Identified Items

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s communist Czechoslovakian civil pilot wing. The wing shows the coat of arms of Czechoslovakia, the Bohemian Lion. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" in height and 3-13/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce early 1950s Naval Patrol Boat Squadrons badge for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), established in 194The badge shows two sharks flanking a ship. VINTAGE: Circa early 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" height and 1" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare circa late 1930s or World War II Bulgarian Royal Glider Pilot badge, 2nd Class. No more than fifty pilots had a badge such as this one. It is an enameled lone gull. VINTAGE: Circa late 1930s-WWII. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1920's early 1930's French Army of the Air badge for "heiress" unit to WWI Caudron 512th Sq. 33rd RAO/RAM or 2nd Sq. Recon Group Bouy. In the early 1930s, Squadron 53 was the 2nd squadron of the Group Bouy (2eme Escadrille GR...

ARTIFACT: 6eme RANA (Regiment Artillerie Nord-Africaine) garrisoned in Lyon, around 1939-1940. It consisted of three horse-drawn 75mm batteries and one anti-tank battery; it was assigned with the 6eme Division Infanterie Nord-Africaine. 6e DINA...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s-1970s badge for the French Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts by Decat. The insignia depicts a shamrock with a bow and arrow on a green background. Ceci est un badge faite par Decat pour les scouts français des années 1960 et 1970...

ARTIFACT: This is a French Centre de Sélection N°1 "CDSN1" badge by Aremail. It is nicely enameled and shows a castle at its center with the background divided into a red half and a blue half. VINTAGE: Circa 1990s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a French 520éme Brigade d'Engins Armée de l'Air (520th Engineer Brigade French Air Force) badge by Drago. The 520th was stationed in Germany. The badge shows a rocket ship in relief hurtling through space. VINTAGE: Circa early 1960s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950-1960 money clip for the French Air Base 116 Luxeil Saint-Sauveur near Luxeuil-les-Bains. The insignia reads BA-116 ESSOR and shows chicks hatching and flying away. Ceci est un clip de l'argent vers 1950-1960 pour la Base...

ARTIFACT: This is a French badge for the ship "L'Aventure" (Adventure) by Augis of Lyon. L'Aventure went into active duty in 1944 and served in Indochina. It is beautifully detailed with a profile of a sailor and his ship underneath him. Ceci est un...

ARTIFACT: This is a French badge for the Walking Group I-21 "Artois" by Augis. I/21 existed from April 1952 until early 1956, and flew Grumman F8F Bearcats in combat in Indochina. Ceci est un insigne pour le Groupe de Marche I/21...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1952 Station Radar de Campagne 25-953 Hassi Messaoud (Field Radar Station 25-953, Hassi Messaoud, Algeria) badge. The badge is by Augis, and has a gorgeously enameled scorpion clutching a plane, all superimposed upon a...