OC White Super Scope 2000 Video Magnifier

I am offering an OC White Super Scope 2000 Vidego magnifier, inspection system that magnifies up to 40X: essentially a high-powered video microscope with a large LCD screen and full zoom lens and focus controls. This unit sold new for over $5,000 and I am offering it for $999 OBO including heavy duty adjustable stand and a fluorescent ring light. Unlike some of the lightweight plastic video magnification systems out there, this OC White video magnifier with its rugged metal case and large lens controls is designed for industrial environments where things need to stand up to heavy use. The TFT LCD screen is polarized to reduce light reflection and the case has a shield above the screen to block overhead light. The unit has a composite video output (RCA plug) for connection to other video monitors or computer video digitizers. There is also a locking padded travel/storage case. You can buy this video inspection system from my Ebay store by clicking here.

Japanese artillery gunner's quadarant clinometer

This is a brass quadrant used for adjusting elevation on artillery. It has two Japanese characters on one of the scales plus what appears to be an arsenal mark and a serial number consistent with what is seen on other WWII Japanese military items such as rifle and bayonets.

 

 

WWII German Schutzpolizei uniforms

I have two WWII German Schutzpolizei Schupo police-polizei uniforms for sale (one still has the original paper tags attached): they came out of an attic this month, still in the duffle bag of the soldier who had brought them home from the war. I have about 30 photos of these Schutzpolizei posted here: http://www.hudsonmilitaria.com/policeuniforms/

Kanemitsu WWII Japanese Katana Sword Seki School

Recently found this genuine WWII Japanese Katana sword from the Seki
school. The writing on the tang says, "No shu ju Seki Kanemitsu
saku". I have a lot more photos at http://hudsonmilitaria.com/sword/

Sterling Silver P-38 Lightning Earrings

Found these today: two pairs of WWII vintage sterling silver screwback P-38 Lightning earrings, one pair gold plated. I have listed them for sale here: www.hudsonmilitaria.com -

B66 Bomber & Vietnam airlift pilot grouping

Vintage US Air Force Jet Age pilot helmets (including a P-1B P-1 series helmet and an HGU-2/P helmet), plus K-2B and CWU/47 flight suits, flight gear, L-2B flight jackets, flight manuals, etc. from a Cold War bomber pilot who flew A-26, B-57 and B-66 bombers and then flew C-130's and C-141's in Vietnam. The photos above show just some of the items: the complete inventory and dozens of photos can be seen at: usmilitariaforum.com

This grouping is from the career of a US Air Force pilot who started out as an enlisted man in the Air Corps in WWII, got his private pilot wings in the late 1940's, joined the US Air Force in the early 50's, became a USAF pilot and flew B-25's, A-26's, T-33's, B-57's, B-66's, C-130's and C-141's. He had more than a thousand hours in the B-66 and C-130, more than 2,000 hours in the C-141 and almost 600 combat flying hours in Vietnam, according items included in the grouping. He retired as a Major in 1974.

US Air Force T-33 and B-57 flight manuals

I've photographed a couple more of these: if you love aircraft, these
flight manuals and handbooks are the ultimate books to have.

I've added the T-33 flight manual and the B-57 flight manual.

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B-26 & C-141 flight manuals

The same US Air Force pilot who saved the helmets shown below also
saved flight manuals of most of the aircraft he flew. Today I
photographed the handbooks for the C-141A Starlifter and the B-26B
Invader (later known as the A-26 Invader ). It is rare to find
original flight manuals, most of the ones sold today are reprints or
scanned PDF digital files. The C-141 flight manual has two parts: the
basic flight handbook and the performance data handbook. The B-26
manual is not in a binder. I have not yet listed these in my store at
http://hudsonmilitaria.com/ but I expect I will ask $150 for the
C-141 flight manual set and $150 for the A-26B/ B-26B flight manual.
I also have others that I will post here, including flight manuals
for the B-57 and T-33. I also have check list manuals for these
aircraft and the B-66 bomber, among others.
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More about the P-1 series helmet and rare Gentex DH-5

The P-1B flight helmet is priced at $2,250 OBO and the DH-5 at $3,250 OBO - don't be afraid to make an offer. It is hard to find a P-1 series helmet in this condition and the DH-5 (also apparently known as the DH-5-3 flight helmet ) looks to have been worn very little.

Both helmets have the same provenance coming from the estate of a career US Air Force pilot. I'm trying to put together his history: I got a lot of his stuff but very little paperwork. I have three early flight logs which show he started civilian flight training in 1945 while still an enlisted man in the Army Air Force. He started flying in the USAF in 1953 and quickly worked his way through the L-21, T-6, T-28 and then by November 53 he was flying a B-25 for multi-engine training. His flight helmets probably date from his time in B-57's (with the 34th Bomb Squadron, where he also flew the B-26 Invader) and B-66's: he racked up more than 1,000 hours in the B-66, including time with the 84th Bombardment Squadron in England. He later flew C-130's and C-141's and had more than 500 hours of combat flight time in Vietnam.
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P-1B Jet Age flight helmet

I have listed for sale two outstanding vintage flight helmets
including an excellent example of the early P-1 series of flight
helmets from the early 1950's. The P1-B was the same as the P1-A and
this one has the P-3 visor, original communications earpieces and is
otherwise in original condition with an August 1954 manufacturing
date. You can see more photos of the P-1B helmet and price
information at http://www.hudsonmilitaria.com/

Also listed there is a rare Gentex DH-5 helmet, an experimental model
that never went into production. It has tracks on either side of the
visor.
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