Nice read of your environment. A few years ago I spent 2-3hrs walking over an old Japanese Internment Camp. After viewing an aerial photo of the camp layout from 1943 in local museum, I pulled several era coins (one Japanese) some buttons, and a pair of wire rim glasses. It is amazing how a little research and skill can turn a day of finding trash into day of treasure. Ah, who am I kidding, I get giddy detecting trash as well ;-)
Beau, the pin you found with the wire on it is used by trappers to weigh down the animal so it will either drown or not go far from shore. You're lucky you didn't stick your hand into a trap. When you see an area that has been disturbed before you, make sure you either stab your pick or a stick into the disturbed area. That way you set the trap off on them and not on your hand or foot. Stay safe and keep the videos coming.
the big pin with the wire could be a grounding rod, they may have had electricity in the area, maybe lights or lamps at the bridge to help with navigation across
Not sure If you see comments from videos this far back but WOW, those finds are so cool. Wonder if you ever close your eyes in places like this and wonder about all that was going on there when these things were lost. The history just sends chills up my spine. Thank you for taking us on another great adventure. Be safe.
How pumped are you man!!!!! What a find, and at the end of the season!! That plate is beautiful. Grab a dry suit, some wool undies and get back there. I am interested in finding out what that heavy brass piece was. Thanks and belated Happy THANKSGIVING!
WOW wonderful finds. Congrats on the sword hilt. and the buckle. I need to get a rig and start hunting. I reenact the civil war so that would help me identify some items. keep posting great vids
I believe the bridge you're at was blown up. Or at least it was burnt. If you look at the brick you were holding, one side of it was black. I have seen that kind of blackening in stone before. When you have wood that's burning lying on top of the stone it can leave the scorch marks . The bridge may have been hit with cannon firepower and slowly collapse and burn. Would also explain finding the sword and other items there too.
hi Beau great video as always and some more fantastic finds from your history my friend look forward to the next video on that site HH and best wishes,,,pat
Those were some awesome finds Beau! I love that carbine sling buckle, what a sweet relic. What am I saying, I loved them all haha! Take care man, and HH!
Beau, you simply blow my socks off! Unreal and super Cool my friend! You have a very keen sense of your surroundings and an uncanny knack to pull relics from an ordinary looking stream! As always thanks for sharing your experience and your knowledge! HH and already looking forward to your 2015!
A friend of mine said they used to sell relics at Disneyland. Civil war or revolutionary. Don't remember. Besides Ebay and what you do, where does one get relics if you live on the west coast?
If that wire is copper coated, than more than likely it was telegraph wire. It's not worth worth much. You can still find wire like that along railway tracks.
Do you think the huge iron piece was actually a cannon barrel?? Maybe? Not sure where you're at, but if there was a bridge built & if they were moving a cannon across it & got shot down then maybe they couldn't get it back out of the river.. ?? Great stuff tho :)
Curious, when you reseach and find targets from that research, do you classify them together by possible regiment? I ask as your videos have me thinking about traveling to south and I would love to find and donate to a Minnesota museum or University collection, but only if I was following a Minnesota regiment trail and was likely on their cast offs. See, you are the "Butterfly "Effect" of Civil War history....lol, now known as the "Chigg Effect"
I know this I a weird question but in march you made a video caloed metal detecting around an old house and I was wonder what the name of you jacket was? I know its wierd but it was a nice jacket and I can not find it any where.
Wow Beau! You were in Germany? I went to boarding school in a place called Badd Hamm for 3 years. My dad was in the British army for 23 years. Funny the stuff you learn.. I can't see what I'm writing so forgive me if there is a stuff up. GL&HH
Get out of the wrong side of the bed today huh? What's your problem man? posting a comment like that is undeserved and unkind! Go and play with your toy cars and leave the guy alone. I see one "dislike" that you?
Hi Beau. Yes, sorry mate but the iPad put it in the wrong spot. It was meant for that dude who said you only found one bullet. My bad. Apologies. Chris Downunder. Cheers Beau.
Cool Relics man, that sword and scabbard are AWESOME!!!...Congrats bud, thanks for taking us along and really liked the detailed explanation!!!!...Good eye!....Best of luck and HH
I know little about which sword would go with which scabbard but I do know about rivers. The basket handle of the sword would easily be snagged on a piece of brush or tree limb being swept downstream in a flood. The scabbard being flat would tend to just sit where it was dropped. So if they are a set, it's not surprising to find the sword downstream of the scabbard.
Man, that's amazing. Being able to "see the signs" that'll tell you what may have been at one time is a big part of a success... that and a lot of luck never hurts lol...
Wow Chig, nothing short of an awesome hunt right there. Either the sword, scabbard, or buckle would make most of us label that a killer hunt. All in one hunt is just too much. Looking forward to the next and HH.
Never detected before, but one day I'd like too. Enjoy your videos............ thanks for sharing! Just curious............. when you find things like the brass buckle, or anything for that matter, do you clean them up to make them like new, or just clean the crud off them?
Nice finds, Beau. I know you got some water hunts to post yet, but with the year coming to a close are you going to put together a video of all your finds for 2014? Happy Holidays!
That looks like a great spot, it sure looks like they had a crossing constructed there. That is a great sword handle and nice scabbard. Great carbine sling buckle. Nice finds Beau.
If you ever to run up to central Illinois, there are plenty of miles of abandoned railways. The old telegraph boxes line many of these old railways, usually you can find insulators still in many of those too. Happy hunting friend
You're a hoot, Beau! I didn't realize there was any water that is kind to iron. Congratulations on the amazing CW finds. You're an inspiration to us all!
Congrats on that sword! A find any detectorist would love to find! Also the other finds are pretty amazing. A place that really needs a revisit soon! Before those other guys take out your finds!
***** sound good! Perhaps look on land there as well on both sides of that river. Who knows what you may find there! Possibilities are coins, buckles and more good things.
I like how you include us in your reconnoiters and summations, how you arrived at a spot. Research and info can make a detecting trip go from boring to incredible. Thanks for sharing your Sherlock Holmes forensic style. I definitely feel like your cohort Watson as you speak to the camera and point out the clues. Keep up the good work my friend, great fun.
Heck yeah man!! what an awesome hunt!! what make is the saber?? love the carbine sling buckle!! congrats and looking forward to seeing more finds!! good luck!!
Wow exciting stuff! I'm always surprised at how relatively shallow a lot of your Civil War era finds are. I think my frame of reference might be a little skewed because where I live there's a considerable snow pack in the mountains that melts every spring and summer causing all the rivers and creeks to become several feet deeper and fast moving. Everything gets washed away and buried in just one year. Thanks for posting this. I really enjoy your videos. Thumbs up.
The sword and handle were found , where he dieded . The scabbard where his body perhaps hung on a tree limb and broke free of the floating remains . Or where the remains finalized . Could be more. Maybe “A GOLD RING , OR A BELT BUCKLE ..” 😁
If I still lived in GA, I'd study Sherman's march route. Old sites that were destroyed or burned start on the outskirts of Atlanta and go to the east coast. I've found some good stuff in the Atlanta area myself on old home sites. It was common for pre-civil war mansions to be built on hilltops to avoid the heat of summer. You have to do a lot of walking in the woods to find trails and foundations. Best to talk to the land owners first. Finding them is the biggest problem. Many modern homes are now on old sites. Maybe we will read about that pot of gold coins that you find.
I'm curious about the "pipe thing" at 2:10.... I found something very similar at an old fort site at like 20". Not sure what it is/was, but I kept it just in case.
Great spot the bridge .Wow never seen a sword handle like that found. brilliant hunt fantastic finds the buckle awesome and has the pins. Great video Cheers Dave
Beau, that sword was Beyond Cool! Wow! I would consider that one of my favorite of your relic finds. You're the expert, But i would certainly search and detect the slope of the hill above where you found that sword. Hey you never know, til ya try. Short, But Sweet video. TY, Chigg
Wild Digger, back in the 1980's I found a confederate polygonal cannon ball fragment w/ fuse hole on Tenth Street near the Ga. Tech. dome in downtown Atl. Relics are where you find them. Luv your vids Beau !
Hey Beau, the shiny object, is from a mule harness, used to tie off things. I've found several in old plowed fields in NC. They come in a lot of different designs. The hole in the lower side gives it away.
It's amazing how much stuff is still out there waiting to be discovered, even after 150+ years!
Nice read of your environment. A few years ago I spent 2-3hrs walking over an old Japanese Internment Camp. After viewing an aerial photo of the camp layout from 1943 in local museum, I pulled several era coins (one Japanese) some buttons, and a pair of wire rim glasses. It is amazing how a little research and skill can turn a day of finding trash into day of treasure. Ah, who am I kidding, I get giddy detecting trash as well ;-)
You find the best stuff! I guess one day my Grandkids will be visiting to Beau Ouimette Museum of American History!
Beau, the pin you found with the wire on it is used by trappers to weigh down the animal so it will either drown or not go far from shore. You're lucky you didn't stick your hand into a trap. When you see an area that has been disturbed before you, make sure you either stab your pick or a stick into the disturbed area. That way you set the trap off on them and not on your hand or foot. Stay safe and keep the videos coming.
Your videos have the quality of good documentary. Very entertaining.
As incredible as the sword and scabbard are, the sling buckle is in the best condition you could ever hope for, thats amazing.
the big pin with the wire could be a grounding rod, they may have had electricity in the area, maybe lights or lamps at the bridge to help with navigation across
Not sure If you see comments from videos this far back but WOW, those finds are so cool. Wonder if you ever close your eyes in places like this and wonder about all that was going on there when these things were lost. The history just sends chills up my spine. Thank you for taking us on another great adventure. Be safe.
How pumped are you man!!!!! What a find, and at the end of the season!! That plate is beautiful. Grab a dry suit, some wool undies and get back there. I am interested in finding out what that heavy brass piece was. Thanks and belated Happy THANKSGIVING!
What a great adventure! Love that sword handle!
more interesting them the sun glasses but those are nice to watch as well
WOW wonderful finds. Congrats on the sword hilt. and the buckle. I need to get a rig and start hunting. I reenact the civil war so that would help me identify some items. keep posting great vids
Wow! You need to check that place out again next summer. Big Relics! Look forward to seeing your hunts! Also hope you do your end of year wrap up.
I love your videos man! My dad and I watch you all the time!
We try, but all we ever find are rusty nails and stuff like that lol
Haha thats true :D
@4:50...probably a tie down to keep an 1880's corpse under water.
I believe the bridge you're at was blown up. Or at least it was burnt. If you look at the brick you were holding, one side of it was black. I have seen that kind of blackening in stone before. When you have wood that's burning lying on top of the stone it can leave the scorch marks . The bridge may have been hit with cannon firepower and slowly collapse and burn. Would also explain finding the sword and other items there too.
Nice hunt!
hi Beau great video as always and some more fantastic finds from your history my friend look forward to the next video on that site HH and best wishes,,,pat
Those were some awesome finds Beau! I love that carbine sling buckle, what a sweet relic. What am I saying, I loved them all haha! Take care man, and HH!
You should have search the grounds around there alittle. Could have been a camp there during the day. great finds
WoW nice finds Beau that sword is cool I'm researching my area now this winter. look foward to your next video HH&GL
All the telegraph wire i've seen is copper coated with a steal core. Hope this helps.
Wow some nice finds there Beau ,do you think that piece you reburied was a train car pin from the 1800s ????
Galvanised steel wire was used for telegraph, with an 'earth' return.
Part 2 puhleeezzzee ! 😃
Awesome
Very cool , you have keen eye ,the stone bridge, I bet the landings to the bridge would also be productive or is access restricted ..
yea!!! thats for sticking injuns!!!
Beau, you simply blow my socks off! Unreal and super Cool my friend! You have a very keen sense of your surroundings and an uncanny knack to pull relics from an ordinary looking stream! As always thanks for sharing your experience and your knowledge! HH and already looking forward to your 2015!
best hunter on the tube
Cool man
cooll stuff
All the stuff you find! Do you ever experience any Ghost of the Civil War?
Can't tell from the angle but that brass item looks like a pestil or pill crusher to me. About the right size anyway.
A friend of mine said they used to sell relics at Disneyland. Civil war or revolutionary. Don't remember. Besides Ebay and what you do, where does one get relics if you live on the west coast?
If that wire is copper coated, than more than likely it was telegraph wire. It's not worth worth much. You can still find wire like that along railway tracks.
Was that big round piece of metal maybe what's left of a cannon?
The piece that everyone thinks is a scale weight. I agree, but had one other thought. Could it be a chess piece?
+Aquachigger I think they're talking about the item at 5:42. I am almost 100% certain that it's a scale weight though.
That's what I was thinking ,too
Do you think the huge iron piece was actually a cannon barrel?? Maybe? Not sure where you're at, but if there was a bridge built & if they were moving a cannon across it & got shot down then maybe they couldn't get it back out of the river.. ?? Great stuff tho :)
AAhhh :)
that sucks the sword blade broke off! I know that had to be somewhat disappointing to you.
Curious, when you reseach and find targets from that research, do you classify them together by possible regiment? I ask as your videos have me thinking about traveling to south and I would love to find and donate to a Minnesota museum or University collection, but only if I was following a Minnesota regiment trail and was likely on their cast offs. See, you are the "Butterfly "Effect" of Civil War history....lol, now known as the "Chigg Effect"
you would think the spot would have been washed away by a flood long ago???
Could it have been part of a cannon?
I know this I a weird question but in march you made a video caloed metal detecting around an old house and I was wonder what the name of you jacket was? I know its wierd but it was a nice jacket and I can not find it any where.
Wow Beau! You were in Germany? I went to boarding school in a place called Badd Hamm for 3 years. My dad was in the British army for 23 years. Funny the stuff you learn.. I can't see what I'm writing so forgive me if there is a stuff up. GL&HH
***** thank you for replying i have never had a youtuber reply to me you have made my day sir happy metal detecting.
*****
By chance were you with the 8th ID? Ayers Kaserne?
Looks like a scale weight.
Are you ever afraid of finding a body? I'm just wondering
Get out of the wrong side of the bed today huh? What's your problem man? posting a comment like that is undeserved and unkind! Go and play with your toy cars and leave the guy alone. I see one "dislike" that you?
Hi Beau. Yes, sorry mate but the iPad put it in the wrong spot. It was meant for that dude who said you only found one bullet. My bad. Apologies. Chris Downunder. Cheers Beau.
Beau, I reckon the next time you offend anyone will be the first. Nope no offence taken. I was probably having a bad day. Lol.
Really solid finds! Great job!
What an array of beautiful civil war relics you found there! Thanks for sharing…
Cool Relics man, that sword and scabbard are AWESOME!!!...Congrats bud, thanks for taking us along and really liked the detailed explanation!!!!...Good eye!....Best of luck and HH
I know little about which sword would go with which scabbard but I do know about rivers. The basket handle of the sword would easily be snagged on a piece of brush or tree limb being swept downstream in a flood. The scabbard being flat would tend to just sit where it was dropped. So if they are a set, it's not surprising to find the sword downstream of the scabbard.
Man, that's amazing. Being able to "see the signs" that'll tell you what may have been at one time is a big part of a success... that and a lot of luck never hurts lol...
Wow Chig, nothing short of an awesome hunt right there. Either the sword, scabbard, or buckle would make most of us label that a killer hunt. All in one hunt is just too much. Looking forward to the next and HH.
Never detected before, but one day I'd like too. Enjoy your videos............ thanks for sharing! Just curious............. when you find things like the brass buckle, or anything for that matter, do you clean them up to make them like new, or just clean the crud off them?
Awesome video! I really enjoy watching your stuff!
Yeah, this is called really cool stuff to find! Who might cares about boring stuff like silver/gold coins etc. Really congrats Beau (jealous) :)
Nice finds, Beau. I know you got some water hunts to post yet, but with the year coming to a close are you going to put together a video of all your finds for 2014?
Happy Holidays!
Hi Beau, Great finds....cool video...cheers,G:)
That looks like a great spot, it sure looks like they had a crossing constructed there. That is a great sword handle and nice scabbard. Great carbine sling buckle. Nice finds Beau.
If you ever to run up to central Illinois, there are plenty of miles of abandoned railways. The old telegraph boxes line many of these old railways, usually you can find insulators still in many of those too.
Happy hunting friend
That heavy bell shaped object looks like a classic mass which would be used on a balance scale for measuring other objects' masses.
You're a hoot, Beau! I didn't realize there was any water that is kind to iron. Congratulations on the amazing CW finds. You're an inspiration to us all!
wow! super cool old finds love the sword and scabbard !
I have a sling buckle like that it's marked and stamped US great video as always. Craig
The knobed brass piece looks like a flag standard base. Might mate to a receptacle in a belt. Just a guess.
I would want 2 hit the trails leadin to that spot . So envious of your finds . Please keep Vids comin
Super cool stuff. Be awesome for you to find a confederate weapons stash all crated up sometime!
Verynice finds this hunt the sward was awesome. have a fantastic day Karla
Could your brass item be a finial or perhaps even a powder measure?
What was that gold looking thing that u skipped over at the end of the video
that gold looking doda is a Weight for a Scale
Congratulations on your hunt Beau.
great video! love your videos, keep it up!
This,well,all of your videos ,have made me so happy that I've subscribed.Exciting!
Enjoy how you teach us how to see things.
The gold thing if solid as another person said could be a scale weight or if its cupped and slides could be a very large powder measure.
Congrats on that sword! A find any detectorist would love to find! Also the other finds are pretty amazing. A place that really needs a revisit soon! Before those other guys take out your finds!
***** sound good! Perhaps look on land there as well on both sides of that river. Who knows what you may find there! Possibilities are coins, buckles and more good things.
I like how you include us in your reconnoiters and summations, how you arrived at a spot. Research and info can make a detecting trip go from boring to incredible. Thanks for sharing your Sherlock Holmes forensic style. I definitely feel like your cohort Watson as you speak to the camera and point out the clues.
Keep up the good work my friend, great fun.
Heck yeah man!! what an awesome hunt!! what make is the saber?? love the carbine sling buckle!! congrats and looking forward to seeing more finds!! good luck!!
Very cool stuff Beau. This may be a dumb question but why are you scared of people seeing you detecting?
That makes sense.
Wow awesome finds!!!!
What state do you hunt in??
Beau you are senpi
Great video.
Great video!!
Wow exciting stuff!
I'm always surprised at how relatively shallow a lot of your Civil War era finds are.
I think my frame of reference might be a little skewed because where I live there's a considerable snow pack in the mountains that melts every spring and summer causing all the rivers and creeks to become several feet deeper and fast moving. Everything gets washed away and buried in just one year.
Thanks for posting this. I really enjoy your videos. Thumbs up.
The sword and handle were found , where he dieded . The scabbard where his body perhaps hung on a tree limb and broke free of the floating remains . Or where the remains finalized .
Could be more. Maybe “A GOLD RING , OR A BELT BUCKLE ..”
😁
That thumbnail confused me for a second untill i realised its a hand with glove holding a buckle.
AMAZING VIDEO AQUA My favorite find is The sword handle!!!!
thats a 1860 Civil War Union Cavalry Officer's Sword
Have you ever hunted in Ga if so did you find anything good
If I still lived in GA, I'd study Sherman's march route. Old sites that were destroyed or burned start on the outskirts of Atlanta and go to the east coast. I've found some good stuff in the Atlanta area myself on old home sites. It was common for pre-civil war mansions to be built on hilltops to avoid the heat of summer. You have to do a lot of walking in the woods to find trails and foundations. Best to talk to the land owners first. Finding them is the biggest problem. Many modern homes are now on old sites. Maybe we will read about that pot of gold coins that you find.
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. You come up with some amazing finds, and also enjoy your cave finds and explorations. Awesome.
Sweet finds brother. What a day there man. HH and see you @ the next find, Terry.
Great finds..! Best of luck out there
I'm curious about the "pipe thing" at 2:10.... I found something very similar at an old fort site at like 20". Not sure what it is/was, but I kept it just in case.
Great spot the bridge .Wow never seen a sword handle like that found. brilliant hunt fantastic finds the buckle awesome and has the pins. Great video Cheers Dave
Beau, that sword was Beyond Cool! Wow! I would consider that one of my favorite of your relic finds. You're the expert, But i would certainly search and detect the slope of the hill above where you found that sword. Hey you never know, til ya try. Short, But Sweet video. TY, Chigg
Awesome hunt!! I really need to check out some of the creeks around here where I live in Ga.... I know there are things in these creeks.
have much history in the rivers??
Wild Digger, back in the 1980's I found a confederate polygonal cannon ball fragment w/ fuse hole on Tenth Street near the Ga. Tech. dome in downtown Atl. Relics are where you find them. Luv your vids Beau !
Hey Beau, the shiny object, is from a mule harness, used to tie off things. I've found several in old plowed fields in NC. They come in a lot of different designs. The hole in the lower side gives it away.
Great find of relics Beau. Thanks once again for your amazing videos.
Love to see your uploads appear :) thanks for your videos they're excellent!