I appreciate Brad's lack of Click Bait episode titles.

Still the best metal detecting channel!

Brad a great video! The mystery piece looks to be a ramrod holder for a black power rifle, to me.

That Harrison button was manufactured by Scovill Fasteners, the company that I work for. Awesome find!

What good luck! When a find becomes a story it is a real treat!

I found a "Tippecanoe Club" button this spring in Minnesota, which wasn't even granted statehood until 1858. Someone supported William Henry Harrison in 1840 when they were living out East. They sewed the button onto a coat that they later brought west to the Minnesota Territory. It's one of my all time favorite finds!

Looks like a ramrod holder found under the stock of a long rifle between the muzzle end cap and the holder where the ramrod entered the thicker portion of the stock. They were pinned into the underside of the thin portion of the stock by two pins, the thin part of the stock holding the barrel.

Brad, thanks for the inspiration you provide to us all on a weekly basis! I started detecting at the beginning of the pandemic as another “excuse” to get outside and a friend told me about GMMD soon after that. I watched an episode that night and was hooked. I’m a high school and middle school teacher and I now record my own videos to share my adventures with my students, their families, and others. Thanks again! “Every item found has a story to tell. Sometimes it just takes a little digging to figure out what that story is.” Jim Parry - Backroads Metal Detecting

Very cool that the "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" button (Log Cabin) was from 1840 for the Whig Party, while the long-necked eagle button could be a Civil War, Union general staff officer. I wonder if they belonged to Dad and Son or the same man. My guess on the trowel is for applying "chinking" between logs of the cabin.

You found a ramrod thimble. Not nailed, but pinned. Always enjoy your videos.

Tysm this made my birthday end of the day great. Having and learning more knowledge is beneficial to all of us. Remember listening to old tales as a child and living in the Bush did use some l heard or read in Family Journals, some were great to learn others were hard but worked. Living in there taught never take anything for granted. At 70 today have 2 brothers close to 90.My Grandkids write journals started young after they read mine and my Mother's on Nursing over 50 years. This pandemic is not new but been in a few outbreaks so we learn to be more conservative than before. Peace, love with Harmony for you, family and friends.

Brad how awesome to find a presidential button out there wow

Brad, you have such a way of explaining even the most insignificant items you find. You are a wizard of words. Keep up the great work! Thanks for all of your time and hard work.

You are excellent to watch Brad Thankyou.

Awesome finds! Great connection you made - thanks!

This lifts my spirits every time. Love getting out and about with your adventures in the most beautiful of locations.

Man that W.H.H. button is on my bucket list Brad . Congrats bud ! Some nice digs today. Can't wait for the next

I really enjoy your videos and history lessons. My favorite is the log cabin button. It deserves a place of honor. Such detail.

Brad, I always like that you show us cool vegetation finds that you come across! Nice mushrooms.

Another excellent episode Brad. You always have a great story to tell

Good video Brad! Some very nice finds you have there! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!

Glad to see you back in action Brad 👍

Hey Brad, The Boar "button" may be a British Army unit insignia. There are several units throughout their military history that use the wild boar. I have found a couple similar looking insignias, but have asked a buddy who works in London doing British Heraldry and Military Regimental History. Great find no matter what it is!

What an enjoyable and exciting time. Thank you.

Outstanding historical find 👍keep up the great work. Your the best 👌

Thanks for bringing us along. 😎👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thank you so much for sharing your woodland outing! So relaxing to watch your videos, and we certainly need this during the years of isolation!

Brad, thanks for another walk into Vermont's past, and congratulations on all of your artifact discoveries today. Again, you have started my Friday with a step back into Vermont's history complimented by your narration and excellent photographic skills. And, by the looks of your surroundings, it must be almost Fiddlehead time in the North Country.

Oh me, oh my! I haven't even finished my first Green Mountain in what seems like an eternity and my blood pressure has come down to "normal." Somewhat mystified, I am, that no GMs have been pushed to me even though a subscriber of at least a few years. On the other hand, I bear responsibility for having failed to think of GM, too, but am thankful for the idea popping up moments ago. It feels quite good to have returned.

The "masonry tool" could be for scraping hides(I'm a mason), so scraping the fat off from hides makes more sense. . Also the Harrison political button is a big deal; I found a political button of his adversary, Martin Van Buren at a flea market and sold it for $2K (if I remember correctly).

On the general service button, usually when the back mark of the button is blank, lot of the time that means the button is made local in the area..

Awesome day for you young man stay blessed and see you again on the next episode 👍

I always enjoy the backstory of the places you detect. Another great hunt! Thanks for sharing the experience with us.

Oh wow love the log cabin button. Wow

I like the campaign button find, especially in such good shape. I think I mentioned before that I found a few small military buttons by my back gate last spring and then later in the summer I found some larger ones and a few snaps. I have them stashed for now but want to put them in a small display eventually. WWII buttons most likely.

Awesome video, love the shoe buckle chape and the presidential campaign button! Awesome video Brad!

Awesome video! I love history like that. That is why we do what we do.... Metal detect, and rescue history!

Thanks Brad, I missed this one. Glad to catch it. Love history, Curt

Been an absolute crazy weekend here!! Watching your videos is a great way to relax. Love the campaign button!! Awesome!!!

Wonderful finds and story!

Brad, I find a ton of those small brass buttons hunting farm fields, which I've always assumed were cuff buttons. Thanks for letting us know that some of these buttons are actually boot buttons. The pinpointer holder you made for me is working well now that it's 'broken in' - Dave

Just been catching up with your great videos I really enjoy watching you do a good job and you explain your finds and I find early settlers of the USA 🇺🇸 very interesting all the best Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧

Some nice finds on the day Brad. The second thimble I dug was a sweet silver one. I would love to find one of those William Harrison buttons. Happy hunting and be well

Great stuff Brad ! Always a pleasure to watch pal thanks for taking us along

Another great video about life as it was in Vermont during early times. Super finds. I enjoy reading the comments and learning about your unusual treasures. Thanks for being us along.

Great finds!! I wish I could add a screenshot. I found four British silverware makers that begin with J &.

I absolutely love your videos. Great finds.

Awesome finds Brad

Nice finds, and great history. The mystery find to me looks like a leather strop holder maybe.

Awesome finds thanks for sharing

Love your videos best wishes from the uk 🇬🇧

looked like a fun day.. awesome. thanks for posting.

Excellent hunt lots of cool stuff.

Thanks for the walk in the woods of New England.

Love the campaign button, what a cool find!

That piece that you're calling a trowel, reminds me of an old clothes iron. Nice hunt. Thanks for sharing with us.

BRAD, Gold & silver or coins yes they are nice . BUT THE VALUE TO ME IS ALL THE COOL ARTIFACTS YOU DIG UP. THAT IS SO VALUABLE TO ME. IT TELLS A STORY THE HISTORY OF OUR ANCESTORS TO ME THE VALUE IS HISTORY. One day soon this will all be gone. Thank You for sharing.. GOD BLESS from West-Central INDIANA FARMLAND ✝️🇺🇸💖🤗🚜

Always enjoy your videos love how informative you are

That definitely looks like a masonry tool, trowel. Awesome find on the presidential button! Would love to find one

Awesome campaign button. I was lucky enough to find a Henry Clay campaign button a couple of years ago in Massachusetts.

enjoy ur tyeing the relics to local history! thanku for ur interesting videos

Thimble for a ramrod. Nails held it in a groove under the barrel.

Another great video! Many great finds! You're the best! I truly learn watching your videos. I, sooo, enjoyed it and even tho you've spoke about them before, I had to Google widow makers, good Lord; stay safe out there! 😊

Awesome video as always :) Thanks for sharing, rock on dude

Great field trip.

Yay! Hello GMMD! That looks like a wild hog on the first folded find.

Wow the William Harry Harrison button. 9th president, that's so awesome!

Great historical find Brad never a dull moment !

A lot of people don't know this but the "Bowie" knife design has been around for a very long time and while most people consider it an iconic American design, it's not and most of them were actually imported from England.

That crushed tube with the pins is part of a ram rod guide

That poor guy must have been walking around in bare feet, with his trousers round his ankles, looking for something to stir his coffee with. Instead of cars and planes, the early inventors would have been better employed inventing some decent 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅.👍👌😁 Interesting info about the "log cabin" president too. Cheers for now, Dougie.

This was a good one! Also, the music you choose is great . Keep it up!

Great video...always enjoy the back story!

Another documentary quality video!!!!

So awesome! Thanks for sharing

The item you thought was a masonry tool, I think it is a hide scraper.

As usual...AWESOME VIDEO Brad Martin!

I absolutely love your videos! Thank you for all the hard work you do and the history lesson you provide. Great buttons!

Hey Brad....I spotted the two-inch, crushed cylinder you found in this episode. I can't recall the precise name for them but, musket makers used to fashion 3 or 4 of these out of brass and attach them along the underside of a rifle to hold the rifle's ram rod when not in use (?) Pete from Prescott

I like the research also your music great channel

There is a hunting knife, somewhere in the woods of Maine, that belonged to my father. He was answering the call of nature when a deer ran by him. When he stood up, to try to get a shot, the knife sheath slipped off his belt. He didn't notice it, at the time, and when he did, he couldn't locate the exact spot where he had been.

Hey Brad would love to see closeups of the buttons at the end especially the one beside the General Service one. I seem to find a lot of buttons too so I’m starting a research project on them.

Nice hunt Brad, sweet relics !!!! Ive pulled 2 silver thimbles out of the Piscataquis river I invited you to hunt. If ya ever change your mind :) Take care !!!

I'd say that implement you found pretty early is part of a pressing-iron; it looks just like the ones my Aunt Sue used to have. A couple of hers weren't metal all the way through-- they were a flat, smooth iron plate at the base where it'd touch the fabric, then a thick piece of heavy wood, and then a thin piece of iron with a handle attached to go on the top. They fascinated me as a child, so I remember them pretty vividly-- the wood was very dense, probably oak, very well-worn and handled; my grandmama said that her mother had kept hers by their wood-burning stove and heated them on top. Your General Service button and the dates of the other stuff had me wondering if the war that the old veteran had fought in might have been that of 1812; it'd fit.

Excellent find Brad!

That is an incredible find. Great job, Brad! Has anyone ever found a George Washington inaugural button in your area?

Great video. The mystery item looks like part of a leather shaving strop.

Glad to see you. Great video.🌟🌟🌟🙂

Always entertaining. FYI, my mom’s side of the family was in VT from the late 1700’s to mid 1800’s.

Watching this with breakfast 😁

Thx Brad. Really enjoyed the dig. That piece first reminded me of a old guitar bridge but no way.... Kelly/Indiana

same here breakfast with Brad on the 55 inch monitor

6:11 beautiful Turkey Tail mushrooms !

looks like a nice higher end blade made in Sheffield UK...world renowned for its steel and, in particular, blade production...especially back in the late 1800s/early 1900s In fact it may have been a 1900s British commando/bayonet knife taking a look at the shape of it... memento from a battle in Europe possibly?

Thank you and God bless ..!

Yes Brad you don’t fake the lead just to get someone to click on you I click on you because I love your style and any time the family is part of it I love it and your music is very appealing I have watched others and they always do something to turn me off but not you / you are the only one I keep up with

Braaaaaaaad,bottle probe!:) That Harrison campaign button is awesome BTW!!

That log cabin button is amazing. Thanks for sharing the hunt and finds. Good luck, happy hunting and take care.

I always like watching your videos because you always have a story that goes along with where and what you are digging. Which kinda gives me a picture of what these people were like back in the day. Pretty cool stuff, great video.

I think the end of the spoon handle is thistle-shaped. If you know of the rivalry between Scotland and England, historically, then using a thistle spoon indicates a Scottish heritage.