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Metal Detecting News #55

Metal Detecting News #55

Anthony Cawood
March 29, 2026

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Hi, and welcome to the latest edition of Metal Detecting News, thanks for stopping by!

In this issues, we have the usual mix of news, digs and vids to brighten your day!

The latest edition of the world’s best selling detecting magazine, Treasure Hunting Magazine, is now out!

Great article on the Manticore, and you can win a great Digital Mircroscope from our friends at Composite Cleaning Pencil.

Oh, and there’s some grinning muppet on the front cover too, no idea who he is but it looks like he’s swinging a Rutus Versa, great bit of kit available in the UK from Detecnicks!

A massive thanks to all our amazing sponsors, RUTUS, Treasure Hunting Magazine, Composite Cleaning Pencil and The Big Detecting Show for their continued support.

See you in the fields!

Industry News

Leaving this one here so we can drum up some more support for Wayne Rowlands, friend of the hobby, maker of amazing finds cabinets, and all round good guy, and he’s raising money for RCM’s cancer charity by walking from his home in Wales to the Rodney Cook Memorial rally this year - 270 miles! Metal Detecting News has donated - please do the same if you can!

Great article from Treasure Hunting World on the baffling manufacturer that is Quest and their inability to communicate anything effectively including their range of new machines - if they ever see the light of day.

Quest S-Series Update: Delays, Distributors and Confusing Specs

A little over a year ago I covered Quest’s teased S-Line here on Treasure Hunting World, the S30, S40, S50 and S-Pro, all built around their SimultiQ multi-fr

treasurehuntingworld.com/quest-s-series-update-delays-distributors-and-confusing-specs/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

It’s not April 1st just yet but I have my doubts about these…

Treasure Hunter: Metal Detecting Sandals

Fast Finder is the first model of Treasure Hunter Metal Detector Shoes. This model has audio bluetooth to your headphones and speakers, which can be disabled.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/metaldetectorsandals/treasure-hunter-metal-detecting-sandals

If you like the newsletter why not share it with your detecting buddies!

Call Detecnicks and quote MDN for 10% off most items…

Detecting News UK

Search for relatives of Polish WWII pilot killed in Henley Spitfire crash

A METAL detectorist from Henley is appealing for help to trace the family of a Second World War pilot after uncovering the remains of a crashed Spitfire.

www.sloughexpress.co.uk/news/history/704947/80-years-on-hunt-for-relatives-of-polish-wwii-pilot-killed-in-spitfire-crash.html

'Hero' metal detectorist finds ring of 20 years in field near Hay!

Thanks to a chance encounter in a field near Hay, local metal detectorist Mike Tunley was able to reunite Bea Pearson with her long lost, precious ring that had spent 20 years on her finger.

www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/news/hero-metal-detectorist-finds-ring-of-20-years-in-field-near-hay-889778

'Nationally significant' hoard of Roman treasure found in Norfolk countryside

A remarkable hoard of Roman metalwork uncovered during pipe-laying works in west Norfolk has been declared treasure, with experts saying it offers…

www.edp24.co.uk/news/25901593.hoard-roman-treasure-uncovered-pipework-norfolk

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A Metal Detectorist Found A Nine-Inch Bronze Axe That Dates Back 3,500 Years

The Bronze Age axe found in Burg im Leimental, Switzerland, is more than 3,000 years old, and may have been left as a religious offering.

allthatsinteresting.com/switzerland-bronze-age-axe

Detecting The Treasures Under Milford

By Marilyn May Milford History The unusual, torrential five to eight inches of rain on June 5-6, 1982 inundated not just Milford center; along the shore

theorangetimes.com/detecting-the-treasures-under-milford

Metal detecting program set for April 2

A public program on metal detecting discoveries will take place April 2 in Geneva. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Geneva History Museum on South Main Street. Rebecca J. Eastman and Jess Youngquest will present findings uncovered through metal detecting in Seneca County.

www.fingerlakes1.com/2026/03/23/metal-detecting-program-set-for-april-2

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MDN Subscriber Giveaways

We are lucky to have generous sponsors who are supporting MDN with giveaway prizes, plus there’s a few prizes that we’ve thrown in for good measure too!

RRP £89.99

We also have a brand new subscriber competition, a Nokta rucksack which retails at £89.99, which will be drawn at the end of April so you have it in time for all those summer rallies!

This is in addition to our usual Composite Cleaning Pencil monthly giveaway!

If you want to buy this cracking bit of kit then most of the majority of dealerships have it - I’d start with Detecnicks ;-)

And, as always we have the awesome NEW Composite Cleaning Pencil Field Kit to give away this month - many thanks to Graham!

Call 01243 545060 and mention ‘MDN’ for 10% discount on most items!

Latest Youtube videos

What would you like to see more of in MDN?

Club & Rally roundup

If you have a weekender, charity event etc and would like to let people know just send me a message and I will include in here.

First up, news of a new event, sounds like a great idea too - keep an eye on their facebook page.

News in of the first confirmed rally of 2026 and a ticket offer too, though they may have run out by now!

DETECTORMANIA 2026 (11-13 Sept)

Christmas ticket SALE. First 200 tickets only £55 (normally £75), that’s for full camping weekend. Location - TBC, but somewhere in Northumberland.

www.lothianrelics.com/event-details/detectormania-2026

Next up, Minelab 500 - Reunion 14-16 Aug.

All the rest that’s fit to print

It’ll be out for hobbyists before we know it…

My good friend, and friend of the hobby, Dave Sadler, has launched a brand new venture!

I’ll let Dave do the intro…

“Histories, Mysteries & Beyond is a multidisciplinary independent publishing and book-retail business exploring the worlds of the paranormal, UFOs, archaeology, history, metal detecting, treasure mysteries, and secret societies such as the Knights Templar.”

Now check it out!