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.

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'

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

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: Sport in the Third Reich by Rob Newbrough

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

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

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Medals

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

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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?

Frontline Feature

MLT SPOT FOR SALECROP
Frontline Feature

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

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?

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Military History

USS Harry S. Truman takes the cup

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Auction News

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

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Ten Military Collecting References Under $40 each

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Auction News

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

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

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Uniforms

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

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

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

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

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

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JAG File: All things History

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

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

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JAG File: All things History

HAS COVID-19 IMPACTED THE ANTIQUE MILITARY COLLECTIBLES MARKET?

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

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

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Medals

See how much this WWI Victoria Cross sold for

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Preservation and Conservation

Atten-HUT! Reviving WWII Quonset Huts

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

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

Wreckage confirmed as heroic USS Johnston (DD 557)

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

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

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Auction News

Stephenson’s Auctioneers & Appraisers

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Firearms and Ordnance

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

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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 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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JAG File: All things History

Are You Mentoring People into Our Hobby?

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

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

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

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

Model 1895 kepi originally worn Infantry Private Bert M. Bartlett, a railroad worker from Devils Lake, North Dakota. The solid brass branch insignia with a screw-post fastener on the reverse replaced the Pattern 1872 branch insignia in 1896.
Militaria Collecting 101

Military Trader Favorite Finds: 2 Pieces of Spanish-American War Headwear

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

Tips for Collecting WWII French MAS-36 bolt action rifles — With Values

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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"

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

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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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

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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

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

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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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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JAG File: All things History

Critical Shortage Response During the WWII Battle of the Bulge.

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: First Canadian Army: Victory in Europe 1944-45

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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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JAG File: All things History

Militaria via Email? Avoid the scam

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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

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