Naxos Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I don't know anything about US WWI items - this seems very reasonable, no? Compared to German items it is a tenth of the price - is there something wrong with it or are US items that cheap?http://cgi.ebay.com/WWI-IDED-26TH-DIVISION...1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I don't know anything about US WWI items - this seems very reasonable, no? Compared to German items it is a tenth of the price - is there something wrong with it or are US items that cheap?http://cgi.ebay.com/WWI-IDED-26TH-DIVISION...1QQcmdZViewItemI'm no expert on this particlur tunic, but you can get really nice ones for less than $200. It's only a matter of time before they go up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Ebay is still the best place to buy them - our local "Militaria" shop is selling WW1 tunics for $350...another one in Idaho was selling them for over $200 in 2006. But Ebay tunics seem to hold at under 200 unless there is something special about them. I have looked at this one and have some serious questions. The wound stripe is not that common - so that makes it desireable. - But - he makes it out to be named to this Baker chap - who is not listed in the article. The Baker chap is also in a bakers company - breadmakers - well away from the front lines AND would have a loaf of bread as his privates insignia on the left arm - not the crossed rifles - so what it is - a "put together" grouping from at least two inividuals. But for an un-named Yankee Division tunic with all the patches - its not a bad buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) wow-I still think of them as $75 uniforms!That shows how old I am.There are probably more US WW1 uniforms about than any other country. Almost all WW1 US vets coming home were given new(er) uniforms at the demobilization depots. I once had a friend who told me he wore his uniform(s) for almost a year afterward because he couldn't find a job and had almost nothing else to wear. Also, he often got a free coffee and doughnut around Toledo as a returning vet .Of course, I still see 1945 issue Ikes and 4 pocket jackets for $25-$35 at flea markets. Sometimes the ribbon bars and badges are worth more than the uniform itself ("smelly, moth-eaten, ugly old rags" according to my wife). Edited February 24, 2009 by Ulsterman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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