Early Cold War Period

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1959 Zippo USN ship lighter for the USS Saratoga CVA-60 in excellent, lightly used condition. The lighter shows an image of the carrier bearing the number: 60 with a US Naval wing in yellow detail above and below it reads: "U. S. S...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940s United States Navy aircraft navigational (flight) computer Mark 8 named to Don Bozell on its reverse. Two discs with information to aid a pilot in correcting for air speed are connected at their centers and the top one...

ARTIFACT: This is a 10 karat gold United States Navy pin for a serviceman who had served 30 years. The pin shows a crest with an eagle and reads SERVICE 30 DEPT OF NAVY. The pin was produced and awarded in the 1950's. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 5/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a pin for thirty years of service with the United States Navy. It is a petite anchor with enameled lettering. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in height and 7/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-filled, enamel...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1950's United States Navy 30 Year Service Pin. The 10K gold pin shows a spread-winged eagle with a shield on its chest. The shield reads: "SERVICE" along the top, and shows the number: "30" and is centered between the words: "UNITED...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare early 1960s painted resin plaque from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth, New Hampshire/Kittery, Maine) for the USS Abraham Lincoln SSN-60The Abraham Lincoln was launched May 14, 1960 and after testing in the United States,...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 badge for the United States Naval Air Station (NAS) Agana Security Patrol. Established January 1, 1947, NAS Agana on Guam closed in 1995. The handsome badge is locally-made, and wrought in copper. It is numbered 3...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1950's US Navy Jacket Patch from the US Naval Air Station New York.The patch is triangular in shape, with a golden Navy Pilot Wing at bottom, and the Statue of Liberty, also in gold, at center and above the USN Wing...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s or 1960s United States Army 23rd Engineer Battalion pocket patch. The shield-shaped patch was made in Germany, and shows an oak tree in front of a boulder with a very organic silhouette. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's - 1960's...

ARTIFACT: This is a German-made bevo-weave pocket patch for the United States Army 113th Cavalry Regiment Post-WWII Occupation Forces. The patch is shield-shaped and shows a rearing steed and some heraldic symbols. VINTAGE: Circa late 1940's...

ARTIFACT: This is an early occupation period German-made beer mug for the United States Army 532md Military Intelligence Battalion. The mug shows a checkered coat of arms bearing a rearing stallion and reads NOSCE HOSTEM (know your enemy) and Munich Jic...

ARTIFACT: This is an early occupation period beer mug made in Germany for the United States Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Red Devils". The mug shows a devil suspended from a parachute on the front and the reverse lists some...