This is a great old vintage metal detector in unbelievably good condition for being over 40 years old. There is also a copy of a field test report on this particular model which was published in Treasure magazine in 1980 which also has some interesting information about the machine. I was able to download a copy of the operating instructions for this detector which is included. Besides the missing battery holders the screw and wingnut that attaches the search coil to the shaft is also missing and will need to be replaced. The plastic battery holders are available on EBAY from other vendors. I did a bit of research and found that this detector originally came with two battery packs which hold 8 AA batteries, detector operates on a total of 16 AA batteries. When I opened the battery compartment I found no signs of any previous battery leakage however the two plastic battery holders are missing so I have not been able to test this metal detector to see if it is in working condition. There are no visible scratches to the detector box or wands, no evidence of any wear on the stem that connects the coil to the shaft and no visible wear or scratches on the search coil which has a protective plastic search coil cover on it. The detector comes in a hard shell protective carrying case with a set of Garrett model 1600 metal detector headphones. This detector came from an estate and looks to be in excellent overall condition showing signs of very very limited use as you can see from the photos.

This is a vintage Red Baron RB-7 VLF SPD metal detector made by Bounty Hunter during the late 1970's or early 1980's. Item: 284178785634 Red Baron Bounty Hunter RB-7 metal detector in Case.

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