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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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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

On sale at Amazon for about $14: 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.
Headgear

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

Darrell Samuel Cole, USMC.
Military History

USS Cole was named for a WWII USMC Hero

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum now open

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Preservation Prevails in Shepherdstown

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

At only $20 on Amazon, new book illustrating the WWII American GI at the Battle of the Bulge is a bargain

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Militaria Collecting 101

History & Preservation Community Mourns the Loss of Edwin Cole Bearss

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Medals

Sgt. Maj. Thomas P. Payne receives Medal of Honor

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Frontline Feature

Steve Dance Auctions

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Militaria Collecting 101

2021 Show of Shows is on!

Antique 1897 Colt .32-caliber ‘New Police’ revolver with American-scroll engraving by Cuno Helfricht. Solid 99% gun with near-mint bore and action. Comes in modern Colt walnut fitted case.
Firearms and Ordnance

Milestone’s Sept. 26 Premier Firearms preview

26th Div 103rd FA paper insignia on helmets ared
Headgear

WWI Tin Hats and Steel Helmets: Quiz yourself!

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Brown's Tavern, Chattanooga landmark, celebrated

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces Bob Dole as the Inaugural Recipient of the Citizen Soldier Award

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Special Exhibition “Silk and Steel: French Fashion, Women and WWI” Opens Friday, Sept. 25 at National WWI Museum and Memorial

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Uniforms

How well do you know WWI field uniforms?

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Firearms and Ordnance

How well do you know Civil War Artillery?

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Medals

How well do you know your WWII German Medals?

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International

WWII Treasures STOLEN! Thieves Break Into Dutch WWII Museum

Mike Gilday and Dylan Beazer, a Department of the Navy Library librarian, view a historical navy document in the Navy Department Library’s rare book room. Gilday toured the Navy Department Library after the ground breaking of the Operational Archives and Repository Complex. NHHC, located at the Washington Navy Yard, is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage.
Military History

Navy Breaks Ground on New Archival Complex

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Frontline Feature

Schultz Auctioneers

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

National WWI Museum and Memorial Launches Free Resources for Educators & Students

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Who's Who

Rest in Peace, LTC (Ret.) Thomas Johnson

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Military History

New documentary on the 1980 attempt by U.S. Special Forces to free American hostages in Iran to debut August 21st

The Air Force's new Operational Camouflage Uniform has a smaller rank insignia displayed in the middle of the chest. The Air Force is switching to a lighter, three-color background for the Trank insignia, service and name tapes, and badges.
Patches / Insignia

USAF Adopts Easier-to-See Insignia

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Medals

PA Man Guilty of Stolen Valor

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces 2020 Literature Award Recipient

Rare WWI US Marine Corps Colt 1911 pistol, .45 ACP caliber, all correct parts, one of only 2,400 such guns shipped to the Corps in 1917 after America’s entry into the war. Sold for $22,200 against an estimate of $4,000-$6,000
Auction News

Milestone’s Premier Antique & Modern Firearms Auction nears $1M in sales

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Preservation and Conservation

American Battlefield Trust, North American Land Trust partner to save Brandywine battlefield

Important 75-piece archive of personal and service items belonging to Tuskegee Airman William S. Powell Jr. Uniform includes A-2 leather jacket with squadron patch and name, flight suit and other apparel with all insignia, parachute, kit bag, flight log, many documents including Tuskegee diploma with signatures of classmates and instructors.
Auction News

Dirk Soulis to host Aug. 1 auction of Jack Angolia World War II collection featuring personal archives of Admiral John S. McCain, Tuskegee Airman William S. Powell Jr.

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Preservation and Conservation

Zinc Pest and White Rust: Major threat to military collectibles

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Militaria Collecting 101

MAX 2020 Cancelled

You'll have to wear a mask and distance yourself...but you can go to the show
Militaria Show Reports

OVMS Military Show at Wilmington, Ohio is ON

Originally from Kosovo, Val spent time in German refugee camps before working as a military contractor for the U.S., where she realized her passion for military service.
Who's Who

Kosovo Refugee to Receive American Heritage Award

Major Van Veen, of the Royal Netherlands Army Defence Centre of Expertise for Soldier and Equipment, explained: “Modern soldiers have access to incredible, hi-tech navigation systems, but these all require soldiers to keep checking their screens constantly. This makes an already dangerous job even more dangerous because it reduces situational awareness.”
Accouterments

Forget GPS, Try a Mission Navigation Belt

ARABIAN SEA (June 12, 2020) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Arabian Sea, June 12, 2020. Ike is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce.
Military History

Dwight D. Eisenhower and San Jacinto Break U.S. Navy Record

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

National WWI Museum and Memorial receives $125,000 from National Endowment for the Humanities for digitization/transcription of WWI letters

The Air Force is finally getting its first new pistol in 35 yearsJared Keller, Task & Purpose 21 hours agoStaff Sgt. Will Gonzales, 36th Security Forces Squadron armory NCO in charge, with a Sig Sauer M18 pistol at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, August 26, 2019.
Firearms and Ordnance

Air Forces Begins Fielding M18 Modular Handgun System

Cover: Royal Flying Corps Kit Bag: Aircrew Uniforms & Equipment from the War Over the Western Front in WWI, by Mark Hillier
Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

New Book for WWI Aviation Collectors and Enthusiasts

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Previously unknown map of engagement aftermath amounts to ‘Rosetta Stone’ for Battle of Antietam

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Military Trader Auction Calendar

Gun & Military Auction

Confederate flag made out of flowers at the Confederate Statue in Jasper, Alabama. 2010.
Flags, Banners

Marines, Navy ban Confederate Battle Flag

Frontline Feature

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Frontline Feature

Steve Dance Auctions

ESTATE AUCTION - PROLIFIC COLLECTION OF 25 CLASS III FIREARMS.