US Militaria Artifacts By Branch Of Service

ARTIFACT: This is a rare pre-WWI Aero Club of America Pilot Lapel Wing by Whitehead & Hoag Company of Newark New Jersey. VINTAGE: Circa 1913. SIZE: 1-1/2" in length x 3/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold plated brass with red, white and...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII anti-Hitler figural heel-shaped ashtray that reads: "JAM YOUR CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THIS HEEL" and depicts an open-mouthed caricature of Hitler at the center. The ashtray was made of Wartime Shortage material: cast aluminum - tar and...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1923 Scabbard & Blade Society Member Badge named to Hubert Smith Co. A, 2nd Regiment. The pin is an eagle with two crossed sabers and the letters V λ (lambda) on his breast and is made of 14K gold and pearls. Scabbard and Blade...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Camp Fire Girls "victory garden" shoulder patch. Founded in 1910 in New England, the Camp Fire Girls were the original sister organization to the Boy Scout of America. The shield-shaped patch is still attached to a blue...

ARTIFACT: Great nuclear age Boy Scouts of America Explorer-Kirkland Air Encampment jacket patch from Kirkland Air Force Base in the late 1950's. VINTAGE: Circa late 1950's. SIZE: 4" x 3 7/8". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Fully embroidered on twill,...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1941 photo postcard of a united States Air Corps Lockheed P-38 aircraft, the "Fastest Fighting Airplane in the World". The postcard is unused. VINTAGE: Circa 1941. SIZE: Approximately 5-3/8" in length and 3-7/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s W. Stokes Kirk catalog (No. 20) for "guns, ammunition, cutlery, sport and Army clothing". W. Stokes Kirk was a large clothing, goods and surplus military dealer out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded by William...

ARTIFACT: Large, 1970 Anti-War Protest March Pin from the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC). Formed in 1966, the Student Mobilization Committee's goal was demonstrate the opposition of students in both high school and college, to the United States'...

ARTIFACT: Cool, late 1960's Anti-War Protest Pin: "LIGHT UP FOR FREEDOM IN VIET NAM". The pin is red, white, and blue and shows a torch in the center. The edge of the pin shows a small Union stamp. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960's celluloid patriotic pin showing part of the American flag. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid-wrapped tin. ATTACHMENT: Straight pin. MARKINGS: None. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a very interesting WWI era badge from the District of Columbia Detective Agency. The Federal eagle at the center of the badge may denote government contract work, especially since the named wearer of the badge,Edward L. Weikert was the...

ARTIFACT: 1970's Department of Defense police shoulder patch. The dark blue twill embroidered patch reads: "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICE" and is backed with treated gauze. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's SIZE: Approximately 4" in length x 2" in height...