Yard Sales, Flea Markets and Antique Shops 2023

[Aragorn243]

Yard sales once again a bust this weekend. Only found a few, rain in the area. Flea markets were better with the everything is a dollar guy being back. I found five items with him, most of them I am still in the dark about. The first I know is a Revere 8mm movie camera. Why include this here? Because one of these is what a couple used in Pearl Harbor to film some of the footage we see of the bombings. These cameras were made from 1940-1946 and I suspect quite a few soldiers managed to take some battlefield footage with them. Not officially, they had better cameras than this but privately owned. And for a dollar, it's going in my Home Front section.









Next is a mystery item. I'm pretty sure it is Italian WWII issue of some sort. Again, for $1, why not.















Next is a nice US Navy hat, not sure on the era but probably WWII.









Best guess on this one is a French Fireman's Brigade helmet. It's pretty small, too small for me so I assumed a child's toy but another collector said it's a Fireman's helmet from a day when people were smaller than now. It does look just like one I've found online. I've had two individuals confirm it is a fireman's helmet from the 1890's. One says French, one says German. I've found two very similar ones online that say French so that's where I'm still leaning.







And finally, a mystery rifle sling. This does look familiar to me but I'm drawing a blank.







My last pickup of the day wasn't at the dollar section unfortunately. I didn't have one so I got this as a placeholder until a better one comes along. A Mark 1 USN knife by Colonial. Has a pretty large chip out of the blade but is in otherwise decent shape. Sharpen and reshape blade or leave it alone? Leaving it alone for now. Hate that chip however.