Do You Collect All World War II Helmets?

Monday, September 19, 2011

I don't know how many collectors out there are item specific as opposed to being nation specific. For example. when it comes to helmets are there collectors who collect helmets regardless of whether they are German, American or French?  I would imagine that the answer is yes and no for helmets and likely other common examples of equipment and militaria from World War II.  Well if you just collected helmets this blog post might be right up your alley.  These five diverse helmets all sold on eBay last week for good money in competitive auctions.  Click on the links to see how they did.

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Bids eBay Item Title - Link to Auction Image Link
13 WWII FRENCH MOD.35 ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY HELMET
 15 French Model M26 Helmet for Gendarmerie WWII
 1 WWII RAF Aviator Pilot Flying Flight Helmet, Wired, IDd  
 8  BRITISH WWII HELMET USED IN NORTH AFRICA  
18  ww2 russian helmet ssh36  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITALIAN DAGGER, ITALIAN KNIFE, MVSN, FASCIST

 

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United States WWII Auctions Trigger Bidding Wars on eBay

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Its a little ironic when antiques from a war trigger a real war (among bidders).  But that' s just what happened with these five auctions that sold last week on eBay.  In each example more than 35 bids came in by the time the gavel fell.  Now typically, you see this when the auction comes down to just two characters bidding against each other in increments of $10-$20 trying to top each other out.  However, it does look like an impressive tally when you see what kinds of results these tit-for-tat bidding patterns can bring.  Click on these listings and if you want on the "bid history" to see what happened in each case.

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Bids eBay Item Title - Link to Auction Image Link
40  WW2 V-44 SURVIVAL BOWIE KNIFE W/ORIG LEATHER SCABBARD  
39  WWII 97th Division PAINTED Insignia Combat Vet Helmet  
37  US WWII M3 IMPERIAL KNIFE BLADE MARKED WITH M8 SCABBARD  
 34  WWII Case XX V44 Marine Raider Bowie Knife Nice via VET
 32  WWII USMC Theater Made Knife from 1865 Civil War Sword

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITALIAN DAGGER, ITALIAN KNIFE, MVSN, FASCIST

 

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Top Five World War II Auctions on eBay

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Every week I try to give you an update on the best items that have sold in the WWII category of eBay.  Today's post is pretty straight forward - what were the five best items that sold?  For starters you might not be surprised that a Japanese sword and a pair of binoculars hold down the top two spots.  However, I think that things get a little more interesting the further you read down.  Of the rest of the list two of them are kinda obscure airplane pieces.  In this case it was the Zero that beat out the Mustang even though the nose cone did register a whopping 19 bids!  Click to see where these top auctions finished.

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Bids eBay Item Title - Link to Auction Image Link
 14 WWII Japanese Shin-Gunto Sword, 25 7/8" w/ Old Blade
1  Bausch & Lomb 7x50 Mk 41 Binoculars 7 x 50 Mk41 WIDE  
1  Japanese Navy Zero Aircraft Clock Instrument Runs Good  
27  WW II China Marine USMC General Officer Medal Group  
13  Original P51 Mustang Nose Cone?  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITALIAN DAGGER, ITALIAN KNIFE, MVSN, FASCIST

 

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