France French Militaria & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This pair of charming and beautiful leaded tin boxes was made by a French soldier in a work program for the wounded. Each box is engraved on the bottom with the soldier's name and battalion, P. Foussard of the 1st infantry hunter battalion, the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War I M1915 French Army Artillery "Adrian" helmet. It comes to us from the estate of Lieutenant William Edwin Bown, a 397 T.M.U. (397 Transport Militaire Unite, Groupe Hemart) driver from East Aurora, New York who served...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful, large circa World War I French patriotic aviation pin shaped as a stock. The pin is in silver-plated copper. The stork is in a semi-upright stance and has an engaging look. . VINTAGE: Circa World War I...

ARTIFACT: Nicely maker marked French Model 1831 Artillery Short Sword by Talaret & Cie in Paris. The ridged brass grip shows the number: "1831" with a line struck through and above the scratched out numbers: "477". On the opposite...

ARTIFACT: This is a French colonial helmet plate badge. VINTAGE: World War I. SIZE: The badge measures 2 7/8" in height and 2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Painted steel. ATTACHMENT: Two prongs to be attached to helmet. MARKINGS: None. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa early World War I French "Fix" unofficial pilot badge. The badge was worn by pilots before the official 1916 badge was introduced: prior to that, pilots wore an emblem on their sleeve, and this eagle on their breast...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa early World War I French "Fix" unofficial pilot badge. The badge was worn by pilots before the official 1916 badge was introduced: prior to that, pilots wore an emblem on their sleeve, and this eagle on their breast...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa early World War I French "Fix" unofficial pilot badge. The badge was worn by pilots before the official 1916 badge was introduced: prior to that, pilots wore an emblem on their sleeve, and this eagle on their...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare and beautiful French World War I Type I Air Corps badge numbered 2971 on reverse. The badge is a ring framing a propeller with one spread wing. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in height and...

ARTIFACT: Great circa 1900 French Pre-Dreadnought Battleship souvenir pin from the Brest Naval Yard. The pin is beautifully detailed in silver and gold plated brass and reads: "BREST" in raised detail. VINTAGE: Circa 1900 SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare numbered unit badge for the Hadfield-Spears ambulance unit, a voluntary Anglo-French medical unit. The unit, originally known as the 282nd Light Surgical Ambulance Corps of the 4th French Army, operated from February...

ARTIFACT: This is a great hand-colored satire of Napoleon from around the time of the 1810 British Blockade of French-controlled ports. It appears that the piece was framed in the 1920s or 1930s. Napoleon, trying to use concentrated sunlight against the...