France French Militaria & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1930s badge for the French sloop/dredger "Impetuous". Built circa 1938, Impetuous left Brest before the arrival of the Germans but ran aground at Porsmilin, Trégana. The...

ARTIFACT: This is the first naval ship badge for the French cruiser "Colbert". The badge was made by by Arthus Bertrand circa 1928-1930. The ship was launched on April 20, 1928 and notably...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice pre - World War II French Colonial Moroccan 4th Zouaves badge. It has no maker mark.  VINTAGE: Ca 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/8" in diameter (3 cm). CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: 1930's French Civil Aviation Glider Club badge/patch in stamped/painted leather and felt, crest-shaped depicting an airplane gliding over a landscape with three bombs above. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a colorful badge from the French 4th Regiment of Engineers. The badge was produced in the 1930s by A. Augis in Lyon. Ceci est un insigne colorée du 4ème Régiment du Génie. L'insigne...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare early World War II French 3rd Zouaves Mounted Battalion badge with the battalion's motto: Je Depasserai (I will surpass). VINTAGE: Circa early World War II (1930s)...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s French badge for the 3rd Regional Train Company, which was dissolved sometime in the 1930s and brought back in March 1945 as a transport group. The badge bears three...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s miniature French pilot badge. The badge shows a pair of wings and a star wreathed by laurel . VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: 9/16" diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) pilot badge. The FAI was founded in 1905 in France by several countries who recognized a need for a group to oversee the new...

ARTIFACT: This is a private purchase circa 1930s French pilot badge. The badge is of a nice quality and has a gilt wing and star decorating a wreath of laurels. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s French Army of the Air (L'Armee de l'Air) pilot badge. The badge shows a gilt wing and star decorating a wreath of laurels. It is numbered 36758 on reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1920s issue French pilot badge. It is numbered on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: About 1-1/4" in height by 2-1/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...