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U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945. (Joe Rosenthal/AP and retouched by by Alexis Jazz, via Wikimedia Commons)
Flags, Banners

Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Marine's Identity Confirmed

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Firearms and Ordnance

Colt Issues Classic M1911 Pistol

Deluxe Special Order Winchester Model 1894 rifle, .30-.35 caliber, 26-inch half-octagon barrel, serial number applied in 1907.
Auction News

Winchesters and Colts headline Milestone's Nov. 2nd auction

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Auction News

Morphy's October 30th sale to feature Stephen and Marcy Hench Collection

Machinists Mate (Weapons) 2nd Class David Gentry, from Buckeye, Ariz., gives a tour of the torpedo room aboard the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) during a family day cruise. Oklahoma City is one of four forward-deployed submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen out of Apra Harbor, Guam. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)
Patches / Insignia

Man the Torpedoes!

1861 Civil War mammoth-plate albumen print depicting the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment with their eagle mascot ‘Old Abe,’ 13½ x 19in (sight). Image courtesy of Milestone Auctions
Auction News

Milestone's Fall Premier Military & Tribal Auction Preview

USS San Diego (Armored Cruiser No. 6) photographed Jan. 28, 1915, while serving as flagship of the Pacific Fleet. U.S. Navy Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command
Military History

WWI USS San Diego Findings

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West

U.S. Naval Undersea Museum Celebrates 25th Anniversary

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2. Restoration & Maintenance of Military Vehicles

Do you wonder if you can restore a vehicle?

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Military Vehicles News

Jagdpanther takes center stage at the Weld Foundation

The 40mm Bofors at its original site at the Portsmouth Readiness Center.
South

Virginia National Guard Anti-Aircraft Guns Have a New Home

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Patches / Insignia

12 Years of USN Service Now Earns Gold Stripes

Following her launching on May 17, 1942, Strong was moved to Bath Iron Works’ fitting-out basin for completion. Seen here tied up inboard of her sister ship Chevalier (DD-451). The two ships would find themselves even closer in a fateful Battle for Kula Gulf on July4-5, 1943. (National Archives, Courtesy of Mr. Stephen Harding)
Photographs and Ephemera

Lt. “Rose Bowl” Miller Graduates from Gridiron Glory to WWII Legend

190219-N-QD512-0022NORFOLK (Feb. 19, 2019) Quartermaster 2nd Class Taylor Miller, from Kent, Ohio, unfurls the union jack on the jack staff of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is undergoing a planned incremental availability during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaleb Sarten/Released)
Flags, Banners

Navy Returns to Flying Union Jack

(From our Winter 2018 auction) Iconic Presentation Special Factory Order William Gough Master Exhibition Engraved and Gold Inlaid Colt Government Model Semi-Automatic Pistol Single Digit Serial Number C5 Presented by Colt Agent Albert Foster, Jr. to His Attorney, James Bowen Sold $241,500
Auction News

RIAC December Premier Review

Incredible Well-Documented Presentation Double Cased Set of Four Colt Percussion Revolvers Inscribed from Samuel Colt to Brigadier General Andrew Porter with Letter from Colt
Auction News

RIAC December Premiere Firearms Auction

Soon after arriving in Vietnam, Tommy was assigned to the 14th Combat Eng. Bn. at Fire Support base Nancy. After getting a temporary assignment as the Battalion mail truck driver, he was given his first truck — a deuce and a half.
3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Tales from the Field

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6. Wheeled Military Vehicles Larger than 2-1/2-tons

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1955 M54 Mack 5-ton 6x6 Cargo Truck and M332 Ammo Trailer

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7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Military Vehicles Spotlight: Soviet T-34/85 Tank

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1968 M151A1

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7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Military Vehicle Spotlight: WWII Ford M8 Armored Car

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3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: WWII WC-54 Dodge Ambulance

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Military Vehicles Spotlight: 1941 Bantam BRC-40

M5A1 Light Tank - Museum of American Armor
7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Military Vehicles Spotlight: M5A1 Light Tank

The First Navy Jack is the current U.S. jack authorized by the United States Navy and is flown from the jackstaff of commissioned vessels of the U.S. Navy while moored pierside or at anchor. The design is traditionally regarded as that of the first U.S. naval jack flown in the earliest years of the republic. Navy Rear Adm. Brian Fort, commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, directed the base headquarters to fly the First Navy Jack throughout 2018 to honor the 17 sailors lost in 2017 collisions at sea and to signify renewed resolve.
Flags, Banners

‘First Navy Jack’ flies in Hawaii to honor 17 sailors lost in collisions

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7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Restoring a WWI Tank - Without a Blueprint

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1973 AM General M151A2

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1962 Ford M151

Soldiers assigned to The Caisson Platoon, 1st Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) were awarded, for the first time in military history, The Military Horseman Identification Badge, during a ceremony in Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Sept. 29, 2017. Requirements for the badge include the completion of 100 Armed Forces Full Honors Funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, the Basic Horsemanship Course, serve honorable for a minimum of 9 months at The Caisson Platoon and be recommended by the Commander of 1st Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard).
Medals

Army introduces new Military Horseman Badge

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5. Two and a Half Ton Military Vehicles (CCKW, M135, M211, M35, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1953 Studebaker M35 2-1/2 ton Truck

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1945 GPW 4X4

Lawrence Kadish, founder of the Museum of American Armor welcomes (right) Al Barto of the U.S. Military Museum, Danbury, Connecticut as the New England museum donates its exhibits and armor assets to the New York institution in an unprecedented gift that allows their legacy to live on in a new home.
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Museum of American Armor acquires new tanks and exhibits

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3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1917 Model T Ambulance

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8. Who's Driving? Military Vehicle Profiles

Who’s Who in the Military Vehicle Hobby: Peter Debella Jeep Parts

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1943 Willys MB

Nickel Plated Colt Python Double Action Revolver
Auction News

RIAC's June Regional Auction

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dakota Price, SOJTF-OIR)
Patches / Insignia

NEW Patch for Spec Op Joint Task Force

Military History

American women and their evolving role in the military

1-JAN 1942 Willys MB John Bochnicka
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

MV Spotlight: 1942 Willys MB

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

MV Spotlight: M151A2 1/4-ton Truck

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

MV Spotlight: M38 1/4-ton Truck

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Auction News

RIAC's December Firearms Auction

Mauser Conehammer Carbine SN 12 with period scope from the Friedrich-Wilhelm Dauphin Collection of Germany carried a presale estimate of $40,000-75,000 and sold for $51,750.
Auction News

Julia's Fairfield Firearms Auction recap

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International

Emergency medical exhibit opens at Verdun Museum

King & Country has produced a new Jeep with three American soldiers, on a reconnaissance patrol where they’ve just heard something… Is it the distinctive rumble of a German Tiger? The set includes the driver, a soldier manning a .30 caliber machine gun, and a passenger with his trusty M1 Garand seated in the rear. The whole vehicle is crusted with ice and snow and has seen hard use; the fold-down windshield of the Jeep has been covered with canvas to keep the patrol from being spotted due to an errant glint of light off the glass. This set is priced at $199, and is sure to be popular with avid and casual collectors alike.
Toys, Models, Miniatures

King & Country's Battle of the Bulge

“Gang of Heroes” a four figure set representing a group of WWII soldiers on the hunt for a bank full of gold bullion.
Toys, Models, Miniatures

King & Country launches new military figure line

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 14: The medals of Commander US Marine Forces Pacific Lieutenant General Duane Thiessen as seen during a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial on June 14, 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. John Key welcomed US marines to Wellington today to mark the 70th anniversary of Amercan World War II forces arrival to New Zealand in 1942. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Medals

Unearned military medals seen as free speech

Fine Winchester Model 1873 Deluxe Sporting Rifle
Auction News

Morphy Auction's Las Vegas Fine Firearms Sales Event

The first 1/4 ton, four-wheel drive reconnaissance truck "pilot model" produced for the U.S. Army was built by the American Bantam Car Company of Butler, Pa. It was delivered for testing to Camp Holabird in Baltimore on Sept. 23, 1940. Subsequent designs by Willys-Overland and Ford while important were refinements on this original U.S. Army and American Bantam concept. (PRNewsFoto/Historic Vehicle Association)
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

12 Facts You'll Want to Know About Jeep History

These classic Wehrmacht troopers are behind schedule due to some “unscheduled maintenance” on their tinplate Opel ‘BLITZ’.
Toys, Models, Miniatures

Tinplate Toys Revisited

Frontline Feature

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Frontline Feature

Steve Dance Auctions

ESTATE AUCTION - PROLIFIC COLLECTION OF 25 CLASS III FIREARMS.