All Katana are rare and unique, and majority of the blades were centuries old, family hand downs were common however most swords that are not used back then were sent back to the blacksmith to be renewed. There are very few blacksmith during the evolution of technology, and Katana were not massed produced so some officer would carry other types of swords such as the wakizashi.
@Husky Strylight, Based on what I can gather from your conversation (despite the deleted comments), I think some clarification is useful. 'Katana' is just a generic word for sword, so you can definitely say katana were mass produced during WW2. However, you are correct in saying that traditionally forged katana (nihontō) were not mass produced. They just take much too long to make to supply the army in a meaningful way. Some officers carried those swords because they were family heirlooms, but the majority of officers didn't have one and were given another type of katana called the 'shin guntō' (new army sword). It had the same shape as a traditionally made katana, but its construction method was much simpler to facilitate mass production.
I heard that some fighter pilots of the Japanese Air Force carried traditional swords or wakasashi's as a means to honor their family name when flying into battle.
@@howardfortyfive9676 Chiefly assholes but to be fair, the rest are dickheads; and dumb as a box of rocks. Example: The raid on the Waco. "Duh, we raided the OTB track with horse trailers so... that should work again because...uh, Koresh was a horse lover with a messiah complex?!?"- Cmndr. Asshead Dickhole Master's degree- Debater from Full Sail college
My grand father was one of 8 soldiers who were told to guard the Emperor of japan during the occupation in 1946-47. He did not get through training until after the war but he got an awesome job.
My uncle was at Iwo Jima and some other areas. He operated a flamethrower and did make it back. He spoke with me about a little amount of it for a report I did in school, but there were certain questions I was not to ask about so I didn't go too deep. Thank our veterans for their service and protection of our values. So grateful that Japan was able to turn a 180 from the imperial years and has been a great ally for decades now. My grandmother was never able to forgive them for her brother that was a pilot of a C47-A that crashed and he is MIA to this day. He delivered supplies to troops and the Chinese, was last seen departing Burma to deliver cargo.
@@picklepickle7306 You'd have to be absolutely simple to pay 5 million for any of his room collections let alone this one. You could buy his entire collection,every room, for MAYBE 1.5 million at the very very most.
@@skootles110 the cyanide cases alone cost about $10k-$50k depending on the supply of the dealer, and age/condition of them and I said cases meaning 2-3 individual cost $1k-$5k
@@ThePolecatProcess I highly doubt those cannisters are real. I've seen real ones in preserved condition and yet they still show yellowing in the paper and slight rust on the can. They do indeed sell reproductions that look very similar to the ones dragon man has, they're just too new for being 70+ years old. He does indeed have a very nice collection, i'm just fed up with people demanding insane prices for militaria associated with the war.
I think he may have a speech impediment as there were a lot of words (not just foreign ones) that he mispronounces (such as Cyanide). It's not a big deal.
Dragon man, an Australian here. Have watched many of your videos and am extremely excited to come and check out your museum when I can save up enough $$ - thanks for assembling an amazing collection, Americans and Aussies fighting in all of these wars together - brothers in arms 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
What a beautiful collection! Brings back a lot of memories....Vietnam 1969/1970. When my tour was over my younger brother flew in operation Linebacker II. It would be a shame to see this museum disappear. This is way better and a lot more interesting than reading it out of books in a classroom. Just hope it could be grandfather in with everything intact.
I had 2 neighbors who were brothers and WWII vets, when they passed away, I was fortunate to able to acquire their bring back Arisaka's and other items that i will not mention. After some research, one of the rifles that I thought was an odd looking very short barreled Arisaka, turned out to be a North China type 14. 2 of the 3 rifles including the type 14 were sporterized and used for deer hunting. I was able to restore the type 99 back to original configuration, but the type 14 is so super rare I could not find a full stock for it. Have you ever heard of this type 14 or have you seen any of them brought back?
A Pacific vet told me that Officers were known to confiscate enlisted souvenirs for themselves. BTW... that paratrooper rifle is probably the most rare artifact in this video
All I have is an M69 fragmention vest from 1969, a PASGT fragmentation vest and two M1 helmets from vietnam...I cant imagine having a collection as big as this guys.
That probably was it's intention, though. When some small islands had to surrender before the whole country did, the civilians would all go and jump off the cliffs
why? these people have committed all sorts of war crimes. they don't deserve to get their sword back. they should really be ashamed of their relative for what they did
alex smith lol that's world war 2. Everyone was doing fucked up shit back then. The Japanese and German soldiers were just men who had to fight, nothing more nothing less. No different then our own American soldiers.
Maybe read on the Rape of Nanking? Comfort women? "Self-sufficient" battalions i.e cannibals, chemical/bio weapon testing on Chinese. The Japanese operated like animals in WW2, indoctrinated into beasts that committed atrocities, I don't think they deserve a sword for the damage to civilians that they caused
My friends and family give me crap for having such a huge collection of fire arms, tactical/military gear, and even a HUMVEE. I am working on mounting my 50 BMG to it! Sorry no cool cars, dragsters, or Elvis stuff! ;) Compared to most, yes I have a huge collection! But compared to Dragon Man! I have yet to even scratch the surface! Thanks for sharing your videos, collection, and adventures! You are preserving and sharing some very important pieces of history! It helps to remind me that while I have a bit of an addiction to this hobby, like you. I am a pretty normal guy that just likes to have fun! And collect things! Like you! I suspect your collection is kind of like the Smithsonian Museum. No way to possibly appreciate it all in one day unless you are rushing! :) Thanks Dragon man! Some day, I will visit your place in person! Love to see it! Please keep sharing your videos! PS. You have stuff on display that I am sure not even the Smithsonian has. At least not on display! :)
I lived at fort Carson for 3 years and had no clue about the Dragon Mans museum/shop. /insert regret here. I have a degree in history and might have to make a special trip from Albuquerque just to see this place! 😁👍
Its war. American GIs had their stuff taken when they fell in battle. In Vietnam some dead soldiers had their tattoos removed as a trophy. The biggest thing we can do as humans is to look back on our bloody past and not repeat it.
Thank you so much sir for your love of history and having this museum for all to come and see.. Thank you for your pains taking devotion to accuracy and detail and getting it right !!
Wow, once again unbelievable on how many military items you have! I thought my man cave was packed full! Definitely want to see your museum! Thank you for sharing!!
I find it way worse when TH-camrs off-puttingly switch to perfect pronunciation of foreign words like they're desperate not to upset anyone. If I ever get my own channel back up and running I'm instituting a policy of aggressive anglicisation.
Respect to the guy for showing off his collection but, those grenades aren't trip grenades. I got some from Guadalcanal. They are the Type 91 Hand and Rifle Grenade and the 50mm Knee Mortar. The string was to aid pulling the pin. The grenade could be fired by from it's mortar or rifle (depending on which type) or struck on the ground or helmet and thrown. The fuze was supposed to be 8 to 9 seconds but many went off well short of this.
This reminds me of my uncle. When I was a kid my mother used to take me to my uncles house, and he had all sorts of WW2 memorabilia, as well as all kinds of musical instruments. This got me interested in all things military at an early age. Now here I am many years later and tomorrow will be my 52nd birthday. I know a lot about all things military, but I know nothing when compared to Dragon man.
My cousin (who is still alive at the age of 95) John Teuchert fought with the 4th Marines and was the first wave to hit the beaches and he was wounded there by a 60mm mortar Edit: the last soldier to surrender surrendered in the 50's
2:45.... You're saying your good friend Pete, was a Pearl Harbor survivor.. but then you said that the Arisaka rifle that he donated to you came from a Japanese soldier that he killed at Wake Island. The only problem is, Wake Island was attacked right before Pearl Harbor, by a matter of less than hours. So how old Pete got halfway across the Pacific in time for Pearl Harbor, I can't imagine. Nonetheless because Wake Island was an Alamo in the Pacific, it was attacked & captured by the Japanese & held until the end of the war. So, other than bomber missions, that was the only "Battle of Wake Island" that ever occurred during WWII.
You have some of your facts mixed up. The battle of wake islands first land attack happened 4 days after Pearl Harbor on December 11th. The date you are being confused with is December 8th, which was actually December 7th in Hawaii. The Hawaiian Islands and Wake Island are separated by the International Date Line which gives us two different days, but in reality it was the same day. Wake Island was attacked hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, but this was only a bombing run to take out the bulk of American fighter planes that were located on the island. An amphibious assault by the Japanese would take place on December 11th, 3 to 4 days (depending on what side of the International Date Line we are talking) after the first bombing of Wake Island. This would be plenty of time to send troops from Hawaii to Wake Island, which are only about 2,000 miles apart. It is possible that his friend Pete was sent there to help protect the island from future attacks, and the window for him to get there is plausible as the average speed of a warship in WWII was about 20 knots or 23mph. This means that a ship could cover roughly 552 miles a day, getting Pete there in just over 2 days. It is a tight window, but it would take more research to find out when the US first sent reinforcements to the island, and when they were logged to have arrived on the island. It's also good to note that the first amphibious assault by the Japanese on December 11th failed. They were repelled, and continued bombing the island until December 23rd when the Japanese finally took the island. Now Pete would have had to been at one of those battles, and he would have had to been able to get off the island before becoming a POW like the rest of the men did. Anyway, just wanted to get the facts straight, but it would still require more research to validate the mans story. But I'm not one to call a WWII Vet a liar.
I would love to just spend at least two days with the Dragon Man and get a full all inclusive tour of the museum. I love military history and he is the best and I love how he explains/teaches
I love Dragon man and I am so thankful some one takes the time to preserve all that awesome history I hope your family will continue building your collection years in the future
I love your museum, you have everything displayed in a respectable manner. A lot of those relics that you said are sitting in attics and such are left abandon, its a shame. I wish the government would make a policy for certain historical guns to be registered. That's a shame they would destroy such artifacts. Beautiful collection
This is fantastic. Dragonman has pretty much all of military history in his museum, if I ever get to visit his museum and experience the historical legacies within I'll be like a kid in a candyshop!
Superb collection! I'm dismayed by those who criticizes this man's speech. Whether its his accent or a speech impediment, it's as unkind as to mock him. His displays shows a lot of dedication and hard work. He should be respected for assembling this rare collection. Easy for armchair keyboard commandos to make fun of someone with minor flaws who did something worthwhile.
Honestly, cool little room but this individual showing you around is a little belligerent and comes off a bit rude. I am sure this isnt the case and I don't mean no hate nor malice behind my comment. This is just my opinion from a viewing perspective. Good collection though and again no hate.
My great grandpa brought home two arisakas and two samurai swords. My grandpa has one of each, the arisaka is a type 99 and samurai sword looks like it’s 10-20 years old.
2:47 them samurai swords make me sad, those families gave them swords from father to son, throught the centuries, at the end of ww2 they had to hand them over to the americans (for no reason at all), and now some fat fuck has your families samurai that has been in your family 500+ years, and has your family name on it, in hes collection.. they should be returned to the rightful owners, whos name is on the sword!, this is not like picking up a massive produced weapon and taking it home, these swords were hand forged, and are unique.
Why?The thing you dont understand is that its probably better off in his museum where it safe, so future generations can see it than to go through the trouble of contacting the family that maybe don't exist anymore.Then theres the risk of the family not take proper care of the sword and where its not going to be available for people to see it.
Heptonic48 I highly doubt any of the soldiers family is actually still alive and would want the sword. Imperial Japan is looked down on in modern Japanese culture. To some it would be like getting your great grandad's SS uniform back.
as a collector and historian he should know that those katanas/swords, should be displayed with the blade upwards not down. dulls the blade. Still, can't wait to see this museum!
i love this guy a vet that wants to show without bias and show how we kill each other from war to war not in anger just how warriors fought from country to country boys killing boys old men start wars its the young have to fight it is good that he has all these to preserve the history finally an american that knows war history keep it real dragon man
Just for the record. Kawasaki did build planes for the Japanese Army Air Service, but I do not belive any were in the hands of the Navy. The planes that attacked Perl Harbor were the Mitsubishi A6M Zero as pointed out. The other aircraft used were the Nakajima B5N "Kate" torpedo plane and the Aichi D3A "Val" dive bombers. Aichi wound up as part as Nissan. Nakajima became part of Fuji Heavy Industries. Honest slip up I'm sure. Especially if he was was just describing things as he went through them. What a collection. :)
The fact that Japanese officers carried swords that were centuries old into battle is just badass....
All Katana are rare and unique, and majority of the blades were centuries old, family hand downs were common however most swords that are not used back then were sent back to the blacksmith to be renewed. There are very few blacksmith during the evolution of technology, and Katana were not massed produced so some officer would carry other types of swords such as the wakizashi.
(edited, due to rude wording)
Ninho and Gunto are different swords.
@Husky Strylight, Based on what I can gather from your conversation (despite the deleted comments), I think some clarification is useful. 'Katana' is just a generic word for sword, so you can definitely say katana were mass produced during WW2. However, you are correct in saying that traditionally forged katana (nihontō) were not mass produced. They just take much too long to make to supply the army in a meaningful way. Some officers carried those swords because they were family heirlooms, but the majority of officers didn't have one and were given another type of katana called the 'shin guntō' (new army sword). It had the same shape as a traditionally made katana, but its construction method was much simpler to facilitate mass production.
So all said and done its pretty cool old swords in all forms found their way onto the WW2 Japanese battlefield!!!
I heard that some fighter pilots of the Japanese Air Force carried traditional swords or wakasashi's as a means to honor their family name when flying into battle.
-10 years later
"This here is a American ICBM nuke from WW3"
LEL pls bebe bomb
Will we even still be alive after ww3
@@Josh-qx8sq we might not but i bet dragon man is going to thrive//...
Fully operational, cool huh
would be cool
It sucks when the government destroys a gun that has history to it
Well the BATFE is chiefly comprised of *ASSHOLES.* Dragon Man likely wouldn't agree with me as he has to deal with ATF. I HATE the ATF.
I bet there is a secret rooms with guns he "never found"
Khang Pham Ikr
@@howardfortyfive9676 Chiefly assholes but to be fair, the rest are dickheads; and dumb as a box of rocks. Example: The raid on the Waco. "Duh, we raided the OTB track with horse trailers so... that should work again because...uh, Koresh was a horse lover with a messiah complex?!?"- Cmndr. Asshead Dickhole
Master's degree- Debater from Full Sail college
EMKAY
Met this guy once. He’s the real deal.
Zippy The Clown ye
Sarumite swords, aerosakas, saianai pills, volcanus dirt from evo jima.. what a collection
You said it Lew Dawg
3400 people dying at pearl harbor, too...
Lmfao...too much. This guy has schools goin through this place 🥰😂🤣😂.....'merica 🤟 Fuck yeah!
P.s you forgot the beloved "paficic"
“I’m a clath thlee machine gun ownah”
Alright this is my japan room (hentai and anime behind him) wait wrong room
oof XD
Stuka pray repent testimonials my account
Tachanka
lol
Bro this gay is the luckiest man on Earth
No one can beats this man in collections. The Dragon man beats everyone in military collections .
His off with many of his statements about the swords. Many fake swords too.
Yeah he has a ton of fake shit and doesn’t know anything about history.
He’s probably forgot more about these weapons than you know about them.
Noviam mapping the history museum of World War Two in Louisiana is the biggest museum of the united state of America
@1manuscriptman this man just spits out bullcrap like 50% of the time
I would love to see this museum. It's amazing how much work he put in to preserve the history of are country. He is the true definition of a Patriot.
Patriot of “our” country. Im almost positive you meant our. Ok sorry, have a good day
Dragon Man thank you for preserving our history and having the balls to show it
My grand father was one of 8 soldiers who were told to guard the Emperor of japan during the occupation in 1946-47. He did not get through training until after the war but he got an awesome job.
Aart Varney Then he is a palace guard.
Sure he was bud
i can fly
Aart Varney stop bragging you bitch
And what reason does he have to lie
I'm kind of surprised that he didn't say something like:
,,This is the 3rd atomic bomb that was ment to be dropped on the tokyo just to be sure''
I was expecting to be shown the 3rd bomb
I love how he called the large pack of cyanide the "Family Pack."
I wonder if you got a discount for buklk sales,
Two waves of mishi-vishi airplanes.
God damn, netflix has gotta capture this guy's history of the second world war before he leaves this earth.
He sarumai swords instead of samurai 😆 and arrowsaka rifle instead of arisaka
My uncle was at Iwo Jima and some other areas. He operated a flamethrower and did make it back. He spoke with me about a little amount of it for a report I did in school, but there were certain questions I was not to ask about so I didn't go too deep. Thank our veterans for their service and protection of our values. So grateful that Japan was able to turn a 180 from the imperial years and has been a great ally for decades now. My grandmother was never able to forgive them for her brother that was a pilot of a C47-A that crashed and he is MIA to this day. He delivered supplies to troops and the Chinese, was last seen departing Burma to deliver cargo.
Dragon man must have an endless supply of cash... These Firearms an all the artifacts have to be worth millions... Great video
A M it all cost about 5 million
@@picklepickle7306 You'd have to be absolutely simple to pay 5 million for any of his room collections let alone this one. You could buy his entire collection,every room, for MAYBE 1.5 million at the very very most.
@@skootles110 the cyanide cases alone cost about $10k-$50k depending on the supply of the dealer, and age/condition of them and I said cases meaning 2-3 individual cost $1k-$5k
@@skootles110 Also his m47 probably cost around $150k-$500k and many of his vehicles are worth $50k I don't doubt his collection is worth $5 million
@@ThePolecatProcess I highly doubt those cannisters are real. I've seen real ones in preserved condition and yet they still show yellowing in the paper and slight rust on the can. They do indeed sell reproductions that look very similar to the ones dragon man has, they're just too new for being 70+ years old. He does indeed have a very nice collection, i'm just fed up with people demanding insane prices for militaria associated with the war.
anyone notice the picture of a soldier holding a Japanese severed head at 10:04?
What in the world how crazy
Here's the family pack.
hehehe
*c y a n i d e*
H E H E H E
My great grandfather served at Iwo Jima he was 91 when he died in 2017 he saw them raise the flag I can't imagine what he went through
Sarumite sword
*Samurai
also he said volcanus ashes as well lmao
I think he may have a speech impediment as there were a lot of words (not just foreign ones) that he mispronounces (such as Cyanide). It's not a big deal.
Arosaka? I thought it was arisaka?
charles coppedge might be his accent
My grandfather served in the Philippines during ww2. He guided bombers home. I have such a deep respect for these forgotten hero's.
I love this channel and i showed it to the Vietnam Vets i work with and they said it brings back memories
ikillzuepicly that's awesome!!
Kinda cause the war was really sad
Chatty Cheese i work on the JRB base in Dallas Fort Worth
+ikillzuepicly thank you for sharing
Hot Brass and Bullets one was a Marine and the rest were mostly Airforce but both loved your videos the same
Dragon man, an Australian here. Have watched many of your videos and am extremely excited to come and check out your museum when I can save up enough $$ - thanks for assembling an amazing collection, Americans and Aussies fighting in all of these wars together - brothers in arms 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
"Aerosaka, Sarumai" lol
It stills triggers me till today
Only shows either ignorance or how little time there was invested
@@MilkTea101 I get some of it is age, but it was really annoying me every time he called the wakizashi a suicide knife.
THE COLD SAMURAI he’s Jewish, and from New York. No one is making fun of you fir being a weeb.
Evo Jeema
What a beautiful collection! Brings back a lot of memories....Vietnam 1969/1970. When my tour was over my younger brother flew in operation Linebacker II. It would be a shame to see this museum disappear. This is way better and a lot more interesting than reading it out of books in a classroom. Just hope it could be grandfather in with everything intact.
Hey Dragon Man, just a tip: Store those swords with the blade (cutting edge) pointing UP towards the ceiling so the blade doesn't wear over the years.
because..?...blades are made of chocolate ? and melt over time ??
ODDBALL SOK so the cutting edge isn’t in contact with the scabbard
"Saramite sword"
I know, sheesh...
@@buyerofsorts Yeah pretty weird pronunciation and im pretty sure those suicide swords are just tantos.
You should say I'm pretty sure because they are real and also you shouldn't make fun of a man's accent
I am lucky to be able to see these things. Thanks. Do you have a soviet room?
also december 7 is my birthday. But in my mind it will always be Pearl Harbor Day
+WoodsBoy so is Dragon mans
if you want to see an amazing soviet room take a trip to Moscow to the military museum there I was there 4 years ago holy shit it was cool
Go to Russia , there are many military museum, make sure you did your research.
local thankyou mines a day earlier and that’s my grandpas who served in Vietnam birthday
I had 2 neighbors who were brothers and WWII vets, when they passed away, I was fortunate to able to acquire
their bring back Arisaka's and other items that i will not mention. After some research, one of the rifles that I thought
was an odd looking very short barreled Arisaka, turned out to be a North China type 14. 2 of the 3 rifles including the type 14 were sporterized and used for deer hunting. I was able to restore the type 99 back to original configuration, but the type 14 is so super rare I could not find a full stock for it. Have you ever heard of this type 14 or have you seen any of them brought back?
A Pacific vet told me that Officers were known to confiscate enlisted souvenirs for themselves. BTW... that paratrooper rifle is probably the most rare artifact in this video
All I have is an M69 fragmention vest from 1969, a PASGT fragmentation vest and two M1 helmets from vietnam...I cant imagine having a collection as big as this guys.
Weebs: Look at my Anime room, it’s better than all of yours
Me:
Anyone else try to toss out everything they learned and just listen to him? Truly amazing videos to watch!
I was wondering do you have a Yugoslavia/Balkan room? I'd love to see some zastavas.
God bless you sir for keeping history alive ? Hope to visit your great museum before my time is up !!!
The silikone girls in the kitchen are fully operational aswell.
The old man is just awesome, thank you for preserving them....
I need to go see this place it looks awesome all the rooms would probably take me a week to go through it
This mans collection is literally priceless.
John Lee all seemed kinda cool to me tho
"Here is the family pack" laugh laugh laugh. I love this man.
That probably was it's intention, though. When some small islands had to surrender before the whole country did, the civilians would all go and jump off the cliffs
Thanks for keeping our history alive for us.
500 y old sword.... ... You are holding an entire clan pride in your hand. You migth want to contact its family. If there is anny left....
why? these people have committed all sorts of war crimes. they don't deserve to get their sword back. they should really be ashamed of their relative for what they did
USA didn't have to sell them oil. That is the USA right to deny service.
alex smith lol that's world war 2. Everyone was doing fucked up shit back then. The Japanese and German soldiers were just men who had to fight, nothing more nothing less. No different then our own American soldiers.
Maybe read on the Rape of Nanking? Comfort women? "Self-sufficient" battalions i.e cannibals, chemical/bio weapon testing on Chinese. The Japanese operated like animals in WW2, indoctrinated into beasts that committed atrocities, I don't think they deserve a sword for the damage to civilians that they caused
Even in Japan history, winner rarely give defeat warrior's sword back to his family.
Terrific collection. Appreciate the opportunity to see these objects. Great that they have been conserved.
My friends and family give me crap for having such a huge collection of fire arms, tactical/military gear, and even a HUMVEE. I am working on mounting my 50 BMG to it!
Sorry no cool cars, dragsters, or Elvis stuff! ;)
Compared to most, yes I have a huge collection! But compared to Dragon Man! I have yet to even scratch the surface!
Thanks for sharing your videos, collection, and adventures! You are preserving and sharing some very important pieces of history!
It helps to remind me that while I have a bit of an addiction to this hobby, like you. I am a pretty normal guy that just likes to have fun! And collect things! Like you!
I suspect your collection is kind of like the Smithsonian Museum. No way to possibly appreciate it all in one day unless you are rushing! :)
Thanks Dragon man! Some day, I will visit your place in person! Love to see it!
Please keep sharing your videos!
PS. You have stuff on display that I am sure not even the Smithsonian has. At least not on display! :)
+Jim Gillespie there is no better museum in the world
1manuscriptman yes but all of dragon mans stuff is live unlike the public museums
my great grandfather brought back a Japanese rifle home as well and i always thought it was the coolest
That one guy must've not got a chance to use that kamikaze uniform, cause I feel like it should be more torn up An maybe burnt a little bit.
I lived at fort Carson for 3 years and had no clue about the Dragon Mans museum/shop. /insert regret here. I have a degree in history and might have to make a special trip from Albuquerque just to see this place! 😁👍
Imagine those swords went through so much Japanese history and then they ended up here...
Yes its sad
@@itisisacha2358 I mean atleast they weren't destroyed and they are being displayed
Its war. American GIs had their stuff taken when they fell in battle. In Vietnam some dead soldiers had their tattoos removed as a trophy. The biggest thing we can do as humans is to look back on our bloody past and not repeat it.
@@CORYSart And we repeat it day after day.
Thank you so much sir for your love of history and having this museum for all to come and see.. Thank you for your pains taking devotion to accuracy and detail and getting it right !!
“Omaha Bradley and EVO Jima”. 🤣🤣. It’s IWO!! How did you make your money for all this??
good old general Omaha Bradley
@Various Greens while he is pretty petty for making fun of a guy with a speech impediment, why does him be richer mean anything?
“Sarumai”
Wow, once again unbelievable on how many military items you have! I thought my man cave was packed full! Definitely want to see your museum! Thank you for sharing!!
Ivo Jima. Ok, let me stop making fun of this old guy. He’s a bad ass
Not really
No that doesnt ecscuse any of the bullshit hes saying
I find it way worse when TH-camrs off-puttingly switch to perfect pronunciation of foreign words like they're desperate not to upset anyone. If I ever get my own channel back up and running I'm instituting a policy of aggressive anglicisation.
Thank you so much for not only preserving huge parts of our history but also for sharing your private collection. I hope that some day I can visit.
He should deliver the family swords back
Might makes right!
Respect to the guy for showing off his collection but, those grenades aren't trip grenades. I got some from Guadalcanal. They are the Type 91 Hand and Rifle Grenade and the 50mm Knee Mortar. The string was to aid pulling the pin. The grenade could be fired by from it's mortar or rifle (depending on which type) or struck on the ground or helmet and thrown. The fuze was supposed to be 8 to 9 seconds but many went off well short of this.
10:04 dont miss this out look at the pic :O
Thanks for the heads up. ;)
My great grandfather served in this war at the American army.
this is a family pack.....
J They were gonna make a pack for pets like dogs and cats and such but...
The family got to them first 😬
Oppressed that’s the Chinese and Vietnamese, I don’t think the Japanese ate pets 😑
Your a great man to put in that much time and effort. Thank you Mel!
This is gonna be me when i win the Lottery
great collection r.i.p. all the brave lads that did not make home.
You are a National Treasure thanks for everything
A great collection! I noticed the photo of The Fighting Sullivans 🇺🇸
I will be there this winter I hope you will be open
+Joseph Flowers call first
Hot Brass and Bullets if I'm gonna say to the lady who interviews DAM MOMMA I'm fully operational like dragon mans toys lol
and in this cabinet we have some land mines.... that just takes the cake!!!! best line ever.
Oh hoi there
This reminds me of my uncle. When I was a kid my mother used to take me to my uncles house, and he had all sorts of WW2 memorabilia, as well as all kinds of musical instruments. This got me interested in all things military at an early age. Now here I am many years later and tomorrow will be my 52nd birthday. I know a lot about all things military, but I know nothing when compared to Dragon man.
Saramite sword
My cousin (who is still alive at the age of 95) John Teuchert fought with the 4th Marines and was the first wave to hit the beaches and he was wounded there by a 60mm mortar
Edit: the last soldier to surrender surrendered in the 50's
2:45.... You're saying your good friend Pete, was a Pearl Harbor survivor.. but then you said that the Arisaka rifle that he donated to you came from a Japanese soldier that he killed at Wake Island. The only problem is, Wake Island was attacked right before Pearl Harbor, by a matter of less than hours. So how old Pete got halfway across the Pacific in time for Pearl Harbor, I can't imagine. Nonetheless because Wake Island was an Alamo in the Pacific, it was attacked & captured by the Japanese & held until the end of the war. So, other than bomber missions, that was the only "Battle of Wake Island" that ever occurred during WWII.
You have some of your facts mixed up. The battle of wake islands first land attack happened 4 days after Pearl Harbor on December 11th. The date you are being confused with is December 8th, which was actually December 7th in Hawaii. The Hawaiian Islands and Wake Island are separated by the International Date Line which gives us two different days, but in reality it was the same day. Wake Island was attacked hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, but this was only a bombing run to take out the bulk of American fighter planes that were located on the island. An amphibious assault by the Japanese would take place on December 11th, 3 to 4 days (depending on what side of the International Date Line we are talking) after the first bombing of Wake Island. This would be plenty of time to send troops from Hawaii to Wake Island, which are only about 2,000 miles apart. It is possible that his friend Pete was sent there to help protect the island from future attacks, and the window for him to get there is plausible as the average speed of a warship in WWII was about 20 knots or 23mph. This means that a ship could cover roughly 552 miles a day, getting Pete there in just over 2 days. It is a tight window, but it would take more research to find out when the US first sent reinforcements to the island, and when they were logged to have arrived on the island. It's also good to note that the first amphibious assault by the Japanese on December 11th failed. They were repelled, and continued bombing the island until December 23rd when the Japanese finally took the island. Now Pete would have had to been at one of those battles, and he would have had to been able to get off the island before becoming a POW like the rest of the men did. Anyway, just wanted to get the facts straight, but it would still require more research to validate the mans story. But I'm not one to call a WWII Vet a liar.
Did u know the Japanese invaded Alaska? I only found that out recently, and I've been studying ww2 most of my life.
The Guitar Progress Channel and you sir have just enlightened me to a new fact I did not know about
FolkLordll but no reinforcement were sent to Wake..
Again, that information is incorrect. Task Force 14 was sent to reinforce Wake Island, and Task Force 11 was just south of the island.
I was in Colorado a few weeks ago, I'm kicking myself now that I didn't make the trip down from Denver to see this place.
Im there to visit his museum after all this bullshit is over..🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yes!! I was waiting for this. Thanks for making these tour videos.
No information is better than misinformation.
He knows so much about weapons of WW2. He has the TYPE 89 KNEE MORTAR shell
Vietnam room?
+TheSwaqqenator yes I think we'll to that one next
I would love to just spend at least two days with the Dragon Man and get a full all inclusive tour of the museum. I love military history and he is the best and I love how he explains/teaches
なぜか「原子爆弾」の写真が、このおじちゃん日本が判ってねぇな
I think so
I love Dragon man and I am so thankful some one takes the time to preserve all that awesome history I hope your family will continue building your collection years in the future
Why can he not pronounce anything correctly
Adam Tib why are you so fat
Almost always tied to illiteracy but who knows
I love your museum, you have everything displayed in a respectable manner. A lot of those relics that you said are sitting in attics and such are left abandon, its a shame. I wish the government would make a policy for certain historical guns to be registered. That's a shame they would destroy such artifacts. Beautiful collection
Refreshing to hear somebody calling a Jap a Jap.
What an awesome display, museum and man. Thank you for this!!
Must not be married. If he was probably could cut all that down by 90%
His wife was killed while making the docudrama about his museum hit by shrapnel from an exploding bomb...
Greatest collection I have ever seen,on my bucket list now
First love u dragon man
This is fantastic. Dragonman has pretty much all of military history in his museum, if I ever get to visit his museum and experience the historical legacies within I'll be like a kid in a candyshop!
Sarumai or Samurai, pronunciation issues lol
Superb collection! I'm dismayed by those who criticizes this man's speech. Whether its his accent or a speech impediment, it's as unkind as to mock him. His displays shows a lot of dedication and hard work. He should be respected for assembling this rare collection. Easy for armchair keyboard commandos to make fun of someone with minor flaws who did something worthwhile.
Honestly, cool little room but this individual showing you around is a little belligerent and comes off a bit rude. I am sure this isnt the case and I don't mean no hate nor malice behind my comment. This is just my opinion from a viewing perspective. Good collection though and again no hate.
Kenny Petrov Is he not also the individual showing this guy around?
When was he rude?
CommunistRaccoonDog did you just call his collection good? gtfo
Its his shit his channel sonstfu
My great grandfather was in WWII and brought back some of those guns
You ever think about seeing if you could find the family of the sword and return it to em?
Lol
Kicht Dicky why in the hell would he do that? really pussified generation weve got today.
Its better to keep it in a museum like this where you know its safe and so future generations can see it.
Matt Noel a sign of respect, something very rare these days
Kicht Dicky no
My great grandpa brought home two arisakas and two samurai swords. My grandpa has one of each, the arisaka is a type 99 and samurai sword looks like it’s 10-20 years old.
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Cool collection, I feel like I could have a beer with this guy and talk about these things forever...
2:47 them samurai swords make me sad, those families gave them swords from father to son, throught the centuries, at the end of ww2 they had to hand them over to the americans (for no reason at all), and now some fat fuck has your families samurai that has been in your family 500+ years, and has your family name on it, in hes collection.. they should be returned to the rightful owners, whos name is on the sword!, this is not like picking up a massive produced weapon and taking it home, these swords were hand forged, and are unique.
S Dew they shouldn't have attacked the USA unprovoked
Also go fuck yourself
They lost a war that they started, is that not a reason? Also warriors can appreciate that. The sword's owners fell in battle
Why?The thing you dont understand is that its probably better off in his museum where it safe, so future generations can see it than to go through the trouble of contacting the family that maybe don't exist anymore.Then theres the risk of the family not take proper care of the sword and where its not going to be available for people to see it.
Heptonic48 I highly doubt any of the soldiers family is actually still alive and would want the sword. Imperial Japan is looked down on in modern Japanese culture. To some it would be like getting your great grandad's SS uniform back.
as a collector and historian he should know that those katanas/swords, should be displayed with the blade upwards not down. dulls the blade. Still, can't wait to see this museum!
First
What do you mean first
i love this guy a vet that wants to show without bias and show how we kill each other from war to war not in anger just how warriors fought from country to country boys killing boys old men start wars its the young have to fight it is good that he has all these to preserve the history finally an american that knows war history keep it real dragon man
“Most armed man in America “..happy I live in Colorado..ur the man!
Just for the record. Kawasaki did build planes for the Japanese Army Air Service, but I do not belive any were in the hands of the Navy. The planes that attacked Perl Harbor were the Mitsubishi A6M Zero as pointed out. The other aircraft used were the Nakajima B5N "Kate" torpedo plane and the Aichi D3A "Val" dive bombers. Aichi wound up as part as Nissan. Nakajima became part of Fuji Heavy Industries.
Honest slip up I'm sure. Especially if he was was just describing things as he went through them. What a collection. :)