Stoneleigh Militaria, Stoneleigh Park 2019 - Show Report

[@zaynevanbommel5983]

I used to collect No5 LE Carbines I had 3 of them one wartime and two post war 1947 and the only No5 Bayonet i had was worth more than the Rifle is that the same in the UK ?

[@chrissheppard5068]

Norge army jumpers, shirts and day sack were the first things to buy on a winter deployment in the RM. The jumper and shirts eventually became an issue item.

[@michaeljohnson-li5nn]

Attended the show in 2020, much bigger and better than I thought it would be. Purchased a really nice magazine for my MP40.

[@RiflemanMoore]

Glad to hear it was a successful trip!

[@gig1958]

Excellent channel!! Any suggestions where to look for some basic Pattern 44 web gear? I am in the USA. Thanks!

[@RiflemanMoore]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm afraid the usual answer to these questions is eBay. I would say I have seen 1944 Pattern web equipment for sale in the US on eBay so you might be able to spot some without the issue of international shipping costs.

[@gig1958]

Thanks for the quick reply. Trying to undo some poor decisions in the past,ie. selling my '44 pattern collection to fund other projects.Your Mannequin of the Month has inspired me to pull some of my boxed items out. Also wanted to say that your Chindit impression is one of the best I've seen, from any era.

[@RiflemanMoore]

Thank you for your kind words. Good luck in finding the 1944 Pattern and any other bits you're looking for.

[@Thomachi]

Oh man, i need to go there sometime. Lots of british WW2 stuff i want that isn't too common at home.

[@RiflemanMoore]

It's a good show but you do have to dig for bargains some times.

[@broadswordcallingdannyboy5620]

Hi whats the price on a 1940s Denison smock these days?

[@etaylor495]

A repro is about £100 but I've seen originals for as high as £600.

[@broadswordcallingdannyboy5620]

Thanks-bought a few in the 1980s (long since passed on) payed around £60 for a good example@@etaylor495

[@RiflemanMoore]

Ah, question already answered! Sorry I've got a bit behind with comments.

[@marcarmstrong2249]

Hi do they ever have Willy’s /ford jeeps there ?

[@RiflemanMoore]

I'm not aware of full vehicles being sold but parts certainly are.

[@Tomc1278]

It’s a really good show I bought a teller mine 42 (deactivated) for a really good price

[@RiflemanMoore]

A nice pick up to be sure!

[@harryb8945]

Some very nice buys there. Unfortunately the only British kit I got was a Boiling Vessel, but was still a nice show.

[@RiflemanMoore]

That's still a good pick up!

[@harryb8945]

@@RiflemanMoore thanks. I intend tp turn it in to a usable kettle.

[@nathansaunders2576]

Shaving brush is likely 1930's or late 1940's/50's. I don't think cork was readily available during the war.

[@nathansaunders2576]

Of course, cork was used during the war. Stoppers in earlier Sterilizing Outfits and plugs for the Lightweight Respirator container for example, but those were military applications. As far as I know, cork is grown in warmer climates and would have been an imported product. A lot of cork growing countries were in German hands, or at least not in British hands during the war. They also reference cork being in short supply in an episode of Dad's Army, though a post war sitcom, it probably has routes in truth given the cast and writers were around then. The packaging is rather plain, either minimalist 1930's or the result of restrictions as a result of the war, which would have continued after. A lot of things like that are marked as "Wartime Pack" or "Economy Pack", which I don't think those boxes are. Of course, this doesn't rule it out as being wartime in itself.

[@hungryforgsr]

You are making me suffer.. I live in Canada. I don’t think we have military fairs

[@RiflemanMoore]

I think you do! I have friends in Canada who've been to militaria fairs, I'm pretty sure.

[@hungryforgsr]

Rifleman Moore Oh! The only thing I know of that’s military related are surplus. But if we do have them, they’d probably be in Ontario.

[@obsidianarrow1067]

I was looking for you but didn't find you. BTW I VERY nearly bought that mug

[@RiflemanMoore]

I had one chap on a stall recognise me from the videos but otherwise didn't bump into anyone from the KZbin mob, unfortunately. Maybe next year.

[@eldesso]

Missed out on £40 leather jerkin because I'd already spent all my money 😂🤣😭

[@RiflemanMoore]

That's a shame, not a bad price these days for a good one.

[@zaynevanbommel5983]

Those Para Helmets make your head sweat hard out

[@brianjones1151]

There's too much to look at, to film also . You need someone with you just to do the filming.

[@RiflemanMoore]

Yeah exactly, if you wanted to make an actual video journal of the experience.

[@zaynevanbommel5983]

This puts ours to shame lol

[@allenschmitz9644]

You may note that all the buyers are sellers and 90% of the crowd is not new buyers or collectors..why? the mkt is dead as is the hobby of collecting war stuff..no one now has the money to buy stuff to look at, when you talk about 100s and thousands of dollars today people think of a car payment/rent/new phone/new shoes...not some item an old person tells them will only go up in value and is an investment?...right! buy HIGH...and good luck down the road finding some one to pay more than the tooth fairy.

[@RiflemanMoore]

I can't say that's an opinion I can get behind, at least in the UK.

[@allenschmitz9644]

@@RiflemanMoore Im a big fan, but im old..unless you see a lot of young people at shows my take is it's dead as NASCAR. WHEN OLD COLLECTORS DIE OFF THERE KIDS will look on line and sell it there to the every fewer buyers at those high prices or at a yard sale for next to nothing...lol'.

[@RiflemanMoore]

Well that's rather my point, I see plenty of young people entering the hobby myself.

[@moreqdos7657]

No women.