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What can be found on a European beach with a detector? (Fisher F44 with the Nel Tornado)

Usually, detectorists are divided into several categories – we have the “war-diggers” which digs old battlefields, there are “historians” who digs relics and coins, and there are “beach-detectorists”, who, like to listen to the sound of the waves and answer questions from curious tourists. Some people are a mix between these categories, but they all tilt more to one category. A friend has sent me photos from the summer as he...

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Cross from the Kievan Rus’ (discovery, price +)

Most recently, there was a unique cross for sale at a diggers antique market. The cross is dating back to Kievan Rus. The cross is partly gold plated, with parts made of silver, and layers with two colors – a unique work of art of the ancient masters. The cross has a weight of 15.1 grams and the size 55×35 mm. This could only have benn worn by a wealthy man in...

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Bone flail from the Kievan Rus’ (when the find is fire, but the sale is not successful)

Just yesterday i came across a lot which drew my attention because of the fact that the object sold was thousands of years old, but the price was less than 10$. I decided to wait until the end of the auction, to see what it would finally be sold for. A detectorist was selling his find – a flail made of bones with ancient decorations. The length was 120 mm, and the weight...

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AKA metal detector Berkut 5 – briefly about the main things (Overview and tips +)

In 2013, the Russian company AKA rolled out its new AKA Berkut 5 detector (7253). This device replaces the outdated Condor (7252). After some improvements during the year, the Berkut was truly a powerful device. After all, during this time it was implemented with the wireless module (available on request), we realized the possibility of self firmware and many other small features that only increased the quality of detecting. Construction Constructional,...

When detectorists found US Soldier and his photo camera of WW2 era (result and photos!+) 0

When detectorists found US Soldier and his photo camera of WW2 era (result and photos!+)

There was a very interesting operation during the Second World War – the Ardennes offensive of the German troops. It started in middle of December 1944 and ended in the end of January 1945. The idea itself was not bad – a swift blow to crush the armies of Great Britain and the United States in the Netherlands and Belgium, thereby forcing the Western Allies to go to a separate...

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Air Test Garrett ACE 300i on detection depth (+ Results)

Many consider the metal detector Garrett ACE 300i as the best option for both the beginning digger, as well as for already experienced diggers. This detector is slightly more expensive than ACE 250, but has a number of useful features and design solutions that makes the detecting more comfortable productively. ACE 300i has everything on why to buy it, and not the previous model. But how will the detector react to different valuable...

Garrett Z-Lynk or Minelab PRO-SONIC: Who will be first with launching a universal wireless audio module? 0

Garrett Z-Lynk or Minelab PRO-SONIC: Who will be first with launching a universal wireless audio module?

Just a couple of weeks ago guys from Garrett announced new universal wireless audio module called Garrett Z-Lynk. Everybody knows that it is a future of detecting – when you have wireless devices and you don’t worry about cables and all of that stuff, but one thing is to announce and another is to prepare and release it on the market. We’ve heard about new developings, like guys from Nokta...

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3 Frequency NEL Tornado Coil for Minelab X-Terra metal detectors (review, facts +)

My main metal detector used to be the Garrett AT PRO. I wrote a lot about it in the beginning, when i just had created the blog. Then I sold it and bought a Minelab X-Terra 705 with two coils. Naturally, the detector had a great impression on me, because it was on a higher level of functionality than the AT PRO. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I do not know. AT PRO was good,...

How to Use the Bounty Hunter Junior TID Metal Detector 0

How to Use the Bounty Hunter Junior TID Metal Detector

Some about month or two ago I’ve posted about new release by Bounty Hunter – metal detector for the small diggers, lol, our kids, model Bounty Hunter Junior TID. I liked that idea, even more I have a cool idea for my son to get a cash for ice cream, lol! Today we take a look at another How-To video with the Bounty Hunter Junior TID. This detector is great...

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Minelabs war against XP Detectors – will they survive? (And Depar Detector +, facts)

The French XP Detectors company has a hard life. Minelab, a leading company for more than a decade on the market, are threatening the XP Deus company. XP Detectors and their partner in the United States started stealing technology from the Australians, and it seems like they are beginning to suffer. And not only they, but also their distributors. We have written about how all this started in this article: Did...