Stuffed box

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Inside this issue

1. 16 · Himmler’s Ring of Honour
2. 28 · The Conservator’s Lair
3. 34 · The charm of old things

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

Dear readers,

The latest issue of Detektor revue has just left the printers and is on its way to your letterboxes and the usual outlets. It is marked as No. 3/2017. And, as always, here’s a little taster to whet your appetite.

As usual, we begin with our regular ‘Artefact of the Month’ feature, which this time features a piece of Celtic jewellery discovered by a treasure hunter in the Blanensko region, who called in archaeologists to examine his extraordinary find. We have titled the article ‘A Jewel Belonging to an Important Celtic Woman’. ‘Stuffed box’ – that is the promising title of Dahled’s article about what is, so far, the find of his life. Such ‘filler’ would certainly delight not only ‘war enthusiasts’. Vojta’s love of aeroplanes apparently began at birth; he tells us this in a charming reflection on a fragment from a Wellington bomber entitled ‘Love for a Lifetime’. This is followed by a look back at the 14th friendly gathering of treasure hunters with Detektorweb in the photo report ‘Sloup 2017’. The fact that even in thoroughly searched locations a pleasant surprise may await us is demonstrated by the treasure hunter Smates in the report ‘We Just Went for a Drive’. Ivo Tomáš, a collector and expert, answers your questions about button finds in the regular column ‘The Button Collector’s Advice Corner’. ‘Do you prefer to search on your own or in a group?’ is the question we put to treasure hunters in our regular ‘Poll’ section. Below is an interview with Martin Toman about his new book SS-Totenkopfring – Himmler’s Ring of Honour, subtitled ‘There are still hundreds of them in the ground’, in which the author gives us a closer look at this exceptional collector’s relic and shares his passion for collecting. You can find a very interesting account by Miroslav Čvančara of a long-ago aeroplane crash above Barrandov in 1964 in the ‘Letters to the Editor’ section. Acciho, our regular contributor and a master at unearthing unique, surprising stories and destinies buried in the layers of time, has this time been captivated by the little-known history of the Austro-Hungarian Shipping Association. The result is an exceptionally interesting article entitled ‘A Crown to a Crown and We’ve Got a Submarine!’

‘70 pieces’ – that’s what Vachy001 called his article, and by those 70 pieces, imagine seventy Winterhilfes from a single hole.

For those who do not wish to treat their finds like delicate flowers or irreversibly damage them through improper handling, we recommend our new series, ‘The Conservator’s Den’. acci will share his experience from his work as a museum conservator with you. In the first instalment, they will advise on how to care for finds made of iron and cast iron. Maria Theresa (1717–1780), who was born 300 years ago, deserves our attention not only because coins bearing her portrait occasionally turn up under the search coil. The article on this exceptional monarch is written by Martin Furugláš, author of the popular series Crown Currency in Bohemia, which you will recognise from DR. Jozef Bučko, a collector of military bayonets, writes about his passion for messages from the past in the article ‘The Magic of Old Things’. ‘Return to the Carriage Route’ is the title of Adam Krejčík’s report from his second expedition to the mysterious Brdy Mountains, to the sites of the clash between the imperial and estates’ armies in 1620. On education – Wood’s commentary, titled in a somewhat pedantic manner but written without a patronising tone, is based on the premise that ‘ignorance breeds disinterest, disinterest breeds ignorance, and ultimately vandalism’. Those interested in military technology will certainly welcome another study by the military technology historian Jan Škarka, this time on the subject of the 4.7 cm Škoda tank gun (A9 and A11). And finally, we are all certainly looking forward to the eighth instalment of the diary kept by our fellow treasure hunter Jarda, who has been writing it since the 1990s – that is, from the pioneering days of metal-detecting in this country. We are reprinting it under the title The Treasure Hunter’s Testament.