Scoop by ??????

[#1RAMROD]

Just wondering if anyone had any info on a second hand scoop I bought, I have looked online and am unable to find one like it.
It is all SS with a two piece curved threaded handle with SS nut for locking, handle looks like the one on the Beach Brute Pro 2-Part at Kelleyco.
The scoop is square though not round or diamond, same basic sloped back style as the round ones but square bucket about 6.5 - 7 inches wide with round holes.
Very heavy!
If it was home made they did a very professional job of it.

Anyone seen one like this? Curious and wondering if I got a good price on it.

 

[Cupajo]

One picture is-------------------!

 

[#1RAMROD]

LOL! Yea I know, I am in India will take and post one when I make it back to the states.

 

[John (west central FL)]

I have one like that but with a one-piece handle. A guy named James Wurth was selling them on eBay a few years ago. He sold it with a one-piece handle or with a two piece handle for traveling. He stopped making and selling them due to the low profit margin. I bought mine new from him for about $150. A couple of my friends also bought them and had points welded onto the front edge. The flat front is okay in sand but has some trouble penetrating hard shell. ~John

 

[bazooka]

Hey, I recognize that detector!!

If the entire thing is SS, I'd say anything less than $150 would be a good deal. Good scoops generally start around the $100 range.

 

[#1RAMROD]

John
Can you post a picture of yours?

Baz
You should I stole it from you!

So $80 for the scoop looks like a steal also!

 

[#1RAMROD]

Pictures....
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[woodwizard]

nice design-don't see why the maker couldn't profit from it-looks like it would work and sell good

 

[#1RAMROD]

It is awesome! Its a little over 7 inches wide, 10 deep, and 54 inches up from the floor strait up to the tip of the handle, I haven't been out with it but 3 time but rarely have to make more than one scoop with it.

 

[Sven]

Just wondering if anyone had any info on a second hand scoop I bought, I have looked online and am unable to find one like it.
It is all SS with a two piece curved threaded handle with SS nut for locking, handle looks like the one on the Beach Brute Pro 2-Part at Kelleyco.
The scoop is square though not round or diamond, same basic sloped back style as the round ones but square bucket about 6.5 - 7 inches wide with round holes.
Very heavy!
If it was home made they did a very professional job of it.

Anyone seen one like this? Curious and wondering if I got a good price on it.

The guy who invented this one used to sell them on ebay for around $99.00. Made of stainless steel and was heavy.
I had one and used it for two years, best scoop I ever used, wish I could get another.
They were dang heavy, so you just dragged it behind you that left a line in the sand. This line under the water did make a good reference point when grid hunting....
The stainless version dug right thru the sand and clay easily and the hole design let the sand filter thru quickly without loosing the very small jewelry items.
The handle was a little long (I'm 6'1") for me thought about shortening it about 8". Also thought it would be a better scoop if it could be broken down
for storage.

Anyways, the orig. maker was breaking even selling these on ebay, and he didn't sell that many, so he sold off the few extra he had made. Then he vanished from ebay.
About a year later while looking at Kellyco, I saw a scoop that looked just like his. I am assuming that Kellyco bought the design rights from him and they
started producing them with a breakdown rod handle and in aluminum to keep the weight down.



It's amazing how much a scoop costs to $200.00. I guess detectorists will pay as it's an investment that will be paid back with jewelry finds. I'm thinking of making my own.

Too bad I sold my scoop when I moved from NY to Ga 5 years ago.

 

[#1RAMROD]

If you are thinking of making one and want some more pictures just let me know.