Frequently Asked
Question's
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Find out where your local Army/Navy surplus stores
are, and pay them a visit.
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Check out your local area for Outdoor and Gun shows.
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Stop by the local flea market and check it out.
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Surf the "Net" and see what you can come up
with.
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Ask your family and your friends if they have any
military gear?
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Check the local papers for "Estate Sales".
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Well it was pretty easy at first. Just toss your gear in a
dresser drawer, the closet, the basement or the garage. Problem is, the
more you collect, the tougher it is to store properly, and keep track of.
I now have most of my gear stuffed in my seabag, my packs, and of course,
the dresser drawer and the closet. Right now I'm looking for a couple of old USMC
footlockers. I built a couple of computer databases to keep track of my
gear,
but finally decided I'd do better getting a program developed just for
military collectors. I bought a program by 5-Star. I like it because you can store 3 or 4 pictures of your item
on one file. You can also down load your winning auction info directly
from eBay, pictures, item description, cost and all. Check it out. It
works pretty well.
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 Internet auctions are fantastic places. They
allow you to shop the world over for just the right piece of gear or equipment.
There's any number available. Check out the web. The best known is eBay.
They almost always have 15 or 20 thousand items listed in their
"Militaria" collectibles section. You can view equipment from
almost every country. The USA section is huge, and has sections from the
Revolutionary War to the present. Great sections on WWI, WWII, Korea, Viet
Nam, The Gulf, etc. This is a great way to start. Just click the eBay logo
if you want to check it out. Their website is easy to get around in and
it's tons of fun.
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An estate sale is a sale of the personal property of
someone who's deceased, normally. It's a method most commonly used by the
executor of a person's estate to turn the deceased parties worldly
goods into cash so they can be disbursed to the heirs. Check out the
classified ads in the local papers on Thursday or Friday under,
"Estate Sales". Bring cash, because that's the way it's usually
done. You can pick up some very nice items this way.
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question will probably give you a clue that I live in the Puget Sound
Area). All you have to do is check out the Washington Arms
Collectors. They sponsor shows about every month at the fairgrounds in
both Puyallup and Monroe WA. Just click on their logo to go there. They also publish a monthly magazine called, "Gun
News" that will
give you all the scoop. You can also give them a call at 425/255-8410.
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Local Gun Clubs
Kenmore Gun Club
Washington Arms Collectors
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Wendell
Joost III has great page going.
He's included an unofficial
NRA
training page. Wendell himself is a certified trainer. Check out
Wendell's site for more information and adventure...
Check out the NRA
Programs.
He's an NRA certified instructor and training counselor,
certified to teach:
Home Firearms Safety
Basic Rifle
Basic Shotgun
Basic Pistol
Personal Protection
Range Safety Officer
Instructor training in all of the above
He's been a certified instructor since 1992 and a training
counselor since 1995.
He's worked on the NRA web site, helping them develop the NRA course
locator page, the range locator page and the Refuse To Be A Victim
course locator page. In 1998, He donated about $30,000 worth of web
site development work to the NRA and coordinated with the Microsoft
Gun Club for an additional $5,000 worth of sotware and hardware
donations (which he delivered in person to the various departments
within NRA.)
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The Marine Corps League. What's
that?
 The
Marine Corps League is a veteran's organization of the U.S. Marines. It
was chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1937. The League is composed of
Marines and former Marines with honorable service. Certain Naval Medical
personnel with FMF service may also be eligible for membership. The aim of the
League is to perpetuate the traditions and spirit of the Marine Corps
through continuous association of Marines who served under the Eagle,
Globe and Anchor at any time, in war, or peace. League members look after
each other and assist the widows and orphans of their Marines. They
observe national holidays such as Memorial Day and Veteran's Day, and days
of special interest to Marines like the, "Marine Corps
Birthday", the flag raising on Iwo Jima, the breakout from the Chosin
Reservoir, to name a few. Should you join the Marine Corps
League? If you're a Marine, the answer is "Yes"! Remember, "Once
a Marine, Always a Marine". For more information on how to
contact a Marine Corps League detachment near you, just click on the
Marine Corps League logo.
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Edward L. Fedder, Sgt. USMC 1956-62
Copyright © 2002 [USMC Collectibles]. All rights reserved.
Revised: January 11, 2003
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