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Developing a deep appreciation for history and culture and collecting war memorabilia is a challenging yet rewarding hobby, when you know why you are collecting. You must have a purpose for your ww2 memorabilia collection. An amazing way to develop your purpose is to research items by reading everything you can get your hands on. Ask experts, such as librarians or archivists, to help you with this. Keep on reading to discover some useful tips for collecting memorabilia. 

What to collect?

WW2 can be a fascinating war or topic you are particularly interested in, but this is not enough to make a collection. You must find a niche that interests you enough to make you want to collect various related items. Ask yourself these questions:

•	What was the war about? 
•	What caused it? 
•	What effect did it have on history and the world? 
•	What are its most important items that you want to collect? 
•	Does your niche have a special significance to history? 
•	Is there a particularly significant event that took place during this war? 
•	What are your personal connections to it? 

Always look for hard-to-find or special items

There is a lot of war memorabilia out there including German helmets, daggers, artwork and much more, making it difficult to know where to start looking, especially if you don’t know where to look. 

Start looking at places where war memorabilia are auctioned, such as auction houses and auction sites. If you live in a large city, you can try looking at antique stores and boutiques, as these are places where collectors go. 

Visit museums and archives in your area to see what they have in their collections. If you live in a rural area or a small town, do internet research as there may not be many places to look for items. Try online forums and blogs where collectors from your area may have posted information about what they have found. You can also try using auction sites like eBay or Craigslist to look for items being sold in your area. Just remember to buy ww2 memorabilia that is unique and special. 

Conclusion

Developing a purpose for your collection and always look for hard-to-find or special items. Check with local consignors and auctions, don’t just collect war memorabilia and don’t just collect one type of item. By doing so you can make this challenging but rewarding hobby even more rewarding.