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  • Crown Surplus is a business that has reinvented itself over the years out of necessity. Some of the other reviews may be exaggerating the availability of "surplus" items, and those who have a deep knowledge of militaria and a memory of the store dating back decades may find the remarks a bit inaccurate. In the 1970s and 80s, the store had bins full of Second World War web gear, uniforms and insignia - before the rise of the internet, very few collectors were much interested in this stuff. One of the reasons myself and other collectors began writing books in the 1990s was because there were so few references. Once ebay opened things up, and European collectors began to acquire Canadian and U.S. collectibles from the Second World War, I think the inventory began to dry up. It may be coincidence, but Crown Surplus started to shift away from a heavy focus on war surplus in that period as well. There was also the heavier involvement of the proprietor's children, and factory new camping/adventure gear began to appear alongside second-hand military equipment and military "themed" clothing. One long-standing attraction of the store, a "museum" set in the warehouse, consisted of a vintage collection of wartime posters, deactivated small arms, armoured vehicles (including a Churchill tank, M3 halftrack, etc.) and even a V1 rocket. The museum has long since been out of bounds, as I understand it, the armoured vehicles sold off (the Churchill to a buyer in the U.S. IIRC - the halftrack was briefly a feature at a car dealership). The vintage Jeep belonging to the store can be seen in the film Superman III. The store remains something of a Calgary institution but its status as a go-to for military surplus, or military collectibles, has probably fallen by the wayside due to the rise of internet auctions, as this is no longer their speciality. They do have a good collection of military-themed clothing such as brand-new BDUs, backpacks, raingear and other items suitable for hiking, camping, hunting, paintball, airsoft, etc. and is still worth checking out every once in awhile for the odd rare collectible. Staff have always been friendly and helpful in my experience.
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