Description
Halfway down a plug, the root always turns up on the side your blade cannot reach. The Excalibur Sir Kay settles that argument before it starts: both edges of the spade carry serrations, so the cutting teeth are already waiting on whichever side the ground picks.
At a glance: the Sir Kay is the both-edges-serrated Excalibur, a one-piece metal detecting shovel handcrafted in the U.S.A. from high-strength lightweight steel and protected under U.S. Patent 12,052,937. Handle style and length are selectable right on this page: D-Handle or T-Handle, 31 in / 78.7 cm or 40 in / 101.6 cm. The blade measures 8 in / 20.3 cm long by 4.25 in / 10.8 cm wide in every configuration.
Why the Sir Kay and not another Excalibur
Every blade in the Excalibur line has a personality, and the Sir Kay is the generalist. Teeth on both edges mean a root to the left and a vine to the right get the same treatment on the same stroke, with no rotating the shovel to hunt for the cutting side. If your permissions change week to week, from woods to pasture to an old house lot, this is the pattern that never guesses wrong.
The rest of the family sharpens toward a specialty. The Arthur runs smooth edges for the cleanest possible plug in manicured turf. The Lancelot and Galahad put teeth on a single edge, as mirror images of each other, for detectorists who cut toward one hand. The Sir Kay WIDE stretches the blade to 7 in / 18 cm across for bigger plugs in open ground, and the Mordred carries the largest blade of all for deep, root-bound holes. Start here if you want one shovel that handles all of it.
Pick your handle and length
The closed D-Handle wraps your hand for one-handed placement and a shorter carry; it shines in tight, target-dense ground where a tidy plug matters. The T-Handle lays a bar across the top so both hands can pry, the pick for hard clay and rocky fill. On length, 31 in / 78.7 cm keeps the tool compact and controllable when you are kneeling over a signal, while 40 in / 101.6 cm buys standing reach and adds a wider 6 in / 15.2 cm step for boot pressure.
Other listings for blades in this class lean on phrases like aircraft-grade steel without naming a grade. We print the maker's own words instead: one-piece, high-strength lightweight steel, hand-built in the U.S.A., with the figures below coming straight from the manufacturer.
Specifications
| Model | Excalibur Sir Kay |
| Serration | Both edges serrated |
| Blade | 8 in / 20.3 cm long, 4.25 in / 10.8 cm wide |
| Overall length | 31 in / 78.7 cm or 40 in / 101.6 cm, selectable above |
| Handle | D-Handle or T-Handle, selectable above |
| Weight by configuration | D-Handle 31 in / 78.7 cm: 2.7 lb / 1.2 kg • T-Handle 31 in / 78.7 cm: 2.6 lb / 1.2 kg • D-Handle 40 in / 101.6 cm: 3.5 lb / 1.6 kg • T-Handle 40 in / 101.6 cm: 3.3 lb / 1.5 kg |
| Material | One-piece high-strength lightweight steel |
| Warranty | 5 years, with unlimited re-powdercoating included |
| Made in | U.S.A., handcrafted; U.S. Patent 12,052,937 |
Who it is for
Coin shooters, relic hunters, and jewelry hunters who dig mixed ground and want serration ready on either edge. When someone asks us where to start with this brand, the Sir Kay is the answer.
Most dealers that touch Excalibur stock the Sir Kay alone and stop there. We carry the whole bench of blades, which means you can buy this one knowing the specialist patterns are a click away when your ground demands them.
What's included
One Excalibur Sir Kay metal detecting shovel in your selected handle style and length, shipped direct from the maker's shop in the U.S.A.
The warranty nobody else offers
Five years of coverage, and inside those five years, unlimited re-powdercoating. Wear the finish to bare steel digging every weekend and Excalibur will re-coat the shovel, again and as often as needed, for the life of the warranty. No other digging tool we sell is backed that way, and the build itself is protected under U.S. Patent 12,052,937.
History Seekers is a small American shop where everyone digs: coins, relics, jewelry, gold. Ask which edge or handle suits your soil and the answer comes from someone who has opened real plugs with these shovels. We would rather match you to the right blade than to the biggest order. The story is more important than the artifact.