MILITARIA COLLECTING IS DEAD…

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Will Morrison

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@lukegainer4293 9 ай бұрын

Greedy dealers ripping new collectors off does not help the hobby

@willmorrison5341 9 ай бұрын

has happened to me! hasn’t let it discourage me, if anything, it inspired me to do more research

@StratBurst92 7 ай бұрын

Especially with the high-tech reproductions tha are out there now. Really hard to tell now what is fake and what is real. I started collecting in 1968 and fakes were easy to spot back then. My Dad was a Sgt. in the US Army 160th Combat Engineer Battalion in WW2, D-Day and battle of the bulge. He gave me a silver panzer badge and a stickpin that he brought back. My advice to a new collector is to buy from a reputable dealer that guarantees authenticity for life.

@Civilwar.relics 6 ай бұрын

That's why I stopped with the WW2 stuff, unfortunately so many fakes on the market at the shows, I do Civil War stuff now from a reputable source, but have a nice hj collection

@donaldfischer1428 9 ай бұрын

I'm inclined to agree with you. WW2 items especially German are dying out. I remember going to gun shows back in the 60's and almost every table had some German item on it. You could buy a German cross in gold for $40. Now their over $3000. The same with German daggers. How many tables do you see that have civil war items. There will always be collectors for these items but not like it was. Dealers have jacked these prices way out of line. Even the Vietnam items. If you're collecting good luck and have deep pockets.

@willmorrison5341 9 ай бұрын

personally I have a lot of enthusiasm about this hobby, many of my peers do not. that being said, i think the younger generation of collectors do not approach this casually, especially considering the unrealistic price points for much of this stuff. i have faith that collecting will continue and even prosper in the future. maybe my wallet can keep up too

@kylelindberg7771 9 ай бұрын

@@willmorrison5341 Even if the hobby declines when the older generation of collectors dies out, That would just mean more items available than there is demand for them, leading to more attainable prices.

@StratBurst92 7 ай бұрын

Bought my first dagger in 1968, enlisted man's SS dagger by Robert Klass. Price was $75.00 and the Sa daggers sold for $25.00. As far as Vietnam, the patches are highly faked especially the SOG and patches from other elite units. You can get them in Vietnam now and they are still made the same way that they were back in 1968.

@TheBrubaker2 7 ай бұрын

Not dying out, quite the opposite. Look at the size of the fairs around the world. The apparent scarcity of items is because of the number of collectors and collections worldwide. Ah the internet, both a boon to us and a bane 😢

@HistoryMajor 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful collection, Im 19 and started from scratch collecting about 13 or 14. Its definitely been hard to be buy the pieces im more interested in but I have learned overtime its better to put more time into research so you know what to look for and keep yourself from getting burned. Also I rarely buy things over the internet and keep most my of my purchases to in person at military shows or antique shops this has allowed me to be able to look over the item and get some amazing deals I wouldn’t get anywhere else especially on armbands and helmets. Some of the stuff I have bought is selling for 3x the price online its crazy plus they charge tax and shipping. I love dealing with vets the most because they are often able to tell me how they acquired the item or the story behind it. They also don’t mind helping out a younger generation collector by throwing in a thing or two. I have had very positive experiences with this community and my passion has only grown since then. I look forward to be able to helping the future generations out one day and teaching them to love this hobby!

@Luftwaffe1935 7 ай бұрын

As a dealer/collector I see people taking repro's and aging them. This hurts collecting more than anything. Repros should say repro stamped in! To stop this.

@chahh1866 7 ай бұрын

Lots of the repros were featured in books that were written to validate the repros they were pumping out. I know of a collector that would take a standard stalenhelm and modify it, camo chicken wire new stickers sand treatment he had a factory line..

@billb89 3 ай бұрын

The Max Show and SOS are loaded with fakes and dealers with promotors don't care. It's sad and unfortunate but there will always be fakes.

@MarvinHartmann452 8 ай бұрын

My grandfather was able to keep his complete uniform, with all his award and caps, I consider it to be a family heilbronn, I would never, ever sell any of that stuff. He was a military physicist and a researcher. Obviously I would also never wear any of this. I'm 1.97m and my grandfather was 1.94, so it didn't fit, I also don't want to be pelted with rock because he was a former SS officer SS Sturmbannführer to be exact. I'm from Germany, but live in North America since the 80s. What people don't understand, is that you couldn't refuse to be in the military if you had useful knowledge in those days. It wasn't a choice, as if he had refused, he would have been imprisoned or worse as it was a treasonous behaviour. He just served his country like everyone else did. And despite that they lost, I'm still glad to had the chance to know him. He died in 2007 at 85. Edit: I also have another family member who was relatively known as a Luftwaffe pilot and ace, and I have a couple of pictures and letters he wrote to my grandfather, as well as some souvenirs from him too, he has a long career as a pilot after the war. In no way I would ever sell or give these away as it's an important part of my own family. Sorry for my poor english, it's not my language obviously, not even my second language. So sorry for the mistakes.

@willmorrison5341 8 ай бұрын

thank you for sharing your incredible family history. one cannot pass judgement unless you were there yourself, half of the world fell to fascism under the nazis. treason didn't just mean your death, but your families, friends, etc... thank god their regime was eradicated and that your grandfather survived. keep that uniform and hat together with documents/awards in a safe, safe place. i agree to never sell it, but as a collector, I must say a complete SS officer uniform is certainly a fantasy find.

@alvarocorral1576 8 ай бұрын

I would completely keep that stuff in your family and protect it from (time) ruining your collection. Most millennials have already forgotten the past so I wouldn’t worry about anything except to preserve history for people like myself that would very much like to see that stuff if I could lol!

@premierlitnant1570 9 ай бұрын

I started collecting military items from the Second World War when I was young, at the age of 18, but decided after a few years that it was no longer worth pursuing because the prices are out of this category!! And there are more counterfeits than real items. Plus, there are so many rude people in this hobby, especially older collectors. So I started collecting servicemen from my own country before World War II, and let me tell you, I have never been so happy and comfortable. It's much easier to collect natively and you have your local dealers to help you.

@wanderingwarrior5626 9 ай бұрын

Most rude sellers come from U.S., and U.K.! Other countries, Europe, Croatia, Lativa, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, etc, very nice, friendly, communicative, and sell at reasonable prices. If there is a a problem, very rare, they will make every effort to please. Those in U.S., U.K., will blame you, and then laugh, block. Hate dealing with them!

@willmorrison5341 9 ай бұрын

connections and trust are important but doing your own homework is imperative and unfortunately i’ve done my homework too late a few times, it’s just a part of collecting. it doesn’t discourage me as long as i’ve learned and get my money right in the end

@jons23 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Your collection looks awesome it must be great being able to view that every day. Subscribed!

@willmorrison5341 8 ай бұрын

i appreciate your compliment, the best part is the work that goes behind finding these things

@budgreen5463 8 ай бұрын

Two things I see killing this hobby. 1) prices 2) fakes. The prices haven gone crazy. The fakes are probably now 80% + everywhere, I see (dealers and there sites selling fakes as real items. As a collector today you had better be doing your research or as the old term used to be buyer beware.

@willmorrison5341 8 ай бұрын

I could make a whole video on that topic. If you want to get into collecting, you will be burned eventually no matter what. It is a treacherous hobby but worth it when you prepare

@StratBurst92 7 ай бұрын

I stopped collecting a few years back because of these high-tech fakes and I started in 1968 when fakes were easily spotted. Some of these newer made fakes have fooled long time dealers as well. My advice is to buy from a reputable seller that guarantees their items for life.

@bigdamon6291 7 ай бұрын

I use to collect in the 70s and 80s when you could find good stuff at flea markets, garage sales and the penny packet(not sure if thats the correct name, it was a newspaper that was ads to sell anything)..when you would go hunting for items you were limited to what was in your area or word of mouth..I have a WW1 US uniform that i bought at a garage sale in the late 70s or early 80s from the man who wore it, no joke..Today you have Ebay and all kinds of sites selling..what drove up prices in my opinion is the internet you have heavy hitters driving the price up setting the the new price..But the great thing about the internet is you can now do great research on items and can maybe not get fooled by fakes..

@StratBurst92 7 ай бұрын

A lot of my buys were from wanted ads I placed in local papers, mostly from veterans and I always paid them a fair price.

@victorstrozier929 9 ай бұрын

Great collection, Will. Those medals and visor cap are stunning! So nice that the hobby isn't dead and that a new generation will carry it on, as long as they have great incomes, ha ha!

@willmorrison5341 9 ай бұрын

and great connections too 👀 thanks for the comment sir

@yoda5565 7 ай бұрын

Your Father gave you an excellent start. Did he have reference books? Some of the older Angolia, Davis and Littlejohn books are very good and how I started in the 1970's. My Grandfather and Great Uncle were members of the Wehrmacht on my mother's side. Luckily as fate would have it one of my teachers at school was a major collector (we are friends to this day) and that got me started, along with a good part-time job. It was the "glory days" of gun shows back then. When stationed in West Germany in the early 1980's I tapped into that market which was just coming out of its "stigma" stage, albeit every Sastika was covered (usually with a price tag). I got a Luft cap at a flea market in Fulda with the eagle removed and tucked in the lining (that sort of thing). Great video, I'll be watching and "Allons" 👍

@StratBurst92 7 ай бұрын

Outstanding M1 Carbine, who would think that a company that made typewriters would make military rifles but that was the war effort. My Wifes mother worked at the Springfield Armory in the war years and worked on M1 Garands, we still have some blueprints of the Garand that she gave us. Is the luger all matching? My Dad was a WW2 combat vet and took an artillery model luger off of a German officer, some other GI liked it more and stole it from him. My jaw dropped when he told me, those are pretty expensive now.

@georgeghviniashvili3567 8 ай бұрын

im 22. im into japanese swords. no one my age is into them or knows anything about them. makes it easy to get the good stuff.

@willmorrison5341 8 ай бұрын

see i know nothing about japanese swords but respect the hell out of that collecting scene. i've handled a few, they're truly beautiful and iconic symbols of imperial japan, would love to own one someday

@sovpha 9 ай бұрын

It all depends on how you educate your kids. If you show, explain, and let them play with them they will slowly understand the significant history of these items and continue to collect. Amazing collection. Just subscribed to your channel. Keep up the great work. P.S. Greetings from the other side of the pond.

@willmorrison5341 8 ай бұрын

Yes exactly, I think the pendulum will swing the other way as far as the taboo surrounding this hobby. Thanks for the sub, I'll keep the videos coming

@boomerang5865 2 ай бұрын

I’m 11 years old and I love Militaria!

@willmorrison5341 2 ай бұрын

Keep it up! It is a life long hobby

@boomerang5865 2 ай бұрын

@@willmorrison5341 I will :)

@boomerang5865 2 ай бұрын

@@willmorrison5341 what I hate to see is when someone sells their beat up military cap given to them by their grandpa and label it on eBay as “worn toy army hat”

@fernandochavez4312 9 ай бұрын

I started at twelve, bought a Spanish Mauser bayonet for ten bucks. eBay says everything I’ve picked up in the last fifty years have increased in value. Thanks

@willmorrison5341 9 ай бұрын

i don’t doubt that for a second…

@StratBurst92 7 ай бұрын

I was 15 when my Dad took me to a surplus store and bought me a surplus WW2 British army issued .303 Enfield bolt action rifle. The only paperwork back then was receipt for the purchase.

@dai-nippon_digger 7 ай бұрын

Very encouraging. I myself have got 20 or so antique helmets from all over the world as well as a fair amount of entry level surplus as well as some relics I've found here in Hawaii. In fact, I use an old mess tin spoon I dug up for breakfast. I'm very young btw, not even 30.

@MG_militaria 4 ай бұрын

Scammers, prices, and crappy repros are all killing military collecting. I hope it gets better for the younger people who still want to collect and reenact.

@jimmylight4866 4 ай бұрын

Hobby is rocking. Totally on fire.

@wanderingwarrior5626 9 ай бұрын

Oh yes, I personally, only know one young person that is interested in this hobby, history in general. Most people live in the moment, so their only interests are money, sex, corporate produced materialism, and mind numbing entertainment.

@willmorrison5341 9 ай бұрын

i may indulge in those aspects of society as well but i like to think this hobby keeps me grounded

@wanderingwarrior5626 7 ай бұрын

@@willmorrison5341One, ex-military, young collector told me, you really have to have a mature mind to collect those items. That are especially interesting, when one connects to 'real' history! 'History is but a fable. Agreed upon lies written by the victors' Napoleon Bonaparte, that was part if the ruling class Freemason cult/cabal that rewrites history, demonizing all those that seriously threatened their global power.

@ClancyWoodard-yw6tg 7 ай бұрын

Exactly ill be 30 next month and my love for history came from my grandpa when I was little and I love this stuff

@siroyal2040 7 ай бұрын

You have a good collection there, great video thank you for sharing with us 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@SilvercreekAnimations 8 ай бұрын

Nice collection, the "backpack" is a musette bag. Great video!

@willmorrison5341 8 ай бұрын

musette bag... noted, thank you sir!

@davidwatts8166 7 ай бұрын

That visor is a beauty

@simonking5863 8 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable seeing your collection, well done 👍

@WabbitWay 5 ай бұрын

since the 1980s and speaking from personal experience, nothing really changes. Everything as adjusted for inflation, all prices have kept steadily in pace with inflation. If you think things are "expensive," everything has always been expensive. The market rules and speaks the truth. God Bless your pops because he is smiling down from heaven that you are appreciating the stuff that he loved. Buy the best and buy what you like. We are just care takers of history. God bless!

@smgwarrelics 8 ай бұрын

Not dead at all. Anyone you says that is an old SOB who just wants to complain. Lots of my customers are young guys.

@willmorrison5341 8 ай бұрын

agreed, i'm guilty of a clickbait title tbh

@ARGCDG 7 ай бұрын

What a great collection

@kennethreese4659 9 ай бұрын

Nice collection.

@willmorrison5341 9 ай бұрын

thank you kenneth!

@DechuViva 9 ай бұрын

Collection absolument magnifique ! Vous avez gagné un sous mon ami. La collecte militaire n’est pas morte !

@willmorrison5341 9 ай бұрын

merci mon ami, j'aime penser que j'ai gagné mon centime

@paulanthonydadd4022 7 ай бұрын

Hello , interesting, I am a collector too and will keep watching and lissening.

@csaint6780 8 ай бұрын

Nice collection you have!!👍

@willmorrison5341 8 ай бұрын

thank you sir!

@Legobricks2664 8 ай бұрын

I am a kid but I love clecting

@willmorrison5341 8 ай бұрын

It is very good to start young!

@inout3513 7 ай бұрын

I have two youth daggers 19 42 I would be interested in a trade for the carbine

@bloodhound50 5 ай бұрын

Great stuff!

@technovikingBubba 8 ай бұрын

Younger folks can't even keep a statue that stood for 187years... It's only going to get worse

@albertoftasmania 8 ай бұрын

A minority that corrupt politicians like to pander to and orchestrate are not representative of all younger folks. I (a 20 year old) have talked to a good few older people (baby boomers) who argue in favour of that destruction when I want them preserved and kept for the future generations, so we can see their contributions. This social revolution we are seeing the end results of today started with the baby boomers and their hedonistic-hippie rubbish.

@StratBurst92 7 ай бұрын

Some do not even know what our civil war was about. Out of all that I asked the closest answer was the blue team. Smh.

@raunovittaniemi4905 9 ай бұрын

Very nice collection ....✌️✌️✌️❤️❤️

@willmorrison5341 9 ай бұрын

thank you ✌️✌️✌️

@BadMuflon 6 ай бұрын

European colector here No its not going to die since there is a lot of demand worldwide but the prices of items are crazy... last 10 years its going up more then gold so people see it as an investment also... Im 35 and my grandfather was a fighter pilot in ww2, so the topic of ww2 was around as far as I can remember, I even managed to infect my wife with it... Geopoliticaly the topic is still hot because as we all can see - the topic was never adressed properly and now we have what we have

@CookiesAllotmentDevon 7 ай бұрын

Its fakes that will eventually kill the hobby , people like kanzler

@christianhuber7570 8 ай бұрын

Schöne Sachen. Grüsse aus Leipzig Germany

@willmorrison5341 8 ай бұрын

Vielen Dank

@petercollingwood522 6 ай бұрын

I'm sorry for youngsters interested in this hobby. I'm 56 and a member of a collecting and researching organization. I'm at the point that I'm almost completely uninterested in anything to do with Third Reich stuff because of the sheer greed that affects the hobby. Which results in batshitcrazy prices for anything with a swastika on it and a staggering industry of fakes and forgeries. Fifty years ago it might have been better but now if you are starting out you are competing against boomers who made their money (lots of it) in past times and a different world and have happily pushed prices to stratospherically stupid levels. Even if I had the money I don't think I'd be prepared to pay it. And this now permeates every aspect of German collecting, even Imperial and stuff going back to the early 1800's. And not just German. It also applies to a lot of British victorian era stuff which is also a major interest of mine. Basically. If theres money to be made with this stuff it will be faked and the fakes are now so good I no longer put much faith in the authoritiy of "experts" on the subject. Sad but I don't see any realistic way for things to get better.

@MG_militaria 4 ай бұрын

You can hang your Luftwaffe dagger on the wall.

@henrichazouliere1863 7 ай бұрын

Il faut les mettre dans un musée ! Leur place est dans un musée. Les musées servent à l'enseignement indispensable à toutes les nouvelles générations.

@12345678927164 7 ай бұрын

Lucky. My father…well I never knew him.

@Purpmaster 7 ай бұрын

Collecting isn’t dead, but the prices make me want to kms…lol jk. Nice early nickel silver 1st model Luft!

@tomsimpson5317 6 ай бұрын

Wish I had the money

@chahh1866 7 ай бұрын

Garbage, LOL no these items have significant value, your father would be proud that you have kept his passion alive. I've been involved since childhood, but don't share that passion to collect. Will, perhaps you can travel to the Max show in Sept. If I was you, I would not collect Nazi items, the market is flooded with reproductions, get a blue light to inspect anything fabric. I would have the Infantry office cap looked at, I question if it's authentic. The white color band at the top noting infantry is far to wide and the eagle looks incorrect.