Treasure Hunter Unearths INCREDIBLE Rare & Valuable Revolutionary War Artifact
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Never would I have expected to find something like this incredible piece of American History
Original music by Brad Martin
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That is a waist belt plate from a soldier in the 53rd Regiment of Foot, mustered in 1755. Very cool find sir.
Your excitement just radiates from the screen, it is so refreshing to see! That revolutionary buckle is spectacular. Great cinematography as always!
Thanks so much Cindy!
You may have found the remains of one of a soldier from the British 53rd Regiment who led Indian raiders of the infamous “Royalton Raid” of 1780. Brilliant.
Congratulations! It makes me so happy when relics of such importance are found by folks who genuinely appreciate them for what they are, but more importantly, where they came from. Thanks for documenting your hunt and sharing it with us!
Thanks for the kind words Drew!
Exceptional Finds!!! Great job, A really great day in mother nature.
The natural beauty in your videos is as interesting as your finds.
Glad to hear you enjoy them!
What a buckle...WOW! Great find! A Once-In-A-Lifetime find.Thanks for sharing, enjoy the England Treasure Show this weekend. Hope there is no rain....
Haha thanks so much, I totally did rain, but not inside thankfully!
You are one lucky son of a gun! Not only great finds, but the most beautiful place to explore as well! Love your videos! Thanks for sharing, from Australia, cheers, Chris
Congratulation and Your videos are crazy good. Thanks for sharing and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter
It's a spur
Man those are some amazing finds. You could make a tv show with your videos. As long as no one tried to edit them. lol. It blows my mind the stuff you find that would most likely never be found if you weren't out there digging. Great job and great video. Can't wait for the next one. You are really becoming my favorite UA-cam channel.
Too many ppl running to Vermont is not good.
Thanks so much Christopher!
He owns copyright to anything he creates just as I do to all my photos.
Speaking as a father of more than a few sons, the scenario goes like this , father asks son's "did any of you see my axe?" They all shake
I've only recently found your channel so I'm watching all that I can. I was wondering about bears when you mentioned your Glock. The woods are wonderful, you can almost see Mohawks and Abenaki and Mohicans tracking their enemies!
The 53rd eventually became the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry and,I believe, remain as the 3rd Battalion The Light Infantry. Incidentally, the museum of this old regiment was blown up by the IRA in 1992 when it was located in Shrewsbury Castle which was built in 1070 or so. It was a very, very easy target with no serving soldiers within miles.
I enjoy your videos very much indeed as I am nuts about American history and to see Colonial material being dug up is very exiting!
What an exciting trip for you! Congrats on all the cool finds and thanks for sharing!! The 1775 coin....to think it was made one yr before our country's Independence. Wow. Another great video Brad!!
I know Sally, Incredible! Thanks for watching!
Congrats on your amazing find! Even though I don't metal detect, I love the history that you share. (I'm a genealogist/researcher) I love your videos, editing, etc. Its as if you have a cameraman walking with you at times. Congrats again! Can't wait to see what you find on your next outing.
Thanks so much, glad to hear you enjoy them!!
Right On!!! What a find. Can only imagine who, what, when,why & how that buckle was lost. History is awesome especially when it’s in your hand.
What a Hunt and Video ... I know its been a while but couldn't miss this one .... Congratulations !
That buckle is absolutely ridiculous! Great find! Congrats...
Thanks so much!
You have just the best blog. So gifted.
With the coins, buckle, spur and the decorative piece it almost seems like an officers house.
medicchicky probably a campsite
This was one exciting video! Super finds! I loved the stirrup. You don't find many in tact even from the civil war! Awesome historical relics. Congratulations!
Spur. Probably cavalry. I have a similar US cavalry spur.
Added this to Watch Later TV! After pizza and beer it's Green Mountain Metal Detecting Friday night! Can't wait to see this one!
Haha glad to hear it!
@@GMMD we just watched this last night finally and I have to say, that is an incredible dream find. I could tell it was a Rev War plate the minute it got into your hand. Haven't seen many and have never dug one. Forwarded your video to my Relic hunting buddy this morning. We've been digging Colonial and Rev War sites here in Northern Virginia since the mid-90s and other than a few British Rev War buttons and even one USA Continental Army button, that's been about it. To find a plate, and a marked plate from the Revolutionary War is a phenomenal find! Now that is a find that would be hard to ever top! Congratulations! Watching your video of it being dug was the next best thing to finding one myself.
Awesome, I appreciate it!!
Axes were probably lost in winter in deep snow when they broke. Most logging was done in winter. Great video
I bet you're right!
Green Mountain Metal Detecting Interesting question, and good answer by DHO. I’m in rural Ohio and often wonder why people would simply abandon so many of the possessions in general. I’d think a bunch of poor farmers would keep their brass candlesticks and pewter spoons if they moved out!
Ty Kendrick ... I have wondered about the spoons as well. I would think for people living in conditions such as those, any possession would be very important. Even a spoon that had broken would be mended.
Wow
That buckle brings up the age old question. How did it get there? Did it belong to a turncoat? Did the person just decide to stay rather than return to Britain? Was it a trophy from a battle? You have to love the mystery!! Great video and thanks for inspiring me to think about the history of the Rev War. Well done.
All questions that have been nagging me as well, hopefully with some research I'll be able to get to the bottom of it!
I'm not up to speed on the independence wars but it may be worth asking the question of whether there were raids carried out in the local area. This regiment was formed of guys from North England and had seen alot of action in many other battles it could be that they were used due to being veterans who had seen action and as such may be toughened enough to carry out the cowardly raids along with the native people.
Soooo awesome!
So awesome once again! Thank you for sharing!
That "53" buckle is awesome! I am not much for relics, I mostly coin shoot, but when it is something that special it changes everything.
Awesome video Brad the 53
Buckle WOW! And The leather working amazing. Can’t wait to watch the rest of your videos.
Absolutely awesome! Historical find!
Glad you made it home safely!!!
So very Awesome ! While you were digging up the 1775..., I said to myself, wow what amazing soil ! This was a great hunt and so happy for you ! Thanks for sharing !
Such great finds!!!! You are very blessed to have found the Rev. War plate and those awesome coins, Your videos are always well done and look very professional. Thanks for taking us on the adventure with you!
Thanks for the kind words, Brian!
Thank you for showing us your treasures. Have a great weekend.
You as well!
WOW......well worth the wait to see what you found in this video. I'd be plenty excited too.
That cute brass piece is an angel.
Wow! Im blown away by the buckle. What a piece of history. The coins and shoe buckle are nice as well. Awesome hunt and big congrats. Thank you for sharing and Hh
Wow great trip thanks for bringing us
Coins...and buckles...and buttons...Oh my! That was awesome. That belt buckle was gorgeous. The shoe buckle that still has most of it's pieces working...Amazing. The coins with visible dates. On another note, I named both coins before you identified them, so I am getting better at this. As always the videography was beautiful. Thanks again, Larry ~Dirt Nerds
Thanks so much Larry!
I'm very happy for you Brad and would also go back there like a zillion times.....hehe.
Haha thanks Fred!!
bro .... what a dig had to post again. just epic man.
One year before our Independence copper AWESOME both of them. That is a beautiful shoe buckle. In the rear of the spur looks like where a wheel was & the front was where the straps were. A British war buckle UNFREAKINGBELIEVABLE. One of your best videos.
You have some awesome treasures!!!
Great adventure, thanks for sharing..love it
So glad to hear that, thanks for watching!!
Great Video and Awesome Finds! You are on a hot spot for sure!
The belt buckle is amazing!
ok so it wasn't a gold coin....yet....but nice reverse jinx!!! great finds, beautiful recap display!
absolutely loved the inch worm segment, still smiling, thanks!
Haha Glad you enjoyed it!!
Ww, man, you're really on a roll. Congrats! The "53" buckle s great! Just reading up on the Royalton Raid
In my area of connecticut we used to call them Indian Pipes. I lived near a couple of bogs and they would be often in the woods. Beautiful . Congratulations on the beautiful find. It is incredible
Thanks so much Mary!
Thanks for sharing your excitement with us! I couldn’t wait to get home from to see what you found.
Grabbed my first cup of coffee and sat back to enjoy. I've wondered if you also do photography since you seem to have the knack for perfect shots.
Congrats on the belt buckle. Beautiful find.
Thanks! No background in photography, just making it up as I go!
Keep up the great work Brad, your videos are so much fun to watch.
If I could give this 1000 likes I would. Wow what an amazing epic find. That would be #1 on my finds list of all time. Revolutionary war. Holy cow. Im am so happy for you. That site has been the best sight Ive ever seen. Many many congrats!! HH
Certainly my favorite all time find, that's for sure! Thanks so much for all the kind words!!
I've watched this episode several times so now I must Comment! Holy Cow Dude, FIND OF a LIFETIME for sure! 53rd Regimental sword plate! Not to mention, colonial spur, two largies and the list goes on! You underplay your site, I would suspect a small encampment with the mix of relics your finding, keep digging that location, there could very well be hat insignia and some super overcoat sized Rev. buttons! Thanks for sharing your adventure and HH
Thanks so much, it's a special place to be sure!!
Under a log Whoa nice find 53 regiment buckle and those coins not to mention that buckle and parts nice haul altogether a descent adventure!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌
Incredible Brad! The scenery, music and of course the finds gave me chills!
You're gonna have to go back and change the title to your "I'm never going to top this" video. LOL. Congratulations on the incredible Rev War find! Super happy for you.
haha seriously! Thanks JD!
Hey there JD. Fancy seeing you over here on GMMD. You two guys get a lot of my time. You don't know me but I've been on many excursions with you both. When all the insanity of the world begins to overload my brain and kill my soul, I frequently take a stroll in nature with one of you guys and enjoy discovering the mysteries of a simpler time. You were the first metal detecting guy I have followed and You and Brad are my two all time favorites. See ya around and God bless you both!
Congratulations Brad, amazing find, and the coins are insane, much better than ours in the uk, you lucky guy 😉😂😊
Awesome Day, Congrats!
Great buckle and other finds!! Good videos! Keep it up!!
Great finds. Thanks
Great finds, keep @ it and HH!
Unbelievable finds! History right in your hands. That is so cool. Great job with the videos too.
P.s. also the British wore them kind of Spurs. 😀
A British military belt buckle from the Revolutionary war era?!! That's an above dream level find right there. wow
enjoy your channel,love the scenery and the finds, take care
Glad to hear that Iona!
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Congrats on a great day of finds! I look forward to your vids each week
Ghost pipe flower has interesting medicinal uses. Very cool this episode popped up.
I think axe heads got lost because the shaft broke on a bad strike and the head flew off into the undergrowth never to be seen again. Fabulous finds. Great site with great soil, its a winning combination!
Great location.. awesome finds definitely worth going back!!! Love the old coins and old buckle well done 👍
Congratulations on all of those significant finds!
Proof ,once again that research and hard work pay off. You sharing the history of your part of our great country is much appreciated. Thanks again ,from way down here in Southwest Tennessee.
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That was the best Brad! Congratulations. Patty from Settle
Congrats on the awesome buckle and on your other finds. Love your videos.
Hello again sir from the Philippines 🇵🇭 👍👍👍
If there is a "metal detectors heaven"...I think you are very close to it. Got to be a street paved with gold nearby. Congratulations, Brad! Fantastic video!
What an awesome find! Your channel is why I'm addicted to metal detecting now😉.
And the "Indian Pipe" is also a highly valued medicinal plant among natives. It can be used as a painkiller similar to ibuprofen.
I live in Winooski here in Vt. I have been on a dig in Eden when I was in College I love the history I have an adopted niece who is also in love with history. Nice to know even the younger generation is in love with our world. Enjoy the dig I am in a wheelchair and do no get to dig like I would like but try the lake edge in the spring you would be amazed what is unearthed by the waves. I take the kids and they love it. Enjoy!
The ax head was in good shape. That was a major loss. Tears were shed over it.
I have been meaning to ask: How long were the coins in circulation? Did they get worn smooth in pockets, or in the ground?
How much was a penny worth back then? I remember Ben Franklin bought several loaves of french bread with a few pennies, and Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer bought a loaf of bread with a penny. Keep in mind that food was a MUCH larger portion of the cost of living (cost in $$ or labor) than it is now, and discretionary income/time was minimal. People worked from sunup till sundown, then went home to get ready for the next day. Forty hour week wasn't till after 1850.
What an amazing piece of history!
I love your videos. I have been binge watching since yesterday.. I own a house that was built in 1829. You gave me insensitive to get digging. OMG the things I have found. Years ago after a bought the house.. ok over 30 years ago. I buried a treasure under the floor. It will stay there till someone else finds it. I had a porch fire last winter. The house got a lot of water damage. So I am rebuilding and saving the house. The things I have found in the walls.. crazy. I put them in metal containers. Put them back in the walls as I remodeled. For the next people to find as well. Thank God I was able to save this place. It is amazing how it was built. I grew up doing construction. So I know what I am doing. I also still own the property that the lumber came off of to originally build the house as well as the mill. It still works. Very noisy. But my family built this old house. I am proud to be the one saving it!
Wow just wow!
👻 flower fits them perfectly.Nice coins,you seem to be blessed finding these precious coins.
OMG. Incredible. I just read up on the history of the 53rd and the Royalton Raid in 1780 there in Vermont, etc. Definately a camp of some sort there or like others said, a dwelling of some kind. I think you need help, Im on a plane. Ha. Congratulations. Wow!
DK, lol, I'll join you!!!
I will take the middle seat on the plane. No questions asked.
@@5280Adventures I'll sit in your lap in the middle seat. Don't worry, I'm straight.
haha see you soon!
$hit, I'm driving there! I'll bring a BBQ grill and a large cooler with steaks, burgers, and cold drinks! This is exciting! Just imagine, a British soldier, a man on this earth around 240+ years ago was wearing that buckle! He had no idea you would find it! If we could only know what he was doing the day it found its way to that spot!
Wow! amazing find. I enjoy all your video and thanks for taking time to bring us along.
That's awesome!! Congrats!!
Your videos are stupendous!! I love to watch your and your productions. Day-umm!!! What great finds.
Gotta love a Friday GMMD video! I have Friday's off of work and usually start my day working on my 1966 Beetle. I then take a break and turn on this weeks GMMD video. What a relaxing time seeing you find such great finds! I wish Canada had the history as yours - or maybe not - but it sure would make metal detecting a heck of a lot more interesting. :)
Sounds like a great way to spend a Friday! Thanks for watching!!
Awesome finds!
Congrats, you have found the remains of one of the soldiers that my ancestor Thompson Patch is credited to have shot. It was a running ambush style battle between his regiment and the green mountain boys.
Metal detecting has very few days like that one. Bet you can't wait to go back there again.
Thanks for the link, Brad! That was a fantastic video, and brought back fond memories of my finding a similar French belt plate on a Napoleonic battlefield in Germany. I wish there were smart phones back in those days so I could have recorded my finds the way you are able to do nowadays. Are there any more videos of you hunting again at the same site? Given your fantastic finds, if it were me, I would have combed that area many, many more times! Were any of the buttons from the site regimentally marked as well? Given how deep the buckle seemed to be, perhaps that was an actual trash pit and there could be deeper finds. Because of the difficulty of repairing the belt plate in the field, it was probably deliberately discarded there once it was broken. Spurs and shoe buckles like you found there are sometimes indicative of a now forgotten trail that may have had considerable traffic 250 years ago, and could lead to another military camp or Native site of the period. I have found over one hundred Medieval spurs and triple that amount of Medieval horseshoes in Germany by discovering lost roadways of 500 to 1000 years ago that back then were traversed by thousands of people who would occasionally lose a spur or horseshoe which over the centuries would amount to quite a few of these kinds of artifacts once you start detecting roadways that no one has ever searched before. Coins, knives, and even swords are occasionally found too, falling out of sheathes and pouches when galloping their horses, and becoming lost under the leaves.
Awesome! Congrats!
It’s amazing to think of the people that walked there before you. I love your videos!
Awesome hunt,Brad! Coins in excellent condition, spur, working shoe buckle and that incredible "53" buckle! ( I wonder if that could be the owner's name on the back - if so that would make it even more incredible ). Congratulations! Here's to even more incredible finds! PS: Very nice art work at the beginning! Your's?
Thanks Joe! The other known 53 buckles all have the same name, so I suspect it's a makers mark. My friend do it, he's great!
Amazing finds!!
What a great day that was!
Definitely a spur. Great find!
Just found your channel. Exciting! My daughter lives in Newark VT
Incredible video! That buckle is AMAZING! Congrats! Love the spur & the coins as well. Thanks so much for sharing!! Happy Hunting Brad
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Nice finds. Never knew about the New England Treasure Show until I saw your ad the other day. Almost made it there, I was in the area for something unrelated but the timing was off. Maybe next time, I know it's out there. Frank from CT
Sorry I missed you Frank, maybe next time!
See - knew that was a good spot - the finds really are in remarkably good condition - not turned up by the plow (obviously & broken by that) or even moved much thru' logging, they just seem to be as dropped hundreds of years ago - so I'm betting there IS more to be found! Nice little spur as well and the buckles were FAB. Gotta go back! 👍
Heck yeah!!
Awesome find !