Wanted: Original WW2 Bell Tent

[Dean (Ajax)]

I may be making a deal on an original WW2 Canadian Bell tent..no pole or pegs..however my cost is a tad high if I take it...is there anyone out there that may want one?

Dean

[charlie fitton]

Originally Posted by Dean (Ajax)

I may be making a deal on an original WW2 Canadian Bell tent..no pole or pegs..however my cost is a tad high if I take it...is there anyone out there that may want one?

Dean

So what does it cost?

[Dean (Ajax)]

Still trying to work it out..but since the owner has found out that repros sell for around $700...he will sell it to me for a bit less...still working it out

Dean

[r.morrison]

Dean: Offer him $150.00. CDN.... THE POLES AND TENT PEGS ARE THE RAREST ITEMS TO COME ACROSS. THAT'S NOT COUNTING ON THE CONDITION OF THE THE CANVAS!! MY 2 CENTS......ROBERT

[sapper740]

I'm interested in one if the price is right.


CHEEMO!

Originally Posted by Dean (Ajax)

I may be making a deal on an original WW2 Canadian Bell tent..no pole or pegs..however my cost is a tad high if I take it...is there anyone out there that may want one?

Dean

[charlie fitton]

I'm with r morrisson on this - lots of pretty canvas - except when the entire top pops off and the door is torn off....... kinda useless.

[derk derin]

I was given a bell tent and thought it would be nice to set it up at one of the car shows last summer with my carrier so I layed everything out on the ground,attached the 2 poles,had the pegs ready and hoisted up the tent and as I was starting to peg the ropes down I heard a ripping sound and looked up just in time to see the whole tent hit the ground with just the top canvas piece still at the top of the pole.The stitching was rotten and with the weight of the tent,ripped the threads out and that was the end of that idea.I have been meaning to try and sew it back together but looks like a big job and not sure it can be done by hand and I can only imagine what an upholsterer would charge to re-sew the whole tent again.I would have a good look at the tent and erect it to see if it holds well before offering him any real money for it.Good luck.
Regards,Derk.

[Dean (Ajax)]

Thanks Guys, the same fellow has several older unused sandbags..maybe WW2 or post war as they are the right colour...but as some have said..some guys figure that everything is worth hundreds just because it's Military.
I will meet up with this fellow again in early May and see what we can work out..but at this time he thinks the Bell is worth far more than anyone has stated here..I may let these items pass...
Too bad as I do not know what else he may have..and he tells me he has more items stashed away.

Dean

[derk derin]

Dean,
I have a WWII sandbag in my collection.I can't believe they would stamp every sandbag with a date and maker unless this bag was for some other use?Anybody know if this in fact a sandbag or was it used for maybe bulk food or?
Derk.

[r.morrison]

If your looking for sand bags, I have somewhere between 75 to 100 burlap bags (new). Can't remember the size, nor, am I an expert in anyway shape or form on WW11 sandbags. But as most members will agree, you work with what you have.
I used to have them on the windshield of my jeep, which looked really authentic. My 2 cents.....Robert

[maple_leaf_eh]

Last year I did a roadtrip to Eccles Hill and stopped at Dunham, Quebec SE of Montreal on the road to Eccles Hill. The local Home Hardware store has a garden centre AND a large surplus store in the back. The area seems to have many working farms and woodlots, where I would expect to find deer and turkey hunters. I was looking for jeep accessories and period appropriate stuff. They had metal jerry cans in the back tin shed, and a lot of pre-modular tent poles and hardware. I recognized some marquis tent poles in the barrels of bits and pieces. A roadtrip is required

[charlie fitton]

...most certainly - I'd be up for a set of marquis poles and ropes ( never enough rope...)