Famous collectors?

**CARL** · 03-16-2012, 09:00 PM

Lemmy sprang to mind instantly, as does Jeff Hannemann (guitarist of the heavy metal band Slayer). I had a very interesting conversation with him, about 15 years ago...but it was in a rock club, and I was sitting down enjoying a "few" drinks with the band...and I don't remember it so well!

**Poromies** · 03-16-2012, 09:00 PM

Lemmy is a legend in everything he does, nothing less. Seriously, how many people have the most awesome moustache in the world, a legendary band, and a huge collection of TR memorabilia at the same time!?

**davejb** · 03-16-2012, 09:02 PM

There was an actor here in the UK called George Sewell, he played a lot of villains in films and TV, I believe he had one of the largest collections of WW1 german helmets including Picklehaubs, on his death it is believed the entire collection was broken up and sold

**ObKrieger** · 03-16-2012, 09:02 PM

It makes me wonder if he actually knows anything about his collection, or if he just lets his money loose...

**spandau** · 03-16-2012, 09:05 PM

I was told by a dealer friend of mine the other day that the actor who played rimmer in red dwarf came to see him and bought a load of ww2 GI stuff.

**davejb** · 03-16-2012, 09:14 PM

Chris Barrie, yeah ive heard he's into collecting WW2 items

**GIZMO8Z** · 03-16-2012, 09:19 PM

James Earl Jones is a big gun collector and actually lives pretty darn close to me. I think he has some WWII weapons

**Chopperman** · 03-16-2012, 11:00 PM

This was brought up on another forum a few years back.

There were quite a few well known people who collect.

Bob Hope had a very large collection of TR items.
Charlton Heston--TR guns
James Earl Jones--Lugars
Lemmy (of coarse) He bought Ozzy's collection
Sly Stallone--TR
Frank Sinatra--SA daggers
Bill Gates--US Civil war
Ted Turner--US Civil war
Kareem Abdul Jabbar--Things related to the Buffalo Soldiers
Peter Jackson (lord of the rings) ww1 militaria
Clint Eastwood--W-SS camouflage