France French Militaria & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a "shirt" size Free French Air Force wing/branch of service badge. The wing has a star at top and shows a crest bearing the Cross of Lorraine and reading F.A.F.L. (Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres). VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: Rare, French-made Vichy French Supporters lapel pin from WWII German Occupation. The shield shaped lapel featuring a red, white, and blue detailed Emblem of the Chief of State against a background of white enamel. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Free French 9th Colonial Infantry Division (9eme Division d'Infanterie Coloniale) badge. The badge is a golden anchor bearing the Cross of Lorraine. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-9/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late World War II French Navy ship badge for the destroyer (contre-torpilleur) Le Malin. The Malin (The Malignant) was launched August 17, 1933 and decommissioned in February 196During an evacuation of Allied troops at Dunkirk...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1941-1943 badge for the Vichy France Directorate of Naval Industries Toulon by Augis. Only 3,000 of these badges were made in this size. The badge is for the department created in 1941 to centralize management of marine...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1945 badge for the 6th Algerian Rifle Regiment. VINTAGE: Circa 1945. SIZE: About 1-3/8" in width by 1-3/4" in height (35mm by 45mm). CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver and gilt brass with green enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and rare US-made Free French Navy BB-15 Richelieu battleship badge. The badge shows a scroll with the Latin text: Furentibus Eminet Austris, meaning "Stronger than the Southern Winds." VINTAGE: Circa 1943...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s badge for the French destroyer "Indomitable" (insigne pour le contre-torpilleur Indomptable). L'Indomptable was built in 1933 and commissioned three years later. She served a short time with the Mediterranean Fleet and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940 badge for the French destroyer "Bold" (torpilleur Le Hardi) with a period engraving on reverse. Le Hardi was the first in its class, also named "Hardi", and was built in May 193She departed Brest for North Africa along with the...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1944-1945 era badge for the 3rd Algerian Horsemen Reconnaissance Regiment (3e Régiment de Spahis Algériens de Reconnaissance, or RSAR). The group had operations in Italy, France and Germany, and was the reconnaissance unit for the 3rd...

ARTIFACT: This is a private purchase early World War II French pilot badge. The badge is a wreathed wing with a tree-dimensional five-pointed star at the top. VINTAGE: Circa late 1930's, the early World War II period for Central Europe...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War II French pilot badge made locally in North Africa. The badge is a wreathed wing with a flat five-pointed star at the top. VINTAGE: Circa early World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" in height by 2" in...