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    Big yard sales today but only "home front" items found and brought home.

    I picked up a full box of OPA ration tokens. I have seen these before as probably everyone's grandma's junk drawer had a couple of them in them. Red or blue coin sized composite tokens. I just never knew what they were. These were issued in WWII from 1942 to 1945 as change for ration books or ration stamps. They are evidently fairly common today and very reasonable if you wanted to collect them. 20 some different varieties of blue and around 30 varieties of red, just differences in labels from what I understand. The really cool thing however is that no one seems to have full, unopened boxes of them so this might be a rare piece. In mint condition.

    Second thing I bought was at the same yard sale. A box of WWII newspapers from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA. Not a lot of monetary value to these but really interesting to go through. Looks to be primarily the front pages. Headlines from the top of the stack include "Yanks Rip 17 Jap Warships", Where Reds, Japs May Battle", "Yanks take Leipzig". It's also interesting that Germanicon news is included. "On Razor's Edge, Goebbels Whines" Obviously they followed the German newscasts but never really thought about the Allies reporting it. The price of the papers went up from 3 cents to 4 cents at some point during the war. A 33% increase, wow.

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    Three weeks since my last post, I must be slipping. This weekend I found a Case XX USAAF survival machete in pretty nice condition. This one is the wood handled fixed blade with the metal edge protector. I'll get some photos up in the blade forum soon. Appears to have never been issued but just being exposed to the air caused finish loss and some light rusting. The blade edge under the protector is minty. I also bought a collector plate showing a pair of B-17 bombers flying over the cliffs of Dover. Normally this wouldn't interest me much but it was dirt cheap and originally sold by the POW veterans association. Antique shop where I got it says she has a few others so there may be a set of them. I also picked up off ebay a Greek M1icon Garand bayonet finally. Make an offer deal. Still a bit more than I would have paid two years ago but under what they seem to be selling for so I was happy with it.

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    I honestly can't quite react to what I found this week. Quite by accident and it almost didn't happen. I have always had an interest in the Napoleonic Wars since I was a teen and had found a copy of "The Campaigns of Napoleon" by David Chandler shortly after I had married many years ago. Yesterday I stopped in my local used book store and another copy of it that I had seen on Monday was still there. I figured if it lasted the week and no one else wanted it, I would pick it up for resale, price was only $3.00 so easy to make a few bucks on it. It had a nameplate in it along with the handwritten name of the previous owner and I had spotted a few marks in the text itself so I knew it wasn't mint condition but it is solid and has it's dustcover. Today I sat down to check it out so I could get an accurate feel of the condition and I discovered that it is autographed by the author. I think many of you who read military history will be familiar with Chandler's work. This particular book is still considered THE book on the Napoleonic wars. So it isn't a gun, or a bayonet or any gear but this means a lot to me personally. Needless to say, it isn't going to be sold, and neither is my other copy, that one I keep to read, this one stays on the shelf.

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    Great find. I found a copy of Lost Moon by Jim Lovell (commander of Apollo 13) in similar fashion. I do not think used books in general will appreciate in value like firearms etc.. but are an absolute bargin most places. A friend gave me a US Army order of battle for the Vietnam conflict which is fascinating and has me searching for similar ones for WWII Etc...

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    I looked at the other three books I bought that day and a second one was autographed. This one was a B-24 pilot in the China Burma India theater. Low budget printing, still in typeset. I had a good day with Mike at the gun show yesterday. Found some ammo for my 9mm Largo. Expensive as all get out but now I at least have some. Also sat there at his stand looking at a handgun he had for so long I ended up buying it also. JP Sauer 1913 pistol with Imperial military acceptance marks. I had looked at all his handguns a few months ago but was looking for eagle proofs from WWII. Never really noticed the WWI proof on one of them until yesterday. Handguns have never been a priority for me but it seems to be mostly what I'm finding these days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aragorn243 View Post
    Handguns have never been a priority for me but it seems to be mostly what I'm finding these days.
    What is the title of the B-24 book?. Same here with the pistol urge. Lugers, Nambus too high and to much to know for now but the CZs, Enfields & P-35s & P-38s are about at prices that are suitable to my budget. I want a Swissicon Luger & officers dagger so bad I might just have to bend the budget.
    Great thread BTW.

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    Keep hanging out with me an you might end up broke lololo. Seams I keep finding the odd duck stuff you like

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    Quote Originally Posted by mmppres View Post
    Keep hanging out with me an you might end up broke lololo. Seams I keep finding the odd duck stuff you like
    A likely pair. I have a friend like you & it's good to have a friend like you. Sets up shows and puts the things he knows I will be interested in aside for me and often at least covers his table fee. Always leave his table with a handful of books.

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    From China Burma India to the Kwai by Lt Col William Henderson. He signed it Bill Henderson. This one not personalized but it has a large nameplate on the front end and appears to have been donated to the library of a retirement home before it wound up in my used book store. Not that old of a book for that much traveling. 1991. Have not read it, I'm currently reading a book called "Boarding Party, the Last Action of the Calcutta Light Horse" A story about what is basically a "club" type civilian militia in India made up of well to do Englishmen, going into Neutral Gao during WWII to sink 4 axis merchant ships that were interned there. One of which was broadcasting shipping schedules to U-boats off the coast. Pretty interesting so far. I picked up a Nambu and an Enfield fairly recently. P-38's may have already escaped my budget, Lugers out unless I get really lucky. I would bend the budget for one of them but my bent budget might not be high enough. I definitely can't afford a "collector" class. I was just holding my Swissicon officers dagger about an hour ago. Not to rub it in but I had to open the safe to put a title in for my daughter and decided to make room for the new pistols and there it was. I haven't checked recently to see how much they were going for now.

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    Making a note on Boarding Party sounds like my kind of book. Presently finishing up Ripcord Screaming Eagles Under Siege. It is a vivid and somewhat painful read about the sacrifices made by the 101st Airborne troops after the decision was made to pull the plug with some officers scrambling to get field time for the sake of carrier advancement at high cost to the guys behind the trigger. The daggers are a little pricey in general. I have only held the one I inspired a buddy to get from Simpsons. I think I should have been Swissicon. BTW Sportsman's Guide has the Swiss cammo pant coat pack combo for $26. I think I remember you posting a pic of a set.
    Very nice stuff.

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