Show of Shows 2022!!! Awesome!!! 

Be careful collecting in general and at these military shows. These dealers some of whom would sell their Grandmother if there was a profit in it would happily take your money even though they would know the item to be a copy. I'm talking also about the well known ones who have been doing this for years. Join a respected forum and have the item authenticated before you buy anything of high value, it will save you a lot of grief down the line if its not.

I can smell this video!

Thanks for your video, very nice!

I’d pass out of excitement if I was there

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Thanks for sharing, but congrats on your family interest. Kind regards

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Thank you so much for these great SOS videos, John! I have attended the show every year for at least a dozen years now. But, it's always great to be able to experience it again virtually, every now and then, until the next show happens. Your videos allow me to do exactly that. And of all the SOS videos on RU-vid, yours are definitely the best. Thanks a bunch! I truly appreciate all you do.

Hey man I was there Saturday and had a lot of fun and got some cool stuff

What a fantastic display of history down there! Impossible to choose amongst all these treasures!!!

I can't wait until the show of shows starts

thank you

Thanks for the video. Missed it again this year. Hope to get there again ! Great Job Jon Boy !!

John thanks for posting this video. I was happy to have gone to the SOS in July. You and I had waited in line on Friday morning and chatted. A lot has happened in that 7 months. I am really glad I made it when I did. Thanks for filming a variety of items, even the things you don’t collect. - Best, Rick

Nice Hawley liner from this kid! Amazing stuff, I am drooling! Thanks for showing

I went to the sos for the first time this year and loved it! My biggest complaint though was the massive lack of pricing on items. Extremely inconvenient, especially when the vendor was speaking to someone else. I walked away from many potential purchases because of that.

at first i thought you showing your mancave lol Awesome Show Bud

👍Always good to meet you and your beautiful family at the SOS. See you next year!😃

I want to go here so badly

I enjoyed the video for sure. I hope there is a part 2. Alot of interesting items for sure. And as always very nice displays. Nice helmets were plentiful I see for your collection. Look forward to seeing your purchases

Well, I can add this to my bucket list.👍👍

I went to that show yesterday, it was my first Time there. It was amazing and I walked away with a good hall too.

Nice

Love this show man!!!!

very cool. thanks for taking us to this sos

Looks like a great event! Something I’d like to make it out to someday. A little bit of a trek for me right now though.

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GREAT USA AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 😇👍👏👏👏

I’m to try make a effort to go next year, thanks for the tour.

Great footage !! Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I went to the first 10 years of the SOS but haven't been back in a long time. Maybe one day !! I'm more of a "medals" guy but still love to see all the uniforms, gear, helmets and rifles.

thanks a lot for the video bro 👍🏼

Good man thanks

very, very cool....😄

Too bad I missed you this was my first show its absolutely amazing bought some cool stuff too

Thanks for sharing, especially to the ones who can´t attend due the distance and I am very, very far. 😕🤘

Thank you for running the Camara slow so we can appreciate the video, some people do it at 100 miles an hour we have to stop the video to see - you did a God job

My wife and kid tested positive for COVID the day before I was set to leave for the show. Hate I missed it, but I’m thankful for videos like this that at least give a glimpse at all the great pieces that were there.

Ww2 was not a only a history... It is a lesson to humanity... So let us respect the past and to all the casualties of ww2

wow! so much militaria goodness! especially al the ww1 stuff!

I've just bought a m5A1 garand bayonet from a UK dealer that I buy military gear from ,like bayonets inert ammo. He came back from the show of shows after buying bayonets. So the m5A1 garand bayonet I've got is from the show of shows 👍👍..

Excellent videos of the SOS show! You give us prices on items that are new to your collection at home. Is it possible to let us know what prices they are asking for at this or other shows on a few of they items you find interesting? I'm assuming most show prices are rather high but it would help know what they are asking in the market today.

@ 14:12 That's ERDL camo! That was our issue in the Marines (1979 beginning to be phased out in about "82) I absolutely love that pattern! The boonie hats in sizes larger than a 6 3/4 are getting very expensive! The BDU's are almost impossible to find. Incidentally this pattern was chosen over the Rhodesian brushstroke pattern for political reasons!

When I was a Kid, I remember attending many shows like this (and Gun Shows) with Family Members. I think what I remember most were the "oddballs" walking around the show, people who look like they've never seen a shower or a shave. Wearing old Military garb. This was the mid 80's mind you, maybe things have changed a bit. Never found much interest in what anyone was selling, other than Firearms maybe. Your video is probably the first I've seen of one of these Shows in 20+ years.

I Hope I can go to it One Day !

I'll be heading over on a shopping sprea 2023. Catching up with my buddy, Don Schlickman, the nambu guy from Iowa. 🖐🇦🇺

Amazing m8..wish I could go there ❤️

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I like to see all the stuff but i can't for the world understand why i would ever buy any of it. 😊

There’s so much stuff at the SOS it’s almost impossible to see everything.

Thank you for sharing, I really enjoy the video!! Would love to go there someday, I live across the country. Question sir, do you have any idea about the booth at 9:41?

Hey amigos...are there more shows like this in the US in NYC for instance...? Is this one in Louisville repeated every year? I am from Madrid, Spain and would like to program a visit. Tks a lot folks!

Be careful with the German WW2 things like badges daggers flags banners there wasn't much and there were many copies! I'm here in Germany and I've been collecting for over 30 years and only originals

Nice video, shows the rest of the world what they’re missing out on. A question to you and others who watch your vids, what is the best way to sell off an average collection where you can get the most value for it?

Iv been collecting WW2 for 45 years ,in the few years more people are into WW2 collecting so things have been going up in price, one thing I noticed is WW2 binaculars are still very affordable - I'm an old fart and been selling my stuff for the last 2:years but if I was young I would jump into the binaculars for some reason the collectors are more into the WW2 weapons and uniforms ( the uniforms no one care for long time until now) I remember WW2 1911s were very cheap and today one in excellent condition is 5k , it could be the New WW2 movies that got people More into it.

whats the likley hood of finding m41 field jackets at the show??? didnt see any in this video

If any of you went on Friday and saw a kid walking around with an A2 flight jacket that was me. It was a great show can’t wait for next year!

It make u want to buy stuff to learn what it feel like using the equipment and to honor those who gave their live for their contry US or Germany or russia or any state

Man wish I could have gone

Walters stand I saw a nice bag and shove sorry I don't know the names to them

I would loved to have been there. Is this at the same place every year?

Since you love This kind of History may I share some of the greatest World War 2 History channels out there? I know of a couple of Cilver War channels that I have enjoyed as well.

Do you have any idea who the large women’s dealer was at around 24:00? Thanks!!

This was my first SOS this year. Very cool. I got yelled at by a guy because I took a picture of his machine gun.

Do they have shows like this in N.C?

26:10. If you see that man sitting down. Run away

M1 Helmet Depot.... Is their stuff just a display? Their website never has more than 1 helmet for sale

I heard Amanda from Epic Artifacts didn't hear Dave though I know Ryan was there.

70% helmets🤣

Have you ever seen a WW 1 tank Helmut at a show?

Those donuts shown, were they originally dated?

Yoooo where the 1911s at????

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Anybody who knows the dealer that has or had the Canadian flag at 15:48 please let me know. Thanks for the video.

Does anyone actually buy anything.......or just look,like a museum?

From a 4-time divorced guy, this is one of the WORST places to take a wife. Just saying, and yes-all four made the trip. Sometimes even twice.....

Where are the guns??

How much of this stuff do you think is reproduction items ? I have a guy who buys from all over the world and he told me the reproduction stuff has been perfected to the point he has a hard time knowing the difference. He got ripped off by a guy in Ohio who claimed his father brought back this full luftwaffe officer dress uniform with all of the ribbons , badges, and patches. It had all of the tags with the numbers that would check out for the war time period . Gets it home and really looks at the pants and in the pocket he found a sticker that said in English ( luftwaffe general officer extra and then the size of the uniform ) it was something made to look real but a extra playing a Luftwaffe officer was the one who wore that uniform .

Is that where M1 depot has all their helmets! Constantly have zero to sell on their site.

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I really love it my respect to ,them doing a great job!!,keep up the good work!!!!,🫢🔴🤫

I pretty much have quit going to gun in shows. Most of the dealers inflate prices well over retail, no bargains to be had. Alot of fake crap, and just really no reason to attend