Detektor revue 4/2009
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In the shadow of Švejk’s enema · 11.5 kg of adrenaline · Finds with bullet holes
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Inside this issue
- In the shadow of Švejk’s enema
- 11.5 kg of adrenaline
- Finds with bullet holes
Historical introduction: prices, events and dates refer to the original publication.
The long-awaited fourth issue of Detektor revue is already in your letterboxes or is on its way there. What have we prepared for you in ‘Issue 4’? For example, our colleague Plha shared his delight at a coin haul of gigantic proportions. Most people will never manage to find a Totenkopf ring in their lifetime, but Beax has already found three. In this article, you will read not only about the circumstances of the finds, but also about the fates of their owners. Acci has put together some interesting photographs from the Russian medical service during the First World War, and, as usual, there’s plenty to see. The same can be said of the photo post by our colleague Ada, who gave us a glimpse into his collection of bullet-riddled finds. This time, Lišák surprised us by restoring an old porcelain pipe, and as always, he pulled it off. Zdeněk Šámal’s report on the Don Cossacks is a real page-turner, and I firmly believe you will find it fascinating. Jan ‘Diamond’ Dvořák’s competition entry on the history and recovery of the Steyr RSO artillery tractor is very well presented and supplemented with unique period photographs. We have also returned to cleaning metal artefacts using spinach and present our results to you. You can read about the dramatic events of the late 1920s in neighbouring Austria and the role played by the legendary ‘turtle’ PA-II in them in the work by difrologist Daniel P. Minára. This time, the treasure-hunting short story entitled ‘Conscience’ has been written for you by our colleague Václav Moravec. The pair of Napoleonic enthusiasts, Petr Vágner and Jiří Sobotka ‘Dlouhán’ has prepared a study for the fourth issue of the magazine on the rank-and-file infantry during the Napoleonic Wars, and medallists will certainly not want to miss Aleš Lojda’s article ‘The Russian White Army in Medallic Art’.
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