Metal Detecting A Pennsylvania Field

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Жыл бұрын

Today Mike and I metal detect an old Civil War camping area in Pennsylvania. It is a field that was used by the Confederate Army during the Gettysburg battle campaign. Mike has detected this field many times, but we were hoping that he might have missed a relic or two and wanted to detect it one last time this season before the farmer planted it.
About Aquachigger:
I enjoy metal detecting for historical items like gold coins, relics, silver coins, and other buried treasures. I also metal detect for gold and silver nuggets and even meteorites. I like to make videos that promote my choice of lifestyle that includes outdoor adventure,
metal detecting, yapping, searching for river treasure, SCUBA diving, exploring abandoned places, hiking, caving, caring for animals and pets, and observing the things outdoors that often go unnoticed by most people who are not familiar with outdoor adventures and nature. I keep my KZfaq "Aquachigger" channel family-friendly and hope you subscribe if you like my style.
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@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Just a quick little adventure tonight as Mike of Gr8Finds and I metal detect an old camping area in the hope of finding a bullet or two knowing this will be the last chance we get to detect this field for a while. You can check out Mike's channel here: www.youtube.com/@gr8finds196

@darbysdownhomedetecting Жыл бұрын

You and Mike did well chigg! Thanks for sharing brother 😁

@gr8finds196 Жыл бұрын

@@darbysdownhomedetecting hey Darby. Thanks

@joshuataft5541 Жыл бұрын

Had to watch again for the crotal bell..I. like ypur wife.i love em and dream of finding g a whole one..I bought a big one but never found a whole one

@chriscourson2824 Жыл бұрын

@@gr8finds196 great hunt with Chigg!

@beardednomadvanlife6363 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the different dirt /false signal lesson I deal with that from time to time

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it helped ya.

@daveparnell3886 Жыл бұрын

Hey, chigg, the first piece you found looks like the tooth off an old backhoe bucket

@thurin84 Жыл бұрын

thats it! i knew i knew it from somewhere. just couldnt place it.

@alabamadixiediggers4714 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chigg and Mike for a great hunt. Love the plastic insulator. Always a great time on a AQUACHIGGER ADVENTURE see you on the next

@michaelpacnw2419 Жыл бұрын

I'd research that insulator, my friend. If they didn't make a lot of 'em that's a good sign. My guess is it's bakelite (sp)... before they invented plastic. Could be valuable. I've seen Bakelight stuff go for big bucks.

@robertcribb3859 Жыл бұрын

Another bell for your wife, great adventure thanks

@dougalexander7204 Жыл бұрын

“Not going to hold my breath.” Mike can hold his own with Mr. Chigg. Good friends.

@neillh Жыл бұрын

As always thank you for taking us along on another adventure 👍

@Mudsuitable Жыл бұрын

Man you have the coolest job Chigg!!

@xDrJekyll Жыл бұрын

The sound of nails scratching pretty much anything chills me to my core. Love the video anyway 😂

@peterkordziel7047 Жыл бұрын

That thing you found at 7:00; it looks to me like a cobbler's form for the tip of a boot. During the Civil War, the baggage train would include such tools as essentials. It would be one of several used to build a form of a foot to construct a boot around. Parts of it would be made of wood, too.

@gr8finds196 Жыл бұрын

Had fun exploring. Thanks again Beau. 😁

@chriscourson2824 Жыл бұрын

I love Mike, and field hunts, too!!

@threewheeler624 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great video. Maybe it was a old bakelite insulator. Have a great week.

@mariahitt6607 Жыл бұрын

I needed the ground balance lesson! Thanks

@barbarafritchie2000 Жыл бұрын

Your a breath of fresh air. Thanks.

@cheaplaughkennedy2318 Жыл бұрын

Interesting about the lead bullets Chigg. Enjoyed watching, thanks 👍👌

@michaelamanek8908 Жыл бұрын

Sweet Chigg. Love your videos.

@RodHousewright 2 ай бұрын

Plastic and rubber insulators like that one are used in areas where glass insulators commonly got shot, since they're quite a bit cheaper than continuing to replace the shot insulators with glass

@rockreader4298 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking us along, Chigg. Congrats to you, Mike on that very old one cent. Breast plate next. ( :

@gr8finds196 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍.

@ryanosourus Жыл бұрын

Chiggs army for life!

@Lesbodoggofest Жыл бұрын

As always great stuff

@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340 10 ай бұрын

well done on the finds enjoyed the video keep up the good videos

@670tazman Жыл бұрын

I was at a grocery store the other day and found a handful of coins left in the coin machine. The best coin is a King George large cent from 1930

@paulgeoffrion5506 Жыл бұрын

Great info on the ground balance. Thank you.

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped.

@JustPlainSteve5372 Жыл бұрын

Sunday evening Adventure!! Thanks Ricky,..uh, I mean Chigg!

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

lol...

@granvillewooster7673 Жыл бұрын

Nice hunt 👍

@richardwarnock2789 Жыл бұрын

Copper head!? Thanks fun video

@dpsdronephotography2051 Жыл бұрын

Came to my neck of the woods!

@hueckelaromat Жыл бұрын

great video! I liked the vibe and the finds. I am so happy that the youtube algorithms washed you ashore my beaches!

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Me too. Thanks

@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat Жыл бұрын

Chiggs you and Mike always have great fun when your together. Nice finds. I actually thought the plastic insulator was cool.👍😀

@show-metreasure3438 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff guys 👍🏼

@williamsfan3093 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!,

@cynthiaswearingen1037 Жыл бұрын

That insulator may be Vulcanite, Beau. I know they did make some from Vulcanite around the war years (WW2).❤

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

They seemed to be very thin plastic. I'll look at it again, I saved it.

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Didn't pass the smell or streak test, but thanks for the observation.

@slimwantedman6694 Жыл бұрын

Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota

@rogerallen6644 Жыл бұрын

The pointed piece of cast iron was actually a forged piece off of an excavator bucket

@philipcallicoat3147 Жыл бұрын

That mystery iron piece could be a broken off tooth from an old plow??

@phazebeast7373 Жыл бұрын

I hope you find something awesome like an ancient artifact or maybe some jewelry 👍

@Teleman01 Жыл бұрын

I used to carry around an old Vietnam era bayonet to dig with once I got the hole opened up. It made things so much easier than having to break out my shovel over and over again. It was cool until a cop saw me with it digging at park, and almost arrested me. But he was being an a-hole about everything anyway lol.

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

That's something we always have to be wary of. I have an old dagger I used to dig with, dull as can be, but figured it was only a matter of time before I 'd have some 'splainin to do.

@artsimpson3670 Жыл бұрын

Aloha Chigg, Thanks for the companionship!

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Happy to see you made it here.

@ranmarch6768 Жыл бұрын

I found a case shot one time that had iron round balls.

@beardednomadvanlife6363 Жыл бұрын

chigg in my home state awesome

@michaelpacnw2419 Жыл бұрын

I want one of those hats... you need "merch" my friend.

@jac48334 Жыл бұрын

The big iron piece looks like a tooth off of a tractor mounted scoop.

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

How would it mount?

@neillh Жыл бұрын

@@aquachigger the ones that l have seen had a steel wedge hammered in to keep it in place

@hbgrillmaster Жыл бұрын

My first thought was that iron point was half of a pickaxe or rock pick

@markmccoy7088 Жыл бұрын

Alright chig, 7,15min in, Me personally I think it's from a plow,some cultivation machine tooth,

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Seems so small for that.

@notsure6683 Жыл бұрын

Never knew about the clay giving signal. I may look into that because I went out a few days ago and got something and I noticed clay. I ended up giving up not finding anything in the ground.

@melissaslate1621 Жыл бұрын

Score!!😊

@tomcook5813 Жыл бұрын

When posting, would you add what detectors your both using? 😊

@debbiehankins6076 10 ай бұрын

LOOKS LIKE A WOOD WEDGE

@kermitmawyer1743 Жыл бұрын

Yes. 1

@thurin84 Жыл бұрын

re the plastic insulator. i wonder if it might be a war time expedient thing to save glass for the war effort? ive got a green plastic bugle made during the war to save brass for the war effort.

@jss309 Жыл бұрын

I found the same piece of bullet like iron in a playground this week.

@roberthill4186 Жыл бұрын

the hair style at the neck helps to narrow the date down as well.

@robgrubb420 Жыл бұрын

maybe some kind of plumb bob.

@randlerichardson5826 Жыл бұрын

Hey Chigg and Mike

@gr8finds196 Жыл бұрын

Hey Randle

@randlerichardson5826 Жыл бұрын

Why does the ball of clay give a signal Chigg??? That’s interesting

@johnnyseventeenseventysix3911 Жыл бұрын

Not gonna hold my breath!!! Lmao 🤣... you digging that shotgun shell made me think of my dear mother everytime we ate pasty she'd have to give the history of the Cornish Pasty and of course I always acted like it was her first time telling it!❤ 100's of times!!!

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Love it...

@therealhashmashter4728 Жыл бұрын

10:53 😂😂😂

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

I love the look on his face when he figures it out..lol.

@markrush5013 Жыл бұрын

it's always funny to see a guy dig a coin out of the dirt after 100 years and think hes gonna hurt it by wiping the mud off it.

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Know how I know you don't metal detect... or at least find old copper coins?

@AdamosDad Жыл бұрын

💰💰💰⚡🧲and a bell🔔 for Lindsey

@LakillaEBK Жыл бұрын

How do u find these locations also do u need permission?

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Research and yes, you need permission.

@RaceCar21 Жыл бұрын

Back in Yankee territory.

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Yep, definitely above the Mason Dixon.

@raynin Жыл бұрын

1st

@PeakyDippers Жыл бұрын

Hey aquachigger, New subscriber here Been watching your adventures for some time now. I have a youtube channel called peaky dippers, we magnet fish and find some amazing finds here in the uk. If your ever over here feel free to let us know. Keep up the great finds my friend and your channel and videos are amazing and inspiring.

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Good luck over there.

@ToKp_ Жыл бұрын

where is this?

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Pennsylvania, in a field.

@wildeninja2836 Жыл бұрын

Lol I was wondering myself. Anywhere near Lancaster county by chance? I know spots are not shared but was looking into maybe starting if anything worthwhile in my area.

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Franklin. But Lancaster is a great area to search as well.

@ToKp_ Жыл бұрын

@@aquachigger I was just in Lancaster the other day

@davidcurlee5085 Жыл бұрын

When you try to include a person in your Treasure Hunters Club and they turn on you like a snake, you can't do anything about a hostile person ...It happened to me, sad, true story, I've been Detecting 50 years and found a lot of Relics , coins and CW battle and camp Artifacts, Colonial homesite stuff...Be carefull of who you think is your friend.... A screw loose apparently...Jeez

@bobpiffle1660 Жыл бұрын

What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?

@davidcurlee5085 Жыл бұрын

Some freak I tried to add to Carolina Treasure Hunters Club...Mental