Discoveries

On this page we have displayed some of the finds made by our customers. All of the items pictured were detected with our devices. Unfortunately it's not possible to display all of the finds that have been detected because many of our customers have requested that we not post them on our website.

If you are using one of our metal detectors, ground scanners or geophysical instruments and have a treasure story by yourself, submit it to us by using our online form or via email to info@okm-gmbh.de with all the details about your finding! Please include a picture, a story explaining your find, what kind of metal detector you used and any additional information you would like to share with other treasure hunters.

Mysterious treasure finding in Greece

This story of Mr. Akis from Greece sounds like a fairy tale. There are some mysterious symbols painted on several rocks in the mountains of Greece and the idea of a big treasure. Based on that signs a thrilling hunt for the cache starts in the heart of the greek mountains. After investigations and field scans with the metal detector Rover C

Rover C from OKM he located a buried hand-carved stone - shaped like a pig's head. Inside of this stone he found several ...

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	Gemstones and jewelries has been metal detected in Florida, USA In 2008 an amazing discovery has been made in the United States by using our device Future I-160. Some group of treasure hunters detected a buried brass canon, filled with jewelries and gemstones. Next to it a beautiful jade dragon has been detected.
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Ancient goat bells discovered in Iran

Also in the beginning of 2008 satisfied customers inform us about their new discoveries with one of our metal detectors. An old grave including human remains together with some copper rings, and valuable historical goat or sheep bells has been detected in Iran by using the

Future 2005. The grave, probably the tomb of a shepherd, including its valuable objects has been located in a depth of 210 cm in clay soil. The ancient bells with sizes 10 cm, 12 cm, 15 cm length and 6 cm, 9 cm, 13 cm width show different forms and unique structures. Each bell includes 1, 2 or 3 small balls who create the pleasant sound when ringing the bell. In former times bells were hung on goats or sheep to keep evil spirits away, so does inhabitants tell.

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Unexpected discovery in Saudi Arabia

A customer from Saudi Arabia informed us about his beautiful discovery. The treasure has been located by the metal detecting instrument eXp 3000 - the former model of

eXp 4000. The treasure seeker informed us about the following discoveries, which has been made: a gold statue, a Nofretete statue and a Pharao statue. There are still lots of hidden treasures which wait to be discovered in Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries.

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	Gold prospector detects ancient gold coins using Earth Imager eXp 4000 A greek gold prospector, metal detecting with Earth Imager eXp 4000, found several gold coins. He told us about his finding during a visit in our company. He located the treasure in approx. 2 meters depth. These ancient coins are very precious, as confirmed by archeologists.

Future I-160 locates remains of war material

On a field in the UK different objects like ammunition, crockery, remains of fighter planes and even old documents has been found with the geophysical detector

Future I-160. Under comprehensive supervision of historians the valuable findings has been excavated and filed. One of the most valuable and interesting items was a well preserved china plate from AJ Wilkinson LTD.

	Earth Imager eXp 5000 detects 12 gold coins During a metal detection on loamy ground a satisfied customer from middle east discovered gold coins inside of a stone. He was using the Earth Imager eXp 5000 with Super Sensor and VLF emitter. In one of his emails he wrote: "Again i scaned the measured area and in 320 cm i found 12 gold coins inside of stone."

Future I-160 locates remains of a fighter plane

An incredible discovery has been made with the

Future I-160 in the city of London, near to Buckingham Palace! With presence of pilot Sgt. Ray Holmes scientist Malcolm Weale, managing director of Geofizz LTD., discovered the engine of a hurricane fighter plane crashed during the Second World War. Channel Five programme reported live that Malcolm's geophysical measuring instrument was so accurate that the hole dug for the crashed plane was not even one foot out.

	eXp 3000 discovered bullions of the guerillas In november 2005 some of our customers found a wooden chest filled up with gold bars. Those bullions were buried during the World War II by greek guerillas. The treasure hunters and archeologists used different metal detectors and geophysical instruments like the Earth Imager eXp 3000, the predecessor of eXp 4000.

Earth Imager eXp 3000 detects ancient dagger

This ancient dagger from the early middle age was found in a depth of 60 cm. After unsuccessful searches with different other metal detectors the dagger has been detected with the basic equipment of the Earth Imager eXp 3000. Only the iron blade kept well preserved over all the long time the object was buried in the ground. There is only a small piece left which belongs to the wooden handle of the dagger. The exact place of this discovery is undisclosed.

Grailfinder detects ancient cellar in France

An ancient wine cellar has been located on an old french castle by using the geophysical instrument

Grailfinder. This old cave which is estimated from the 15th century by experts and so has an unexpected high historical value, has been located in a depth of 21 meters. Planete Detection IDS has led this professional underground research and located the entrance of this void. By presence of the first french channel TF1 they demonstrated the metal detector Grailfinder, found the cellar and finally went down with the cameramen and discovered 4 big rooms. "It was just wonderful!" so IDS.

Ancient glas vase was found with Rover C

Customers from Greece proudly informed us about this incredible finding with their geophysical instrument Rover C

Rover C. Although if non-metallic, the device Rover C located this glas vase as an underground anomaly in the measured area. Determination of position and depth of this ancient target was also possible due to the 3d software program. The vase has been detected in a depth of about 1 m in neutral soil conditions.

Walkabout Deluxe detects ancient wreath

A sensational discovery has been made by hobby archeologists in an area of the former Ottoman Empire. With the metal detector Walkabout Deluxe, comparable with the current detector

Rover Deluxe, a golden wreath (crown) has been located. The metal detectorists confirmed that next to the crown much more items has beed found. However the golden wreath is the most valuable relict of the dig. Because of the integrated metal discrimination they could find out that the located object was made of gold.

	Rover C locates hoard of coins A breathtaking adventure recovered a treasure of gold coins with the help of the metal detector Rover C. This coins of gold were detected in a depth of 1,30 m. Because of the extensive distribution of the gold coins in the ground even this great depth was no barrier for the treasure hunters.

Fighter plane located in Hungary

In 2005 some of our customers in Hungary detected the remains of a fighter plane ME 109. During the research they used the geophysical instrument

Future I-160. About the historical background of this impressive discovery our customers provided the following information: Captain B. J., commandant of the known Puma squadron did a forced landing near to Abony, 6 km behind the front because of a russian flak hit. The pilot died during this crash landing (4th of november 1944). Because of the russian occupation his remains has been buried together with the rest of his fighter plane in 1948 to hide them from the enemy.

	Ancient Flagstone detected with Rover C During a measurement with the metal detecting device Rover C an antic flagstone with historical relief has been detected. Although the plate is made of stone and non-metallic, the object could be recognized as an anomaly and so easily located. Further fragments of the trimmed rock has been located in the surrounded area of the flagstone.

	Statue discovered with Future 2005 This statue with the height of 15 cm is the result of an archeological excavation in Greece. By using the Future 2005 this object has been found in a depth of 1,10 m, told us the happy finder.

	Future I-160 detects golden stone With the help of the geophyiscal measuring instrument Future I-160 this golden stone has been found.

	Gold jewelry discovered in Macedonia This golden necklace has been found in Macedonia from one of our customers in 2002. It has been located with our metal detecting device Future 2003/4 ( Rover C). The photo shows the customer who visited us in our company to tell us about his incredible finding.

	Localizer 3000 detects a piece of a meteorite Because meteorites consists mainly of silicate minerals or iron nickel alloy they can be located by using a metal detector. With the Localizer 3000 such a small piece of meteorite has been found.

	Copper located with Rover Deluxe This piece of copper rock was found with the metal detector Rover Deluxe. The user informed us that he located the copper rock in a depth of 50 cm, with the Rover Deluxe and its activated discriminator.

	Walkabout Deluxe detects Byzantine coins By using the metal detector Walkabout Deluxe, comparable with the current device Rover Deluxe, a collection of Byzantine coins has been discovered. The coins were in an excellent condition because they were embedded in a small potery.