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ARTIFACT: An incredibly poignant and historical Zippo. Ernie Pyle left the light carrier USS Cabot (what he called the Iron Woman in his column) at the end of February 194On Easter, April 1, he went ashore with the Marines on Okinawa. Eighteen days...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I United States Army 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Division ring in 14 karat gold. At the ring's center is the 26th Division insignia, an interlocking Y and D for the Massachusetts group's nickname, the "Yankee Division"...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1930's – WWII United States Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Camp) at Harvard University shoulder patch. The red wool felt patch is embroidered with the University's motto: "VE", "RI", "TAS", Veritas or Truth. When Harvard's ROTC unit...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare early Yale Artillery Battalion collar insignia or hat badge circa 191Organized the same year, the battalion was led by determined a USMA 1904 graduate, Captain Robert Melville Danford. Danford trained the unit without...

ARTIFACT: This is a distinctive insignia for the United States Army ROTC program at Marshall University in West Virginia. The DI is a showing a green buffalo head and reads DOCTUS ET DUCTOR (and led by the wise). It was made by N.S. Meyer Incorporated of...

ARTIFACT: This is a distinctive insignia for the University of New Hampshire's United States Army ROTC program. The DI is a blue enameled crest showing a golden lamp at its center and reads SCIENCE ARTS INDUSTRY. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1955 US Military Academy West Point sword pin with nice detail. VINTAGE: Circa 1955. SIZE: About 2-3/4" in length by 1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a come-under...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s celluloid pin from the United States Military Academy at West Point. The pin reads ARMY against three horizontal stripes of black, gold and grey. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a pair of World War I United State Army, Army Nurse Corps nurse's collar insignia. Each insignia is a blackened bronze caduceus bearing the letters ANC in gold. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/8" in height x 7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a Cold War Era United States Defense Intelligence Agency handbook entitled Review of the Soviet Armed Forces DDB-1100-329-8The book has articles by several authors and was published by in October 1981. VINTAGE: Circa Cold War Era...

ARTIFACT: This is a Cold War era United States Defense Intelligence Agency manual entitled Warsaw Pact Ground Forces Equipment Identification Guide: Artillery Rockets and Missiles DDB-1100-313-8The book is by Paul Fein and was published by in February...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1956 reprint of the United States Army Technical Manual (TM 30-344) "Russian: A Guide to the Spoken Language". It offers many useful phrases and words in Russian and has some cartoon illustrations to accompany the instructional text...