They aren’t even all that expensive really (especially relative to military gear). Its just that for jews, if they see a torah scroll hit the ground they’re supposed to fast. Its generally a big deal if a torah hits the floor. Same reason people were holding torahs in awkward ways following hurricane katrina.
It’s probably very expensive, but not priceless or historical, necessarily. They’re still making them yknow.
They aren’t even all that expensive really (especially relative to military gear). Its just that for jews, if they see a torah scroll hit the ground they’re supposed to fast. Its generally a big deal if a torah hits the floor. Same reason people were holding torahs in awkward ways following hurricane katrina.