Militaria: Era or Period of Conflict

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, February 1944, dated Kamikaze Pilot Knife, "Special Attack Force". Kamikaze pilots and Special Attack Forces were suicide missions, a human-piloted missile or aircraft was more...

ARTIFACT: Nice WWII Japanese Naval Officer dagger. This great example features intricate sakura flower details on the pommel (kashira), guard/hilt (fuchi / tsuba / tsuka / habaki), and scabbard...

ARTIFACT: WWII Japanese Fireman belt buckle in gold anodized aluminum. Homefront heroes during USAAF bombings, during the firebombing of Kobe in February 1945, an average of 40% of the built-up area...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1930's Sino - Japanese War Imperial Japanese soldier's personal "meatball flag". This example is a hand-sewn red circle against a background of white with two hemmed edges and remnants...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese Imperial Navy scarf with an identification tag. The scarf shows signs of being burned. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 4" wide x 32" long. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Cool 1930's – WWII Military Service State Guard ring in nickel and silver Deco design which reads "MILITARY STATE GUARD SERVICE". Ring is in its original box which reads: "Lionel Tardif...

ARTIFACT: This is an elaborate Celtic brooch in silver-plated brass with enamel. It dates from the 1920s or 1930s, and has a maker mark on reverse showing a Celtic image with Gaelic writing...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Civil Defense Auxiliary Police from Nashua, New Hampshire. It is embroidered on blue twill. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II donation badge for Russian War Relief. A controversial group in the eyes of the FBI, the group had Fred Myers as their Executive Director, future founder of the...

ARTIFACT: World War I Shipyard Volunteer lapel badge by Whitehead & Hoag of Newark, New Jersey. The oval badge shows a sailing ship in nice relief detail showing the letters: "U.S." in the center and...

ARTIFACT: This is an October 1942 copy of "Panama in Your Pocket: What to Do-Where to Go While on the Isthmus". It was published by the Publicity Committee of the U.S.W.O. in cooperation with the...

ARTIFACT: WWII United Service Organization (U.S.O.) Club Colorado Springs Key and Fob. The brass fob reads: "U.S.O. 8 COLO. SPRINGS" and the key reads: "LOCK & PRODUCT CO. INC. INTERNATIONAL DETROIT,...