Another dream come true for me

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Inside this issue

1. 18 · The Quest for Adolf
2. 26 · Reconstruction of an M43 helmet
3. 32 · So it’s finally happened to us

Historical introduction: prices, events and dates refer to the original publication.

Dear readers, the latest issue of Detektor revue is now making its way from the printers to your letterboxes and your usual outlets, so, in keeping with tradition, I have no choice but to give you at least a brief overview of the contents of this fifth issue.

We begin with the ‘Artefact of the Month’ section, where you can admire a trench lamp made from an artillery shell by Red Army soldiers, followed by an article with plenty of photographs of a treasure find made by our colleague Artur in the Sudetenland.

Our colleague Miroslav UC Kratochvíl discovered first-hand that a treasure hunter on holiday in a faraway country is bound to come across local treasure hunters; he shares this interesting experience with you in the article ‘The Thai Treasure Hunter’s Bread Is Wet’.

For the fourth time, the magazine offers you the chance to read the original research work of the journalist and traveller Josef Procházka, who is attempting to unravel the numismatic mystery of the Biatec-type coins.

This is followed by an account of a successful overseas treasure-hunting expedition to the sites of heavy fighting towards the end of the war in Germany, and after the regular ‘Survey’ and ‘Advice’ columns, our colleague M. Maglen showcases his attempt to reconstruct a German M43 helmet.

For the fourth time, you can immerse yourself in the concise yet fascinating numismatic study Crown Currency in Bohemia by numismatist Roman Furugláš. ‘So it’s finally happened to us,’ said a pair of friendly treasure hunters to themselves when an interesting hoard appeared beneath their coil. I need not introduce Bedřich Přibil’s catalogue of Czechoslovak relics, but for those interested in the history of the Czechoslovak Legions, we have prepared the first instalment of the travelogue Ninety Years On by researcher Jan Kux.

Next come two short texts on treasure hunting, Lesní fujara and Poklad pátečníků, by none other than Beax, and an interesting essay on faleristics by Aleš Lojda, Hledání Schlaraffie. Another regular feature is ‘Střípky’, and the magazine concludes with a short story by the writer and treasure hunter Václav Moravec, this time entitled ‘Don’t Pull the Tiger by the Whiskers’.

Editor-in-chief Adam Krejčík, issue editor Zdeněk Procházka and publisher Miroslav UC Kratochvíl wish you pleasant and relaxing reading for the rest of the summer.