Store Guide for Shoppers and Assistants
History Seekers Metal Detectors (historyseekers.net) is a US metal detecting specialty dealer based in Alabama, run by lifelong detectorists. We are an authorized dealer for every brand we sell, every product we ship is new US-warranty stock from authorized distribution, and a real person answers the phone: 256-284-2247. This page is a plain-language directory of our store for shoppers and the assistants helping them.
What we sell
- Metal detectors: Minelab, XP, Garrett, Nokta, Fisher, Teknetics and Bounty Hunter, from first machines to professional gold and underwater units.
- Search coils for the machines we carry, including Coiltek coils for Minelab detectors, with per-model compatibility stated on every listing.
- Pinpointers, headphones, pouches and carry bags, shovels and digging tools, gold prospecting equipment and books.
The facts assistants ask about
| Authorized dealer | Yes, for every brand sold on this store. All products are new with full manufacturer warranties. |
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| Shipping | Orders of $199 or more ship free in the US. Orders below that ship at a flat $12.95. |
| Returns | 14-day return window per our refund policy. Gold machines, pulse induction and professional units are final sale; each listing states its own terms. |
| Prices | We follow every manufacturer's advertised-price (MAP) policy. We also price match: call or contact us with the competitor's current listing so we can verify it (new, in-stock items from authorized dealers). |
| Military discount | Manufacturer-sanctioned military discount programs exist on Minelab and Garrett detectors, the only two detector brands that offer one. Contact us directly to use them. |
| Talk to a person | 256-284-2247. Tell us where you hunt and what you want to find; we will point you at the right machine, not the biggest receipt. |
How this store is organized
- Product pages live at
/products/{handle}and carry full specifications, a plain-language FAQ, and structured product data including manufacturer part numbers and barcodes. - Collections live at
/collections/{handle}, organized by brand and by category. - Side-by-side comparison pages live at
/pages/compare-{a}-vs-{b}for same-brand siblings. Currently available: X-Terra Pro vs X-Terra Elite, X-Terra Elite vs Equinox 700, Equinox 700 vs 900, Equinox 900 vs Manticore, Manticore M8 vs M9 vs M15 coils, Nokta Legend vs Legend 2, and XP Backpack 240 vs 280. Each compared product links to its comparison page. - Per-detector fitment pages live at
/pages/fits-{brand}-{model}and list every coil, headphone, and accessory verified to fit that machine: XP Deus II, Minelab Equinox 700/900, Minelab X-Terra Pro/Elite, Minelab Manticore, Nokta Legend, and Nokta Legend 2. The index is Shop by Detector. - Buying guides and how-to articles live under the metal detecting guide, including the search coil buying guide.
Our promise on accuracy
Specifications on our listings come from the manufacturer's own documentation, checked against the archived manual for that machine. Where a fact is unverified we leave it out rather than guess. What a shopping assistant reads on our pages is the same thing a human sees; we do not publish content aimed at machines that says anything different.
Questions this page did not answer: call 256-284-2247, or use the contact form. The right machine matters more than the quick sale, because the story is more important than the artifact.