France French Militaria & Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment (1er REI) badge by Drago. It is nicely enameled and has a silver tone on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/17" in height and 7/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment badge by Drago, Paris. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: About 7/8" in width by 1-3/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with enamel accents. ATTACHMENT: Vertical safety-style pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and very rare WW II Free French Naval Pilot badge in great condition! VINTAGE: WW II. SIZE: 1 3/4" in height by 2 1/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver and gold plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Two opposing eyelets...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Free-French 1st Regiment Artillerie Alpine painted Aluminum. It's the first Regiment Artillerie Alpine. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 2-1/2" in width by 1-1/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold Sterling...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful French World War I Type I Air Corps badge numbered 2564 on reverse. The badge is ring-shaped and shows a propeller with one spread wing with an attachment bar that is probably a replacement. VINTAGE: Circa World War I...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War I French aviator patriotic eagle badge. The badge is shaped like a soaring eagle. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: About 1/2" in height and 2-15/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass...