Militaria Collectibles

This is where you can search by the type of militaria including accouterments, firearms, ordnance, flags, helmets, knives, swords, bayonets, medals, patches, insignia, uniforms, toys, and ephemera.

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Firearms and Ordnance

Was This French Musket a "Civil War Import" or a GAR relic?

Final - post sale - DNW Medals Feb 2021 - GC -1
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

The MAS-36’s unique bolt was designed to be as compact as possible. Moving the handle closer to the shooter’s firing hand allowed him to cycle the action faster and smoother.
Firearms and Ordnance

A look at the French MAS-36 bolt action rifle

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Auction News

Stephenson’s Auctioneers & Appraisers

Online Auction from the Estate of John Bensch featuring Military Vehicles, Railroad and Highway Lanterns - on-line now and available for bidding! The auction will begin closing on Tuesday, March 23rd at 12 pm

Private Albert H. Davis of Co. E, 9th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment with Model 1841 Mississippi rifle and sword bayonet.
Firearms and Ordnance

The Model 1841 "Mississippi" Rifle in the Civil War: What Variation?

Carbines with a bayonet lug began to be issued by late 1944. After WWII, many carbines were retrofitted with bayonet lugs. The Marine in the center of this photograph taken while fighting in Korea in September 1950, has an M4 bayonet attached to his M1 carbine.
Knives / Swords / Bayonets

Collecting the M4 Bayonet: Made for the M1 Carbine

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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Militaria Collectibles

Researching or writing about military antiques and relics? Beware of "Gilding the Lily"

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Militaria Collectibles

Tell us about your Favorite Militaria Relic Find

U.S. And Allied Military Fighting Knives World War II, By Bill Walters (ISBN: 978-1-61850-131-8), 2018, Four Color Print Group, 2410 Frankfort Ave., Louisville, KY 40206, Self-Published. Contact: BillWalters1948@gmail.com; www.usmilitaryfightingknives.com
Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: WWII US and Allied Fighting Knives, Book Two

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Photographs and Ephemera

A lone WW1 grave marker: Who was the American WWI doughboy’s buried here?

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Militaria Collectibles

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

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Medals

Senator Cruz launches bill to curtail private ownership of military medals

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Patches / Insignia

Verified Fakes: WWII Waffen and Allgemeine SS metal "Totenkopf" cap badges

WAVES play Santa WAVES of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts help wrap Christmas presents for Navy and Marine Corps convalescents at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland, circa 1944. Admiring a package is Yeoman 2nd Class Ann G. Fee.
Photographs and Ephemera

Not home for Christmas: Military tradition celebrating the holidays

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Medals

19th Air Force Commander bestows medals for Heroism

The Type 99 rifle Arisaka or Type 99 short rifle was a bolt-action rifle of the Arisaka design used by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII. I
Firearms and Ordnance

Tips and Values for collecting the WWII Type 99 Japanese Rifle

@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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Knives / Swords / Bayonets

The US M8 / M8A1 Scabbard

U.S. Small Arms of World War II, by Bruce N. Canfield
Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: U.S. Small Arms of World War II, by Bruce N. Canfield

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Uniforms

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

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Toys, Models, Miniatures

WWII German Major Alfred Becker’s Small Assault Gun Cigarette Case

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Preservation and Conservation

How do collectors display their military relic collections?

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Patches / Insignia

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

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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

Interview with Senior Chief Damage Controlman William Merchen
Medals

USS Cole Interview

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Military History

USS Cole was named for a WWII USMC Hero

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

New book on  Awards of the German WWII Luftwaffe, by Antonio Scapini

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Medals

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

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

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Headgear

WWI Tin Hats and Steel Helmets: Quiz yourself!

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Preservation and Conservation

How do you exhibit your WW1 treasures?

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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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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book covers minutia and details of WW2 German Iron Cross, 2nd Class

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Photographs and Ephemera

Date your 35mm Kodachrome Slides

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Patches / Insignia

On Patrol: Vietnam Insignia of Task Force 116

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Toys, Models, Miniatures

This German Tank took about 35 minutes to build— You can do it, too!

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Firearms and Ordnance

The Johnson M1941 Rifle

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

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

Zinc Pest and White Rust: Major threat to military collectibles

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Preservation and Conservation

Caring for Your Leather Military Relics

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

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

The helmet worn by the infamous “Red Devils” and other paratrooper regiments of the British Army during the Second World War, and into the post-war years.
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British WWII Airborne, Dispatch Rider and Tank Crew Helmets

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JAG File: All things History

10 Favorite Historic Soldier Photos

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

Marines, Navy ban Confederate Battle Flag

Gold-inlaid Colt 1911 .45 ACP-caliber gun, factory-engraved by Colt master engraver William H. Gough (active 1912-1940). Shipped in 1931 to Scruggs, Vendervoort & Barney, St. Louis.
Auction News

Milestone’s June 27 Premier Antique & Modern Firearms Auction