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ARTIFACT: Circa 1930's Ð WWII USS Texas BB-35 Pass Badge #8, as issued by the Brooklyn New York Bureau of Identification. The USS Texas developed a reputation as a jinxed or unlucky ship after several accidents early in her career, e.g. construction...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine badge made at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The badge is a submarine in profile. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 11/16" height and 3" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal safety pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II launch badge for a lost boat, the US Submarine Snook SS 27Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: SNOOK was lost while conducting her ninth war patrol, in the South China Sea and Luzon Strait. On 8 April, she reported her position...

ARTIFACT: This is a WWII USS Snapper SS 185 Launch Button. The third SNAPPER (SS-185) was laid down by the Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard on 23 July 1936; launched on 24 August 1937, sponsored by Mrs. Harold R. Stark, wife of Rear Admiral Stark, Chief of...

ARTIFACT: This is a WWII USS Pollack SS180 Launch Button. Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: The first POLLACK (SS-180) was laid down 1 October 1935 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H.; launched 15 September 1936; sponsored by Miss Anne Carter...

ARTIFACT: This is a great two-toned submarine badge made at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The badge is shaped like a submarine in profile. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 13/16" height and 3-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel- and...

ARTIFACT: Fantastic WWII United States Navy Torpedo Desk Model from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Torpedo 16 ½" x 3" in diameter. Base 15" x 4". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome or Monel plated brass with stained wood...

ARTIFACT: Great, early 1950's USS Nautilus Project General Dynamics Electric Boat Division worker nuclear submarine pin. The pin is in the shape of a submarine and shows the letter"GD" on the conning tower. VINTAGE: Circa early...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1886 United States Navy Chief Petty Officer cap insignia, which shows an eagle perched upon a sideways anchor. VINTAGE: Circa 1886. SIZE: 1-1/4" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Fold-over...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling pin for the United States Navy's 515th Mobile Construction Battalion, aka the "Seabees". The pin is badge-shaped and shows a sailor with bee wings holding a crest that reads CBMU 515. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful lot of World War II US Navy skipper's submarine insignia from Commander Chester Carl Smith of the USS Swordfish (SS-193). The lot includes a 1930s-World War II officer's dolphin marked Freidel, a gold on silver miniature...

ARTIFACT: Scarce WWII United States Maritime Service Officer collar insignia in 10K gold filled sterling silver by H & H. The insignia features a roped anchor cradled by a wreath of leaves. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately ¾" x...