Vintage Garrett Metal Detectors
A vintage Garrett metal detector is an older, discontinued Garrett model - names like the Fortune Hunter, Bloodhound, Predator, or numbered units such as the 1350 and 2000 - no longer sold or supported new, and today mostly of interest to collectors.
Garrett has made metal detectors since the 1960s, and over the decades a long list of model names and numbers has come and gone from the lineup: the Garrett Fortune Hunter, Garrett Carrot, Garrett Bloodhound, Garrett Predator (and Predator 3), the Garrett Viper, the Garrett Storm, the Garrett Ultra, and numbered hobby units like the Garrett 450, 550, 750, 1000, 1250, 1350, 1500, and 2000. Security- and law-enforcement-oriented units such as the Garrett AML-1000 (sold under names like Recon Pro AML-1000) and various Garrett discriminator and TR discriminator models round out the list, alongside the microprocessor-controlled Garrett GTX and graphic target ID detectors, and the Garrett MZ 6100 and Garrett 18 Pro / 80 Pro hobby lines.
Why you won't find specs or prices here
We don't have verified, sourced specifications, release years, or pricing for any of these specific discontinued Garrett models, so we're not going to guess at numbers that could be wrong. If you own one of these units - a Garrett deep search metal detector, a Garrett coin hunter model, a Garrett saltwater metal detector from an earlier generation, or any of the numbered 450-2000 series - the most reliable source for an original manual or parts information is Garrett's own customer support, since Garrett Metal Detectors is headquartered in Garland, TX and has historically supported older hobby units even after discontinuation.
Searches for a Garrett recon pro AML-1000 metal detector manual, or questions about an old Garrett hobby metal detector's discriminator settings, are common because these units simply aren't documented the way current production models are. Buying one secondhand means accepting that battery compartments, coil cables, and microprocessor-controlled electronics on an old Garrett unit may be well past their expected service life.
Want a detector that's still in production?
If you're shopping for something you can actually use this weekend - with a current manual, available coils, and Garrett's present-day support - the Garrett ACE series covers entry-level and mid-range coin and relic hunting, while the Garrett AT Pro adds full waterproof submersible detecting for wet sites and shallow water. Both replace the role that older numbered and discriminator-only Garrett models used to fill, with modern digital target ID instead of the analog discrimination dials found on vintage units.
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