Between the World Wars

ARTIFACT: This is a beautifully sculptured 1923-1935 Italian pilot wing in gold plate. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s - 1930s. SIZE: About 2-3/4" wide by 1" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with Italian style...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice circa 1930s French Army of the Air (L'ArmZe de l'Air) issue pilot badge numbered 3625This is an early badge, as the Army of the Air was instituted in 1933, and it has a great "been there" look! The badge is a wing wreathed in oak...

ARTIFACT: This is a grouping originally belonging to Pilot and Flight Leader Herbert R. Cavanah, an American Volunteer Group (AVG or Flying Tigers) member. The grouping includes one Extremely Rare & seldom offered for sale blue silk AVG shoulder...

ARTIFACT: BETTER PICTURES ON THE WAY!This is a rare, early to mid - 1950s USN wings and photo grouping of American Volunteer Group (AVG / Flying Tigers) 2nd Squadron Flight leader, Commander Charles D. Mott. The grouping includes a nice 4 x 6 Studio...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare Austrian Bundestaat Model 1935 Air Defense officer dagger. Established in 1934, the Bundestaat (Federal State of Austria) was a short-lived government run by the "Fatherland's Front", which advocated independence from...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s Rolf "Trench-style" cigarette lighter. This "AUTOMATIC STORM PROOF" lighter was made in Austria and is marked with a patent number. The lighter is complete and in excellent condition. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's - 1930's...

ARTIFACT: This is a Model 1937 US Marine Corps Officer's Dress Collar Insignia. VINTAGE: Circa 1937. SIZE: About 1-3/16" in width by 1-3/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling and 1/20 10K gold on sterling. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare NPEA student's dagger, and was a D-Day vet's bring-back. This is another artifact brought home by Radio Operator Clyde Williams, who was in the First Wave of the D-Day Invasion (please see link below for related...

ARTIFACT: This is rare pre-1937 Hitler Youth flying badge. A membership / qualification badge of sorts on par with being an Air Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. The badge shows a swastika on a winged propeller and reads WIR FLIEGEN (We fly). This...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice World War I Imperial German Prussian Aviation Observer badge from Late WWI or the very early 1920s. The badge has a crown at top and the body is wreathed with a black and white four-square at center bordered by red...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1930s United States Air Corps balloon observer wing by AMCRAFT. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 3-1/4" wide by 1-1/4" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with "tongue-type" C catch...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare circa 1940 - 1941 United States Air Corps senior balloon pilot wing by AMCRAFT. Wing shows a balloon with a star on top flanked by a pair of spread wings. VINTAGE: Circa 1940 - 1941. SIZE: 3-1/8" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...