Nokta Premium Collapsible Stainless Steel Metal Detecting Shovel

The Nokta Premium Shovel is a stainless steel, T-handle digging shovel built for detectorists who travel to their sites. It breaks down into three pieces, adjusts between 31.5 and 38 inches assembled, and carries a 9.4-inch blade serrated on both edges for cutting roots and slicing a clean plug. The wide footrest takes a boot for hard ground, and the blade carries a laser-etched ruler and a bottle opener.

Who this shovel suits, and who should look elsewhere

Buy the Nokta Premium if your shovel rides in a backpack, a car trunk with no room for a fixed-length tool, or checked luggage: the three-piece breakdown is the reason to pick it over a one-piece digger. If you hunt from the truck and never pack the shovel, a fixed-length tool with no joints is simpler and usually cheaper; compare the Lil' Digger 29-inch serrated shovel or the rest of our T-handle metal detecting shovels. Our guide to choosing a metal detecting shovel and trowel walks through blade length, handle style, and serration.

Stainless steel and your detector

Stainless steel resists rust and salt, which is the point of it on a beach and creek tool. It does not make the shovel invisible to a metal detector: any metal shovel will sound off if it passes under the coil. The practical fix is habit, not material. Keep the shovel behind you or in a holster while you sweep, set it down a few feet away before you pinpoint, and you will not chase your own tool.

Using it in the field

Assemble the three sections and choose the shaft length that lets you dig without stooping; taller users will want the 38-inch setting, shorter users or kneeling relic hunters the 31.5. Cut the plug with the serrated edges by rocking the blade rather than stomping, which keeps the plug intact for a clean refill. Rinse sand and salt off the joints after beach sessions so the sections keep separating easily. The ruler etched into the blade lets you note target depth for your log without a second tool.

What's included

• Nokta Premium Shovel, three-piece stainless steel, part 17000059

Specifications

• Part number: 17000059
• Material: stainless steel
• Assembled length: 31.5 to 38 in (80.5 to 97 cm), adjustable
• Blade: 9.4 in (24 cm), serrated on both sides
• Handle: T-handle, 6.3 in (16 cm)
• Design: three-piece collapsible shaft, wide footrest
• Extras: laser-etched ruler, double-sided bottle opener

Why buy from Serious Detecting

Serious Detecting is an authorized Nokta dealer, so this is a genuine Nokta shovel backed by the manufacturer, and our team digs with T-handle serrated shovels on Michigan farm fields and Great Lakes beaches and can tell you whether a collapsible tool or a one-piece digger fits how you hunt. Orders over $99 ship free, with a 30-day return window and a price-match guarantee. Browse the rest of our Nokta metal detectors and accessories or every metal detecting shovel, digger and pick we carry.