Military Trader

Military Trader

Established in 1993, Military Trader is dedicated to the collecting preservation, restoration, study, and display of historic military artifacts. Spanning interests from military uniforms to medals, or helmets to ordnance and weapons, Military Trader is your best source for in-depth techincal articles, artifact profiles, product and hobby news, current values, and show and auctions calendar.

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: British Military Medals, 2nd edition, by Peter Duckers

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Military Vehicles in the News

Over 10,000 People Join Effort to Save Historic 9/11 Memorial Ship

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Medals

See how much this WWI Victoria Cross sold for

Commander Ernest E. Evans, USN illustrated telling the tale of the USS Johnston
Military History

Wreckage confirmed as heroic USS Johnston (DD 557)

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Patches / Insignia

Army announces update to Class B Army Green Service Uniform

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Wreaths Across America Radio hosts leaders for its first radio round table on Veteran healing

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

March offers up Women’s Month, National Medal of Honor Day and Homeschool Month discount at National WWI Museum and Memorial

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Gettysburg acreage and McKnight house saved by American Battlefield Trust

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

25th Annual Park Day seeks to uplift America's historic sites

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Military History

The United States Army Heritage and Education Center celebrates Women’s History Month

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

The Mariners’ Museum and Park commemorate 159th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads with FREE virtual programs

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

The National WWII Museum to host free, Virtual International Conference on World War II March 5 - 6

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Preservation and Conservation

How Many Confederate statues removed in 2020? We have the list...and you will be surprised.

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

'Road to Freedom' tour relives the Civil War-era African American experience

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Auction News

Korean War George Cross realizes a record £280,000 at Dix Noonan Webb sale

An important group of Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A) medals presented to “one of America’s greatest intelligence officers” sold for £22,000 (hammer price).
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DIX NOONAN WEBB SELLS THREE ‘SECRET’ C.I.A MEDALS FOR £22,000 (~US$30,650)

Thought to be Sinn Fein spy, Lt. Basil Worswick was shot by a guard during Easter Rising.
Medals

British WWI 1914-15 Star Medal sells for £1,300 (~US $1,800)

Sammy Davis Jr’s .357 Magnum, 1965, with holster and belt bearing the entertainer’s name. Master engraver Joseph Condon of Las Vegas expertly engraved and added gold inlays of Buffalo Head nickel, coyote, mountain lion, rattlesnake and more. Sold within estimate for $16,800.
Auction News

Milestone sets house record at January 30th auction

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Wreaths Across America announces start of the Mobile Education Exhibit’s 2021 National Tour

This photo shared via Twitter depicts a nametape and camouflage utility uniform pattern for the new U.S. Space Force.
Military History

Space Force Members will be "Guardians"

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Frontline Feature

Younger Auction 200+ Highline Military Gun and Target Rifle Auction​ - Saturday, February 13, 2021 - 10:00 AM.

Four Chaplains remembrance on the WAA Tip-land in Maine
Military History

Wreaths Across America Honors 'The Four Chaplains'

Morphy Auctions’ newly appointed sporting firearms specialist David Cruz, a 20-year veteran of Holland & Holland, gunmakers to royalty and heads of state.
Auction News

David Cruz joins Morphy Auctions as firearms specialist

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Frontline Feature

Donley Auctions

Colt 1911 US Army pistol made in 1913, .45ACP, personal property of Maj. Gen. Julian Sommerville Hatcher, a noted firearms expert, author and technical editor of NRA’s ‘American Rifleman’ magazine. Used in WWI and WWII.
Auction News

Milestone Auctions' January 30th Premier Auction Preview

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Firearms and Ordnance

12-year-old killed by WWII-style Grenade

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

'Why Keep That' exhibit opening at National WWI Museum and Memorial January 27th

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Militaria Collectibles

Tell us about your Favorite Militaria Relic Find

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

'Bloody Ravine,' 29-acres at the heart of Williamsburg's Civil War battlefield, now protected

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Military History

Female CO will command aircraft carrier for first time

USS Iowa
Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Battleship USS Iowa Museum launches Plank Owner program for first-ever surface Navy museum

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

1.7 million wreaths placed on veteran graves

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Militaria Collectibles

New York Bans Sale of "Symbols of Hate" on Public Property

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Preservation and Conservation

Not just the Hammer of Thor, Celtic Cross, or Star of David. More than 70 choices for Veteran Tombstone Symbols

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Military History

Stones River Battlefield Preserved

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Military History

History, Conservation & Education Join Forces to Protect Alabama Civil War Battlefield

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Frontline Feature

Donley Auctions December 19th Military Auction

Wreaths
Militaria Collecting 101

Jersey Mike's Subs Makes $300,000 Challenge Grant to Wreaths Across America

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Militaria Show Reports

2021 Show of Shows Rescheduled to July 22-24

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

2020 Best Military History Book: ‘40 Thieves on Saipan’

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International

Third European Museum Robbery Targeting Third Reich Artifacts

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Medals

19th Air Force Commander bestows medals for Heroism

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Military History

Watch the Revolutionary War come alive in new animated map

@MyNavyHR posted on Twitter, "Your concerns have been heard. The Navy has now authorized a new and more recognizable rank tab for optional wear. "
Patches / Insignia

Navy Approves Alternate Rank Tabs for NWU Type III uniforms

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Uniforms

Basic Training candidates are the first to wear the Army's new, "retro" uniforms

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Patches / Insignia

You will be seeing red patches on Marine Corps covers.  Do you know why?

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: Women's Lives and Clothes in WW2

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Firearms and Ordnance

WWII Bomb explodes in Poland 75 years after it was dropped

Airman Alex Orquiza, 71st Security Forces Squadron, wears the next generation of ballistic helmet during a door breaching exercise at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 15, 2020.
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Air Force begins replacement of Advanced Combat Helmet with next-generation helmets

Senior Chief Damage Controlman William Merchen, a hero of the attack on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) on Oct. 12, 2000, while moored for refueling in the Port of Aden, Yemen.  Merchen received the Meritorious Mertit Medal for his actions.
Medals

20 Years Later: US Navy Sailor Shares Experience from the Day His Ship, USS Cole, Was Attacked By Terrorists

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