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Militaria Collectibles

Reassessing the relevance of historic relics and artifacts

By John Adams-Graf
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JAG File: All things History

Are You Mentoring People into Our Hobby?

By John Adams-Graf
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Book Reviews-Militaria Collecting

Book Review: A Gallery of Military Headdress Vol. 1

By John Adams-Graf
At the time, military planners felt it made sense to house Guard units in tents rather than wooden barracks. All Guard units already had tents as part of their standard equipment. The Guardsmen pictured above have written their company and platoon information with small pebbles outside the door of their squad tent.
Photographs and Ephemera

WWI National Guard

By Alexander F. Barnes
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JAG File: All things History

A Monument to History

By John Adams-Graf
Frederic “Fred” Borch has been a collector of military medals since 1974, when he was a university student in England and discovered a shop selling British war medals. Today, Fred focuses his collecting and research almost exclusively on military awards to American soldiers. He has been an OMSA member for more than 25 years and currently serves as the organization’s president.
Who's Who in the Militaria Hobby

10 Questions with Fred Borch

By John Adams-Graf
Sgt. G.M. Slade, Canadian Expeditionary Force, holding a German helmet of the Kaiser's Imperial Guard.
Militaria Collecting 101

10 tips for military antique collectors (or any kind of collector, actually)

By John Adams-Graf

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