US Army

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Marine Corps M-1955 armored vest, or Armor, Body, Fragmentation Protective; Upper Torso (W/Collar, M-1955), aka "flak jacket". Used by the Marine Corps in Vietnam, the M-1955 weighs about 10 pounds. This model replaced...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare United States Marine Corps woman's mosquito netting in bright green mesh and matching green cotton with olive drawstrings. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 23" from top to bottom of mesh. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a March 1989 United States Army Southern European Task Force (SETAF) Italian Carabinieri Forces Zippo. The lighter is nicely enameled with a red, white and blue shield showing a winged lion bearing the word PAZ (peace). VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1962 Zippo lighter for the United States Army Security Agency (ASA) TUSLOG Detachment TUSLOG stands for The US LOgistics Group. The detachment was stationed at Sinop, Turkey, The front of the lighter bears the mottos Silere Defensus...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1946 Zippo lighter engraved in Seoul, Korea for a United States soldier. The lighter shows a tranquil mountainside scene on one side and a fabulous dragon on the other beneath the initials M.E.E. The 1946 Zippo model has a nickel...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver ring for the United States Army 182nd Infantry Regiment, 26th (Yankee) Division. The ring is by the Charles K. Grouse Company of North Attleboro, Massachusetts, and shows a crest with a simplified version of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool World War II souvenir ring from the South Pacific island nation of Fiji. It is in tortoiseshell and the letters are made from aircraft aluminum. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximate size 10 or 10-1/2. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: One of the most beautiful WWII CBI rings I have ever seen and largest in enameled silver. The obverse features red and blue enameled flag, Chinese sunburst and star, the side reads: “BURMA CHINA” in blue enamel and the opposite side reads:...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I "Welcome Home" celluloid pin for the United States Army 26th Division that has a ribbon and an attached Liberty Bell. The pin bears an interlocking Y and D for the Massachusetts group's nickname, the "Yankee Division"...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered World War I aircraft factory worker badge by Whitehead & Hoag. The pin reads AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL SERVICE US ARMY NAVY and shows a propeller at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 5/8" height and 1" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II photo identification badge for a Watertown Arsenal employee (Watertown, Massachusetts.) Watertown Arsenal, now on the American Society of Civil Engineers' list of historic landmarks, was used by the United States Army...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II civilian woman worker's identification badge for Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Fort Monmouth was the United States Army installation from which Julius Rosenberg passed on secret plans to the Soviets. The badge is in orange...