The Birth of the ‘God’ XP DEUS II

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Inside this issue

1. 9 · Gold panning in Bohemia
2. 14 · Sloup 2023
3. 30 · Austro-Hungarian dagger, model 1853

Dear readers, the third issue of Detektor Revue this year is currently rolling off the press, and we trust that you will all find something of interest to read, which may serve as inspiration for your own searches, but also – as we never fail to emphasise – perhaps also an incentive to write an interesting article.

The editorial team wishes you good health, well-being and as many wonderful finds as possible this summer!

So what can you look forward to in Detektor Revue No. 3?

In the opening feature, ‘Artefact of the Month’, author Josef Blaho, under the heading ‘A Rarity from Australia’, will convince you that surprising artefacts can be found in former Second World War prisoner-of-war camps Down Under.

You can read about a major software update for the XP DEUS II – which introduces new, highly important features that take this top-of-the-range detector to a whole new level – in the article ‘The Birth of a God: XP DEUS II’ by Miroslav UC Kratochvíl.

‘Gold panning in Bohemia’ is the title of a captivating report by the gold prospector Honza; after reading it, many of you will surely feel the urge to grab a gold pan and try your luck too.

After a long break due to Covid, we gathered once again for a friendly get-together of metal detectorists with Detektorweb. A photo report by Tomáš and Kasandra, ‘Sloup 2023’, gives an insight into how the meet went and how we enjoyed three wonderful days beneath the rock castle in Sloup.

What is your oldest find? That is the question we put to treasure hunters in the next instalment of your favourite Survey.

‘Fragile Ladies’ – this promising headline conceals a report by Vojta, who repeatedly unearths surprising evidence of the skill of the Jizera Mountains’ glassmakers from rubbish tips in the Sudetenland.

What follows is an investigative article by our long-standing contributor Manuel van Eyck, who searched for missing American soldiers in the territory of the former Czechoslovakia. He titled his article ‘The Missing’.

In our regular column ‘Let’s Save History’, we use examples of artefacts that have been handed in to show how treasure hunters are helping to preserve our archaeological heritage. This time, for example, we’ll look at a counterfeit Meissen groschen, a bronze dagger or the fittings of a late Roman pouch.

Another unique item from his extensive collection – an Austro-Hungarian dagger, model 1853 – is presented by PetkoZberatel, an enthusiastic expert on bladed weapons, in the article ‘The Successor to the Ancient Samurai Swords’.

Treasure hunting isn’t just about the adrenaline rush; it sometimes brings some amusing moments too. Jan Voigts recounts one such story in his article Off in Search of Truffles!

Here follows another chapter from the history of weapons, compiled for you by the renowned military historian Jan Škarka, in which he presents the finest cannons of their era – the famous four-pounder and eight-pounder M. 1863 cannons.

And, of course, we cannot leave out a short story, this time penned by Zdeněk Jarchovský, which the author has titled Tesera.

In this issue, too, you’ll find answers to your questions about button finds in the regular column ‘The Button Collector’s Advice’, prepared for you by button expert and collector Ivo Tomáš.

We wish you pleasant summer reading

Editor-in-chief Zdeněk Kasander Procházka and publisher Miroslav UC Kratochvíl.