Yard Sales, Flea Markets and Antique Shops 2023

[Aragorn243]

We went to the local Farmers/Flea Market yesterday as it's the last time I'm really able to go for about three months as my rifle coaching starts next Friday. There is a little antique shop there and outside vendors that I occasionally pick some things up from but nothing this week. My wife likes the auction, I usually don't because it's mostly a junk auction but again, occasionally they have something. This week I found a box of books under the table. Mostly tanks of WWII so I figured I'd sit and see if I could get them as the one tank book on German Panthers was a $45 book used on Amazon. The same lot grouping had a bunch of models which I wasn't super interested in because they were the wrong scale and/or mostly helicopters. The wife decides to go get food and while she's gone they get to the lot grouping with the books. Models get sold, no one is bidding on them, books come up I get the box for $1. They just keep bringing the models back and I have them piled on both chairs beside me and on the floor and I'm laughing to myself because I know what my wife will say when she gets back, and she doesn't fail me. First thing was "I knew I shouldn't have left you alone" and then the expected "how much did you spend for all of this." I wasn't really sure because it was pretty rapid fire and at the end the auctioneer would just look at me and say $1 and I'd nod and it was over, but once she got back and could guard this hoard I went to pay. With bidders' fees and taxes, I paid $18 for 17 model kits and a box of books on WWII tanks. There were two additional models of tanks which turned out to be missing most of the parts but the other 17 are all there. There was also a nice magazine ad for WWII War Bonds I might just frame.

[browningautorifle]

, I paid $18 for 17 model kits and a box of books on WWII tanks.

That's a pretty decent price.

[42rocker]

OUTSTANDING Buy! That lot of books should have a value of around $175 US.
Nice buy on the models also.

ENJOY!

Later 42rocker

[Aragorn243]

I am still finding things despite the lateness of the season. An indoor antique mall we only get to a couple time a year had a mess of canteens and accessories and I picked out a few I didn't have in my collection. The first is an undated canteen which means it was made between 1910 and 1917 as 1918 is when they started marking them with date and manufacturer. The second is a WWII cup and a Vietnam era cup I didn't have and a nice Vietnam era Canteen, cup and cover all of which were new for me. I needed a second Vietnam era canteen for my early war combat setup which I'll show in another thread.

Then today I found a 5" dummy cartridge MK5 38 caliber shell at the local flea market which is still open despite the cold. Haven't seen one of these before and limited info on the net about them. IMA had one that was painted red from 1985 but I suspect this is a bit older than that. The guns have been in use with the US Navy since 1934.

[browningautorifle]

a 5" dummy cartridge MK5 38 caliber shell

Nice catch.

[Aragorn243]

Stopped in an antique shop yesterday I only hit a couple times a year. Found a WWI mess kit dated 1917 which I had but they only wanted $5 for it and it had a 1917 knife in it. So I grabbed it. Looked around didn't see anything else so went back and went over this guys booth with a fine tooth comb and found a second WWI mess kit that sounded empty. Also $5. This one was a manufacturer I didn't have and dated 1918. I then notice the "sale" signs on the booth, 25% off. So I got the two of them and the knife for $7.50. I get home and am opening them and recording the information and I find a fork dated 1911 in the other one. It was jambed tight so didn't rattle around. Decent day.

1917 L.F.&C. and 1918 T.J.W.B.C. CO. Knife is L.F.&C., Fork is R.I.A.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

1917 L.F.&C. and 1918 T.J.W.B.C. CO. Knife is L.F.&C., Fork is R.I.A.

I wound say you are lucky, but I know better. You are diligent.

[Nehalem Man]

Saw this one at a local antique store. I don't think it's particularly old since it has a drawing number on the bottom.





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[Aragorn243]

I believe that is 1966 production, DSA 100 with no date following.

[Flying10uk]

I remember seeing a US army "collapsible canvas bucket" for the first time in the late 1970's and being amazed and fascinated that it would actually hold water without being a rigid metal bucket. The chap who had it owned a wartime Willys Jeep and sourced the bucket as an accessory to go with his Jeep.