Militaria: Era or Period of Conflict

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: Rare, late 1930's - early 1940's Anti - Japan pin. The center of the pin red, white, and purple celluloid pin shows a bomb dropping and surrounding it reads: "BOYCOTT JAPAN STOP THE AGGRESSOR". Most likely Chinese - made for United States...

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 great Old West circa 1900 "stock" City Marshal six-point star badge. This badge was made by C.D. Reese of New York and has a small horizontal six point star at its center. The badge has a great "been there" look, and some...

ARTIFACT: What we have here is an Iconic 1880's - 1890's small Posse size "Stock" Deputy Sheriff badge. The circle star badge is a nice diminutive, but beautiful badge you might have expected to see on the lapel of a Deputy's Duster as he rode out in a...

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: This is THE Chief' badge of "America's Sherlock Holmes": William J. Burns, of his agency: the William J. Burns Detective Agency. Burns became a national figure between working for the Secret Service, the Bureau of Investigation, heading up...

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...

ARTIFACT: Early WWII era San Francisco, California Special Police badge from Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation (Bethlehem Steel Company). The large, convex six point star shaped badge shows the number: "95" in the center and surrounding it reads: "SAN...