France French Navy Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late World War II French Navy ship badge for the destroyer (contre-torpilleur) Le Malin. The Malin (The Malignant) was launched August 17, 1933 and decommissioned in February 196During an evacuation of Allied troops at Dunkirk...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1941-1943 badge for the Vichy France Directorate of Naval Industries Toulon by Augis. Only 3,000 of these badges were made in this size. The badge is for the department created in 1941 to centralize management of marine...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and rare US-made Free French Navy BB-15 Richelieu battleship badge. The badge shows a scroll with the Latin text: Furentibus Eminet Austris, meaning "Stronger than the Southern Winds." VINTAGE: Circa 1943...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940 badge for the French destroyer "Bold" (torpilleur Le Hardi) with a period engraving on reverse. Le Hardi was the first in its class, also named "Hardi", and was built in May 193She departed Brest for North Africa along with the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1943 Free French Navy badge for the cruiser Montcalm. Montcalm, launched on October 26, 1935, was chosen to represent her native country at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Montcalm participated in the D-Day Invasion, taking...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s French Naval Ship "Gloire" badge with a great winged horse and man rising from the sea. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 7/8" in width by 1" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver with enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s-World War II French/Free-French Aircraft Carrier badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-WWII. SIZE: About 1-5/8" in width by 1" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt silver with red enamel accents. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal...

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: Nice 1970's – 1980's French Navy Officer Superior Qualification Submariner badge. The badge is a ring with an upright dagger/sword through the center and a gilt plated submarine atop. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's –...