Another great day of relics and coins with the XP DEUS II. Amazing!! #metaldetecting #metaldetectinguk #treasurehunting #xpdeusii #detecting #treasure #thescottishdetectorist #treasurehunt #metaldetectingscotland #deus2
Hey John be proud of your bendy thumb. My aunt had two and I have one on my right hand. We are both descended from James Robb, a native of Perthshire who migrated to New South Wales in around 1830. Long live the bendy thumb!
The Sapphire and diamond cluster ring looks so much like one I lost whilst out walking years ago ( though several hundred miles away from your field so unless mine got picked up by a long distance travelling mole, not the same one)
Correct on the bullet. Likely WWII era .50 BMG. Still in use today. Originally developed by John Moses Browning (USA) essentially as an anti tank round in WWI. It's a scaled up .30-06 rifle cartridge. Nice finds!
You are correct on the type of bullet The black tip designate it as armor piercing It used a tungsten penetrator inside the copper jacket. That ammunition type is still in use today.
It's always amusing watching folks in the UK find gun related things. Y'all should watch a couple Demolition ranch RU-vid videos or something. The casing was a 5.56 the short 1 ring bullet was probably a . .38 and he shoots a 50bmg almost every episode! He'll, Herrera had a 50bmg pistol the last 2 vids.. American gun culture can teach Y'all a lot !
SPRATTS was the first large scale dog biscuit manufacturer based in London. Dated from 1870. Wonder if the tag came from a large box that ended up at the farm being used as something else like storage and then gradually fell apart?
@@BrunetteVignette no idea. I would have thought that the condition of the tag signifies it's of some age, before dog biscuits were sold in paper bags or plastic tubs.
The black tip on the .50 cal Browning Machine Gun round indicates that it is an Armor Piercing projectile (AP). The Brass/Casing on the .50 BMG is impressive as well, if you find one. like sjohnson said.
Well it certainly looks like you are back in the saddle again, great finds on a windy cold day. You are rugged fellow! Love your videos, Happy Sunday! 🥰💕❤️👍
The bullit is a .50 calliber Ww2 anti thank bullits fired from airplanes. I think the black top meens armer piercing. We find a lot of them here in holland....👍👍
I'll wager the ring is silver and the stones are real. You're spot on about watch winder date. Philippe Patek patented the stem winder in the 1850's. That is what established the name. Made the watch key obsolete. Always interesting. Thanks. Cheers.
Good day, John! Another chilly day on the hunt, with a range of finds that kept you going strong! I did the river here, fossil hunting. We would like to see your collection ,but I know you have been collecting a looong time, so I suggest picking one type of item and showing us your display, soring, and labelling approach to it. Have you ever tried using acrylic bead display cases (9.5" bead storage case with jars by bead landing) for smalls? I love them for small fossil sharks and other small finds. Some sorted into jars, some bigger around the jars. It looks great hanging on the wall, shows things off. I also use it for marble collections, putting really nice ones in the little jars, and having the rest loose arnd them. Wish they made it thicker, only for relics slightly less than an inch thick. But super clear, displays great, and easy to take things out to look more closely. Have a great day
Nice little mid 19th century stem watch winder, John. Those type of watches were commercialised by Patek Philippe & Co in the 1850s. Patek Philippe still make expensive watches. 🙂 Sweet little silver ring too. Might be a little engagement ring. Somebody was sorry to lose it.
Wow what amazing finds! I hope that rings turns out to be platinum, diamond and sapphire! I would have never known that piece of lead was a palm guard. Also, I didn't know those tiny 5p's went back as far as 1991! I feel very old now lol.
That coin was a silver sixpence (6 old pence worth half of todays modern 5pence (which is worth approximately one old shilling)piece)and not a 5 pence piece. There were 12 old pennies to the shilling. I only know this because I’m old, lol 😂
Very great digs again! Keep us updated on what your friend might tell you about the pretty ring, please. 😊 I think, aside from sapphire, the stone could also be blue topaz if it's real. Haha, and thanks for explaining why you keep mentioning the "bendy thumb". I thought, bending thumbs like that was normal, because mine do it, too. 😅 And I think, "oak nuts" is an adorable way to refer to acorns. I did grin, when you said that some videos back. 😉
I think my arthritic knees would prevent me from taking up metal detecting, but this channel is almost as good as the real thing. Keep up the excellent work!
i really don’t know how I stumbled across your blog a couple of months ago but I am really glad I did as it has become one of my favorite to watch. I have learned a lot about Scottish history from you. Thanks from California
Another great video as always John can't wait for an update on the ring that looks like an unbelievable find well saved 👏🏻 the last dig was a link from a chain possibly off farm machinery or a quad/motorbike. Lots of good digs today tho thanks for sharing mate 👍🏻
Lovely find! Spratt's was a pet food factory in London for a long time..... now turned into posh flats. By the way, I have 2 extremely bendy thumbs, I've never seen anyone else with thumbs like me, we might be related 😂😂 Don't try to point the way to someone though you'll send them the wrong way 😂
Amazing day! It just comes to show that on some days you can win ‘m all. A very nice piece of jewellery. Well done. The setting of the stones make me believe this is no cheap ring John. I think it’s Nessy living under that concrete slab in Perthshire. I mean they’ve cleared the loch so many times now and it wasn’t there. I guess it moved to Perth. I wouldn’t dare to make fun of the bendy thumb. It’s a deadly weapon on the right hand. Over here I’m sure we’ll be needing a permit for carrying that thing around. No gloves allowed, that’ll be concealed carrying.
Great video John, thanks for sharing. I think the large bullet is possibly a 20mm shell. Definitely a type of palm guard for the large lead disc. The ring just shows one good find can turn an average day into a great day. I've only found two rings, one was post medieval bronze with holes where 3 missing stones had been. The other turned out to be costume jewellery. Well done 👏 👍
Well,same as your metal detector that day, I am blown away with your video. Not only do you make it interesting, but I enjoy your good sense of humour. I believe the ring is white gold, as silver would tarnish and most likely a Sapphire. Great finds
I have enjoyed your history lessons throughout this winter. The oldest coins I might find is from the mid 1800s. It’s still too cold and windy here in Wyoming, USA to detect. I just subscribed to your channel just now. Keep the lessons coming and thank you for taking us along on your adventures
Hi Gil, Chris from west central Minnesota USA here. I got hooked on this channel due to all the old coins and artifacts he finds. His history on these finds is very interesting. A "must watch" is the episode on the "bronze bull" artifact. John took it to a museum to be analyzed. One of a kind prize find. Love the history!
@@christywerpy437 Hi Chris, I saw the “bronze bull” episode, I have been watching his channel for quite some time now. I am amazed at what he knows about the history of Scotland.
First two targets are bullets. .22 and .75 :) The ring is quite an old fashioned setting. Seems to me likely to be a real stone with some small diamonds .
Another great day of interesting finds! Especially intrigued by your pretty little ring… please let us know more about it when you can! Also, loved learning about palm guards…such a practical, simple and ingenious bit of history. Oh, I did a quick google on Spratt’s Patent LTD and it was apparently a very successful Dog Biscuit company established in 1860.
Wow that wind was really something to blow away your detector 😂 Love the little ring. It does appear to be genuine stones. Keep us posted! And Happy Belated Birthday 🥳 🎉
Wow! That day was a real belter! That ring might be platinum, and I'm pretty sure the centre stone is a sapphire, well done John! The Queen Victoria coin is beautiful, as is the silver George V coin. This is why we subscribe to your channel!
The highs and lows of metal detecting! What an exciting find. When I was a very young child, I am not sure why or how I was playing with my Dad's ring outside our house (not sure if it was his wedding ring) I often wonder if it could be found by a Detectorist....or imagine going back myself with a metal detector and finding it myself...
Great day again. Very entertaining as usual. Enjoying the light box section. The item at 39 minutes looks like a link from a bike chain or chain drive from agricultural item.
On a roll again...literally with the detector in the wind lol. Good haul of finds there John. Gratz on the ring, hope it turns out to be a good'un, looks nice. All the best and HH my friend.
At the very end you had a 2 holed bracket. That was indeed from farm equipment. It's a side link to a chain. Many farm implements are chain driven, especially haying equipment. It's common to have chain breaks in the field. Love your channel!
