10th-Century Saxon Ring Unearthed in West Sussex Field, Anticipated to Fetch £12,000 at Auction
A millennium-old ring, discovered in a West Sussex field, is poised to command a price exceeding £10,000 at this month's...
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News from the metal detecting world.
He Thought It Was A Rusty Bucket – Very Rare Anglo-Saxon Bowl
Metal detectorist Chris Ulliott has been talking about how what he thought was an old rusty bucket turned out to...
Merseyside Police UK Using Garrett Metal Detectors
Frontline Merseyside Police officers will now carry handheld metal detectors, or metal detecting wands, to target knife carriers and seize...
ULHUND GC-1071 Value Metal Detecting From China
This is the second of two metal detectors supplied to us by SAKOBS, the first being the GC-1078, although this...
SAKOBS GC1078 Metal Detector – Worth Buying?
SAKOBS is a name many won't be familiar with. They are a Chinese brand producing entry-level machines at prices below...
New Distributor/Dealer And Warranty Centre For Quest In The UK
Quest Metal Detectors now has a new distributor and warranty centre exclusively for UK customers. Spin A Disc is a...
Fisher Research Labs Pull Online Giveaway Due To Scammers
It seems the scammers have once again been busy on Facebook. Fisher Research Labs was running a giveaway on their...
Joan Allen Metal Detectors Statement
We understand that Joan Allen Metal Detectors has had some issues recently in regard to their online payment system. This...
QUEST V80 GOES ON SALE
It has been a long time coming, and truthfully, many of us thought it would never happen, but the Quest...
XP Taking Deus II To The Extreme!
This may be one for all you hoard hunters out there. XP has released some details of their new 'XTREM...
Minelab Patent Issues Prevent Sale Of Quest V60 & V80 In The USA.
As many of you will know. The Quest V80 was launched back in January 2023 and was supposed to have...
Quest Q35 Price And Spec
As mentioned in our previous article Quest has announced their new Q35. A machine with several selectable single frequencies that...
QUEST Q35 – Are Machines With Multiple Single Frequencies Making A Comeback?
Much of the focus in metal detector tech over the past few years has centred around simultaneous multi-frequency machines (SMF)....
XP Release v1.0 Update For Deus II/WS6 Master
It has been a very long time coming but XP has finally released an update for the Deus II. The...
Nokta Legend With Full Carbon Fibre Shaft and LG30 Coil Now Available
It has been a bit of a wait but the updated version of the Nokta Legend is now available to...
Metal detectorists jailed for conspiring to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins
Two metal detectorists who conspired to illegally sell coins from the period of Alfred the Great have been jailed for...
The real reason why IDC dropped Minelab
We reported a few days ago on how the International Detector Center (IDC) based in Germany, suddenly dropped Minelab from...
Banned From The Beach – North East Lincolnshire Council Bans Detectorists
Metal detecting and barbecues are just two activities amongst a raft of restrictions that North East Lincolnshire county council is...
International Detector Center (IDC) Part Ways With Minelab
It won't come as much of a surprise to many that Minelab has been causing some friction in the detecting...
Minelab X-TERRA PRO Complete Walk Through
The Minelab X-TERRA PRO is quite a remarkable machine given the price point of $269/£299. But what is this machine...
Minelab Brings Lawsuit Against Nokta – Patent Infringement.
It is probably no secret that there is a lot of rivalry in the detecting game. Manufacturers are always vying...
Minelab vs Nokta. Not A Good Day For Metal Detecting!
As many of you will know, Minelab recently announced the release of a new machine, the X-TERRA PRO. This is...
Quest Metal Detectors Show The V80 and V60 At The IWA
It has been a long wait but finally, we get to see the retail versions of the Quest V80 and...
The Law Is Changing For UK Detectorists
This one has been flying under the radar for some time. The law for detectorists in the UK is about...
A Minelab X-TERRA PRO For $300?
Since Minelab's announcement that the X-TERRA PRO is going to be launched at the IWA show next month, we have...
Quest V80 Run Through – All Features Explained
Quest Europe has put out a video which takes us through all the features of the V80. Most of these...
Minelab X-TERRA PRO – It’s Official!
As we reported the other day, there was a lot of speculation and rumour about a new machine from Minelab....
Minelab X-TERRA PRO – Was It Real or Fake? We eventually found out.
Minelab has been quite busy of late. The launch of the Manticore along with the Equinox 700 and 900 has...
