otherwise have a feast.

[@azwris]

@@herrhaber9076 Of course! It must be a combination of all these factors. Plus the fact that the iron parts had much better quality than today's.

[@herrhaber9076]

@@azwris I'm not certain iron & steel are of better qualities nowadays. We probably have a better or more suited range for a lot of applications though. One sure thing though, is that the steel used for ammo was top quality. When chemically restauring rusted parts you get to see the microstructure of the steel and well... I'm not a material engineer but the steel from a simple 20mm is quite interesting compared to say a steel pipe. But like you, I'm more impressed by the accessories than the shells themselves. 75 year old wood cases that look as if they were made yesterday is always amazing :)

[@azwris]

@@herrhaber9076 A lot of steel comes from recycled one these days. In automobile as well. This is not of the same durability for sure. I have personal experience but then again each case can be different. Thank you for your comments and yes, the accessories are awesome. They were the reason of my initial post. Awesome stuff!

[@egominus667]

"The German oil barrel, was very hard to get ahold of" Had me a chuckle with this unintentional pun.

[@jjp0707]

That’s awesome how you got the Pike. 👏👏👏

[@diverpoa]

Ammunition looks like almost new,great finds,👍🏻

[@phunkeehone]

Caught a pike with an ice hook, while searching for ww2 stuff.. That's a pretty nice catch

[@CarlKahler]

WOW that stuff is pristine.

[@jjp0707]

You guys must be so brave to handle those munitions without worrying about an explosion 💥.

[@royalgunsup25reee90]

Bruh what

[@danke4051]

@IKLEANV You are completely right. Look in 14:48 a thin cable is attached to the item, so it won't get lost while placed in water.

[@jeffshonkwiler995]

Amazing video. Thank you for Texas

[@swagmanexplores7472]

Some truly incredible finds !

[@НиколайШаман-о6б]

Хорошая рыбалка

[@mastershammer]

Just beautiful. awesome finds. good luck and hunt.

[@morotoro8023]

Excelente hallazgos de la WWII en buena conservación, vídeo ok.

[@futuregenerationz]

Those shells are indeed dangerous and that looks like back-breaking work. but so well-preserved! I guess it's better to have them out of that frozen lake.

[@boelensds]

Irony Z markings.

[@John-qp4cb]

I can’t believe you just pulled that pile out randomly that was amazing

[@altairrodrigues6170]

Incrível ver esses achado 👍🇧🇷

[@jamesbruce6258]

I'd be afraid I'd blow myself up with the crazy stuff these guys find love this channel

[@ohnothisguyagain69]

Some of those has "Nb" sign which means they're smoke projectiles. i'm not saying they're not dangerous but they still explode to create a lot of smoke

[@martinrolecek8837]

Those ones were fairly safe to handle. Nonetheless they show high disregard for safety while handling explosives and ammunition in all of their videos. Prime example in this one, is him shaking the smoke shell out of casing while his face was directly above the front of projectile. If that gone of he'll be permanently blind in best case scenario, missing his head in worst.

[@jeffreyjamesgourlay2856]

Lookin for WW2 weapons and come up with that fat Jack-Fish heading out for the fry pan. (2:30) priceless.

[@jordy8441]

A Great video 😏👍 and a awesome finds 🔥💯🔥

[@chrismcconnell1069]

my guy, thats the best hand held pike catch Ive ever seen out of the ice. You would get 100x more views from that clip on a fishing site.

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

Great video some good finds

[@fritzbucher4726]

I always find it interesting the time of year that they use to get to areas that otherwise would be impossible to get to when not completely frozen over.

[@easytiger652]

Another great video.stay safe many thanks.👍

[@shloomyshloms]

Some shells had the letters FES or FEW appended to their name. This indicated that the drive ring of the shell was made of sintered iron and rolled iron, respectively.

[@oceanhome2023]

Even the packaging for the ammunition of the Krauts is over engineered !

[@santi.truu08]

I love your channel

[@WWII_METAL_DETECTING]

👍

[@terrydown5389]

You are doing a great job thank for sharing

[@grahamwhittle1971]

Wow great video this should go viral 👏

[@kristofferhellstrom]

Those are really well preserved

[@jonathanchalk2507]

Wow, remarkable condition.

[@pierre-lucgagnon]

Wow the stuff are very good preserved

[@inwedavid6919]

Schneider shell of 1916 are typical of French shell, captured devices used by the german army. All the shell found are still highly explosige and may be instable after all these years.

[@alimdianachannel6636]

Mantap bang.....aku suka sekali ...mengingatkan ku pd jaman perang dulu dari indonesia

[@thebruffy1077]

Well done with the 🐟!

[@eugeniocamporato8427]

Amazing

[@pauldurkee4764]

What happens to the shells? Do you leave them on the bank and inform the authorities about the location?

[@ismulniir]

was wondering the same thing

[@charlesmcgill2974]

im guessing the russian army is in need of munitions

[@ruslans8033]

Щука приплыла из-за "замора". Вода подо льдом была очень бедна кислородом, а вы сделали лунку, и щука приплыла подышать.

[@pnitsche63]

go on with the chanel👍

[@milo6269]

I love these videos and I would love to do this, but I'm afraid these guys will dig everything before I even get chance to do some digging :D

[@spelk2054]

That's an interesting fishing method you use there! 😲😆Best wishes and friendship from England

[@franciscowashington2155]

Muitas munições 👍👍👍😎

[@Dulcimertunes]

Cold work!

[@Moosemoose1]

That bucket is a perfect example of "They don't make them like they used to"

[@noxema2000]

Keep the horseshoe , means " good luck "

[@kjisnot]

I guess this pike may also be considered a shellfish.

[@svenjatimmel6624]

One day Igor went out in the woods and found some old stuff, as he was digging he said: "Hey guys check it out its a German landmine and lots of bombsssKAAAABOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and that was the end of old Igor

[@davidblancas8729]

Hello what what extending pole with magnet are you using?

[@shadows3900]

The HE shell found mark from 1916 were made by schneider a French company probably for the 105mm mle1913

[@aaronking9713]

Lol your laugh tho man it was good to hear

[@MatthiasvonTrebitsch]

May I just ask, what will you do with those explosives when you find them?

[@Mag_Aoidh]

Water is 8 pounds a gallon so bravo to you gentlemen!

[@shintokatana17]

Those shells are worth so much money if the are deactivated

[@grayparatrooper]

they should get someone to deactivate them sell them

[@russellking9762]

picking up shells with a magnet..nek minnit..BOOOOM

[@pit_stop77]

I think the fish was just as surprised as the guy was at being caught 🤣

[@russellwilliams3209]

10:54 One hell of a bucket!

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Yeah a German Z Bomb!

[@Reaktanzkreis]

Those grenades are dangerous even after 80 years resting in the river. I would leave them were they are. No warning, just BOOM. The mishap never sleep...

[@fps_purple9556]

what do you do with the munitions?

[@codiefitz3876]

Nice catch, where did you find that Special Ice Fishing Lure

[@cyberp0et]

Now you got plenty of ammo for the zombie apocalypse :D

[@rafaelbarbozamoyeda7482]

Sacaste la cena del día me causo mucha risa algo chusco

[@peterwallace9764]

What type of magnets are used. Almost unbelievable condition of the finds, like new.

[@marcgardiner6278]

Neodymium magnets. Very strong and very expensive!

[@klesarhr-bz5of]

Are you doing this for personal purpose or for government?

[@Mikael5732]

How will you dispose of the projectiles?

[@WWII_METAL_DETECTING]

in the water

[@joepreuitt4658]

What do you all do with the stuff you find?

[@ninebotdriver]

Sehr interessante Videos. Was man nicht noch so alles vom 2. WK findet. Mich interessiert was ihr mit Erkennungsmarken von gefallenen Soldaten macht. Setzt ihr euch mit der Kriegsgräberfürsorge in Verbindung? Das wäre dann eine gute Sache.

[@scania1982]

Did the Germans manufacture this type of cage for every artillery grenade? That sounds very expensive.

[@FritzKraut]

it is more expensive if they blow up on transport. Yes, these transport riggs had been and are still standard not only in our German army. These artillery amo had been transportet thousands of miles from Germany by train, horse wagons (most transport in the eastern theatre had been done with horse waggons) and lorries and that had been a very bumpy business. Without these riggs/boxes everything would have blown up.

[@ambetanterik1981]

nice catch man lol

[@labrat2069]

Another happy day spent recovering highly dangerous WW2 explosives.

[@jacobturner1490]

Thought he was doin a catch & release smoke shell for a sec there

[@christopherviji812]

Can you please tell me where is this place?

[@letsgobrandumb4244]

Good bucket

[@mig-29fulcrum18]

Poor pike, accidentally got stabbed lol

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

And then…….all of a sudden…….BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!

[@copperhammer]

So what, the stuff doesn't belong to you !

[@pnitsche63]

at 3.36 is that live ammo

[@edelweiss2971]

Remember though. Once a Year, one people got killed by a buried shell from the WWII in Germany. About the rest of the Eastern front countries, I do not know, but it would probably be som people even there. So please be careful...

[@TarXbu]

Will those artillery shells still explode or do they also have an expiry date?

[@znixia]

By then I'm like 90% sure every component of those bombs have rotted/rusted away

[@giostisskylas]

The artillery shells have not yet been fired, so they are not duds. This means that the fuze has not yet been sharpened and the ignition chain has not yet closed. Such ammunition is quite safe to handle and does not explode spontaneously. The fact that the ammunition has not yet been fired can be seen very well from the untouched drive bands of the grenade. After firing, the grooves and fields of the barrel are embossed into the drive band. Ammunition that has already been fired is much more dangerous because the ignition chain has already been set in motion. I wouldn't touch that ammo.

[@copperhammer]

@@giostisskylas Well, I did some ordnance disposal in my time. Duds are not that bad, just don't drop them.

[@martinrolecek8837]

Unless you severely mishandle them no. In this video prime example of mishandling was him shaking the shell out of the casing while his face was directly over the point of it. But they mishandle ammo and explosives in all their videos. I guess it's a case of overconfidence due to no accidents yet. However these guys are great and do have awesome finds

[@nikolasplasil1850]

I liked the german rare fish from 1945 the most of all finds

[@CarlKahler]

LOL um how is a magnet sticking to brass?

[@VaderisOne]

How much of your finds go to museums?

[@joshorange3087]

those bombs are still active ?

[@pumelo1]

Bombs🤣🤣 Shells and are 100% alive 90%+ like new one!💥💥

[@joshorange3087]

@@pumelo1 wooow yes shells

[@pumelo1]

​@@joshorange3087 We have a bomb in the pond, when our town was bombed by the Americans, few people know about it and no one took it out, it is difficult to access. Since it is also in the mud, it will be functional!

[@pipojobje534]

WOE I found this too

[@gfr2023]

2:30 this is magnet fishing ? :D

[@thomasklempel1572]

Nice pike, happy eating.

[@grayparatrooper]

maybe museam would want the in package ones they would be cool to display

[@edwardbrophy9749]

What happens to the finds?? Museum, destroyed??

[@WWII_METAL_DETECTING]

🌊

[@ReFLex26272]

how do u know where to search?

[@RewolutionPL]

WWII maps?

[@pumelo1]

7,5 cm Nebelgranate fuer Kw.K. 40 Patrone mit Zuender Kl AZ 23 Nb😉