Treasure Hunter Uncovers Bizarre Collection Lost by Mysterious Gentleman 

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Hey Brad! I've been watching your channel for a year or so now and I really love what you do. I got my mom into your channel and she just surprised me with a GMMD Keychain! I love that you signed it yourself, and made a quality product. I appreciate everything you do! She is so hooked that she bought her first metal detector! So glad to see you continue awesome work. I'm really tickled to death when she suprised me with it today! Again, thank you for creating such beautiful work. I hope that you and your family are safe in these turbulent time.

I didn’t care much for history class in school. They should teach It differently and ignite the students imagination. Your videos are a history lesson and fun and exciting. I am not saying take students metal detecting. Maybe invite a guy like you to their class and let you show them some history. Thank you for all of your work and these amazing videos. Oh by the way I am watching so closely that I am waving the flies away. 🤓

Always cool finds. Friday morning coffee and GMMD are a great way to start the day.

This channel should be a school a requirement on historical studies, thanks Brad you make learning fun !!

Thanks Brad for saying your name right up front. And for showing us a picture of someone actually wearing a knee buckle. Those little pictures really help us see how they were used back in the day! Another excellent video and thanks! Mike in sunny Florida

Missed you Brad. Really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing them. Good luck on great finds.

This place shouted gentleman's hunting retreat. Quite common in the UK to find a building in a remote area used as such. Lost shoe buckles, lead for making balls, buttons, horse tack and axes. Aside from some spoons nothing 'homely' or feminine.

Hi Brad, another great video. When you were talking about bears and various critters it reminded me of something which I hope you'll all find amusing. While exploring an old temple in Jordan my (ex) wife was about 5 yards behind me. I suddenly heard hissing. For some stupid reason I thought "sounds like a gas leak". (not many snakes in the the UK). I looked down and there was a snake which disappeared between some rocks. I turned to my (ex) wife and said "snake". We hadn't been married very long and I didn't know that she was paranoid about snakes. Two seconds later she was about 100 yards away, there was also some screaming involved. I bet she broke all Olympic records on that dash :) I love your channel but you should travel to Europe one day and find much older artefacts.

You found the "Vermont Mountain Top Dance Hall", real popular back in the 1790's, kind of faded out in the 1820's . Once a week that would also have axe throwing contests. 🤗 uh huh , that's how I heard it 😉.....

Hi Brad!!! I think you have been selected to be the "steward" of the Croatal or Jingle Bells and shoe buckles, maybe even the axheads!!! You always seem to find one or all each time you are in your Vermont woods!! And... You are just as happy about it each time!! 🤗😊😊

As someone who had lead poisoning for over 2 years without knowing it (from historic home renovations), being very sick most of that time, then taking several years to recover, i have anxiety watching someone handle pure lead 😳 To think they handled that stuff, breathed it in while working with it....I can't even imagine how sick our ancestors were and didn't realize it was the lead!

Awesome finds. Greetings to you and your family and of course the great Eddy. All be well and safe. Chuck in NJ

The buckles obviously came from a one-legged man.

That was a great day to "buckle" down and learn the XP!

Really nice finds. Does look like a butt cap to a pistol or firearm.

Hi Brad, wow 4 shoe buckles that is awesome, I'm agree that they could well have been either shoemakers or buckle makers perhaps ??. Some great finds on this trip, congrats. Thank you for sharing, much love to you and your family. xx💖

Awesome buckles, Brad! Gotta love those!

Nicely done! Thanks for enduring the bugs for us🦟

Great hunt! Awesome Colonial shoe buckles and buttons!

Maybe get some netting that bee keeper's use to cover your head!

Brad, your imagination is just great. That is what leads to discovery and learning. Thank you so much for your beautiful and informative videos. Been a longtime fan in Kentucky!

I'm thankful for another wonderful episode of my favorite Friday morning television series.

I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing them. Good luck on greater finds.

Black Flies...the blight of the North Country... Buckles.....very cool.

Hey Brad, Thanks for another great day in the Vermont woodlands hunting for artifacts .. I previously commented about living on the Mosquito Coast in Florida and how relentless the mosquitos are here .. Having moved from Northwestern Vermont to the "mosquito coast," ... After watching your wonderful video today with you swatting at the clustering Black Flies, I'll quietly admit that my memory failed me when comparing the Vermont Black Fly season to our Mosquito season .. Vermonts Black Fly season wins, hands down!

Could be a Colonial Hunt Camp. I would think even in the 1700's guys would leave Town or Cities or Farms to go out hunting with friends and neighbors and have a place to stay if they were hunting for days or a week. Even back then needed some relaxing time and drink! Great cache of buckles and buttons! Great Job Brad !!

You need an Aussie cork hat. In Australia in the 19th and early 20th centuries, people in rural areas wore broad brimmed hats with corks suspended from the brim which moved slightly as people walked and were very effective at keeping bugs away. These are rarely worn today except as costumes.

Good Friday morning with GMMD

Thank you always a great Video. Really love Nature.and your Music really enhances the experience. Good Luck in New York. Be safe & tc .

Great video!!! Suspenseful and informative!!! I loved it!!! Yay!!!

My weekend can commence on a good note as I've watched another wonderful GMMD Brad Martin video 😃 More awesome finds with some of your favorite items found; shoe buckles 👍 Thank you for making you treks into the mountains and enduring those horrible black flies; you cheer many of us up every week 🤗

Thank you for your interesting videos. I'm watching from Summerville,Ga

Anxious to see today's finds.

I was waiting for your next video an this is it, thank you man, i love you, greetings from morocco 🇲🇦 👍👍 keep going !!

I love your excitement for all your finds and love hearing information that you have about them.

Amazing finds at an unknown place. Wow!

Great story ion the jingle bell Brad! I always wondered about that. Thanks!

sweet detector good to see u out there plucking the goodies

Great finds! Love your videos.

I would have LOVED to have been a history teacher! Brad, you’re the best, you make it so interesting! PS: do you use bug spray?

I always love your videos. Keep up the good work!

Great Video!! Awesome Finds!!!!

Great finds! Always love coming to your channel and seeing what your up to, and the best part no politics just good wholesome content and a glimpse of the past.

What a great video. Thank you for what you do. Happy hunting!

Brad, awesome finds. I guess the site may have belonged to a cobbler or a shoe buckle Smith? I feel your frustrations with the black flies, tiss the season, got a place in the central Adirondacks of New York. I enjoy the history that you add to your videos, it gives a better understanding of a bygone era. Dirty hands are happy hands 😉👍

I don't know if anyone mentioned but yes Vicks Vapor rub does help keep some of the bugs away. I also use a cup of vinegar with two cups of water and d a 1/4 teaspoon of dish soap in a spray bottle while I walk to spray on myself it helps too with biting flies. We love your channel wonderful videoghraphy and the history you give behind each find.

Good morning Brad. Some great finds today. Very interesting !! Please stay safe.

Reference to the scat pile, I no longer wear my headphones in the wilderness while detecting. I have had my own scat scared out of me from a bear encounter a few years ago and most recently I turned to see a mountain line watching me from about 30 yards away. Without the headphones I am a little more cognizant as to what is going on around me.

Once again great video , love your adventures. Lol... Old brothel sight?

Nice job Brad!!

Really like a new intro thanks again for another great video!

Thankyou, that was brilliant always look forward to your videos. It is amazing the different stories you could create just from metal pickings.

Great haul Brad!

Wow what a great place to detect. Love those buttons and buckles.

Hi Brad. Great vid. I just wanted to say That 50 something years ago my buddies and I got into digging through old cellar holes in our area. Most were abandoned in the 1800s and early 19s. We never found gold, coins or jewels which is what we were looking for. We did find loads of belts, buckles, rotted clothing and especially old shoes. Throughout my life I've been around a lot of old farms and property that had history. All the barns had a spot with old coveralls boots and shoes tossed in a corner or hung on a nail. It's still that way. keep up the good work. Take care. Frank in Mass.

With all of the uses that they had for lead, I was wondering if you ever came across any historical documentation of it's effect upon people's general health back in the colonial era? I am almost 70 years old and I can remember helping my father melt lead back when I was a boy. He was a plumber and pipe-fitter and they still used lead to join the old cast iron sewer pipes. My Dad died at age 35 with lesions in his esophagus and bowels and I always wondered if the amount of lead fumes that he ingested contributed to his death.

Thanks for the video, entertaining as usual.

Thank you for the adventure and seeing some amazing finds ! Take care , stay safe and healthy there in Vermont ! Doing well here in Kansas !

Thank you Brad !

I love your music!!

Wow! So many buckles at one sight. Nice! I sure wish I could joint you. I love going out but never know where to look.

Great finds!! Just PM. you, hope to gear up & hit the vack woods on the family land again. SUCKS we missed one another last summer!!!!! Looking forward to hearing from you.

I see that you found Old One-Legged Pete's cabin site, Brad! That brass thing with the hole in it is the tip of his peg leg and all of those shoe buckles without finding a matching set... well... you know.

Hey Brad don't forget that the Deus coil & arm removes from the shaft or "control handle" for those low surface swings or when you're down on your knees.

Thanks for explaining crowdle bells.

Your videos are history lessons indeed! I look forward to Fridays for your posts. I also like your amazing video skills! Did anyone notice at the scenery cutaway at 13:30 the humming birds? Brad did you and that's why you used that segment? Superb!

Thanks for the great video and all the history Lessons. I wish I had enjoyed history as much when I was in school. Lol

Shoe buckle madness great job

Nice finds. i grew up in West Danby and know of two old home sites and an old school site.

I think it would be more necessary to carry a gun in New York then in the mountains.

Great discoveries. Always enjoy your videos. Thank you.

Dear Brad, please show us how the shoe buckle works. I never seen a whole one. Thanks for that! That lichen is beautiful! Rox from Cali

Enjoy your videos. Vermont is a very pretty place. Greetings from western NC

I was inspired by you to purchase a Garrett AT Pro International 55 Year Anniversary Special Metal Detector! I enjoy your videos and find them relaxing and exciting all at the same time.

Living in Newfoundland I suggest you wear bee keepers netting or a hazmat suit for the blackflies! You'll be anemic if you don't ! Lol! Our blackflies are big as houseflies!

Nice to think about the journey that lead had before it got there, most probably from the UK all the way to there.

man those flies are relentless.

Hope you have a Happy Father's Day with your family 👪, Brad.

Shoe Buckle Ridge. lol. Fun hunt!

Always love your adventures ❤

Awesome finds

We’ve got biting fly season in full effect down south right now, I feel ya’

Brad, your videos are great. Interesting, relaxing (except for the B-52 bugs) and informative. It's just a nice way to get out of the city & enjoy both history & nature

Hello from France Brad, great video and great finds! I would be scared to know that there’s bear in the place I detect! If you want better identification of Iron with the Deus, You can slowly move the Disk back of the target while balancing. When the edge of the Disk comes on the edge of the target, you will hear a little Iron tone if it’s Iron. But deep Bronze can give you the same thing, that’s the problem. Also the “Fulltones” setting is not the best at the beginning with the Deus, it’s much more complicated to identify the different targets types. 3 or 4 tones is ideal to learn it. Thanks

Very awesome, 📹🎑👒💞🌻

You're great at presenting content! I will learn from you, and also show and speak. ...: Did you use a gun? I've used gas many times to scare off wolves and dogs. We also have a lot of bears, but they are smaller than yours.

Love your videos!

Bears, moose, coyotes, and mosquitoes the size of turkeys

Story, axe murderer on top of the mountain went to town to seek Toffs with nice shoes and gaudy buttons...The legends grow! Always a fun video. Hope you survive black fly exsanguination!

Great finds on buggy , buckle hill!

I have no idea how you put up with the bugs , it would have me legging it out of there like an Olympic sprinter

could this have been a trading post? Might explain the huge amount of different buckles and different buttons. Also the bell shows traveling. Very cool

Brad, This from my wife. For Black Flies, try this old time remedy. Rub Apple Cider Vinegar on all your exposed skin, face, hands etc.. They may fly around you but won't land on you. You can also carry a small spray bottle of it with you or soak a cloth with it and put it in a zip lock bag to re-apply as needed. Hopefully this will give you some relief.

Two words - serial killer. The shoe buckle was the prize, and the axe was the method. Foolproof theory.

There were a lot of bugs in this video. What do you think about trying a mosquito net clip on veil for your cap bill during the buggy season? Thank you for the fun.

Well with all the single styles of shoe buckles a single knee buckle, some lead and buttplate from a pistol, maybe it was an old retired one legged pirate hiding out in the mountains.......hahahah thanks for sharing

Good morning!...my first comment here...simply wanted to say i truly enjoy the time and effort you put into your hobby and your shows...very well done...also OMG...those insects!...i no there annoying to you...i think id wear a net over my face...anyway great show...

Awesome Brad, Colonial Shoe Buckles and Buttons...! Someone lived there.... Wonder who they were..? =)

You need one of mosquito net hats, damn bugs!