Discovery Channel - Combat Dealers Series 1 (2014) Part 4 Bangs and Bombs

Charismatic Bruce Crompton is a master of finding military memorabilia. He and his team of ex-soldiers and engineers buy, repair and sell World War II military gear, travelling the world in search of rare artefacts to restore and sell. From the battlefields of Australia to the Philippines to Finland, Bruce digs for military treasure and in turn unearths the fascinating and sometimes disturbing history of the global conflict that was WW2. With 'money man' Hus by his side, Bruce haggles hard on every deal, buying wartime tanks, trucks, trailers and even toilet paper if he thinks he can sell it on! Bruce's farm in Sussex is the hub of the operation where the mechanical genius of twins Nick and Phil and ex-Para Freddy turn Bruce's rusty relics back into the military machines they were over 70 years ago. It's not just Bruce's passion for military memorabilia that drives them on – the team have a large client list on the hunt for that elusive find, including Hollywood royalty. Over the years, Bruce has supplied his specialist vehicles for film projects such as Saving Private Ryan, and more recently, the Brad Pitt movie, Fury. He's off in search of valuable wartime artefacts – from every war and every part of the world.

Produced by WAG TV for Discovery Networks Europe.

4_bangs_and_bombs Part 4 Bangs and Bombs

Bruce Compton takes money-man Hus on a picking trip to Germany. Hus gets worried when they discover a nuclear core from a secret Nazi nuclear testing factory. Bruce Compton searches for military equipment from the Second World War in Germany and finds it with a collector. His “Nebelwerfer” dates from 1941 and is one of the first examples that were built at that time. The British called the rocket launcher “Moaning Minnie”, it had a range of seven kilometers. The weapon has received a few scratches in combat, but this sometimes even increases the value of the originals. That's why Bruce leaves 1200 euros on the table for the rare piece.

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