Article about: Hey all, apologies if this has been posted before. This is one of the best video's that I've come across on YouTube. Its a gang of Russians digging old German positions around Leningrad. Som
Fascinating stuff but I can't help wondering if the ageing explosives will get them before a trench collapse does. Wasn't impressed with the 'you've seen it on youtube, now buy it on ebay' suggestion at the end of one of the vids. Better than leaving it to rot though.
Everytime I see digging'd like this I wounder where the stuff ends, the find so much stuff they have to sell it or they will drown in the stuff if they keep all for them self!!
Whats interesting is that the wood and leather items look completly untouched!Theres a photo of a kar98 with its full stock and a picture of a shoe that almost looks brand new!
Talk about back breaking, cold, and muddy work. It's mind boggling the stuff they find buried. But it's almost unconceivable how much stuff they found sitting on top of the ground in that one photo. I guess some of those areas are so remote, there's not enough people around to pick it up. I would think I was dreaming to walk up on that stuff. I'm sure it's all in the research you do before heading out.
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