Down the Cellar 89 - Happy Friday

So many good things showed up... down the cellar today that Tom and Ob couldn't wait until Sunday to show you.
BOILERPLA... ER, GENERAL INFO:
Tom, Deb, and Ob would like to thank everyone who have been kind enough to send in gifts. Seriously, you guys are just the best.
I'd like to thank each and every one of you who take the time to watch DtC, and am very grateful to everyone who takes even more time out of their day to comment. In a perfect world Tom or Ob would be able to engage with everyone in the comment section, but alas the world is far from perfect. Tom doesn't know how (and refuses to learn) and Ob is something of a Luddite.
FAQ & A:
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[@rburrows7786]

Another great video Tom. Keep them coming. All the best to you👍👍👍

[@johnlawson2984]

EPNS stands for electroplated nickel silver.

[@blairbayers3355]

Great video guys! I absolutely love the Tropical Pith Helmet. Wunderbar!!!

[@MrTruckerf]

I really like the videos! I am not a smoker or drinker but I do enjoy ginger ale with cranberry juice while I watch along with you. I don't collect any of this stuff but I appreciate the quality of the artifacts and your knowledge. All the best to you and Ob from the great Midwest and if you keep making the videos, I will keep watching and liking them.

[@franksmodels29]

Wow a Friday vid Fantastic great to have evening drinks and a smoke with the cool guys 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ianrudd8709]

Simply........ Excellent !

[@user-saber_rider]

Your cellar is the Holy Grail for every edge weapons collector🏆 Who wouldn't want to spend some time there with all the great pieces ⚔

[@tomstreet5266]

What the heck,Friday!!!! What a pleasant surprise!!!!!!

[@rickgriffin7131]

Four "Bob Burns" by 4:44 in the video. Whew! I bet those guys didn't see the end of this session! I enjoy your videos very much. Thanks!

[@johnjenkins1589]

I think bayonets were mixed up in the weapons piles turned in at the end of combat. Probably mostly by GI’s just grabbing whatever caught their eye and putting a bayonet in a scabbard. They didn’t know or care about makers. The German solider would have kept his equipment together and accounted for until the combat became too intense or they surrendered. Why would they throw their scabbard on the ground at a bayonet charge? It was attached to their belt on a frog….. I suppose it’s possible but not likely imo

[@redeemed.777]

Great cinematography on the eye opener,mighty 10 'o'clocker

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

I love how Tom always starts to make the drinks with that spoon to get the ice but then tosses it aside and uses his hands! Just get rid of that stupid ladle, no one uses them!! Lol!

[@MrTruckerf]

Haha! So true!

[@Engineer1897]

I like tongs better

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

@@Engineer1897 Be honest, after a couple belts do you still use the tongs??

[@Engineer1897]

@@Bradydog-in7ut after a couple of belts, I can't use much of anything for a while after that. My tolerance isn't what it used to be....

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

@@Engineer1897 Same here brother. In college I never got bagged by the police with 18 beers session (pre-drunken driver rules), now 2 fine scotches and I feel it.

[@larryburwell8550]

great video. great daggers and edged weapons and a nice afrika corp helmet and SA coffee can. thanks for sharing

[@dallasanderkin7134]

Lol you are going to turn them guys into hard core fellas Bob burns Bob burns Bob burns lol

[@th.burggraf7814]

Because of the Edelweiß (to my knowledge, all mountain troops are stationed in Bavaria) and last but not least the imprint inside the kepi, that says, it was made in Straubing (which is a town in lower Bavaria), I think the kepi belongs to the Bayerische Ostmark Group (eastern/northern Bavaria), not the Hessen Group. Best regards from Southern Bavaria. 🇩🇪🤙🏻

[@phil-em-in]

Always wondered what Arb looked like. When you showed the framed picture of Eisenhower. I saw Arb in the reflection. He looks just like you Mr Whitman. Nobody could ever say he's not your son lol. Now I know what the face behind the camera is, I'm content, as its been on my mind from the first video you started with.

[@rjb6327]

On a Friday night? WOW! The number of times you two mentioned "Bob Burns", those guys must be passed out in front of the computer. 😁

[@euroyank860]

The rules are great !!! Wittmann rules now !! However, no showtime in the morning !!! Looking forward to the next show !!

[@flipflopsguy8868]

I'm going to start with Whittman Military Antiques afternoons for happy hour 🍸and Barstool Pizza Reviews 🍕 in the evening for dinner now ! I have that pith helmet but I got it too young and didn't realize what I really had, I was more interested in a steel helmet, consequently I didn't treat it right and the strap broke, I became interested in the shields and had to remove them only to have someone steal them from me, I can to this day not understand that suspension system in there, I tried to get that felt to stay in that metal knob in the center and I couldn't understand how that threaded end was supposed to be comfortable on top of my head and assumed something was missing there but I see the same thing on yours, I thought about buying replica shields after finding out how expensive the originals are on the market and even contemplated replacing one shield with a Luftwaffe eagle for a Luftwaffe afrika corp helmet as I've seen in photographs but I became disgusted by the broken green leather strap. Great stuff and all completely Relatable to this BOOMER as opposed to these Youngsters that THINK they know everything better than us. HERE'S HOW ! 🍻

[@dennislindenpellinge]

Hello guys, love the show ! 😄👍

[@ME-pu9vb]

SA stock cap for teams of the SA group Hochland with Edelweiß SA-Obergruppe IV (Ingolstadt) from April 1, 1933: (Munich)

[@andrewbarron7690]

Hi,the frog on the first bayonet has an Rbnr and an obscured date. The date on the frog will be 1943 not 1938.

[@Viking88Power]

Great stuff

[@JamesWoodring-mu2iz]

thanks guys another great show. big fan of the channel . watching from the north carolina mtns.

[@DarrellBeckford]

On the Eisenhower champagne bucket "EPNS" likely means electroplated nickel silver.

[@siroyal2040]

Love your videos mr wittman your knowledge is outstanding all our love from the uk

[@Engineer1897]

I'm sure we all remember the ' Downfall ' parodies here on YT. I wonder what a " Down the Cellar " parody would look like? Maybe , " Up in the Attic " ?

[@felixortmann5174]

❤❤❤ Pepsi 😊...nice Weekend.

[@chuyenbaychim3199]

❤❤❤❤❤💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@christianhofmeister2454]

Love the DTC episodes. I was hoping you could give a shout out to my wife Elizabeth for her birthday on sep 22. She would get a kick out of it. I'll be seeing you at the max show with my 2 buddies. My name is Christian Hofmeister thank you very much.

[@DavidHuber63]

It's like being in a club again

[@richardbenolken8996]

The Pith may be Mediterranean not Africa Corp, or Desert

[@keithwren5433]

Party at Tom's tonight 🎉 😊

[@phil-em-in]

Morning from England on Saturday 26th at 7am. I bet you would get quite a few lovely ladies serving the booze. But what would your wife have to say about it Mr Whitman. 😂😂😂

[@zeevraskin9150]

Привет из Израиля

[@nildotcom]

😅

[@Wehrwulfaz]

Could someone please explain how a picture of J.R. Bob Dobbs ended up on the wall?

[@pierredeguise8092]

hi m.wittmann ,i just buy a naval wkc dagger, and one month later i find and buy a original portepee, my problem in,,i dont know how to tied up on my dagger, i see your video, but need somme (trick) to fix it can you help me with a video or something like that,,thank you

[@JB-tq1sl]

Hey mister women can I get a shout-out please today is my birthday PS love your show please keep them coming

[@martinashton5792]

E P N S means Silver Plate so not solid silver

[@rdmountford3132]

Unfortunately the kepi is a Janke reproduction guys. Giveaway is the inner stamp ..chin strap and cotton whipcord

[@zeevraskin9150]

M7/112 Carl Wűsthof

[@brianredban9393]

Do you guys ever get real ss rings?

[@6omega2]

Third comment! Maybe someday I'll get first.

[@ingob.6738]

The SA kepi is not original 👎

[@felixortmann5174]

Because? ITS Look to good.

[@MrTruckerf]

How can you be sure? But that is why I will never collect this stuff; too easy to get taken.

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

Are you the forger?

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

@@MrTruckerfYou have to buy the books and learn. In any collectors market there are going to be forgers. You have to learn and know your stuff.

[@ingob.6738]

@@felixortmann5174 Because the maker mark is the post 1945 version 😉 And there are more details indicating that it’s not an original pre 1945 SA kepi.

[@zeevraskin9150]

RZM M7/37 Robert KLASS

[@LondonHistory1977]

Please tell us what Hob is short for? Our favourite cameraman!??