Militaria: Era or Period of Conflict

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1965 United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Hooper DE-102A destroyer escort, the Hooper was launched August 1 , 195The lighter was made in Japan by Konwal. It has an applied enameled insignia on the front that reads Sans...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1960s United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Morton DD-94Launched May 23, 1958, the destroyer was very active in the Southeast Asian seas during the Vietnam War. The lighter was made by Penguin of Japan. It has a...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint and unfired circa 1960 United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Kawashiwi AO-14Launched December 11, 1954, the Kawashiwi was an oiler that served in South Vietnam between 1965 and 196This lighter was made by Prince of Japan...

ARTIFACT: This is an unfired and near mint circa 1960 lighter for the United States Navy USS Pollux AKS-Launched February 5, 1942, the Pollux was a general stores ship. It participated in the Bikini Atoll atomic tests and was awarded five battle stars in...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1950s submariner's coffee mug from the United States Navy USS Albacore (AGSS-569), which was commissioned in 1953 as a test sub and can now be seen at Albacore Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The mug shows a dolphin insignia...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1959 Zippo USN ship lighter for the USS Saratoga CVA-60 in excellent, lightly used condition. The lighter shows an image of the carrier bearing the number: 60 with a US Naval wing in yellow detail above and below it reads: "U. S. S...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940s United States Navy aircraft navigational (flight) computer Mark 8 named to Don Bozell on its reverse. Two discs with information to aid a pilot in correcting for air speed are connected at their centers and the top one...

ARTIFACT: WWII United States Navy 1944 dated whistle in olive drab green Bakelite plastic with beaded chain. Embossed lettering on one side of the whistle reads: "U.S.N. 1944" with a shield symbol and the letters "PEI" inside. VINTAGE: Circa WWII...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II cast aluminum plaque for the United States 101st Naval Construction Battalion, which participated in the invasion of Saipan. An anchor, pick, rope and rifle, as well as the words 101 BATTALION and a Bureau of Yards and...

ARTIFACT: This miniature life preserver is a souvenir from the launching of USS Scorpion from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 194The USS Scorpion served in on the coast of Japan during World War II and was lost in the Yellow Sea in 1944. VINTAGE: Ca...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful WWII United States Navy pilot ID bracelet. The bracelet is that of Stuart Tucker McAlister who was born in 1908 in Kansas. McAlister graduated from the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi in March of 194The bracelet features a raised USN...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice World War II era United States ship's ensign for entry into a Chinese port. The flag was made in the United States by Annin and is a representation of the Chinese flag. This example is for a larger vessel. VINTAGE: Circa WWII...