Militaria

ARTIFACT: BETTER PICTURES ON THE WAY!This is a rare, early to mid - 1950s USN wings and photo grouping of American Volunteer Group (AVG / Flying Tigers) 2nd Squadron Flight leader, Commander Charles D. Mott. The grouping includes a nice 4 x 6 Studio...

ARTIFACT: Flying Tigers 1st Squadron, the "Adam & Eves" Squadron Leader and eventual Squadron Commander Robert Hawthorne "Bob" Neale's AVG period Chinese wing, bullion cap badge (both non-textbook, but period examples), & 4" x 6" 1960's copy of...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War I Austro-Hungarian patriotic pin. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: About 1-1/8" in width by 1-1/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass with enamel. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a "C" catch...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's-manufactured WWI Austrian Pilot Badge by Rothe Wren for wear by Austrian Air Service Vet's now serving in the German or Austrian Army. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: About 2-3/8" in width by 2-11/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful Allied Germanic Powers Austrian pin. VINTAGE: Circa WWI. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 1-3/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold plated brass with enamel detail. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a "C" catch...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare, miniature World War I Austrian pilot badge. The badge shows an eagle and a crown within a wreath that has "K" on it. VINTAGE: Circa 1917. SIZE: 1-1/8" height and 1-1/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass with...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice 1920s-1930s Austrian Air Crew badge in miniature. The badge shows an eagle wreathed in greenery clutching lightning bolts. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" in height and in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare Austrian Bundestaat Model 1935 Air Defense officer dagger. Established in 1934, the Bundestaat (Federal State of Austria) was a short-lived government run by the "Fatherland's Front", which advocated independence from...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s Austrian Teutonic Order badge for a Professed Knight (also known as a Priest Cross) in enameled silver. The original German Order of the Teutonic Knights was instituted in the twelfth century by a German Crusader, Duke...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War I Austro-Hungarian Kuk Air Service (Imperial and Royal) Model 1917 air crew badge. This badge was made circa 1917-1918 by the Austrian maker J. Zimbler. It has a cool "been there", "worn in the cockpit" look. The badge...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese-made full-size risque' novelty lighter by TOKYO from the Korean War era. The front of the lighter reads KOREA on top and YOU AND YOUR DAMN MIDNIGHT SNACKS! at bottom, and shows a discontented bare-breasted woman in bed...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s Rolf "Trench-style" cigarette lighter. This "AUTOMATIC STORM PROOF" lighter was made in Austria and is marked with a patent number. The lighter is complete and in excellent condition. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's - 1930's...