Silver Sabre II

[bibelot]

I don't know a thing about them but I bought one last night. Any info is appreciated.

 

[Mega]

I have owned one for many years,in it day it was a very good reliable work horse of a detector,good discrimination but not very deep,mine has been gathering dust for a few years,occasionally take it out for when i want to take a trip down memory lane.Any specific reason you bought it without having any idea about that specific model or is it a 1st machine ??

They are very reliable and great on old trashy sites,i used mine originally on roman/saxon sites which can have alot of trash but of course can also provide some old decent finds as well especially when using a small coil.

 

[bibelot]

I know very little about metal detecting. I bought a Compadre 8" coil in late April. It's a coin seeker. The majority of the money that I spent for the Silver sabre II was found with the compadre in the short time I've had it.I was going to buy another compadre 5.75" coil but thought the silver sabre would help me learn more over having another compadre. That and the ability to switch coils if I choose to but not really knowing much of anything about the subject, I'm flying by the seat of my pants here. Eventually I want a Tejon but with work being slow right now,I don't have a lot of extra cash to throw down for what I want.Thinking the sabre will allow me to coin hunt more efficiently but maybe not.Either way I'm not out much by buying it, just a hair further from a Tejon is all.

 

[amberjack]

well that's it then your hooked have fun !! Tesoro's are Tesoro's they find stuff you will be right.

AJ

 

[bibelot]

Only thing I could dig up about the silver sabre II is an article written in 1991.I actually like the 8" coil on the compadre, this looks silver sabre coil looks to be the same design type.,very easy to pinpoint targets.

 

[steve1357]

Only thing I could dig up about the silver sabre II is an article written in 1991.I actually like the 8" coil on the compadre, this looks silver sabre coil looks to be the same design type.,very easy to pinpoint targets.

Did you get the manual? They're on Tesoro's website fwiw

 

[bibelot]

Thanks, yes, I've seen the manual at Tesoro's website. I haven't received the silver sabre yet, it is in route, looks to be Wednesday for estimated delivery date . I seen where Monte posted here with 1991-98' for the silver sabre II.

 

[Furious T]

I used to have one, bought it second-hand. Later traded it for a "newer better" machine. I wish I hadn't. It was a great machine and in my view outshines some of the newer machines floating round the market today. Good luck with yours.

 

[Woodstock]

I just picked one up a few weeks ago and it's my second one . My first was from the first year it was introduced second production run , it was also my first "new" machine . It had a 7" concentric coil and it was one of the deepest and most sensitive beep and dig I have owned , Out of the box my very first find was a 1858 Flying Eagle on edge in the 8 to 9 inch range on my father in laws property that we've been over at least 20 times or more .
That's why I jumped when I had the chance to get the Silver Sabre II . And I got lucky with this one even if it needed some TLC . The reason is that some came out with the 8" white donut believed to be more sensitive (and it is) and some had a plastic plug on the bottom and this one did . That's access to a Threshold Adjust Pot inside . Basically after you turn it on and after the battery check in Disc you can turn it clockwise to max it out . This makes it really hot and is about the same as the "red" area on the newer models and is still Silent Search .
Because I never use "all metal" I just keep it in Disc all the time and adjust it to what or where I'm searching ... and if I find it a bit to hot all I do is turn the Sensitivity a hair . Now 10" on a IH or any other coin is common and my test garden has a 10" limit .
You can find a more detailed description on this adjustment on line with a Google search ... I hope you get the same model too . Happy Trails , Woodstock

 

[bibelot]

It finally arrived today. It is in excellent condition, I took the batteries out of it. I have 4 days off so I will get a chance to get out and hunt with it. The sensitivity knob isn't located right, don't matter, will run it at max anyways. The compadre is honking loud compared to this but this sabre sings when scanning coins. I might send it in and have them go through it. the coil reads slightly forward of the object within the coils center hole compared to my compadre. I am pleased with it for being an older metal detector. I'll see what I can find with it this weekend.

 

[bibelot]

This mornings hunt. It was at a park, tons of tin foil bits from the grills located throughout the park. The half dollar is a 1969, face side is not all that good, slightly pitted and scratches across the coin.Odd a rifle cartridge to show up there.7.62x51 stamped in the head with a 79, the case looks to be steel rather than brass. I might have the threshold turned up a bit too much, it squeaks and hums when sweeping the coil and it comes into contact with the grass .It's not deep with the 8" coil, everything was 4" or less, most coins were good, a few pennies are pitted really bad.Everything was found in discrim toggle mode with discrim dial set at 3 ,sensitivity set at 9.

 

[Mega]

Thats a nice selection of finds and well done,but why are you using that type of digging tool in a park ??

 

[bibelot]

I cut big plugs. I cut three sides so it remains attached and in place. the spade blade is used to lift and keep the turf all intact while I roll it back to retrieve what's under it. I'm cutting a much bigger patch than needed and rolling it back, it lays down better in one big solid piece. It simply allows me to remove objects without a trace left behind in doing so.

 

[bibelot]

I went to the county fair grounds, since it is so close by and knowing it get hunted hard to see what the silver sabre could find. I was actually surprised to find a coin.

 

[Woodstock]

No matter what , they are hot ... mine is the older steel box type and they all have two dials and a toggle in the middle . The disc adj. should be on the left and the sens on the right . The toggle is All Metal in up and Disc in down ... where they differ is some but not all metal box have a plug in the box bottom and that tweaks the threshold , right to the max and the silent search is still quite . If yours has that pot then it might be inside .. e'nuff said about the tweak , that's your call ... Woodstock

 

[bibelot]

It has the white threshold adjustment knob on the bottom.

 

[bibelot]

Thats a nice selection of finds and well done,but why are you using that type of digging tool in a park ??

I should have said old park that no longer exist. The company that I work for bought it.It has not been a park for several years now.Here is what it use to look like when it was a park.Most of my coins were found under large trees or at the ends of the bridges. I'll go snap a picture of what the park looks like since the company that I work for bought it.It is no longer open to the public.

 

[bibelot]

This is what you see today. You can see where the bridges use to be but everything is pretty much gone.Your point taken with digging tools.Normally I don't take anything but a screwdriver.