Militaria: Era or Period of Conflict

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Japanese Order of the Rising Sun Fifth Class medal. The badge is a beautiful sunburst with a red glass center hanging from a cluster of leaves and purple flowers (paulownia). The reverse of the badge has some Japanese...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure 8th Class medal hanging from a pale green and golden ribbon with matching lapel stud showing a golden "Y". The honor is awarded for longtime faithful service and was established in...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese "Chinese Incident" medal which hangs from a beautiful striped ribbon. The "Chinese Incident" occurred in 1937 and is widely seen as the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, which ended with the Japanese surrender in 194The...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Japanese rank collar insignia. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About 1" in width by 1-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton embroidery thread on wool. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto garment...

ARTIFACT: This is a single Japanese Private collar rank. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About 1" in width by 2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton embroidery thread on wool felt. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto uniform. MARKINGS: N/A. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Army Air Forces 2nd Lieutenant sweetheart pin in 10 karat gold. One end of the pin is a petite winged propeller and the other id a 2nd lieutenant's bar. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Bar: approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a German tinnie for the Nazi Colonial Bund Competition on May 16-18, 1939 in Vienna, Austria. The badge has a large eagle hovering over Africa at its center. It reads REICHSKOLONIAL TAGUNG WIEN 16-18, MAI 1939. VINTAGE: Circa 1939...

ARTIFACT: Finally getting around to pricing these unidentified pieces. This is an unidentified 1920's era, currently unidentified Polish Naval Badge, possibly a Submariner Badge, but also possibly some other type of Polish Naval Badge, possibly even...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I prinzen-size gold wound badge stick pin, which shows a helmet with two crossed swords. The wound badge is equivalent to a Purple Heart. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 2-1/4" height and 1-13/16" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Royal Air Force general officer cap badge. The badge is a wreathed eagle with a royal crown above, and a lion perched upon the crown. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 2-3/8" height and 1-15/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Royal Australian Air Force shoulder badge. The badge is in steel and reads AUSTRALIA on an arc. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in height and 2-1/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of Detlev Niemann's "Price Guide: Orders and Decorations Germany, 1871-1945 (Bewertungs-Katalog: Orden und Ehrenzeichen Deutschland)", Second Edition (subtitle: Orders, Decorations, Award Documents, Miniatures and Cases...