Militaria

ARTIFACT: Circa 1967 United States Navy Support Activities Binh Thuy Vietnam pocket patch made in Saigon by Cheap Charlies. The center depicts an eagle and anchor and reads: "KIP THOI", "DAY DU", "LIEN TUC", "YEM TRO" in black detail. The outer...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1967 United States Navy Binh Thuy Vietnam Flotilla 5 and Haltron 3 B.B.T.S. (support facility) pocket patch made in Saigon by Cheap Charlies. The center of the patch shows a crossed hook and spear with the letters: "B.B.T.S" and the outer...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1968 United States Navy Harbor Security Chu Lai Republic of Vietnam (RVN) large jacket patch. This example was made in Saigon by Cheap Charlies. The center of the patch shows a naval ship bearing the number "16" and surrounding reads:...

ARTIFACT: Scarce circa 1967 United States Navy PBR (Patrol Boat, River) Advanced Tactical Support Base Vinh Gia, Saigon-made pocket patch. The yellow patch shows the country with a border line in red detail and reads: "VINH GIA CAMBODIAN BORDER ATSB"...

ARTIFACT: Great circa 1968 United States Navy Assault Support Patrol Boat (ASPB) or Alpha Boat, A 53 pocket patch. This example was made in Saigon by Cheap Charlies and features Snoopy standing on a small boat or raft on the water, his red scarf waving...

ARTIFACT: Late 1960's United States Navy Swift Boat Squadron 1 pocket patch. This example was made in Saigon and the center shows a large, embroidered number "1" with the word "SWIFT" diagonal in red embroidered detail against a gray stripe. The patch...

ARTIFACT: Rare, circa 1967 United States Navy Stable Door IUWG-1 (Inshore Undersea Weapons Group - 1) Westpac Detachment Japanese-made pocket patch removed from uniform. The center shows a shield with an amphibious craft with sharp menacing teeth in the...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Navy Construction Battalion or "Seabees" fatigue shirt patch from the 1950s-1960s. It reads SEABEES and shows the black outline of a bumblebee with a sailor's hat holding a variety of construction tools. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce large circa 1956 United States Navy ATU-400 (later ATU-401) jacket patch. This is a patch which would have been worn by US Navy aviators going through Advanced Pilot Training with Advanced Training Unit 400, which later in the...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War-era Japanese-made jacket patch made for the United States Naval Munitions Depot at Ryuku Islands, Japan. The patch shows an armed and winged dragon-like creature and reads NAMD. VINTAGE: Circa 1950 - 1954. SIZE: 5-5/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a late World War II United States Navy 40th Patrol Torpedo Squadron (PT-RON 40) patch. The patch is round with a red border, showing a torpedo darting through the number 40 above a ship. VINTAGE: Circa late World War II. SIZE: 3-7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare World War II US made jacket patch for the United States Navy Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 23 MTB RON 23, a unit which saw action in the South Pacific and Southwest Pacific. The patch shows Bugs Bunny riding a Torpedo over the...