Down the Cellar 239 - MAXed Out

The MAX is over, Johnny is headed back to Germany, and now things can start to get back to normal... although I hesitate to call anything that happens down the cellar "normal," if I am being honest! A rare Wednesday-for-Thursday DtC today, in which the lads look back at the MAX Show, talk a little about the new German location and Johnny’s future collector tours, do some unboxing and... well, a lot of drinking, even for them. The show purchases do eventually make an appearance, and there are plenty of them: daggers, bayonets, swords, hunting cutlasses, rare youth knives, and several genuinely unusual pieces, including a final railway sword that may be one of the strangest finds of the lot. Also making an appearance is the unsavory and unsettling presence of the vile, loathsome, and totally awful Cameraman X. Nearly two hours, two batteries, two memory cards and two cameramen later, we somehow make it to the end. "Dangerous" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... 0:12 Johnny’s Last Day & MAX Aftermath 3:58 Germany, Essen & Collector Tours 7:02 Drinks, Shirts & Flanigan 10:05 The Unboxing Begins 14:15 A Very Nice K98 17:16 Political Dagger Surprise 21:03 MAX Show Loot Arrives 21:14 HJ Knives & Leader Dagger 24:00 Kriegsmarine Goodies 26:57 Etched Panzer Bayonet 29:00 Early SA Dagger 30:51 Enter Cameraman X 31:24 Early Army Dagger 33:55 The Rare Policeman “Banana” (Thank you YouTube auto-transcription) 37:28 SA Daggers & RZM Details 41:08 Field Day Germany 1945 44:42 Luftwaffe Forestry Bayonet 48:30 Mint Army Hangers 50:13 An Old Hunter’s Cutlass 55:50 Another Hunting Beauty 1:03:17 SS Dagger & Vertical Hanger 1:11:38 An Exceptional Dove-Head Sword 1:18:16 Another Dove-Head Rarity 1:22:59 The Strange Youth-Knife Parade 1:31:36 A Very Early HJ Knife 1:35:30 More Exotic Youth Knives 1:42:30 Nuremberg & DJ Knives 1:47:38 The Railway Sword Showstopper 1:55:43 Batteries, Cards & Cameramen 1:56:13 Farewell to Johnny BOILERPLA... ER, GENERAL INFO: I'd like to thank each and every one of you who take the time to watch DtC, and am very grateful to everyone who takes even more time out of their day to comment. In a perfect world Tom or Ob would be able to engage with everyone in the comment section, but alas the world is far from perfect. Tom doesn't know how (and refuses to learn) and Ob is very suspicious of both technology and social media. FAQ & A: Q: I have a burning question about something in the video! What should I do?! A: An email sent directly to Tom is the best way to get your question answered, because while he most definitely reads each and every one of your comments, he hasn't quite gotten the hang of replying to them in the comment section, and is not likely to in the foreseeable future. Tom's personal email is: herrwittmann@gmail.com. You can also use: wwiidaggers@gmail.com BUT this one goes through Debbie and will take longer. Any other emails, such as the one for the WAM Automatic Update, are no-reply and very likely to be deleted. You might have to wait a while for a reply, because he gets a ton of email and does try to answer all of them. Apologies in advance. You can also call him if you prefer (856-866-8733) between the hours of 9 AM and 4 PM, EST. This may be slightly more difficult because he's forever running around away from his desk, but it's worth a shot. Q: I have an amusing anecdote, scathing criticism, or heartfelt compliment that I deeply need to express and I require / demand / long for a personalized response! What should I do? A: See "A" above. Again, Tom's email is: herrwittmann@gmail.com Again, the WAM email is: wwiidaggers@gmail.com You may also want to check out our website: http://www.wwiidaggers.com/welcome.htm! Should you have any questions for Johnny you can email him at: johnny.wittman.militaria@gmail.com