Combat Dealers
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.
- 2014-2021
- 5 seasons
- Documentary
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.
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
Philippines
43 mins
Bruce Crompton is back! Follow the fortunes of Bruce and his specialist team as they buy, restore and sell WW2 military vehicles and memorabilia.
Episode 2
Finland
43 mins
Bruce and Hus head to freezing Finland following a hot tip. Up near the Arctic Circle there's a kind of Winter Wonderland of World War Two vehicles and equipment.
Episode 3
Australia
44 mins
Bruce has managed to flog an Aussie museum half million quid's worth of WW2 tank destroyer, but as the shipping deadline approaches, the destroyer still needs a barrel.
Episode 4
UK/France
44 mins
Bruce embarks on a huge project: to restore and rebuild a German Panther tank. But to pay for it, he has to do up and part with a couple of his beloved WW2 'halftracks'.
Episode 5
Germany
44 mins
Bruce blows up a van with WW2 rifle grenades and the twins ride the Redball Express. Bruce also tracks down an iconic 'Deuce-and-a-half' American army truck.
Episode 6
USA
44 mins
Episode 7
USA/Holland
43 mins
Bruce spends a staggering £40, 000 on a single WW2 army uniform, as he hunts paratrooper gear dear to his heart, and Hus almost throws up doing loops in a Mustang.
Episode 8
UK/Holland
43 mins
Bruce finds a very special relic from WW2 - Glen Miller's army uniform- but in order to pay for it, he's doing up a wartime German tank engine that could sell big.