2017

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…

When I started working as a cop, I didn’t understand anything when more experienced comrades said strange words: «discrimination», «ground balance», & ;#171;mineralization». Moreover, when I held a metal…

Video from a swag village last year 2016. Nice place — interesting finds! All sorts of different coins, including silver! It’s good to look at this and go through your swag when it’s -10 below zero and there’s a lot of snow……

I always run 2 simple tests on any pinpointer. If it fails to pass these ones, it’s not a pinpointer for me… Here’s a pictorial report of the XP MI-6: what’s in the box and first impressions. The XP MI-6 package…

It became known that after 20 years of production, Minelab has ceased production of the Eureka Gold metal detector. This is due to the release of a new model, Gold Monster 1000, which we already wrote about earlier. However, no one will…

It seems that Minelab are starting to update their line of devices, partly this is good news, because only those who stand still do not sell. There have been rumors about the new metal detector from Minelab for a long time, everyone thought…

Do you know where gold prospecting metal detectors are best sellers? Right you are, it’s Africa (was it also your answer, or only mine?). And what kind of problems may be with a detector in Africa? Right you are, local Aborigines…

After all my years of metal detecting experience, I regret only one thing – I spent a lot of time on hunting with a Garrett 6.5?9 ACE PROformance coil. Not only time was lost, the crucial thing is that I left a good deal of artifacts…