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December 5, 2021

Militaria Collecting 101

Are you new to collecting military relics? This is a good place to look for interviews with top collectors and dealers, learn about preservation and display techniques, read book reviews, see auction and show reports, and read about the history of the relics we all love.

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: Black & Field-Gray Uniforms of Himmler’s SS, Vols 1 and 2 and Waffen-SS Camouflage Uniforms, Vols. 1 and 2

Nov 30, 2021
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Visit Gettysburg battlefield virtually with American Battlefield Trust historian

Nov 29, 2021
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

The National WWII Museum unveils new Pearl Harbor exhibit ahead of 80th anniversary

Nov 22, 2021
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Auction News

Norm & Penny Linto Online Auction - Bidding is Open!

Nov 18, 2021
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Militaria Collecting 101

Wreaths Across America Radio has a special gift for members of the military this year

Nov 16, 2021
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

National WWI Museum and Memorial celebrates 100 years since the site dedication, plus a sneak peek at Veterans Day

Nov 2, 2021

Frontline Feature

MLT SPOT FOR SALECROP
Frontline Feature

UP FRONT AND CENTER!

This Spot Reaches More than 10,000 people a day.

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Patches / Insignia

Roosevelt's Pine Tree Army

Oct 28, 2021
Ray Chauncey Smith Jr., former Navy SEAL wounded in action in Vietnam on June 12th, 1970, receives his purple heart from Captain Brad Geary, commanding officer of Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWCEN) Basic Training Command during a ceremony on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado Oct. 7. NSWCEN provides initial assessment and selection and subsequent advanced training to the Sailors who make up the Navy’s SEAL and Special Boat Teams.
Medals

Purple Heart goes to Vietnam-era Frogman

Oct 26, 2021
Drafted at 19, Harold Dombo would become a combat veteran and former P.O.W. by the time he was 21.
Militaria Collecting 101

This "Citizen Soldier" Became a WWII  Prisoner of War

Oct 22, 2021
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JAG File: All things History

"I Just Saluted The Kaiser" and 19 other expressions the Great War gave us

Nov 29, 2021
"Type B" rubberized silk balloon, recovered at sea and re-inflated. The outline of a human is provided for scale.
JAG File: All things History

"INTERCONTINENTAL" JUST ISN'T THAT FAR ANYMORE

Oct 18, 2021
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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

This year, get presents a true military history buff will enjoy!

Nov 30, 2021
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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: Winter Uniforms of the German Army: Heer Luftwaffe Waffen-SS, by Werner Palinckx

Oct 8, 2021
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Toys, Models, Miniatures

2021 CHICAGO TOY SOLDIER SHOW: MASKED AND STILL HAVING FUN!

Oct 4, 2021
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Militaria Show Reports

You can get FREE publicity for your next show or special event

Oct 6, 2021
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Military History

Breathing life back into UK marine history

Sep 22, 2021
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Photographs and Ephemera

Are you a Military Collector Who is Considering Selling your Library?

Sep 22, 2021
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Who's Who in the Militaria Hobby

10 Questions with Bob Chatt & Joe Tonelli, HABonline.com

Sep 20, 2021
Deven Huwig
Who's Who in the Militaria Hobby

She is an "under 20" collector of historic military relics

Sep 20, 2021
Old Veteran
Military History

The National WWII Museum Celebrates Oldest Living U.S. Veteran on his 112th Birthday

Sep 13, 2021
Final - DNW Medals Sept 2021 - Currie (1)
Auction News

The superb ‘Iraq 2003’ M.C. group of seven to be sold by Dix Noonan Webb September 15th

Sep 7, 2021
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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: In the Service of Our Country: The History of the United States Service Flag, by Jerry E. Dutscheck

Sep 2, 2021
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Firearms and Ordnance

Book Review: The M1 Carbine: Variants, Markings, Ammunition, Accessories, by Roger Out

Aug 26, 2021
Memory Conference
Museums, Clubs, Organizations

The National WWII Museum announces Memory Wars: World War II at 75 and Beyond Virtual Conference

Sep 3, 2021
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Auction News

Medal awarded to first British soldier killed during the Great War sells for £17,000 at Dix Noonan Webb Sale

Aug 18, 2021
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Military History

Central Wisconsin corpsman selected as Navy 'Sailor of the Quarter'

Aug 13, 2021
A Collection of US Army Unit Crests, by SFC William E. Cotter, Ret.
Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: A Collection of US Army Unit Crests, by SFC William E. Cotter, Ret.

Nov 30, 2021
Abzeichen der SS-Totenkopfverbände – Insignia of the Death’s-Head Units 1933-1939, by Derek Chapman,
Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: Insignia of the Death’s-Head Units 1933-1939, by Derek Chapman

Aug 26, 2021
The Mochida family, wearing identification tags awaits a bus. They were forced to leave their two-acre nursery and greenhouse in Eden, California, May 1942.
Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Soldiers Memorial Military Museum announces opening of Smithsonian traveling exhibit, 'Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II'

Jul 13, 2021
Exceptional example of a little-known 1943 US FP-45 Liberator pistol, with original box. Produced in secrecy by GM to supply to resistance forces for use against WWII Axis powers. Sold for $8,400
Auction News

High-condition militaria fueled Milestone’s Premier Antique & Modern Firearms Auction

Jul 7, 2021
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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: Sport in the Third Reich by Rob Newbrough

Jun 30, 2021
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Fort Snelling adds to its collection with storied Confederate shirt and 1906 Calvalry uniform

Jun 30, 2021
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Medals

Battle of Britain Ace Peter Townsend's historic medals sold at auction

Jul 21, 2021
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JAG File: All things History

Where in modern Kansas was the 4th of July celebrated for first time west of Mississippi in 1804?

Jun 28, 2021
British World War II veterans visit the war cemetery of Ranville, northwestern France, on June 4, 2014.
Preservation and Conservation

To whom do militaria relics and medals belong?

Jun 10, 2021
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Military History

USS Harry S. Truman takes the cup

Jun 9, 2021
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Auction News

Victoria Cross awarded to 'The Hero of Manipur' sold by Dix Noonan Webb

Jun 23, 2021
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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Ten Military Collecting References Under $40 each

Jun 3, 2021
Gala-Kleid eines ungarischen Magnaten, 2. Hälfte 19. Jhdt.
Auction News

Hermann Historica GmbH 88th Auction June 21-25: Online Only

Jun 1, 2021
Boxed 1st-year (1929) Colt .38-caliber Super, arguably the most desirable of any firearm in Colt’s 1911 lineup. Near-mint magazine and like-new bore. Retains original instructions and ‘American Rifleman’ ad touting the new release.
Auction News

Milestone musters top-tier selection of rare Colts, Civil War, military and Old West weapons for June 19 Premier Antique & Modern Firearms Auction

May 27, 2021
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Uniforms

Flight Lieutenant Walter McBean: A WWII Australian "D-Day Typhooner"

May 27, 2021
Directional signs were placed on the aisles and masks were required in all buildings. Social distancing was encouraged.
Militaria Show Reports

Glorious Return! Military Collectors and Reenactors fill 2021 Mansfield Civil War Show

May 13, 2021
A uniform of an Austrian general of the cavalry in Hungarian gala-adjustment, circa 1900, Austria, 1890 – 1910.
Auction News

89th Auction of Hermann Historica GmbH to feature military careers spanning several centuries and distinguished mementos from ruling houses

May 11, 2021
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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

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

May 4, 2021
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JAG File: All things History

For the health of the military relic and vehicle hobby — Wear a mask!

May 5, 2021
The large U.S. Signal Corps portrait of Father Arthur A. LeMay was purchased more than thirty years ago at a VFW tag sale for $1. The portrait reunited with LeMay’s tunic and overseas cap in 2008.
Uniforms

WWI Doughboy Chaplain: Father Arthur A. LeMay, AEF

Apr 21, 2021
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JAG File: All things History

HAS COVID-19 IMPACTED THE ANTIQUE MILITARY COLLECTIBLES MARKET?

Apr 20, 2021
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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: Battle Carried. Imperial Japanese Tiger Art Good Luck Flags of World War Two

Apr 15, 2021
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Medals

See how much this WWI Victoria Cross sold for

Apr 14, 2021
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Preservation and Conservation

Atten-HUT! Reviving WWII Quonset Huts

Oct 18, 2021
Illustration from cover of United States Army Cap Insignia, 1902-1975, by Michael F. Tucker
Patches / Insignia

Book Review: United States Army Cap Insignia, 1902-1975, by Michael F. Tucker

Apr 2, 2021
Commander Ernest E. Evans, USN illustrated telling the tale of the USS Johnston
Military History

Wreckage confirmed as heroic USS Johnston (DD 557)

Apr 2, 2021
Cover of Tokarev Pistols. The book retails for $39.99, available from the publisher and Amazon
Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: The Complete Book of Tokarev Pistols

Mar 31, 2021
U.S. Marine Raiders pose in front of a Japanese stronghold they conquered at Cape Totkina, Bougainville in the Solomon Islands in January 1944.
Medals

A Special WWII Medal for an Extraordinary USMC Unit

Mar 23, 2021
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Auction News

Stephenson’s Auctioneers & Appraisers

Mar 12, 2021
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Firearms and Ordnance

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

Mar 7, 2021