France French Militaria & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified French postal badge for a carrier in a horse-drawn mail coach of the Charente Relay Number The badge is by Monsieur Ameling, an engraver who lived on the "Passage of the Salmon" in Paris. The badge reads...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified French Factor City Post Office badge by Alexis Godillot. Ceci est un badge non identifiés pour l'Administration des Postes Facteur de Ville faite par Alexis Godillot. VINTAGE: Circa 1848-1852(?). SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950s French unit badge for the Secteur des Becs d'Ombrelles (S.D.B.O.) "Nung Confederation," or "Nung Community/Society." The Nung is a minority population in Vietnam, with ethnic roots in China. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950s badge for the Indochina 6th TDPB (Tieu Doan 6 Phao Binh) Artillery Group/6° TDPB, Groupe Vietnamien d' Artillerie‏. This badge would have been worn by Vietnamese soldiers under French command during the French...

ARTIFACT: This is an authorized restrike of a circa early 1950s French Commando Ouragan (Hurricane Commando) Marine Commando beret badge. The badge is by Arthus Bertrand of Paris, and was reissued in the 1970s for veterans of the group. An auxiliary...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s French Maritime League (Ligue Maritime Française/LMF) beret badge. The LMF was established to regulate and foster France's national navy as well as merchant shipping. It is oval and is nicely enameled with a golden anchor...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s or 1970s restrike of a beret badge for the French Foreign Legion 2nd Régiment, Mounted Infantry (2° REI/Cie Montée, or Regiment Etranger d'Infanterie/Compagnie Montée). The regiment was so named in October 1930, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s beret badge for the French 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 13e DBLE). This design of badge would have been worn during the Algerian War, which lasted from 1955 until...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950s badge for the French Foreign Legion 3rd Parachute Battalion (3° BEP, or Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes). The battalion served in Tunisia, at Dien Bien Phu in French Indochina, and later at Algeria. The badge was...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful circa 1944 French Forces of the Interior (Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur) officer's beret badge. The Forces, or FFI, was the formal name given to the French Resistance fighters later in the war as parts of France were...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare circa 1918 WWI French Army 501st Special Artillery Regiment (Tanks) insignia. The badge shows a nicely detailed, fire-breathing dragon in the center of a ring, half laurel leaves and half oak leaves joined together at the base in...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful late 1930's badge for the French Army 40th Reconnaissance Group, Infantry Division (40° Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie or GR 40). The badge shows a knight chess piece enameled in blue against a split red and green...