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 (6)
1. VE Day Special
Aired 8 May 2020
Bruce Crompton marks the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, sending rare German halftrack vehicles to partake in a battle re-enactment, in France, he sees VE Day relics.
2. Bomber Command
Aired 24 January 2021 • 44 min
Bruce Crompton and Freddie Kruyer hunt down parts for a Lancaster Bomber for a Museum in England.
3. Sherman/Patton
Aired 31 January 2021 • 44 min
Bruce hunts down relics of one of the greatest military commanders of all-time, George S. Patton. Then, he tries to close a deal worth £200,000.
4. Panther
Aired 7 February 2021 • 44 min
After four years of careful restoration, Bruce races to get his Panther tank ready to ship to Australia. And, he discovers an interesting tank manual.
5. Blitz
Aired 14 February 2021 • 44 min
A video game company send Bruce on a mission to find items relating to the Blitz. He tries to buy a 50-kilogram Luftwaffe bomb and an air raid siren.
6. 007
Aired 21 February 2021 • 44 min
Bruce is asked to find World War Two spy items that help tell the story of Ian Fleming and James Bond. First, he visits a debonair dealer in London.