Militaria: Era or Period of Conflict

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 1943 "Victory in Tunisia" badge for the Desert Air Force, which was comprised mostly of Royal Air Force enlistees but also pilots from other Allied countries. The badge was made in North Africa and has an Art Deco flair to it. It...

ARTIFACT: This is a British commando tab. The tab is arched and COMMANDO is embroidered in red thread. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1" height and 3-3/4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Wool embroidered in cotton/silk threads. ITEM NOTES: This is...

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 44th Overseas Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Forces collar badge from World War I. The badge is y R. J. Inglis Limited, and is a maple leaf with sheaves of wheat at its center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I cap badge for the Manchester Regiment, formed in 1881 as part of the British Army. The badge reads CONCILIO ET LABORE (Wisdom and Effort) and shows the City of Manchester's coat of arms flanked by a lion and an antelope...

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...

ARTIFACT: 1946 ??? 1947 Jane's Fighting Ships, large, just-post WWII edition. This edition was published by the "United States of America and Canada by the MacMillan Company in New York and by Sampson Low, Marston, & Co. LTD. in London". The book...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback first edition copy of "B-17 Flying Fortress", Weapons Book Number 40 in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century series. Written by William Hess, this volume deals with the history of the Boeing bomber...

ARTIFACT: This is a two volume hardcover set of "Airwar: An Illustrated History of Air Power in the Second World War" by Edward Jablonski. This book deals with the tremendous forward strides in aviation by all nations involved in World War II. The book...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "The Air War in Europe" by Ronald Bailey, a volume in the Time-Life Books World War II series. The extensive volume deals with the evolution of aircraft following World War I and the ensuing multi-nation quest for...