Февраль 2017

What is it and why look for it? A person inexperienced in military coping will probably be perplexed, not without reason. Yes, I am going to describe what treasures an ordinary garbage pit can contain and what considerations should be used…

The dream of any novice war hacker or comrade who proudly calls himself a “military archaeologist” is to acquire a captured German device—a fork-spoon or a “folding machine.” This field household item is a fork and spoon riveted together.…

The Nokta Impact metal detector is one of the most anticipated products of 2017. Here’s the first video showing the device. Look at this new machine: will it be able to outclass mid-level and professional detectors? Nokta impact…

What is a fair? Tired of digging for Soviet coins and nails in the fields? There is a solution — we need to find a fair! Fair — This is a semblance of a modern supermarket and more. People from all over the area regularly…

It happens that you go for a year and not a single treasure, and someone takes the treasure in their hands a second time and here is a treasure for thousands of bucks... I’ll tell you one of these stories about an excellent find in the…

While it’s winter and there’s a lot of snow, I suggest you think about finding new places. I constantly hear this question from my familiar diggers, so I consider it necessary to tell my thoughts on this matter. Where to start? Let's look…

What breaks most often on a metal detector coil? It’s the coil lugs and a cable strain relief. Both problems are really hard to solve. And if you aren’t handy enough to repair your coil or there isn’t any service centre…

During wartime digging, the German brass fuse ZZ 35 (Zug Zünder 35) and its extended version ZuZZ 35 can be considered a frequent find. However, these are two different fuses. Both were intended for an anti-personnel jumping mine (“spring”)…

The coins that you often come across are trash, even if they are old. For archaeologists, of course, any coin, especially an ancient one, is important as a carrier of information for subsequent exploration of the site. For coiners and…

Recovering military equipment from the bottom of reservoirs is always an exciting and difficult undertaking, often involving large resources by many people. An excellent quality video tells about the recovery of a rare example of the Soviet…

Can you name 13 reasons why people want to buy an XP Deus? Without any doubt, anyone will mention the recovery speed first. And everything kinda seems to be reasonable: you take the XP Deus, choose Reactivity 5 – and you are already a…

Is there a difference in detection depth between the new Golden Mask 5 Plus and the old Golden Mask 5? Is it really a 20-50% depth difference? Here’s a depth test: Golden Mask 5+ vs Golden Mask 5. All about the new Golden Mask 5 Plus…

Do you consider a concentric coil capable to distinguish between targets? Or is it DD coils’ exclusive ability? Well, it’s an interesting question. See the test of the unit’s ability to separate close together targets: the…

A new product – the Golden Mask 5 Plus metal detector – appeared on the shelves at metal detecting stores in early 2017. The manufacturer has promised a detection depth increase of up to 20-50% (as compared to the old version of the…

I wonder how much bigger is the external battery of a new XP 22.5 HF coil compared to the integrated one. Will the battery life be long enough for a season without charging? Here’s a pictorial report: what’s in the box with the…

A new coil for the Minelab CTX 3030 metal detector – Coiltek 14?9 DD, a novelty 2017 – has been released. Here’s the first video. Can you guess how much the Coiltek 14?9 DD will cost – more than $225 or less? The Coiltek 14?9 DD…