Unknown/Unidentified Insignia & Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an unknown Reconnaissance Bomb Squadron patch Japanese-made. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About XX in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silk/cotton/poly embroidery thread on wool. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto garment. MARKINGS: None...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified Chinese tiger plaque in etched and painted marble. It came to us along with a United States 14th Air Force veteran's grouping: the 14th went to Taiwan in the 1970s. The plaque shows an angry tiger atop a promontory, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970's German made US Army Pocket Patch for the C (Cobra) Company 3rd Battalion 34th Armored Regiment. The patch shows a cobra ready to strike a tank and reads COBRA 3 34 COMPANY. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 3-3/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified circa early 20th century pin, possibly for a fraternal or mystical order. The small oblong pin is in enameled 14 karat gold and shows an eagle's head, a goat's head and a small fire or flame. VINTAGE: Circa early 20th...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool but unidentified patch dating to the 1930s or 1940s. It is a large red "B" with a cartoon B in front of it wearing boxing gloves. His wings are in a neat basketweave stitch different from the embroidery on the letter B. This...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified patch, possibly from Maine or New Hampshire. It may be a scouting patch of some sort: it reads TATANKA and shows a buffalo ("tatanka" and an Indian head. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: Approximately 4-13/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified enameled lapel pin, possibly for the Wichita Aero Club. The pin reads "WAC" at center in red and green enamel. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s (?). SIZE: Approximately 3/8" in height and 7/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified circa 1910s or 1920s enameled lapel pin by Whitehead & Hoag. It has a red keystone at its center and reads P.R.R. W.W.R. around its border. It may possibly have something to do with the Pennsylvania Rail Road. WWR are...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified pair of hat or collar badges from the State of Maine, possibly from the State Police or the National Guard. Each badge is the Maine State Seal, with the motto "Dirigo" (I lead). These badges date to the 1930s or perhaps...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified Chinese medal in gilt and enameled silver. It appears to date from sometime from the 1910s through 1940s, although it is most likely pre-World War II. The medal has fine frond-like details radiating out from the textured...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified lapel pin from circa 1930s or World War II. The pin shows a globe with a propeller that reads ALWAY. The pin is probably for an aviation company, and has a Leavens Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts mark on reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified large bronze buckle dating to the nineteenth century or possibly earlier. It looks as though it may depict a scene showing some type of pumping apparatus. The clouds in the scene have a very Chinese look to them: this...