With the current state of museums (see Ians recent video) men like this are the future of maintaining, preserving, and displaying history. It's a blessing that he chooses to share with us. Thank you for that Sir.
Truth is, it's getting harder and harder to build collections like Mikes. It was all much more attainable in the 90s for the average person. We dont have nearly the amount of quality shows and swap meets we did 30 years ago. For me that's where the good stuff and the deals were to be had. If it's your goal, I'd still recommend trying. Start out with objects in fair to okay condition. Buy sell and trade your way up. Make no mistake, it was a massive amount of work and dedication for Mike to build this collection. I tend to collect what I like and only occasionally make a purchase with investment in mind.
He has a Marine Raider patch in his paratrooper patch collection, which leads me to a side story. When my sister visited the ABMC Cemetery in Normandy her friend asked her if our dad ever visited there. She told her that he hates this stuff. An older gentleman who was obviously a vet ask her astonishingly why he hates it. She told him plain that he was in the Marines. The guy got a good laugh out of it. Hey, he’d never be caught dead in an Army uniform! Great video, and yes, this guys wife must be a saint.
She likes money as much as the next woman. Obviously he has some to spend frivolously. Imagine all the bribes and what her jewelry box must look like. Lol
When I was in my early teens(in the early sixties) , I hung out at the local army navy store, which I was fortunate to have two such stores. Between the two stores, they sold just about everything that Mike showed except maybe for some civil war items. If you had patience and of course the money, which a 13 year old didn't have ; let the owners know what you are looking for they find it for you. A side note, these stores sold jeeps, duce an half, as well as, surplus heavy equipment. I do remember, my dad had a set of sheep skins from flying rescue over the Aleutian's Islands in a PBY, but like most GIs ended up selling them after the war to help make their mortgage payments and other expenses. I did inherited his M1 carbine, summer flight jacket and his New Testament zip Bible from FDR.
My dad wore his winter GI coat as a work jacket till my mom put it in the trash in 1965 and I burned it in the burn barrel..it was in tatters and did have a brass zipper and she gave away my dads ww2 uniform to some guy going door to door asking for ww2 stuff in the early 80's..I asked my mom about it in 1984 and she told me that's what happened to it..my mom will be 102 this year.
I would like to get the B24 pilot's leather jacket with the patch of the missions he had flewn in WW2 and the red bomb on the right side. Greetings from Germany....
Lots of these bomber jackets were faked and in style back in the late 1980's..but if you saw a kid wearing one in the 60's or 70's you bet they were real.
I felt like I needed a cigarette after that intro. ;-) Also, its great that he put so much time into collecting and now wants to share with younger generations to come and enthusiasts. Many more will enjoy the passion you experienced. Thank you sir!
Money, no, wife yes, what to do? Sell wife for a lot of money, buy collection, be happy and alone! No that was not a good idea, better to have wife and subscribe to Legacy Collectibles. Then You could enjoy Your life so much Moore. 😊
Yep, the director of " a Christmas story " had one as a kid and swore up and down his Red Ryder had the sundial and compass. The daisy museum told him that he was absolutely mistaken but he was adamant so they made one up for the movie.
most people that have this type of collection don't tell very many people what they have. there are probably more collections like this than what you would think. it's an honor to be invited over to see this let alone get to buy some of this stuff. i hope you can keep finding the stuff you do. thanks for the great videos that you do.
Absolutely top notch one of a kind collection. Provenance included, Mike is a very serious collector. I am sure it will take a year to research list and place for sale on Legacy Collectables. Mike is correct to contact you because no one is better suited to do it. The value of this is through the roof for history and monetarily. Respect sent, and from a former 82nd 1st 505th vet. 🇺🇸
Goodwin 'Bud' Lubliner, WWII vet, was a waist gunner on a bomber. I think it was a B29, but I'm not sure. The name of his plane was BIOYA. (Blow It Out Your A$$). Bud was quite a guy with many stories from the war, his riding the rails as a hobo, then becoming the head engineer at Verson in Chicago, to canoeing in Minnesota, where he owned a canoe camp. Bud retired and at 80 something years old built a canoe that came apart. He dug a pond, made a waterfall in his yard with huge stones he hauled and piled and made the water flow into the pond. He did many other things. Forgive me for posting this here, I just wanted to document this man, a WWII vet, a colorful character and my good frinend.
Intrest in collecting ww2 stuff will spike in 2045 as the Civil war did in 1965 but after that it's all down hill..this is a great time to dump a big collection as most are in there 70's (young collectors) and future collectors will not pay these museum prices for 20th century mass produced war trinkets when they have better made mass produced fakes that flood the mkt. BTW museums are toast now and many small one's are out of biz. now.
I had a very dear friend, Mr. Lorn Jackson that had a museum in his house. I finally broke down after much urging, and sold him my WWII German officers uniform. He recently passed away. I understand the family sold everything. I sure would have like to have had the uniform back. Oh well.
Nice jacket collection. I appear to be collecting work jackets. I like my cornerstone better than carharts detroit currently. Dri ducks outlaw I have yet to add to the growing collection.
Respect to Mike and his great collection of historic military items. If it were not for the courage of the men that wore those uniforms; whilst risking their lives every day,we would be speaking the German language here in the UK today. This current generation needs to learn and respect their history. Thanks to Mike and Tom for sharing these treasures with us all.
A patient spouse is certainly a requirement. A guy I know bought a sword collection of over a hundred pieces. He then turned his living room into a sword repository for about a month while he sorted them. The wife was not too pleased...
thank you for sharing-the people we have in this country today have no idea what the greatest generation went through. his collection is a tribute to them. thank you for your website. carl pgh,pa
Hey Sir Its an awesome presentation indeed in fact i wanna asking about K98 bayonet 1936 JOS.CORTS SN Price and Availability and where to buy it beside & thank you .
Good video, very interesting; and what a collection! That takes decades of time, dedication and pateince. You would be suprised what you can achieve over time, even if you have a very tight budget.
Unbelievable!!! This video could easily be a few hours. Thanks for sharing... the best part is how he honored his great great great great uncle, his grandfather and his father... their honor and legacy will always be remembered...
Sabers of this style had been used by german forces up to 1990. At first, napoleonic time , it was used by light cavallry, later, after war of 1870/71 it was used by mounted artillry. For an unknown reason, only this saber was allowed for cavallry after Versailles treaty, and was used by german cavallry up to 1941. From 1956(?) to 1990 former East german army used a few sabers of this style for parades. WKC and Eickhorn companies still produce it, but they are inside oft Germany today only used by ,officers' of some competion shooters clubs ( In Northern Germany some competion shooters clubs wear an uniform: green jackett, white or green trousers and a black, sometimes green hat, in Bavaria they are sometimes also uniformed, but in bavarian dress.) and by ,officers' of ,Historical Townguards'.
Nice comment to the youth, be patient. I am restoring 1949 trainer airplane, I never would have imagined that I would have it in my garage! Twelve years, basic income.
Have you ever been to or thought about touring the Lithgow SAF in Australia. Happened upon it by chance on vacation, amazing, giant, and irreplaceable collection. A little later I bought the "new" Springfield M1A grand and when I disassembled it, the receiver was labeled "Lithgow".
U are making me remember my godfathers collection - especially the ww2 weapons - some of which he personally took off prisoners and dead german soldiers - he was an Army Sniper
With the current state of museums (see Ians recent video) men like this are the future of maintaining, preserving, and displaying history. It's a blessing that he chooses to share with us. Thank you for that Sir.
You had the gun reblued. Now you regret it, but you were 12 years old. It's okay, it's part of the story
Darn 12 year olds rebluing firearms!
Truth is, it's getting harder and harder to build collections like Mikes. It was all much more attainable in the 90s for the average person. We dont have nearly the amount of quality shows and swap meets we did 30 years ago. For me that's where the good stuff and the deals were to be had. If it's your goal, I'd still recommend trying. Start out with objects in fair to okay condition. Buy sell and trade your way up. Make no mistake, it was a massive amount of work and dedication for Mike to build this collection. I tend to collect what I like and only occasionally make a purchase with investment in mind.
Bloomers? How about jodhpurs.
Fiction. Puttees are long piece of cloth wound around the leg. Just like the Doughboys were wearing in WWI.
It was a Daisy Red Ryder that started my love affair with guns 45 years ago
Million dollar Collection
He has a Marine Raider patch in his paratrooper patch collection, which leads me to a side story. When my sister visited the ABMC Cemetery in Normandy her friend asked her if our dad ever visited there. She told her that he hates this stuff. An older gentleman who was obviously a vet ask her astonishingly why he hates it. She told him plain that he was in the Marines. The guy got a good laugh out of it. Hey, he’d never be caught dead in an Army uniform! Great video, and yes, this guys wife must be a saint.
She likes money as much as the next woman. Obviously he has some to spend frivolously. Imagine all the bribes and what her jewelry box must look like. Lol
How naive of me....touché! Haha
When I was in my early teens(in the early sixties) , I hung out at the local army navy store, which I was fortunate to have two such stores. Between the two stores, they sold just about everything that Mike showed except maybe for some civil war items. If you had patience and of course the money, which a 13 year old didn't have ; let the owners know what you are looking for they find it for you. A side note, these stores sold jeeps, duce an half, as well as, surplus heavy equipment.
I do remember, my dad had a set of sheep skins from flying rescue over the Aleutian's Islands in a PBY, but like most GIs ended up selling them after the war to help make their mortgage payments and other expenses. I did inherited his M1 carbine, summer flight jacket and his New Testament zip Bible from FDR.
My dad wore his winter GI coat as a work jacket till my mom put it in the trash in 1965 and I burned it in the burn barrel..it was in tatters and did have a brass zipper and she gave away my dads ww2 uniform to some guy going door to door asking for ww2 stuff in the early 80's..I asked my mom about it in 1984 and she told me that's what happened to it..my mom will be 102 this year.
I love hereing stories about the greatest generation, thank you for sharing.....
I would like to get the B24 pilot's leather jacket with the patch of the missions he had flewn in WW2 and the red bomb on the right side.
Greetings from Germany....
Lots of these bomber jackets were faked and in style back in the late 1980's..but if you saw a kid wearing one in the 60's or 70's you bet they were real.
If i had this kind of collection, this would be the only thing i would leave the family and no money, History.
Amazing collection , this is a historic museum. God bless your grandfather and your father.
RIP Eugene D. Spicer. Cartridge collector extraordinaire.
Money and patience are good, but searching and finding unexpected gems are most of the thrill.
Incredible collection. Thanks for sharing that.
Great Video! If you can do more of these I’d do them. I think I speak for the majority of your customers and viewers this was really cool.
That clapped out MP44 might be my favorite object I saw in this video.
Now that is a collection,can’t wait for the next video to come out.
God Bless your Grandfather, Father and yourself for your service.
You have much to be proud of!
Thank you and your family for their service!
I felt like I needed a cigarette after that intro. ;-)
Also, its great that he put so much time into collecting and now wants to share with younger generations to come and enthusiasts. Many more will enjoy the passion you experienced. Thank you sir!
27 plus Minutes of Drooling
Money, no, wife yes, what to do? Sell wife for a lot of money, buy collection, be happy and alone! No that was not a good idea, better to have wife and subscribe to Legacy Collectibles. Then You could enjoy Your life so much Moore. 😊
GREAT collection, THANKS for showing!
8:58 - I would love to know more about the poster with Polish winged Hussar on it, that can be seen in the back…
Yep, the director of " a Christmas story " had one as a kid and swore up and down his Red Ryder had the sundial and compass.
The daisy museum told him that he was absolutely mistaken but he was adamant so they made one up for the movie.
that is an amazing collection... looking forward to part 2...
Very interesting collection
Greeting from Singapore. Thanks for this video. This guy has much better stuff than our National Museum.
Yes the US stole only the best stuff ☠️
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"...with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time."
"..sun dial still works.."
A++++++++++++!
you'll put an eyyye out with thaaat lol
Very nice collection. In private hand this is pretty special. Mike has a good eye for collecting.
Translation... negotiations on going.
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One of the grearest videos, thanks Tom, you are the best!!!!!
most people that have this type of collection don't tell very many people what they have. there are probably more collections like this than what you would think. it's an honor to be invited over to see this let alone get to buy some of this stuff. i hope you can keep finding the stuff you do. thanks for the great videos that you do.
Absolutely top notch one of a kind collection. Provenance included, Mike is a very serious collector. I am sure it will take a year to research list and place for sale on Legacy Collectables. Mike is correct to contact you because no one is better suited to do it. The value of this is through the roof for history and monetarily. Respect sent, and from a former 82nd 1st 505th vet. 🇺🇸
Very nice collection..
Ooh! A de-ac MP40!!
Could this humble Brit become the proud new owner of this piece of history? Great video as usual, Tom.
Goodwin 'Bud' Lubliner, WWII vet, was a waist gunner on a bomber. I think it was a B29, but I'm not sure. The name of his plane was BIOYA. (Blow It Out Your A$$). Bud was quite a guy with many stories from the war, his riding the rails as a hobo, then becoming the head engineer at Verson in Chicago, to canoeing in Minnesota, where he owned a canoe camp. Bud retired and at 80 something years old built a canoe that came apart. He dug a pond, made a waterfall in his yard with huge stones he hauled and piled and made the water flow into the pond. He did many other things. Forgive me for posting this here, I just wanted to document this man, a WWII vet, a colorful character and my good frinend.
Right on Mike very nice collection.
Intrest in collecting ww2 stuff will spike in 2045 as the Civil war did in 1965 but after that it's all down hill..this is a great time to dump a big collection as most are in there 70's (young collectors) and future collectors will not pay these museum prices for 20th century mass produced war trinkets when they have better made mass produced fakes that flood the mkt. BTW museums are toast now and many small one's are out of biz. now.
What an Awesome collection..The Ultimate Man Cave..
Fascinating! Thanks for the videos.
I just ran out of tears. Respect for Mike!!!
I had a very dear friend, Mr. Lorn Jackson that had a museum in his house. I finally broke down after much urging, and sold him my WWII German officers uniform. He recently passed away. I understand the family sold everything. I sure would have like to have had the uniform back. Oh well.
I seen some old pics of Marines at Khe Sahn defending one of the hills with Springfield snipers alongside the Hog
Wow. Just. Wow.
Epic over the top collection. I pull out my dad’s Class A Greens at times whenever I read his diaries. They were the greatest generation!
That is THE BEST basement I have ever seen!
Wow what a collection!!!
Nice jacket collection. I appear to be collecting work jackets. I like my cornerstone better than carharts detroit currently. Dri ducks outlaw I have yet to add to the growing collection.
This was fascinating to watch! Thank you for sharing 👍
Respect to Mike and his great collection of historic military items. If it were not for the courage of the men that wore those uniforms; whilst risking their lives every day,we would be speaking the German language here in the UK today. This current generation needs to learn and respect their history. Thanks to Mike and Tom for sharing these treasures with us all.
Am I right in thinking that Buck Jones BB gun featured in the kids film the Christmas story?
I know y’all are just collectors but it’s still urks The hell out of me when y’all are flagging each other
Oh that 1903A3 Springfield rifle is speaking to me
What fabulous collection!
Mike's place looks like a museum. In his way it probably is.
Mike is someone everyone i know wants to have a beer and a yarn with ,top bloke
Great collection!
WOW....Thanks....!
Wow! Very impressive collection.
A patient spouse is certainly a requirement. A guy I know bought a sword collection of over a hundred pieces. He then turned his living room into a sword repository for about a month while he sorted them. The wife was not too pleased...
thank you for sharing-the people we have in this country today have no idea what the greatest generation went through. his collection is a tribute to them. thank you for your website. carl pgh,pa
Anyone who says there are no ugly guns hasn't seen the Borchardt C93.
This guy is Awsome so cool that he collected and takes care of all of this beautiful stuff
Why the hell is he selling the collection
You ever heard of guns being banned...he's on to something.*wink.
A virtual museum tour.. Fantastic... A shame about the sound quality.. Loved that Confederate flag and sabre.. But there is such to choose from...
Hey Sir Its an awesome presentation indeed in fact i wanna asking about K98 bayonet 1936 JOS.CORTS SN Price and Availability and where to buy it beside & thank you .
Have you ever came across a ww2 De Lisle carbine... Was possibly the most quietest firearm ever made...
No, never heard of one. I will look it up.
Another Great Video ! Thanks !
Tom’s side eye game is very strong in this video lol
Good video, very interesting; and what a collection! That takes decades of time, dedication and pateince. You would be suprised what you can achieve over time, even if you have a very tight budget.
I am absolutely blown away what an incredible collection
That's how a happy man looks
You are hardcore that your hand doesn’t burn when you put it on a wood stove!
Inspiring words at end. That's some collection. Thanks for showing it.
Unbelievable!!! This video could easily be a few hours. Thanks for sharing... the best part is how he honored his great great great great uncle, his grandfather and his father... their honor and legacy will always be remembered...
thats quite the impressive collection
I would guess that the sword on the top is a Blüchersäbel from the 19th century
Sabers of this style had been used by german forces up to 1990. At first, napoleonic time , it was used by light cavallry, later, after war of 1870/71 it was used by mounted artillry. For an unknown reason, only this saber was allowed for cavallry after Versailles treaty, and was used by german cavallry up to 1941. From 1956(?) to 1990 former East german army used a few sabers of this style for parades. WKC and Eickhorn companies still produce it, but they are inside oft Germany today only used by ,officers' of some competion shooters clubs ( In Northern Germany some competion shooters clubs wear an uniform: green jackett, white or green trousers and a black, sometimes green hat, in Bavaria they are sometimes also uniformed, but in bavarian dress.) and by ,officers' of ,Historical Townguards'.
Fascinating video .
Outstanding video and presentation.
Thank you!!
Tom, @15:21 they are not all flintlocks, some are percussion ... maybe percussion conversions ...
More percussion than flintlock.
Well I'd have no collection like this, but I was 4 years old too and found my uncle WW2 belt and wash kit and wore them out!
Muzzle discipline!
Plaese make video Walther model 4 variante 3
Nice comment to the youth, be patient. I am restoring 1949 trainer airplane, I never would have imagined that I would have it in my garage! Twelve years, basic income.
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Have you ever been to or thought about touring the Lithgow SAF in Australia. Happened upon it by chance on vacation, amazing, giant, and irreplaceable collection.
A little later I bought the "new" Springfield M1A grand and when I disassembled it, the receiver was labeled "Lithgow".
I need a bayonet for my M1 Garand
I need a M1 Garand for my bayonet.......what to trade?
@@jcmaxie4758 cash
Dear God imagine rocking one of those jackets after the war
The hardest drip imaginable
I knew he wasn't in Philadelphia. It took me many years to have a neutral accent, at one time I may have been his neighbor.
Soldiers are cannon fodder for the rich wealthy egotistical leaders and politicians.
And why is the Polizei tunic wearing a German cross on left pocket and a Luftwaffe Spanish cross on wrong pocket and wrong tunic
Helmets?
I got a 1914 mauser 32 revolver what is it worth i dont know what it sells for its in great shape and it fires nice pic
Awesome video but dude you gotta check your muzzle you were flashing that poor dude all over the place and he looked really uncomfortable lol
Would You or someone that is with You be interested in my USMC "George" Medal? I will be putting it up for auction in the near future.
U are making me remember my godfathers collection - especially the ww2 weapons - some of which he personally took off prisoners and dead german soldiers - he was an Army Sniper
This collector guy reminds me too much of the bad pilot guy from airwolf .. "catch ya later" ...
Awesome! We want more 😎👍🥇
Amazing stuff !
Wow!
really nice Vid. Go with a fully charged battery next time.....