About this season
Combat Dealers follows the adventures of Bruce Crompton, a buyer and seller of old military kit. He travels around the barns and battlefields of Europe and the old Eastern Bloc, hunting down everything from old radio kits to WWII tanks. There is nothing Bruce won't do to get the right kit at the right price, and to make a tidy profit. Across the series Bruce and his team turn rusty military metal into historical and financial gold.
Episodes (10)
1. Secrets And Spies
Aired 10 January 2017
Military collector Bruce Crompton travels the globe to buy and sell the biggest and best wartime memorabilia.
2. From Russia With Love
Aired 17 January 2017
Military collector Bruce Crompton travels the globe to buy and sell the biggest and best wartime memorabilia.
3. Channel Islands: Nazi Occupied Britain
Aired 24 January 2017
Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads to a Martello Tower on the Channel Islands. Meanwhile, the twins are tasked to get a Second World War Napalm filled flamethrower ready for a buyer.
4. The Italian Job
Aired 31 January 2017
Bruce and Hus are on an Italian road-trip. From Venice to Lake Garda they meet up with dealers whose objects tell the incredible story of Italy in WWII.
5. Hidden Heroes Of D-Day
Aired 7 February 2017
Bruce uncovers plans for the D-Day invasion, there's a bumpy landing for a Dakota aeroplane, and in France his passion hits new heights with a parachute jump!
6. The Pink Panther
Aired 14 February 2017
Bruce Crompton acquires an extremely rare - and valuable - German Panther tank - and its original undercoat is more pink than camouflage. However, getting parts is a struggle.
7. Battle of Britain
Aired 21 February 2017
At Biggin Hill, south-east London, military equipment collector Bruce Crompton views a collector's haul of Second World War Spitfires. Plus, the twins prepare some wartime artillery guns to export to Australia - but it's no easy feat.
8. Mission Impossible
Aired 28 February 2017
Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads to Finland looking for props, including Cold War Russian anti-aircraft guns, for a new blockbuster movie.
9. World War One Mystery
Aired 7 March 2017
Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads on a First World War treasure hunt, finding a mysterious soldier's medal from the Battle of the Somme as well as the world's most expensive football.
10. The Sherman
Aired 14 March 2017
Bruce Crompton buys a rare Sherman tank in Ohio. However, before he sells it on it he wants to boost its authenticity and value, so consultd a tank expert for advice.