Unboxing World War II Militaria and Collectibles

Amsdorf · May 20, 2012, 08:04 AM

I wasn't sure where to share this video, but I thought you guys might enjoy watching me unbox a fairly good collection of World War II gear and other WW2 stuff. I picked this box of stuff up on ebay, and I've priced each item out as best I can and let's just say I definitely got my money's worth on this haul. I thought it would be fun to open it up and take it out on camera and just discover what is in it. I have no idea what a few of the things are, if any of you do, please let me know.

Here's the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn01ssIlToo

wildfan · May 20, 2012, 04:20 PM

cool stuff. i really like the mess kit. I have always thought about getting into WWII collectibles, but really don't know where to start. I have a Mosin that I love, but thinking other stuff that I could keep in the open in the house. Going to gun shows there is so much. I don't just want to buy a bunch of crap and have a garbage collection, and not looking for the super rare high end stuff either. would just like some interesting conversation pieces, just no idea what to start with. Helmets? Flags? Patches?

Anyway, enough of my ramble. Cool video. Thanks for sharing.

kilimanjaro · May 21, 2012, 10:07 PM

Good score, thanks for sharing.

Amsdorf · May 21, 2012, 10:10 PM

Got an interesting private message from "Savage99" who said:

"Take your Nazi crap and go away."

Interesting that he simply made a number of ass-umptions.

My Uncle George lost his leg in the Battle of Bulge fighting the Nazis.

My grandfather was the only one in my mother's family in Germany who escaped before the war began, the rest of our family in Germany died at the hands of the Nazis.

So, if I want to own a Wehrmacht helmet as part of my collection of WWII militaria I am not interested in hearing from ignorant jerks like "Savage99"

Sport45 · May 21, 2012, 10:29 PM

^^ Behavior like that is hard to comprehend.

My dad served ina B-29 crew off Guam. He has a picture of himself standing by his brother's grave there.

He has no beef with the Japanese people now. I now have the Arisaka he brought home. He never seemed to think there was a problem with having a reminder around. (At least he didn't throw the thing away in the many decades he could have.)

wildfan · May 22, 2012, 04:41 PM

Some guys just didn't get enough love when they were kids....or too much

Amsdorf · May 23, 2012, 12:26 PM

Probably combination of both.

May 20, 2012, 08:04 AM	#1
Amsdorf Junior member Join Date: July 24, 2011 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Posts: 849	Unboxing World War II Militaria and Collectibles I wasn't sure where to share this video, but I thought you guys might enjoy watching me unbox a fairly good collection of World War II gear and other WW2 stuff. I picked this box of stuff up on ebay, and I've priced each item out as best I can and let's just say I definitely got my money's worth on this haul. I thought it would be fun to open it up and take it out on camera and just discover what is in it. I have no idea what a few of the things are, if any of you do, please let me know. Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn01ssIlToo

May 21, 2012, 10:10 PM	#4
Amsdorf Junior member Join Date: July 24, 2011 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Posts: 849	Got an interesting private message from "Savage99" who said: "Take your Nazi crap and go away." Interesting that he simply made a number of ass-umptions. My Uncle George lost his leg in the Battle of Bulge fighting the Nazis. My grandfather was the only one in my mother's family in Germany who escaped before the war began, the rest of our family in Germany died at the hands of the Nazis. So, if I want to own a Wehrmacht helmet as part of my collection of WWII militaria I am not interested in hearing from ignorant jerks like "Savage99" Last edited by Amsdorf; May 21, 2012 at 10:20 PM.

May 21, 2012, 10:29 PM	#5
Sport45 Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 1999 Location: Too close to Houston Posts: 4,196	^^ Behavior like that is hard to comprehend. My dad served ina B-29 crew off Guam. He has a picture of himself standing by his brother's grave there. He has no beef with the Japanese people now. I now have the Arisaka he brought home. He never seemed to think there was a problem with having a reminder around. (At least he didn't throw the thing away in the many decades he could have.) __________________ Proud member of the NRA and Texas State Rifle Association. Registered and active voter.

May 20, 2012, 04:20 PM	#2
wildfan Member Join Date: April 24, 2012 Posts: 33	cool stuff. i really like the mess kit. I have always thought about getting into WWII collectibles, but really don't know where to start. I have a Mosin that I love, but thinking other stuff that I could keep in the open in the house. Going to gun shows there is so much. I don't just want to buy a bunch of crap and have a garbage collection, and not looking for the super rare high end stuff either. would just like some interesting conversation pieces, just no idea what to start with. Helmets? Flags? Patches? Anyway, enough of my ramble. Cool video. Thanks for sharing.

May 21, 2012, 10:07 PM	#3
kilimanjaro Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2009 Posts: 3,963	Good score, thanks for sharing.

May 22, 2012, 04:41 PM	#6
wildfan Member Join Date: April 24, 2012 Posts: 33	Some guys just didn't get enough love when they were kids....or too much

May 23, 2012, 12:26 PM	#7
Amsdorf Junior member Join Date: July 24, 2011 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Posts: 849	Probably combination of both.