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  • Identification Mark

    Identification Mark

    So after 7 years of searching I finally made finding German identification marks found in the woods a great joy.  Number of soldiers: 641 Mark: 3.Battr.Art.Ers.Abt.75 Blood Type: A Unit: 3rd Bat…

  • Transportation History Restored

    Transportation History Restored

    As I move towards my third year of E-TRAC ownership, it continues to amaze me what it recovers in worked out areas. Recently I have been hunting a vacant lot that used to house a railroad yard that c…

  • I Cannot Praise White's Detectors Enough

    I Cannot Praise White's Detectors Enough

    This is my 2nd year of owning a V3i and what a year it has been. I recently dug two great militia items and I have to share them with everybody. At the end of August I recovered a militia eagle hat p…

  • 30 Minutes of Playing

    30 Minutes of Playing

    After owning a second hand Minelab Sovereign for a season I decided to speculate and buy an E-TRAC. The result of 30 minutes of playing digging holes in a friend's field I found the artifact below. Wh…

  • Rare Artillery

    Rare Artillery

    While metal detecting an early artillery/arsenal with land owner's permission. I have found many cannon balls. However on February 4th I was digging an area that I had walked over many times and got…

  • Take a Bite Out of Detecting

    Take a Bite Out of Detecting

    Out detecting an old picnic grove from the early 1900 in northern New Jersey when my E-TRAC shows a 12-12. So I dug a plug about 8' down and saw a piece of gold foil, after pulling it out of the hole…

  • V3i Has Some Serious Depth

    V3i Has Some Serious Depth

    The weather is finally cooling so it is time to play in the dirt! I found these with my V3i at several depths anywhere from an inch to OVER a foot deep! The coolest thing is I went to a place my buddi…

  • Chuffed

    Chuffed

    I have now had the E-TRAC since May of 2010 and was so pleased with its performance and surprised that my picture was in the National Magazines. Since then I have found several hammered coins, georgi…

  • A Record Year

    A Record Year

    I have been metal detecting since before the mid 80's. Throughout the years I tried a variety of machines, and they all have provided me with a good measure of success. I always enjoyed the hobby, ev…