Militaria

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II German Aircraft company worker badge for Erla Maschinenwerk in Leipzig. It could possibly have been worn by a forced laborer at Buchwald. ERLA was one of the top three largest manufacturers in Germany at the time,...

ARTIFACT: Scarce, Tropical Afrika Korps hat cockade. The Afrika Korps was the German expeditionary force in Africa during WWII. Originally sent as a holding force to shore up the Italian defense of their African colonies, the force fought in Africa from...

ARTIFACT: Scarce WWII Luftwaffe embroidered Pilot-Observer badge. The badge shows a wreath of laurel leaves with a spread-winged eagle in the center clutching a swastika in its talons. This example was removed from flight clothing and was well used...

ARTIFACT: Great, 'salty', early WWII Kriegsmarine U-Boat badge in plated zinc by French maker Baqueville. The badge is an oval wreath with an eagle at the top center and a swastika and U-Boat in the center with nice detail. A small percentage of the gold...

ARTIFACT: WWII Luftwaffe Flak Artillery Personnel Trade sleeve badge removed from scrapbook. The center of the badge shows an embroidered set of wings with a half-wreath of laurel leaves behind it, a swastika beneath, and an anti-aircraft artillery...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful example of a World War II Nazi Germany Wehrmacht Panzer (tank) assault badge in bronze. The reverse is well marked with embossed, stylized, overlapping manufacturer's initials in a triangle: "AS", indicating manufacture by...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice World War II German Army black Wound Badge, which shows a helmet with two crossed swords. The black wound badge was given out to those injured either once or twice or who suffered frostbite while serving. VINTAGE: Circa World...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful circa 1939 SS visor cap eagle in silver-plated brass. The SS, short for Schutzstaffel, was Hitler's unit of elite security guards. The eagle is marked on reverse with the SS sig runes and an RZM 155/36 mark. The very...

ARTIFACT: This is a Nazi Navy chief petty officer metal hat wreath as used on U-boats. The wreath is a red, silver and black cockade with gold leaves. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s - World War II. SIZE: About 2-9/16" in height x 2-7/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a stunning circa 1935 high ranking official badge for the Deutschland Flug (Flight Germany), an aviation competition that began in 191The badge is in aluminum with an amber/meerschaum center and a small airplane silhouette in nickel...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1930s Nazi Legion Condor Black Wound Badge. The Condor Legion was born on November 7, 1936 as a response to Franco's request for firepower assistance in the Spanish Civil War. Second in command of the fledgling yet powerful...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940 Nazi National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise (NSRL - Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen) sports shirt patch. It is in bevo weave. VINTAGE: Circa 1940. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in...