Ryan
> If I were into German armour, I'd go for it in a heartbeat. I'd be
> more interested in British gear though. That means North Africa and
> western Europe. Hmm, perhaps I need to take a trip to Egypt.
Old theory.
The Egyptians were cleaning up the North African battlefields whilst
the fighting was still going on, just ask Richard Notton, he has an
aged relative that got a Grant shot out from under him by an 88mm.
He saw it first hand. Then their is the occasional item that turns
up in some remote corner of the desert, but you have to be keen
enough to get through all the mines first. The figures on the number
of Egyptians/Bedouins etc who lose a leg each year to WW2 mines
is surprisingly high. Effectively, the place was never de-mined AND
the mine fields aren't where the maps say (they move with the desert!).
They salvaged all sunken Mediterranean wrecks possible in the late
40's.
The Israelis did all the european scrap yards over in the late 40's
early 50's THEN did the Pacific Islands in order to put together their
armoured force.
The former eastern block was gone over with a fine tooth comb
immediately after the war, poverty and a need to rebuild saw to that.
That is why they are now looking at the bottom of lakes for pieces of
tanks.
The western european countries have a high population density and what
little is still there most definetly belongs to somebody or other.
Nobody in europe is in any doubt as to the value of WW2 left overs,
it is not just collectors over there who know that gear is worth
good money.
Regards
Doug
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