Relics of a world war: The Saar and 'the Meatgrinder'

[soles29]

Its beautiful !!

[DerRabiator]

hey guys i have a question.I'm from the saar.Did i understood this right that you arent germans?What was the point of coming to the saar..it's e very small place and most of the germans theirselves dont know that the saarland belongs to germany and NOT to france.Please answer me and sorry for my baaaad english...

[HPBrowningBoy]

@DerRabiator No real point, I was on vacation there when I was younger, the landscape impressed me and I found my first WW2 relics when I was there.

[planb1532190]

If only these things could speak for themselves

[PotatoGunsRule]

Wow I would love to bne able to do this....I live in US though and own several functioning German WW2 arms....this would be so neat to be able to do.

[grahamsmith925]

Very nice video. Very interesting. Thanks.

[z9122626]

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[rangemyass]

do you keep the mortar shells?

[2008VauxhallVectra]

yeah folks you wont find that in the UK or US,Welcome to Europe.....

i live in Holland WW2 Paradise.And live just an half hour from the reichswald forrest.

[cvetliooo]

the music is awesome ..... !!!!! what's the name of this piece ?

[MGshooter1234]

i found much of 9 mm luger rounds that have not been shot

[jones21290]

Good stuff man, great editing. it really puts things in perspective, reading history books is one thing but this is a much more tangible way to connect with the past.

[harrison2010feb]

at 4:33 is that a real gold coin

[HPBrowningBoy]

@harrison2010feb No it is an aluminium-brass alloy. Very resistent to oxidation.

[harrison2010feb]

@HPBrowningBoy looks good condition though

[mabeklvista]

Shiiiit, i wish i could find things like that, i have done it before but it was from world war 1, i found a german helmet, a gasmask, peaces of machine guns (smal peaces) lots of granates and ammo, my friend was digging next to me, and he got lucky, he found 2 full chests of ammunition and a broken phone or something.

[mrwtfmate100]

what do you do with all the empty ammo? since its clearly disarmed?

[GameReviewer1987]

What did you do with the badges, ammo (ballistic), helmets, weaponry and other stuff?

Did you keep it?

If so, Nice score.

[HPBrowningBoy]

@GameReviewer1987 I found it together with other people. We share our findings in portions of someones effort. I kept several items, ammo is not allowed without the neccessary permits in my country so that stayed where it was found.

[TheCHANGSIE]

@HPBrowningBoy can you tell me where that nice castel is?

[TheCHANGSIE]

@HPBrowningBoy can you tell me where that nice castle is

[NeoNSPETSNAZ]

@HPBrowningBoy

Would you be allowed to keep the already fired casings or any blanks (for rifle grenades) that you would find?

[HPBrowningBoy]

@NeoNSPETSNAZ Fired casings are no problem, live blanks is not legal.

[NeoNSPETSNAZ]

@HPBrowningBoy

Ah, sometimes it is exciting just to find a fired round, knowing that it was actually fired at the enemy. What if you found a mortar shell that was either inert or a training round (although I doubt that you would find these in a battlefield)

[soren576]

one day hundreds of years when people go back to old war grounds,people are gona find our m4s and ak 47 and there gona make a youtube video called

Relics of a world war 3

[rod3067]

what do you do with all the stuff you find, like helmets and cartrideges, cuz obviously you wont mess with explosives

[AirsoftShenanigans]

it is amazing to think of all the stories behind the items. My only question is, what to you do with the explosives since I know they become unstable with age?

[HPBrowningBoy]

@AirsoftShenanigans Explosives are reported to the local authorities.

[zazipe1]

@HPBrowningBoy what is the name of song?? please

[HPBrowningBoy]

@zazipe1 It's from Mulholland Drive - Diane & Camilla's theme

[zazipe1]

@HPBrowningBoy thank´s bro very good videos!!!

[darkwonder80]

@AirsoftShenanigans Yes indeed, I always wonder how those weapons, helmets, etc happened to just lay there.. If bodies were just left to rot.. I

[vietnamguy1223]

@AirsoftShenanigans shoot them all of from a far ass distance in the middle on no ware. thats what i would do

[TehAwesomishdude]

@geertwildersful woah really? thanks for the info

[die2lustigen4]

hallo,

am anfang von dem video "along the saar" war des im saarland?

gruss

[108Dax]

i wouldnt want to stumble across some unexploded ordinance.

[maddog17v]

Dude I found a 50 cal. Shell in my back yard I'm really interested in WWII to

[nolifemerc]

cant it be resoldat any value?

[sparkyspiers]

Great stuff My grandfather fought in the Meat Grinder and the Battle Of The Bulge. He was in the 4th Infantry 8th Infantry regiment Co B.

[trevor19900902]

how much is that germany coin worth : /

[jasincl]

if i ever find thease old things i always Imagine 60 years ago someone actually wore it someone died and other things

[skateordiepat]

Am Ende sah ich das Datum 1958 didnt 3. Reich en 1945?

[HPBrowningBoy]

@skateordiepat Look better; it is 1938.

[skateordiepat]

@HPBrowningBoy ah ja, ich sehe jetzt

[nolifemerc]

@skateordiepat lol

[karlaiken]

Wonderfulful finds. With permission you could start a small museum as a memorial to the men who fought and died there. Thank you for sharing your finds with the world. I am from faraway Jamaica but my uncles fought in europe for the british in WW2 and sadly, many persons less than 40 yrs old know almost nothing of this great conflict. Thanks again. Keep digging!

[joerover22]

Jesus, imagine one of those .30 / .50 hitting you...

[TheNovaAxon]

Are u sure the rings @4:15 belong to a tent?

The U-shaped brass piece belongs imho to a duffle-dag as a closing loop for a lock or snapper. The tents at that time used cotton loops reinfored with leather at that time. I may be mistaken, i am not an expert. Great video, Respect!

[HPBrowningBoy]

@TheNovaAxon You are correct, someone allready noted it before. I tried but, cannot change it anymore in the video.

[Britbikerss]

Excellent ~ very professionally video ~ great musical backing and to the point~ captures the essence of the landscape ~ and the savage history of the region ~ Well done ~

[pacestick303]

i am very impressed by your work, done with honour and respect for all involved

Thank you

[HPBrowningBoy]

@pacestick303 Thank you very much, it pleases me that other people got some impressions of what I make. In fact I would like to thank all who have commented so positively!

[wyveryn2004]

Weren't you concerned about the old explosive detonating?

[0spirits0]

@wyveryn2004

Agree?

[Alomania85]

Can you just go out a dig or do you need a licence for this???

[xXCREEKSTARXx]

here u can see that the old stuff iss much better then anything from these days...i bet a bomb form these days would be away after 70 years....

[33049156]

good job

[tesolu]

ich will auch mal was von solchen sachen finden! jedes deiner videos macht mich ungeduldiger :D

[IRELANDSELITE]

hey1 did u actually, personally find all that stuff?

[HPBrowningBoy]

@IRELANDSELITE Yes, together with a friend.

[IRELANDSELITE]

@HPBrowningBoy WOW thats amazing! i wish we had recent history like that hidden just under the surface. got anything for sale?

[HPBrowningBoy]

@IRELANDSELITE No, the history behind the relics has my greatest personal interest. I would like to keep the story together, not to spread out around the world. Maybe a museum will come some day.

[IRELANDSELITE]

@HPBrowningBoy awh! ok. well, your a lucky man!

[Gnosse90]

Very weird that you find empty grenade shells. I mean they must have gone off? Or were the grenades at that time not at that high quality? Nice findings!

[HPBrowningBoy]

@Gnosse90 No, probably removed and emptied by civilians and farmers and dumped.

[cubaconnection82]

5 sterne ;=) great video

[schuur10]

My compliments for the straight clear video quallity!!!

What kind of camera do you use?

And the compliments for the classic music under the movie

[HPBrowningBoy]

@schuur10 Thanks! For these I used a Fuji FinePix S9500

[egoleech]

Hey man.

Very nice videos.

Can you tell what do you do with the found ammunition ? Do you mark em and call someone or do you just leave it lying arround ?

I mean it is still potentually dangerous.

[HPBrowningBoy]

@egoleech We ask the landowners what they want us to do. Mostly they say just bury it again or put it there so I know where they are, sometimes they call the police and they will point them to the spot.

[robinfossheim]

What is the most rear thigs you have found?

[HondaNsrFan]

Very nice founds! But please! If you ever find any complete dog tags, give them to the red cross , so their families know what happened to their grandfathers , brothers and dads. I Sadly saw plenty of them on ebay ( US and German ones) :(

[HPBrowningBoy]

@HondaNsrFan Do not worry. There is no feeling more rewarding than returning personal items to their owners. In fact, some of the items in my videos have been returned to the veterans or relatives.

[mictiarks]

@HondaNsrFan : Not even complete ones, also the half one either to Red-Cross, Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge or the "Deutsche Dienststelle"..

[cologneheros]

habt ihr auch in dem wald vor bastogne gesucht

[kakas005]

But where from you know that where you have to go??How do you select the area??

[HPBrowningBoy]

@kakas005 Reading general books on World War II provided me with an area of interest => more books on the combat actions of the area itself provide me with general details=> based on these details we search parts of the area that have high expectations, landscapes provide us with strategic insight (where would I be if I was going to dig in or attack?), sometimes we find nothing, then we move on until we do find evidence of battle/positions and investigate. That takes time but is very rewarding.

[pcssekte]

Ein verlorener Krieg...Zhia

Ich frage mich wer diese Sachen fallen gelasen hat.

Die traurige Melodie der chande.

So was sollte nie wieder geschehen zu minsteden nicht wieder in Deutschland.

[100ofhoo]

do you sell your items?

[MrJeuxvideos]

good

[jenesaisquoi54]

And the ghosts of men watch over a world that was lost. Germany and America must never fight each other again.

[DerbiGprRacing08]

Wow... Wie lange habt ihr für die Dinge gesucht?

[HPBrowningBoy]

@DerbiGprRacing08 Total drei bis vier Tagen. 

[DerbiGprRacing08]

@HPBrowningBoy Phuuuuuuuuuu xD

[FCDH2008]

Ongelovelijk je vraagt je af wat zich daar allemaal heeft afgespeeld wat hebben die mannen allemaal moeten doorstaan pffff zit hier bijna te janken mooi gefilmd met passende muziek...

[rla1978x]

That makes me think of my great uncle clarence he was in the infantry in ww2 lost his leg to a mine poor basterd.

[gasflame62]

do you think some of the things you found were live?

[HPBrowningBoy]

@gasflame62 I know for sure that a lot of things I find are still live. Even if they aren't live but I do not know for sure I allways treat them like they are live. Never take unknown or live stuff with me.

[gasflame62]

@HPBrowningBoy Beleave it or not, my dad and i went to Belgium a couple years ago and found a German bunker, there was a table in one of the rooms and there was a box underneath it that a Walther p38 in it, and as old as it is, it still was able to shoot, my dad also found the remains of some mp40's and a couple of grenades.

[branza27]

@HPBrowningBoy Live bullets,aren t they touch sensible? cause i think that with aging the powder inside forms metal balls,and an metal against metal results in a small spark that can lead to explosion.same thing with the bombs....am i wrong ?

[HPBrowningBoy]

@branza27 Never heard of normal rifle rounds go off all of a sudden. Water will penetrate through iron and brass after a period of time and disrupts the compound used in the caps. They did a test once with relic .30-06 and 7.92mm ammunition, 2 out of 100 rounds average still fired and the ones that did fire were in better than average condition. Crystallising as you describe it is more often found in detonators. Detonators working with acid delay fuses are the most dangerous in this case.

[krstndevore]

i would be afraid of messin around and step on a mine i know that stuff is close to 70 years old but i am sure the primer in that stuff can still discharge

[rangerzep83]

Those appear to be the grommets from a US duffel bag, not tent rings. The piece that gives it away is the wire loop. We still use those exact grommets on duffels, today.

[HPBrowningBoy]

@rangerzep83 Thanks! Someone allready told me but I forgot to adapt it in the video.

[rangerzep83]

@HPBrowningBoy No problem. Great vids, and great finds!

[staffsmole]

@HPBrowningBoy

Stunning, just stunning.

Your videos are very emotional; the choice of music is superb.

Thank you

[pongboy1100]

damn... the only thing i ever found was a mauzer k 98! Shame the gun is an a bad shape bud it strangly still works when i fire him withoud ammo!

[kakas005]

Where is this place where you found this stuffs??

[HPBrowningBoy]

@kakas005 It says in the video.

[rugby2073a1]

Thank you for these pictures and videos. I enjoyed watching them. Wish I could have gone along.

[extrim2099]

excelentes videos grasias por compartir saludos de mexico

[zwartboekje]

BrowingBoy? NL :O Wow, Waar vind je al dit mooie spul!

[HPBrowningBoy]

@zwartboekje Ezacte locatie ga ik niet prijsgeven zoals je waarschijnlijk begrijpt. Het grootste gedeelte vind ik in de Duitse deelstaat Saarland nabij Saarbrücken en in het Hürtgenwald, dat heb ik ook in de video gezet.

[levinemes]

thanks for videos,profesional jobs

[slt223]

Wow! That's really neat. I personally would be VERY nervous about extracting old, unexploded mortar rounds from the earth.

[tlacl]

Great video's, makes you think of what they went through and to think 60+ yrs later alot is still there. Keep up the great finds.

[taofledermaus]

I love these videos. Absolutely fascinates me. Subbed!

[kimdaviscali]

Great videos... would be awesome if at the beginning of each one you quickly showed a high level map so we knew where you were filming/detecting at, not great detail but what part of Germany I mean.. awesome work.

[dutchman72]

sjoane video!

groete oet Sjweikese!

[law101]

can people jus dig anywhere they like? are there rules? ask famer permision ect? im soo intrested can anyone give me decent information please

[johnjay393]

Glückwunsch zu den Funden.

[3rdtelekey]

What is interresting is everything has a story to be told. When these items were held a living human, just doing what he had to as a soilder of war.

[3rdtelekey]

I like the way you identified the items you found. very nice video well done.

[SStotenkopfgruppen]

hey along the saar de saar is dat een rivier ik weet niet zeker maar is dat zo en hoelang is dat rijden van nederland weet je dat ongeveer gr

[HPBrowningBoy]

Dat is een rivier ja. Is een deelstaat van Duitsland die Saarland heet. Voor mij is ongeveer 4 uur rijden vanuit Zuid-Limburg.

[SStotenkopfgruppen]

ik woon zelf in maastricht dus dat is ongeveer 4 uur rijden o oke nee ik weil binnekort met men detector ergens gaan zoeken in duitsland ik zal eens kijken op mijn tom tom nog bedankt voor de info

[granskare]

pfennig is a penny so not valuable for the metal...nice video...I shall look for the other parts :)

[shibbychad]

awesome finds!

[Hatinonthehaters]

im sure the coins are worth a good amount.

[forelli1234]

good video

where you look for relics?

[Syndekit]

at 3:24 the guy only fired 3 rounds from the 50. cal, and then got shot cause there is 3 rounds not fired

[HPBrowningBoy]

The casings are all unfired. They lay around scattered so it was probably thrown around by some explosion. You can see that the round on the right is bend and dent. The casings without the bullets still have intact firing caps and remains of the belt links.

[White1Hunter]

He could have fired a few ronunds an had to retreat

[crazynoobboy]

are you all aloud to keep it?

[HPBrowningBoy]

No, we never keep any live rounds or unexploded ordnance and apart from being illegal it would only be very stupid to keep this in your house!

[rcbif101]

Are they turned in to be destroyed, or are they buried again?

[silver760]

was the reichsphenig gold?or just plated?

[HPBrowningBoy]

It looks like gold but it is an alloy of brass and aluminium..

[ursmich]

very good video!!!!!!!

5*

[fessifessi]

great video. thanks for sharing

[atlas122155]

grate video its amazing to think it was all dropt in the heat off battal and lay thair for all those years.

[Verzade123]

Awesome finds!

[Achsmann543]

nice finds!

Gruß Achs543

[MISHMIAH]

Beautiful, respectful, emotive and wonderfully presented. Excellent work, you obviously have a personal interest in producing material worthy of the topic. Congratulations and please do more!!

[laidback4sho72]

the tent rings you speak of are called "grommets"...you find those on tarps too..

[HPBrowningBoy]

Thanks! I didn't know the exact word for it in English. So I translated it like it is in my language.

[PrincessMerleen]

you found this stuff?! wow

[TN82ABN]

Actually those are from a US issue duffel bag and not a tent...The model has not changed since ww2 and can stll be found on modern US duffel bag.

Hooah!

[Mudja123]

Hi, nice foundings in the near of the saar, but the pictures of the hürtgenwald are sad.

I know this forrest and it's hard to find something.

But nice video ;)

Where is it in the hürtgenwald?

Maybe write me a mail?

5 Stars ;)

[HPBrowningBoy]

It is near Gey. We came across it a year or so ago when we took a wrong turn.

[Mudja123]

Hm i was often near Gey, but there isn't much anymore.

There are some places where you find lot of things but i don't know them :(

[cessnaoneeightytwo]

here are some of my reichpfennings

1 reichspfenning (1943)

5 reichspenning (1939 and 1941)

10 reichspfenning (1940)

50 reichspenning (1938)

[stuthedigger]

nice video....

[criddel02]

What did you do with all these grenades and ammunitions?

[HPBrowningBoy]

The empty handgrenades went too collectors which have the right permissions to own them. Loaded ammo went back in the ground into a pit of about 2 meters deep.

[cessnaoneeightytwo]

at 2:27, i saw the grenads detenator in a chunk of dirt behind it

[HPBrowningBoy]

No, there is nothing there except dirt and stones I assure you! The picture was taken a few meters from te place where it was found because there was too little light to take a good picture.

[HPBrowningBoy]

I accidently removed you last post. This one:

no, it looks like a grenade detetinator. look. it resembles a grenade detenator

(srry for my bad spelling)

And no there was certainly no detonator present. The handgrenade was already rusty inside so it was removed long ago. Probably during or short after the war. I dug out the earth you see on the picture. It may look like one but as said there was no detonator around to be found.

[cessnaoneeightytwo]

F***!

[STORMKOK]

Another great video Bart, very nice music also!

[HPBrowningBoy]

Thank you Björn!

[jordienie]

nice again Bart!

We need to go back .

It was a nice day in Saarland..

Weer een top video, dikke 5 stereen bart .. greets Jordienie.

[Achsmann543]

Tolle Funde und cooles Video!

5Sterne!!

Gruß achs543

[WW2freak1996]

Wieder ein Tolles Video mit Tollen Funden!!!

Vor allem der Stahlhelm ist klasse.....War er tief gelegen?

Greets Luca

[HPBrowningBoy]

No, it was a surface find. The top was sticking out of the sand.

[WW2freak1996]

Das ist ja großartig!!!Ich muss endlich auch bald einmal in den Hürtgenwald,denn da wollte ich schon immer mal zum Suchen hin!!!

[chrisfox505]

wow 4:37 was very interesting. ive never seen anything like it, you do a great job man, keep it up!

[waffenss088]

At 2:26 that empty grenade is very cool souvenir after a little bit restoring.... By the way very nice findings indeed... 5**** Keep it up.

[NYRKiko68]

Great Vid! 5 Stars