France French Army Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is the first French campaign medal, which was awarded in 1859 to the soldiers and sailors who served in the Italian War of Unification. The medal has an original ribbon and a silver hallmark (which has been partly scratched). The face of...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare US Army Military Intelligence armband from World War II for a French National. VINTAGE: World War II. SIZE: 16-3/4" long by 3-3/4" in height – or folded as worn, approximately 6-3/4" long. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton,...

ARTIFACT: Great 1919 participant badge from the Inter-Allied Games at Pershing Stadium in Paris, France. Participation in the sporting event was only open to current or former military personnel who had served during WWI. Eighteen nations and over a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s or 1970s restrike of a beret badge for the French Foreign Legion 2nd Régiment, Mounted Infantry (2° REI/Cie Montée, or Regiment Etranger d'Infanterie/Compagnie Montée). The regiment was so named in October 1930, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s beret badge for the French 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 13e DBLE). This design of badge would have been worn during the Algerian War, which lasted from 1955 until...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950s badge for the French Foreign Legion 3rd Parachute Battalion (3° BEP, or Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes). The battalion served in Tunisia, at Dien Bien Phu in French Indochina, and later at Algeria. The badge was...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful circa 1944 French Forces of the Interior (Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur) officer's beret badge. The Forces, or FFI, was the formal name given to the French Resistance fighters later in the war as parts of France were...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare circa 1918 WWI French Army 501st Special Artillery Regiment (Tanks) insignia. The badge shows a nicely detailed, fire-breathing dragon in the center of a ring, half laurel leaves and half oak leaves joined together at the base in...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful late 1930's badge for the French Army 40th Reconnaissance Group, Infantry Division (40° Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie or GR 40). The badge shows a knight chess piece enameled in blue against a split red and green...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930's enameled French Army badge for the 15th Section Clerk and Workers (Military) Administration (15 Section de Commis et Ouvriers (Militaires) d'Administration/COA). The 15th earned battle honors for serving in the Orient...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s enameled French Army badge 15th Section Clerk and Workers (Military) Administration (15 Section de Commis et Ouvriers (Militaires) d'Administration/COA). The 15th earned battle honors for serving in the Orient during World...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1930s or early World War II French Maginot Line Fortress Troops badge. Fortress troops, and later interval troops, defended the fortified line of defense built between France and Germany. This badge is the only profusely...