Militaria

ARTIFACT: 1930's Chinese Army Officer Dagger with knot and unique leather scabbard. The grip and pommel feature an ornately embellished brass plate with a floral motif and the grip is coiled with bullion and shows painted Chinese characters. The brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a post-1945, late 1940's enamel hat badge for the Austrian National Police. The maroon and white enameled badge features Austria's Coat of Arms, an eagle wearing a Mural Crown, holding a hammer in one talon, a sickle in the other and a...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful Model 1913 Austrian pilot badge (Feldpilotenabzeichen 1913) produced in the 1930s for prior service wear by a veteran. The badge was manufactured by Rothe. The beautifully convex badge has an eagle with slightly convex wings...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa early to mid-1930s Austrian Aero Club (Osterreichische Aero-Club = OAeC) silver grade glider badge. The OAeC was established in 190The front of the badge has three enameled gulls and a small shield with the Austrian flag...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War I Austrian badge for the 56th Infantry (?). VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 1-1/2" height and 1-1/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with C catch. MARKINGS: WELT-KRIEG on...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1916-dated 21st Army Korps Austrian Mountain Troops badge, which shows an armored soldier with edelweiss on his shield. VINTAGE: Circa 1916. SIZE: 1-1/8" in height x 1-1/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Stamped Brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare Austrian Army's 12th Cavalry Division badge. Badge is roughly square and shows a rifleman and soldiers on horses in relief. The badge reads 12 RT.SCH.DIV. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 1-1/2" height and 1-3/8"width...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Austrian Unit Cap Badge for the Karpathen Korps Hofmann. The group did battle in the Carpathian Mountains in 1914 and 1915. VINTAGE: Circa World War I, 1915 - 1916. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/16" in width x 1-5/8" in height...

ARTIFACT: Rare, WWI Austrian "Aviation Troops" patriotic hat pin in gilt and silvered bronze. Stick pin shows an eagle facing the viewer's right above a propeller at reads: K.u.K. LUFT - FAHRTRUPPE. VINTAGE: Circa WWI SIZE: Approximately 1 3/16" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice 1915 Austrian Mountain Troops Badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1915. SIZE: About 1-1/8" in width by 1-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Stamped brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a C catch. MARKINGS: Maker's mark above:...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Austrian water canteen dated 191It has a light army green ceramic coating and a field-modified wooden stopper connected to it by a rope cord. It also a handwritten label remnant taped to the front. VINTAGE: Circa 1917...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint 1950s boxed set of "his and hers" lighters by Vulcan with dolphin engravings and an enameled medallion for the USS Albacore on each. The Albacore was commissioned in 1953 as a test sub and can now be seen at Albacore Park in...