Detektor revue 5/2019
The Mysterious Treasure
A buckle that looks as though it isn’t there at all · We are helping to protect our history · ‘I like aviation stamps best’
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Inside this issue
- 12 · A buckle that looks as though it isn’t there at all
- 18 · We are helping to protect our history
- 28 · ‘I like aviation stamps best’
Historical introduction: prices, events and dates refer to the original publication.
Dear readers, the new issue of your favourite magazine, Detektor revue 5/2019, should already be in subscribers’ letterboxes, and as always, we’re bringing you a sneak preview for everyone else.
In the opening section, ‘Artefact of the Month’, under the heading ‘Prague Find’, we present an extraordinary discovery by treasure hunter David. ‘The Mystery of the Plchůvky Treasure’ is the title of an interview with Jiří Militký, an archaeologist and numismatist at the National Museum, about the discovery of an early modern hoard of Prague groschen and other interesting coins of European origin.
What follows is a look back at the seventh meeting of treasure hunters with Detektorweb in Moravia, entitled ‘Morava 2019’, which was once again a great success. In his report ‘The Buckle’, which reads as though it were not written by our regular contributor at all, the treasure hunter Kazim recounts how a find can sometimes really mess with a treasure hunter’s head.
In this issue, you’ll find the first instalment of our new column ‘Let’s Save History’, in which we’ll be following how treasure hunters are helping to preserve our archaeological heritage. For those interested in the history of bladed weapons, PetkoZberatel has another unique item from his remarkable collection: a rare Wehrmacht PUMA, SOLINGEN dagger. On his travels through the Šumava Mountains, the treasure hunter Wood also observes the changes in the landscape around him, and he has titled his latest photo reportage for Detektor revue ‘Monuments in the Sudetenland – Revived and Still Mutilated’. British treasure hunter David shares the story behind one of his exceptional finds with you in the article ‘A Ring with a Story’.
‘I love aviation badges’ is the title of the follow-up interview with Radek Petelík, author of the book Military Identification Badges, collector and treasure hunter. Where do you store your metal detector? This is another question we asked treasure hunters in your favourite poll.
Below is an article by our regular contributor Manuel F. van Eyck entitled ‘The Mystery of the Death of “Lord” Václav Posavád’, in which you can follow, step by step, the thrilling investigation into the final days of a soldier in the Protectorate government’s army. Manuel even managed to track down his grave.
Ivo Tomáš, a collector and expert, answers your questions about button finds in the regular column ‘The Button Collector’s Advice Corner’. Once again, those interested in the history of weapons produced by Czechoslovak manufacturers will not be disappointed – a study by the military technology historian Jan Škarka focuses on another outstanding product from Škoda: the 37mm trench gun, model 15. ‘Podbrdské memento’ – this is the title Zdeněk Jarchovský gave to his short story, written not only for metal detectorists. In our regular column ‘Archaeological Snippets’, we present, amongst other things, the world’s oldest baby bottle from the Bronze Age, the grave of a wealthy nobleman and a bronze hoard from eastern Bohemia.
Source: Detektorweb