 DWilliams  | 17 Jun 2015 6:38 a.m. PST |
This is a two-part poll. Feel free to provide specifics about what items are in your collection. 1. Are you a collector of militaria? (a) Yes. I have quite a collection.
(b) Yes, but I wouldn't call myself an avid collector.
(c) Yes, but I only have a few pieces.
(d) No, I'm not interested. 2. If you are, what kinds of items are in your collection? (a) Armor
(b) Documents
(c) Firearms
(d) Flags, Pennants, and Banners
(e) Helmets, Caps and Hats
(f) Insignia
(g) Knives, Swords, and/or Bayonets
(h) Medals and Awards
(i) Photographs
(j) Uniforms & Clothing
(k) _______________________ (something else) |
| Tgerritsen | 17 Jun 2015 6:49 a.m. PST |
c) Though I'm not at all a collector. I have a set of motorcycle goggles from the Afrika Korps, and both a Kar 98k and a Soviet Mosin Nagant, but the former was a gift. I'm not terribly interested in a large collection. |
| Intrepide | 17 Jun 2015 6:54 a.m. PST |
1. (e) used to but no longer. 2. (g) Knives, Swords, and/or Bayonets |
| Martin Rapier | 17 Jun 2015 6:58 a.m. PST |
I'm not a collector but I have all the stuff I use for re-enactment and airsoft, which is a fair old pile of uniforms, hats, webbing, equipment, boots, guns and camping gear. I am the trustee of my family's medals. |
| bsrlee | 17 Jun 2015 7:09 a.m. PST |
1(c) 2 (a, b e, g, j). 2(c) In the past but no longer Hmmm, maybe that should be 1 (b)……. |
| ataulfo | 17 Jun 2015 7:22 a.m. PST |
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| avidgamer | 17 Jun 2015 7:31 a.m. PST |
(b) Documents
(c) Firearms
(e) Helmets, Caps and Hats
(f) Insignia
(g) Knives, Swords, and/or Bayonets
(h) Medals and Awards
(i) Photographs
(j) Uniforms & Clothing |
| Sundance | 17 Jun 2015 7:37 a.m. PST |
Used to have a few nice items – sold most of them, but kept the medals/patches/awards and a couple of flags. |
| Garand | 17 Jun 2015 7:55 a.m. PST |
For part 1, C For part 2, C (in the form of shells), E. Damon. |
| Old Contemptibles | 17 Jun 2015 7:59 a.m. PST |
e. No, but I am interested. |
| Pedrobear | 17 Jun 2015 8:15 a.m. PST |
I keep a period or replica coin for some of the armies I own in the same box that holds the army. |
 Murphy  | 17 Jun 2015 8:16 a.m. PST |
C: yes…. I used to have an extensive WWII collection, (Much of it brought from Germany when I lived there), but due to a soon to be ex-wife that ran bills up faster than we could pay them, 99% of it was sold… I've started slowly acquiring a few interesting choice pieces of ACW stuff…some grape shot, period letters, glassware, and stuff like that… |
| Cosmic Reset | 17 Jun 2015 8:47 a.m. PST |
1b. Paper stuff, maps, photos, post cards, some letters, helmets, bayonets, various other bits, 1870s to present. |
| Cyrus the Great | 17 Jun 2015 8:48 a.m. PST |
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| Wackmole9 | 17 Jun 2015 9:07 a.m. PST |
1. C just some decoration stuff 2.
(b) Documents
(c) Firearms
(e) Helmets, Caps and Hats
(f) Insignia
(g) Knives, Swords, and/or Bayonets
(i) Photographs |
| Dynaman8789 | 17 Jun 2015 9:10 a.m. PST |
D – It would be money not spent on games |
| wrgmr1 | 17 Jun 2015 9:33 a.m. PST |
I used to collect swords and bayonets but sold them all off.
I had quite a few uniforms as well, but on 3 now. |
| John Armatys | 17 Jun 2015 9:40 a.m. PST |
1 – (a) (b) Documents
(c) Firearms (deactivated) plus related equipment
(e) Helmets, Caps and Hats
(f) Insignia
(g) Knives, Swords, and/or Bayonets
(h) Medals and Awards
(i) Photographs
(j) Uniforms & Clothing
(k) Military manuals, webbing, odds and ends. |
| galvinm | 17 Jun 2015 9:40 a.m. PST |
B. A, Armor
B, Documents
C, Firearms
G, Knives, swords or bayonets
H, Medals and awards
J, Uniforms and clothing Mostly my own, except for edged weapons and documents. |
| Oddball | 17 Jun 2015 9:51 a.m. PST |
B. Collector, not avid Items: Helmets, hats, bladed weapons, badges, patches and medals. W.W. I and II. |
| peterx | 17 Jun 2015 9:52 a.m. PST |
Hats to add to the role-playing aspect of being a commander in the war game era. |
| Timmo uk | 17 Jun 2015 11:54 a.m. PST |
Not a collector but I have a couple of things that have been given to me. I think I'd like to have things but I neither have the space to display a collection or in fact the funds to acquire anything significant. A while ago I saw some really lovely replica French Napoleonic eagles, I desperately wanted one and have a great position in my living room for it but at £175.00 GBP it was too much for me. |
 enfant perdus | 17 Jun 2015 12:29 p.m. PST |
1.(a) Yes. I have quite a collection
2.(f) Insignia
(i) Photographs
(k) Regimental swagger sticks, some other odds and ends |
| Weasel | 17 Jun 2015 3:13 p.m. PST |
Not really.
I do own a US army trench coat which I wear on a regular basis (when it's not so damn hot) and I have some east bloc bits (east german army jacket and a soviet air force overcoat). |
| 138SquadronRAF | 17 Jun 2015 5:14 p.m. PST |
1 (a) Yes 2 (b)(c)(i)(j)(k) I collect items associated with the RAF (there's a surprise) and the Special Operations Executive. Probably the best item we have is a suitcase radio used by the SOE |
| COL Scott ret | 17 Jun 2015 7:50 p.m. PST |
Collect some, mostly what I used during my service or acquired like Iraqi Army helmets and masks. |
| CorsairFAS217 | 20 Jun 2015 7:00 a.m. PST |
(a) I have a few things in the garage…
I run an aviation museum in Connecticut and I get to collect all sorts of military stuff LOL Personally
(b) Documents
(c) Firearms
(d) Flags (I have a 60 foot wide US flag from 1876 that is minty and huge
(e) Helmets, Caps and Hats
(f) Insignia
(g) Knives, Swords, and/or Bayonets
(h) Medals and Awards
(i) Photographs
(j) Uniforms & Clothing
(k) Aircraft parts |
