France French Militaria & Related Artifacts

SUBJECT: This is a "shirt" size Free French Air Force wing/branch of service badge, and it is the only one I have ever seen in this size. The wing has a star at top and shows a crest bearing the Cross of Lorraine and reading F.A.F.L. (Forces...

E-mail or call for more information. SUBJECT: This is a wonderful French Navy Special Unit (SEALS) beret badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1946-1954. SIZE: About 1-7/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Brass?Bronze?Silver? - and red enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is a French Foreign Legion Far East badge that shows the Legion's insignia against a red and green background and reads 3e R.E.I. (3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment). The border surrounding the inset has a wonderful serpentine background...

ARTIFACT: This is a French Croix de Guerre (Cross of War) medal with star 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 woman's head at center...

E-mail or call for more information. SUBJECT: This is a very nice 342nd Parachute Signal Company badge. VINTAGE: Unknown. SIZE: About 1-1/4" in width by 1-3/4" in height (43mm by 31mm). CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Gold and silver plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1st Legion Mortar Company badge of the French Foreign Legion. This unit served at Dien Bien Phu. This badge is by Drago. VINTAGE: Circa 1954. SIZE: About 1-1/2" in width by 1-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1946 badge for the French 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment Far East by Drago. The badge is beautifully enameled in red and green and shows a serpentine Oriental-style dragon behind a bursting bomb. Ceci est un insigne pour le 2e...

ARTIFACT: This is a superlative example of a WWI French Aviation Patriotic Stork Pin in silver plated brass. VINTAGE: Circa WWI. SIZE: About 2" in width by 3/4" in height CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver Plated Brass. ATTACHMENT: "C" catch...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Free-French Paratrooper wing. VINTAGE: Circa 1944. SIZE: About 4-1/16" in width by 1-9/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton embroidery thread on wool fabric with a cotton duck backing. ATTACHMENT: To...

ARTIFACT: This is a gorgeous badge from the 1st Rifle Regiment in Algeria. The badge is maker-marked and shows a crescent, the Hand of Fatma, and Arabic text, as well as the number 1. VINTAGE: 1947-1950. SIZE: Approximately 1 " in height by 1 3/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1954 badge for the 1er RŽgiment de Dragons Vietnamiens (1st Vietnamese Dragoon Regiment), a French Colonial armored regiment that also used armored trains during the Indochina war. The badge is by Arthus Bertrand. It shows a...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice circa 1930s French Army of the Air (L'ArmZe de l'Air) issue pilot badge numbered 3625This is an early badge, as the Army of the Air was instituted in 1933, and it has a great "been there" look! The badge is a wing wreathed in oak...