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Mantiques: A Promising Store Name! (4/30/08)
These carnival targets are plain jane, but a bargain for any carnival collector.On my return trip from the Fort Leavenworth Militaria Collectibles Show last Saturday, I stopped in Weston, MO to visit a few antique shops. Weston is a town known for antique hunting, but it also offers a nice historic home tour every year in December. More >>

Striking Gold at the Hastings Military Collectibles Show (4/30/08)
A wonder display of Vietnam era As I loaded my car early Friday morning, I was relieved to see that it had only snowed an inch or so the night before. While I was in college, there were four consecutive years the Hastings Nebraska Militaria Show was canceled due to blizzard conditions. Show co-promoter Mike Bockman was beginning to think the Lord was trying to send him a message. More >>

Ft Leavenworth Militaria Show Review (4/30/08)
Reenactors chat in front of a WWII German field tunic and a deactivated German MG34 machine gun.I just got back from the 14th annual Fort Leavenworth Militaria Collectibles show located at the Frontier Conference Center. I have attended this event 5 or 6 times and enjoy making the drive. This show (like most) is an opportunity to meet up with collecting friends I only see once or twice a year and to network with dealers. More >>

The Movie That Changed Militaria (12/23/07)
Original D-Day Ranger Assault Vest as used by Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan“Pre – SPR” is a term commonly read on web boards, or heard from the mouths of militaria collectors at shows. It signifies a romanticized time period prior to the 1998 release of the movie Saving Private Ryan (or SPR). This Spielberg masterpiece revived so much interest in WWII and military history that overnight, countless new collectors were born. More >>

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