France French Militaria & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930's enameled French Army badge for the 15th Section Clerk and Workers (Military) Administration (15 Section de Commis et Ouvriers (Militaires) d'Administration/COA). The 15th earned battle honors for serving in the Orient...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s enameled French Army badge 15th Section Clerk and Workers (Military) Administration (15 Section de Commis et Ouvriers (Militaires) d'Administration/COA). The 15th earned battle honors for serving in the Orient during World...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1930s or early World War II French Maginot Line Fortress Troops badge. Fortress troops, and later interval troops, defended the fortified line of defense built between France and Germany. This badge is the only profusely...

ARTIFACT: Fabulous, extremely rare circa 1937 French Colonial 2nd Company Light Camel Cavalry also known as 2ème Compagnie méhariste du Levant 2ème modèle badge, unmarked by Delande. The front shows a military automobile with a camel and cavalryman to...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1915, WWI French "Day of the Trench Soldiers" donation medallion designed by Armand Bargas and depicts two soldiers on the field, one sounding his trench bugle and it reads: "Journee du Poilu 1915" meaning, "Hairy Days", a term of...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful early World War I (1915) bronze brooch sold by the French cavalry to raise funds for the war effort. The cross-shaped brooch shows a classical male figure at center representing the bold, strong French infantryman, choking...

ARTIFACT: This is a French Croix de Guerre (Cross of War) medal with palm leaf in the 1914-1918 type. This medal was given in France and Belgium for heroic acts in the course of service. It is a cross with crossed swords and a woman's head at center and...

ARTIFACT: This is a French Croix de Guerre (Cross of War) medal with palm leaf and two stars in the 1914-1918 style. This medal was given in France and Belgium for heroic acts in the course of service. It is a cross with crossed swords and a woman's head...

ARTIFACT: This is a French Croix de Guerre (Cross of War) medal with palm leaf and suspension bar in the 1914-1918 style. The medal was given in France and Belgium for heroic acts in the course of service. The medal is a cross with crossed swords and a...

ARTIFACT: 1960's French Naval Air Force nuclear test site, Mururoa Badge by FIA (Augis). The badge shows an outline of the atoll in blue and a red mushroom cloud on the viewer's left with a ship and tree embellishments on the viewer's right. Along the...

ARTIFACT: Rare, 1930's French Naval Balloon Airship Pilot Badge in gilt and silvered brass. The private purchase badge features a pair of nicely detailed gilt brass wings inside a wreath with an anchor centered behind and topped with a rudder wheel...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 French Air Force flying mechanic (mécanicien volant) badge. The badge shows a winged gear and star against a beribboned wreath. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 1-11/16" in height and 2-1/16" in width...