World War II Metal Detecting - German Guns - Eastern Front Battlefield Relic Hunting
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Team WWIIMD visited last december the former battlefields of the eastern front, where heavy fighting took place in 1945. In the search for war relics we discovered some amazing finds that we will share in our new battlefield research video. Our most interesting find was a German MG34/42 machinegun ammunition box that containd 2 German pistols. Czech CZ 27 and a Belgium FN 1922, both war time productions.
We also found equipment pieces and other interesting things that were left behind in the woods after the war.
Feel free to leave a comment.
Greetings from Holland!
Disclaimer:
- Our videos are uploaded as non-political, informative and historical entertainment.
- No unexploded ordnance was found or will be shown is this video.
- No soldiers remains, in any kind, were found or will be shown in this video.
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These guys are so lucky. I've always wanted to go to Europe and see all the old battlefields and historic locations. Europe contains so much history, OUR history it's amazing. A legacy of our forefathers. Thanks for uploading this.
Good to hear, thanks for the positive feedback.
WWIIMD
WWII MetalDetecting what is name the song? please
war relics in Spain guadalajaraenguerra.blogspot.com/2020/01/mas-huellas-de-la-guerra-piu-tracce.html
You can come to Belgium and staying with my falily for free.We have a lot of wargraven and battlefields here in Belgium
There battlefields are basically everywhere in Europe. Within reason. Ours in America are limited to civil war and revolutionary war sites and you don’t want to get caught at the actual site metal detecting although I would live to. But Europe especially Eastern Europe you Can almost find things on the semi surface but they might be picked over by now
I am a teenage boy, a collector of war militaria and relics. Every piece is a story. Every helmet, medal, and weapon belonged to a man, and each man had a story. I wish to remind all, that there's a story behind every piece and it's the life of a man.
Me too..... but teenage girl
Ender Wolf I know this is late but same, teenage boy as well. Still waiting to get myself a deac
Ender Wolf me too bro. I am a Teenager too and like to collect history things like this
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Nope, I'm sorry brother, but this isn't the way it works. Every "piece" is a relic of power, dominance, greed and ownership by people much more anthropologically relevant than the soldier. Ender, I hope you'll listen to this. The soldier is but a chess piece in a grand game, and every artifact on his dead corpse was put there by sociopathic, entitled men, who didn't care what the soldier's death revealed about them. There is no bullet, uniform, insignia, firearm, bayonet, or gas mask that didn't get put there by greedy, sociopathic men. And there is not one soldier among them who agreed with the choices of those men. You're right to respect them through their artifacts....I have done the same. But don't misunderstand how those skeletons and artifacts got there. The phrase "never again" comes to mind....and yet, here we are.....
I have great appreciation to the detail you use to authenticate the artifacts found with actual photos and film footage of items in use, thus verifying exactly what it is and who used it. Thank you very much! Keep up the good work!
Hello AC good to hear you like it! Thanks for watching and the thumbs up.
Greets, WWIIMD
One like for those they give their life to their nation or country
One like for WWII and WWI soldiers💂💂💂💂💂
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Very interesting find with the two boxed pistols. I recognized the FN 1922 as soon as you pulled it out. I have one myself and it has the Nazi Swastika stamped on it. I researched the part numbers and found mine was made in the last half of 1944. I still fire it today. However, for me, it is more of a historical piece from a dark time in world history. How the gun made its way to the US, I do not know. How or where it was used during the war is a mystery. Maybe its secrets are better left untold.
Great video. It is good to see people protecting and preserving our history for future generations.
I have a FN Model 1922 in my gun collection. Was made by the Nazis as it has the Waffenampt marks of WaA140. Brought back to the U.S. by a returning American soldier as I have the capture papers signed by his company commander. It must have a story behind it as the soldier wanted to bring it home with him. A great piece of history. If it could only talk.
You should try to soak the guns & any other metal pieces in a Cider Vinegar bath for a week to dissolve the Rust contamination.
Thats exactly what i was thinking! But after all those years in the elements how would the gun hold up ? Probably parts need to be replaced...
I don't know but they actually looked to be in pretty good shape all considering!
Ikr ! Lucky bastards ! These guys and other videos ive seen they find incredible things ! I envy them
+Jayy Cee i found one i a old almost crushed house...it was fully working ww2 hand gun
Good thought, unless the rust has permeated the entire structure, then it might just dissolve.
Stellar find!
Two pistols in a sealed box!!
Too bad the water got into them!,,damn
Hello Mike... I have the same as you, but in portuguese.... This pistols can not be restored and shoot again? Regards from Brazil
Sorry, I have the same name as you: Mike=Marcos.... Incomplete info at the first time
I love watching people dig up history. Im a huge history buff, especially about WWII so the fact that someone can hold history is amazing, its so cool. I loved the use of photos to show its use and confirm what it is.
I love how you find the things and then show us what it exactly is on the pictures :D Keep it up^^
+Simon Winterstein Does bring the pieces to life
I admire the courage/guts of these guys, bombs, potato masher grenades, land mines....I'd be scared to handle these munitions in their present state. You go guys!
Wicked finds man. I'm jealous that you have the chance to do this
anthony cooke But you have to think what had to go on there to have these things to be found. No war, no relics.
K Kampy Yeah, it's sort of sad to see German or Russian helmets pulled out of the ground with gaping bullet holes in the steel. You have to remember that there was once a man under there - who met his end in a quite horrible way.
It becomes very personal.
+LukeNAESA10 No soldier started that war. All the casualties on battlefields are all victims.
Das ist fantastisch! ein kleines Stück der Geschichte. eindringlichen. Ich liebe die Geschichte. Danke!!
crazy how rusted metal sounds alot like wood when you snap and break it.
history museums make it seem like these are impossible to find, while you just dig up a bunch, good job!
Very fascinating I know parts of Italy that have ww2 artifacts . Lots of American amo and German to . It's so cool to be the first person to discover these objects buried in time it's like opening up history first hand
still finding guns from ww2 thats great
you two guys had a great time with some nice finds of this adventure.
good luck to you on your next spin.
Thanks colleague! We were lucky the last time, a new video will follow.
Looks who's pathetic now, watching our videos..?
So freaking old, the damn box is rusted shut. Still a great find.
Amazing finds!, keep up the good work!
Score! 2 points
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Aussie50 sehr gut. Endlich einmal etwas interessantes. Macht weiter so. Danke
that was like a war-time-capsule- that burried there that dope!
i love how he pulls out the guns, wipes the triggers, WHILE POINTING THE GUN AT HIMSELF, not knowing if a round is chambered or not. never know, only a dumbass what take that chance
u reminds me on vaas from farcry 3.
well its already rusted..
I will only pissed myself when I found grenade or unexploded bombs.
which there one right here in my house right now XD
P.S the primer removed lol.
+gooni goo goo Even if it did shoot him, most likely it wouldn't, the gun is rusted.
+gooni goo goo Dude your only making yourself look like an ass by calling people names. Those guns have been in the ground around 70 years. At this level of corrosion it is not even possible to move those triggers, the barrel would be so deformed a hypothetical bullet would not even fit through it let alone if the hardened steel outside the gun is that rusted the firing pin and tiny tiny trigger mechs and springs would be long gone. This was their opinion i'm sure and they have tons of experience with finding old guns so there is no point in you calling people dumbasses just because you are way too anal.
+Down2Earth yea the keyword is "rusted"
The intro from Generation War was a nice touch. That show was something else.
Quando estávamos detectando, encontramos um cartucho de fuzil .50
Da segunda guerra mundial. Em solo japonês. Foi uma emoção e tanto poder segurar uma coisa com tanta história.
Parabéns pelos achados ! São incríveis !!!!
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You guys are great at finding WW2 guns,helmets,and thats it
Out of curiosity, were you able to find out if the guns were loaded?
+Justin Stevenson
Unloaded.
+Justin Stevenson No one keeps loaded weapon, even soldiers.
Ah did not know that's how it was back then. I figured there had to be some circumstances where they kept a loaded gun with them.
+BartholomeoGames , you break into the wrong persons house and they're done will be loaded a lot of people keep their guns loaded lmao
+BartholomeoGames you dont know for sure ...
Сначала, как только достали, подумал, что это ТТ. Чуть не офигел. Молодцы ребята!
Fascinating stuff, another Great! video.
Thanks MDF!
WWII MetalDetecting Hey heren ! Mag ik vragen waar ik deze metaaldetectors kan halen, hoe ze heten en hoeveel ze kosten!
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I've found items so rusted, I couldn't identify them. I used laundry soda, and a car battery charger to remove the rust, and the results were beyond amazing. There is only about a hundred videos showing how, on CZcams. I've used this method on two pound chunks of rust, and found they were giant bolts, and nuts that were dropped in the river fifty years ago when the a bridge was built. After the procedure, I could unscrew the bolts. amazing. Try it on a piece of junk metal first, amazing.
Good job! We use that method also once in awhile.
WWIIMD
WWII MetalDetecting Remind me. What's the procedure when you find human bones? Is there a number to call or do you quietly toss them aside?
I would like to make a joke, but sadly, those do turn up. My nephew lives near a abandon mental institute. People rob rob the pauper's graves. On the path he jogs on, he finds human bones. What do you do?
5:45 KICK ASS picture, jealousy overload. if i ever came across half the things you guys find, i would be out of control, like a kid in a candy shop
Hi Chris, thanks for your positive comment! It was indeed like opening a candy box ;)
Well noted the enemy at the gates part.
If you ever would like company, im available! i love everything WWII related. And am especially fascinated by the nazis and seeing relics dug up for the first time since the soldier carrrying it either fell, or dropped it and ran. keep up the great vids! thank you!!!
I have an old CZ 27, 7.65. Its actually a .32 caliber. Has a nice leather holster and spare magazine. If you cleaned the gun up you would see that it has a few swastikas stamped on it. Not a very expensive gun but still a keepsake.
"Ja leuk " ja goed " " stoer " " ja leuk" " ja grappig " " ja "
+Kylian
Niet goed?
+WWII MetalDetecting Jawel gewoon grappig hahah
Haha oké, we zijn namelijk niet van die uitbundige types die gaan springen of staan knuffelen op een voormalig slagveld ;)
+WWII MetalDetecting Dat is begrijpelijk respect voor jullid
+WWII MetalDetecting
Hoi!
Ik woon in Eindhoven, waar kan ik dit soort dingen vinden? En hoe kan ik dit hobby beginnen? Dank je!
Very well done ! I like how you show actual pictures of the item after you show the finds. that really makes it come alive . Thank you
Ah, the introduction from an episode of "Unsere mutter, unser vatter", apologies if I spelled anything wrong. Great mini-series by the way
AWESOME. No other words required
Thanks!
For everyone saying the pistols found in the ammo box were a 1911 or TT33 or makarov would you please stop thinking you know everything about guns because you play video games like CoD of BF, because you dont. Im not saying I do, but the people who posted this do and have stated what the pistols are and linked to their proof many times so... stop.
I figured these weapons were of a Browning type.....maybe a 1922? Definitely not Markarov or Tokarev.
***** little to big for a mag idk never held one but yea other one is not a 1911
Mike W Im a germany fan goo germany!!!!!
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Just a wonderful exercise. Keeping it accurate and meaningful. Thank you.
Thanks Gomez.
Some amazing history here, WOW thankyou for sharing
as a german i get goosebumps watching ur vids
what a awesome find. pretty lucky.....)
I would love to do this kind of stuff with these guys
Great video :)
Good to hear!, glad you enjoy our work ;-)
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Amazing war footage and finds! Wish it were me..👍
those mg 42's had such a high rate of fire they would warp. extra barrels were needed.
I believe they usually were used to replace a barrel after it got too hot although I may be wrong
I've read that the rpm on the MG-42 was so high that it sounded like tearing aluminum foil.
theres a scene in "Band of Brothers" and "Saving Private Ryan" where one is shown and also firing. nasty gun. .1500 rounds per min
phaedris They fire so fast ypu can't actually hear the individual round being fired. It's just one continuous noise.
windwhipped5 They were also innovative in that they were designed for rapid barrel change.
Amazing finds....really.....bet the soldier never dreamed they would be unearthed....let alone on a video
"Uh guys, when you go hunting for metal today, remember that if you find any metal case, we need it intact for museum purposes, so please handle it carefully and don´t break it, these things are scarce." "Uh...."
Haha funny.. So the museum can send us home because they don't need that rusty crappy ammobox (because they already have hundred of them in good condition?)
I have an FN 1922 with Waffen stamps on it that I shoot at the gun range all the time. 7.65mm. Excellent pistol, very accurate. American officer's sent a lot of those back home. I see them at used gun stores and gun shows occasionally.
I like your videos...
But only 1 thing! Why don't open the box carefully without actually breaking parts of it, I mean, keeping everything u found n preserve them! That would be great! :)
came here thinking the same! no need to destroy stuff that way...
First thanks for watching, the ammobox was rotten already and not worth preserving it.
You may complain if we smashed those pistols on rocks or something ;)
WWIIMD
ok. u win :P :)
WWII MetalDetecting
hallo
ik ben van plan de garret ace 250 te kopen.
weten jullie of dat een goede is voor een beginner?
***** Garrett Ace 350 ( Ace Euro ) самый надежный для новичка.
Thanks wonderful film with subtitles and period photos.
Thanks for the appreciation!
The video nicely put together.
A weeks soak in kerosene would bring these back to a high presentation level.
Thanks for sharing that's really cool.
man that gun should have been protected better than being in dirt!! Nice find!!
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thanks for posting the wartime clips, puts things in perspective more. most interesting
This is awesome! I am an American in France right now and we are making a ww2 movie.This movie actually covers the battle for hill 108 and we went so far to keep the story true that we have quotes from the diaries of soldiers that were in the actual battle. We have had to dig fox holes and regimental command posts and we have found amazing things in France if anyone is curious I can post a video of some of the things we have found and some of the ww2 weapons we have. So far we have not found any guns but we have found bayonets, motar tubes and etc.
Cool you are making a WWII movie. Using quotes from diaries makes it really personal indeed.
Finding small items like badges and belt buckles is way cooler than guns.
Thanks. haha. I now remember writing this... I am 19 and in France I could drink. lol. But yeah thats all true.
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There are CZ 27 pistols and FN 1922 with Waffen/Nazi stamps on them so they could have been accepted by the nazis after production. And yes @5:35 in the video these two are FN 1922 (Left) and CZ 27 (Right) both sides used these but you won't know until you check the marking stamps. Judging from the other things they found in this video I would have to guess they are pistols used by Germans.
I wish you could make a vidéo about taking off the rust from.the pistols to see if they could still again
It would be Amazing
Moundji Arafa kgghfghh
Danke,noch einmal vielen DanK !
Hosen von Engelbert Strauß müssen einfach sein. :D
Auch Handschuhe und Jacken! ;)
genau das dachte ich eben auch. Es geht halt wenig über "Engelbert Strauss" qualität
Ich spreche deine Sprache nicht so gut, aber es ist cool zu sehen, wie jemand Deutsch spricht!
the dream of every treasure hunter.
keep up the awesome work
Ну просто нереально везучие находки о которых можно только мечтать. Удачи Вам в поиске и в дальнейшем!)
Действительно находка мечтать, мы опять повезло. Спасибо за приятные слова, а в следующем видео;-)
bazbaits2011 Я думаю это потому, что у нас в странах бывшего СССР копать трофеи стали сразу после войны, т.е. у нас уже копает несколько поколений на протяжении 70-ти лет. Правда у них не было ни каких приборов сложнее щупа и лопаты, но тогда и с таким инструментом находок было полно, многое можно было найти просто на поверхности. А мы уже добиваем остатки с помощью современных метало-детекторов.
А как я понимаю на западе этим делом не так давно стали интересоваться, отсюда и находки хорошие.
Интересно при обработке от ржавчины стрелнул бы?или разьело конкретно
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The ground holds many stories
I found the Ark of the Covenant the other day in my back yard, Gandolf then appeared from behind a tree and told me to "choose wisely."
love your guys video's amazing stuff gents!
Excellent video, been metal detecting for 39 years but never a battlefield.
Thanks for watching, maybe you should give it a try!
WWIIMD
WWII MetalDetecting
Back in the 70's through the 80's I was able to detect the oldest BSA camp in the US before it was bulldozed for new homes. Found lots of silver coins dating back into 1800's, one gold dollar, Some WWI and WWII stuff. Best find was a rare 1927 outstanding camper pin that was only issued for 2 years. Lots of fun.
This makes me want to invest in one of these metal detectors and do this typpa stuff on the weekends!!
I worked on the island of Guadalcanal a few years back and found, machine guns, pistols, bayonets, P-38 Lightning, Tank and many other small every day items.
NICE JOB !!!
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Brilliant video, thanks for sharing. It must be so exciting finding old pieces like this! More please :)
Ian Westbury Hello Ian, thank you for watching and the nice comment! Keep watching!
all I ever find metal detecting is rusty nails and bottle caps
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danke für die geschichte und deine arbeit. ewige Erinnerung an die Kriege, die an diesem brutalen Krieg teilgenommen haben. Ich bin Russe und es tut mir leid für alle, die in diesem Krieg geliebte Menschen verloren haben. traurige Geschichte …
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well hi there bakerXderek
Haha typical Dutch, no translation for available ;)
why cant i like this more than once.... stupid youtube
Hahaha chilll
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Great vid. Thanks for sharing.
7:16 I stop trusting in your subtitles after one of your boys said "Enemy At the Gates"
Ionic Studio Anamations HAHAHAHAHA
oNTELoLEoN
Well, we are not far from them...
If they strongly want - we will come.
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het is een makarov pistool die jullie vonden in de 4e minuut
+Sander Bos
Hallo Sander, google die eens en vergelijk dat met de gevonden stukken.
Staat ook in de text wat het is.
+WWII MetalDetecting what you do with all the weapon's and Weaponparts? German law is awfull! .... I know that -.-
+Biery shut up
+Biery They arent even german, and i think they will keep it to collect something like a trophy
+Biery they are not German, there Dutch.
Looks like so much fun
I'd love to know the story behind them.........
Alexander Presslie the story behind them is probably a fierce fire fight on the eatern front ! some german guy carrying the ammunition box and was shot dead !
+mally chapman Naw, he his those guns for after the war, and he died or never could find it again.
Good job finding those things for us
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Миша Иванов those are German. Found one of them before
+RyanHop04 Oh yeah, really is... but the left one looks like Tokarev
Миша Иванов They are German Walther pistols
Миша Иванов Well...one is a Walther the other is a makarov
+Kenny Ayers One is a CZ27 (makarov looking one) a handgun made in Czechoslovakia and used by the germans after the takeover, the other is a FN (Belgian) Model 1922, and was procured in the same way as the CZ27, not Walther pistols.
Tokarev and a CZ. If the frame and barrel prove to be sound, there is a chance both will fire if you just replace the small moving parts as needed. On the other hand, they could just blow up. Great find. I wish my country had WWII relics to find.
yeaahhhh nederlanderss!!!
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It amazes me how shallow in the dirt some of that stuff is. Crazy how long its been there right under peoples feet
Now if only those pistols had been Glocks they would still be in full working order,
The munitions box they were in were actually often use to carry surplus pistols to other troops
i wonder if you guys ever found skeletons?
Если находят скелеты и удаётся установить их личности -пытаются найти родственников что бы похоронить. Если не находят - хоронят сами в братских могилах.
For you and everyone else who is wondering, we haven't found any human remains yet. If so we contact the right agencies so they can be placed at a military cemetry.
WWIIMD
Thanks for answering my question.
Jay Franklin Thanks Jay!
Comrade Medved ❔❔
het zijn wel 2 hele mooie pistolen !
These vids would be better without the absurd dramatic music.
I'm a vivid outdoors man and new to Bavaria Germany. MY german is terrible. But, i'm practicing. I would like to start metal detecting this spring when the weather is warmer. I live about 25 minutes from Regensburg and 45 minutes from Nuremburg. If you guys would like to get together sometime I would be more then happy to.
I thought they were gold
+TheLackie Would be nice ;)
+WWII MetalDetecting Its incredible how nature modified those guns after so many years. Amaizing
Kdk Na jaan
FN 1910/22 and a Makarov. You did not handle it safe though. Handle firearms as they are loaded at all times.
I had a friend actually fire off a .45 from a m1911 ww2 gun we found in France. Lucky he wasn't hurt, but it made me realize just how unsafe fire arms are, even after being buried for 70+ years. We put a barrel plug in it and worked on getting the magazine release working, which we finally did, and we took the magazine out. We restored the gun, and tracked the cerial number and gave it back to the veteran that used it. He said he remembered when he lost it.
Trainwreck4207
That gun wouldnt fire if you slammed it with a hammer. The pin,hammer, ammo likely just as screwed up as its exterior. I have actually refurbished guns in such bad shape back into firing condition. It depends how many layers caked (of steel) and if anything fused. I'd love to be able visit these areas and restore much of these items I see in videos. I HATE when they destroy a good gun with a drill. Throw the ammo back where they got it. Leaving History to rot. I had a few send me their finds to me in US. I much enjoyed it and the challenges of restoration.
Jesper Kruse that thing won't fire..fuck atta here
Interesting. What a find!
good German value work. the best army ever. the best engineers. Germans are the best
und dann noch Engelbert Strauss Sachen an.
Yeah !!!...and best thieves....born losers
SpeedySquirtle
we dont have anty-gay laws fucking idiot.. go to putin with this kind of shit
this is why you lost the second world war.
this kids, is basically why germany had a part in causing the world wars, and then lost in both.
its Americas army now right?
leuk filmpje. mooi dat jullie laten zien hoe de gevonden voorwerpen er vroeger uit zagen
+jurgen851 Dankje Jurgen
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