Military Trader

Established in 1993, Military Trader is dedicated to the collecting, preservation, restoration, study, and display of historic military artifacts. Spanning interests from military uniforms to medals, or helmets to ordance and weapons, Military Trader is your best source for in-depth technical articles, artifact profiles, product and hobby news, current values, military auction coverage, and show calendar.

Military Trader • JUNE 2023 • VOLUME 30, ISSUE 6

HOMEFRONT NEWS

Why do we collect the Third Reich?

M113 armored personnel carrier • Getting dirty in an…

Organisation Todt • The engineering arm of the Third Reich war machine

RACK ’EM UP! • ‘Jeeps in January’ piled high with grassroots fun

When the 90th hit Normandy • Soldier’s diary helps tell the heroic history of the 90th Infantry Division

Big Shooter • The 40mm Bofors Gun, M1

DOUGBOYS & FLAGS • U.S. Army portraits from World War I

COMPACT CRAWLER • The irrepressible M29 Weasel wasn’t big, but it was plenty tough and dependable

BRIGHT IDEAS • The A-B-Cs of historic MV lighting systems

D-Day on the Big Screen • How the Normandy invasion has been depicted in Hollywood

TECH TIPS

Prices won’t always go up • (They can fall like the Berlin Wall!)

CALENDAR • Confirm all information with show promoter before traveling. The time, dates, and/or location may have changed!