WWII Relic Hunting - MP40 Machine Gun Found on the Eastern Front Battlefield
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- In this battlefield research video we show you some interesting war relics that we found in our last visit on the eastern front. Most interesting was the MP40 with full equipment that was buried and left behind in the woods by the soldier himself.
Greetings from Holland.
Very iconic ww2 relic. Looks great in every ww2 relic collection.
Thanx Billy Bob, and you are right. There is a lot to tell ( and fantasize ) about the historic background behind these discovered relics.
Dziękujemy za uznanie, bardzo miło usłyszeć. Dreszczyk znalezienie relikwii jest absolutnie piękne, że staramy się żyć. Via naszych filmów innych ludzi
Thank you Bud. It's not about us, but to the history that we show in the form of excavated relics. Never been to the Wolfsschanze area.
Hi Draven, this was our first MP40, but we already did find 2 MP44 a few years back. On the first 2 days of this search we didn't find a thing, later we got lucky and found the MP40, just never give up and continue searching.
Thank you for the compliment. Good to hear that your son is an enthusiast too. Later, his interest will bring him to many WW2 places of interest. There is still so much to see and to find.
I watch this video and of course I am blown away by your finds but also I find it interesting to think about the young scared soldier who took the time to disassemble his weapon and bury it so near to the end of his war! Keep up the great work!
i have german family who was fought on the resistance and in the SS it would be an honor to explore the fronts and dig up history like this!
I love my live MP40, so much fun to shoot. Hope the solider who carried this one made it back home to his family alive! Great vid!!!
Hi trainzlover, the nice small relics we put in our display cabinet, other finds go to a private museum.
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Jullie zijn echt geweldig !!!
Zo vet om te zien hoe jullie dat soort spullen op graven
Jullie zijn echt vet, ook gave hobby
Gr. Cas
Hey FP, thanx. De nieuwe komt hopelijk snel. We zijn namelijk alweer op pad geweest en hebben apart spul gevonden. Er wordt aan gewerkt.
Dziękujemy za ocenę! Kontynuujemy i spróbować, a jeśli mamy szczęście znowu pójdą nowy film
I've watched a lot of different people metal detect for war relics, but I have to say you guys seem to find the best stuff, so I've subcribed. I'm really looking forward to seeing what other interesting war relics you guys will find. Happy hunting.....cheers!
Thank you for all your work and patience! My son, who is 9 y.o., asks about this stuff a lot, due to his interest in history & archaeology.
Hi Xred2, that 98K of yours is a real Leningrad relic. And a lot of Germans hunt for relics themselves, some collect, others sell them on ebay. We found 2 Stg's, one in the water, one in the Ardennes.
Snap ik wel. Bedankt voor de uitleg!
Always nice to hear something of a fellow digger, Panzer Commander.
Hey Tom, bedankt voor je leuke reactie's, cool dat je onze vid's kan waarderen. We zijn kortgeleden weer op pad geweest, dus de nieuwe zit er aan te komen.
Mooi gemaakt weer Glenn.
Jullie zijn weer goed bezig geweest.
Wow, great finds. I was lucky enough to have shot a Kar98 that was "Liberated" from the western front and made it's way to the states. It had a zeiss scope I think it was on the rifle and there was ammo from the same gun, and a sold buch, I think it was called, etc,. Anyway, it was very humbling to see this rifle that was purchased along with other things from a WW2 vet. I guess this vet said they didn't take SS prisoners. So, we used the original ammo and rifle that the ammo came with from the same German I was told. It was sighted in by my calculations for about 700 yards. It was very cool to shoot this rifle which was in excellent shape and one can only imagine what it had been thru and where it had been, etc,. History rocks! Thank you guys for this history and video's. Regards from the US / Indiana.. USA
I live in Norway, my dad and I find ww2 relics all the time!
Great video as always, what I like about you guys is when you find something you do if possible show the item has it would have been in the war or before,look forward to your next finds.
Of course, finders keepers. Especially after all that trouble we need to do to find something interesting.
Great job guys!nice finds, great video!
Dankje. In principe kun je overal zoeken, maar voor de omgeving Arnhem-Oosterbeek geldt nog steeds een detectorverbod volgens mij. Het is daarom af te raden daar wat te doen, zoekt ook erg vervelend als je steeds moet opletten.
The word "Machine Gun" is so misused... The MP40 is a submachine gun/machine pistol and a machine gun is much bigger, like and M60 or an MG-42!
Hence the names. MP40 = Maschinenpistole 40 (Maschinen = machine. Pistole = pistol) Easy enough.
And of course MG42 = Maschinengewehr 42 (Gewehr = gun).
Hi Axebent, it did. Both the stock and the gripplates are in good condition, thats so cool about bakelite. But the gripplates are more plastic like, they are made of a harder material.
Nice video, great findings, congratultions. Best regards from Romania!
thank you for the video...really enjoy them
Hi D, indeed. One mag for the weapon, and 3 for the pouch ( we also did find a few small pieces of the magazine pouch in the sand ).
mooi zo! jullie zijn mijn favoriete wo2 militaria kanaal! keep up the good work met al die topvondsten
Hi Will, probably the story of a single Luftwaffe soldier who was on the run for the Russians. On his way he somewhere had picked up a ZF39 sniper scope to use as a binoclar. During his run he burried his equipment ( after making it useless for the enemy ) but kept his pistol and water bottle. Hours before he already had thrown away his helmet and was he....
Везет же людям.
Какой грунт, красота.
Keep posting the videos I love seeing what different things you find, I used to do this when I was a kid in the philippines with japanese relics.
Hey Gerdjan, de MP bevind zich vandaag de dag in een prive verzameling, en zal vanwege de geschiedenis blijven zoals ie is gevonden: in bodemvondst-conditie en uit elkaar gehaald.
Glad you like 'em, I hope within 3 weeks that the next one i finished.
Great finds!!
Keep them comming..
Great relics and video. ! You guys make me want to go detecting now !
Just buy a metal detector Jeff! ;)
WWII MetalDetecting What metal detector is good ?
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing your finds! I am very jealous as I would love to get my knuckles dirty doing this sometime!
Thanks for the compliment J!
THANK YOU!
Amazing how much the surrounding ground at 1:59 resembles the Splinter pattern camouflage!
Gaaf om te zien allemaal :) Heb alle video's bekeken. Volgens mijn oma moet een stuk verderop nog veel uit de tweede wereld oorlog liggen, ze zegt dat de duitsers toen alles achter hebben gelaten.
Zou me gaaf lijken een oude luger te vinden die nog in goede staat is :D
found an mp40 upper receiver pretty similar to this one under a bridge in my home town in new jersey
Your not metal detectors! You’re Archeologist. Well-done! ‘Gentlemen’ an outstanding use of “stock footage” to identify your finds! As always, thanks’ for taking the time to make this video! And I support this site. ~M~
Awesome find 👍🏼
Hey Jeroen, de omgeving van dat vliegveld klinkt als een leuke plek om te zoeken, kon je nog wel eens wat gaan vinden. Het is alleen onverstandig om zo'n goedkoop ding te kopen, ik zou nog ff doorsparen en een meteen een goeie detector, of nu kijken naar een knappe 2e hands.
Hello guys nice video nice findings greetings from germany
pfff ik zit me hier helemaal op te vreten van jaloezie man! godsamme!!! wat een topvondsten in en topdump!!! geen woorden voor!
Too bad the soldier broke it :( still an awesome find! You guys are so patient lol I would probably break a lot just digging like a mad man
I would love to see this restored
Сейчас достаточно Восточном фронте в качестве места нахождения этих раскопок, мы могли бы вернуться снова, потому что. ( The eastern front is sufficient for the time being as a place of this excavation )
ik vind het knap dat jullie ook zo rustig kunnen blijven!
Nice finds, guys!
great find!!
Indeed, it makes you wonder. In any case he has buried his equipment with respect and care. The pistol was not in its holster, so I think he took that with him, and maybe his waterbottle and messtin. Too bad he also made his scope unusable.
just great nice find
Ah thanks for the reply. I imagine it's worrying when you come across something dangerous.
Nice finds!
MP40 good, congratulations!
Do you sell any of the items you find and if so, where could I find them? Great videos! Keep them coming! Happy Hunting!
that was a good find, all I found was a kar98k outside of what used to be Leningrad it had a bayonet but I didn't find no scope or ammo pouches I would love to find a SturmGewehr but the only places to find one would be through Berlin or by some city and I heard Germany don't like people looking for ww2 stuff.
Wow dit is wel een hele nette vondst. Denken jullie dat er na zoveel jaren onder de grond nog enige kans is om het wapen weer in elkaar te zetten? Lijkt me heel gaaft als dat nog kan, want deze verkeert in goede staat.
Zo ja, maak daar alsjeblieft een video van :) Schieten zal hij niet meer, maar toch :)
Gaaf filmpje!! Toevallig nog tips? Ga zo door!
Hey Leo, de nieuwe staat er al weer een week of 2 op hoor: "WWII Hungarian Luftwaffe".
Hi Peter, heb je zojuist een PB via youtube gestuurd, gr, WWIImd
Nice Find :)
Great work guys, please take a trip to Crete where the famous first Airbourne invasion occured. I'm sure you might find some amazing stuff there. Almost all of the invading German paratroopers in the first wave died there.
Thanks! I did some research without a metal detector there when I was on holiday. But it is not so easy to find something there on the rocks. Also the local people don't like foreigners who are digging on their island.
WWIIMD
Top!
Echt een mooi filmpje ;) wanneer komen er weer nieuwe ga zo door .
nou jongens , de volgende keer ga ik ook mee ;)
weer mooie vondsten , denk om de kar98 grendel ;)
man what a lucky day for you
Mooie vondst mannen.
Deserters buried their weapons along with medals, insigns, badges and uniforms.
Id like to see this stuff after you clean it up aswell!
shame the schmeisser was not still in one piece but nice find
good job !!!
Beutiful finds. What (which) search you area in? Greetings from Poland
awesome
Podziwiam i zazdroszczę :)
Oby tag dalej .
pozdrawiam .
No thanks Ben, it is especially dangerous when you go drag that stuff around, and mess with it. It's best to leave it alone.
Waar hebben jullie deze prachtige uitrusting gevonden? Oost-Duitsland, Polen , of nog verder naar het oosten?
Just go overthere and have a try, but not before you've done thorough research. For bobbyists like us there is no such thing as a "licence to dig", and some area's are restricted.
as long as it's not private property and you don't leave a bunch of holes every where it should be fine
mp-40 this is a dream
The "eastern front" will do fine for now as place of this excavation. Good hunt next summer!
Leave it alone. Live ammo and explosives are not cool. Don't touch it more than necessary and bury it back.
Netsiesss!
Ben van plan om vant zomer naar het oostfront te gaan?
Hoe zijn jullie aan de plekken gekomen om te zoeken?
aar is dit in de buurt?
If that equiptment Could talk what a story it would tell...
Nice
Could u make a video where u clean off the dirt and rust of the guns? Do u guys use special cleaning products when you clean the parts?
World War II is a fascinating time period but you'd have to be careful using metal detectors. You could stumble upon an unexploded Soviet mine and they used thousands and thousands of them on the Eastern Front.
I would really like to know where you put all the stuff you find
Do you send it to a museum or do you keep it and pass it down the family?
Cool
cool cool finds !! can you bring it whif you bag home to NL ?? bedst regards from Denmark.
Gaaf man, kan je al bij Arnhem zoeken of nog steedts niet?
Mannen maak een keer een video over jullie gereedschap ben erg benieuwd :-)
I think this MP40 may be restore... Good state for earthfound!
Hi Mel, mensen meenemen doen we niet meer, dat werkt niet goed.
I'm curious, what do you do if you come across any dangerous explosives amongst the findings. Is there ways and means to remove the threat or do you just leave it well alone?