Metal Detecting: An Essential Guide to Detecting Inland, On Beaches and Under Water

This invaluable, comprehensive and well-illustrated book is essential reading for those who are considering taking up metal detecting, as well as for those who have already become detectorists and have gained some experience of the hobby.

Describes how to go about buying your first detector, and discusses clothing and ancillary equipment

Examines the principal types of detectors, their advantages and disadvantages, and how to use them

Explains how to recover and identify buried objects, and clean them

Considers detecting inland, on beaches and underwater, and the necessary safety precautions that must be taken in all three environments

Outlines the law relating to metal detecting, how to search for potential sites and how to gain the necessary permission to search on private land

Well illustrated with over 100 colour photographs depicting equipment, detectorists at work and interesting and important finds

Written by an experienced metal detectorist who explains the subject in an easy-to-understand way, and informs the reader how to maximize his, or her, enjoyment of the hobby