Early Cold War Period

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s German-made distinctive insignia for the United States Army 41st Engineer Battalion. The DI shows an olive branch and an oak branch crossed in front of a red triangle and reads VIGOR ET VALOR (strength and spirit)...

ARTIFACT: This is a distinctive insignia for the United States Army 39th Infantry Regiment by Meyer. The DI is a crest with a fleur-de-lis between two oak trees and a small boar's head in the upper left-hand corner. At the top of the DI is a falcon's...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese - made distinctive insignia for the United States Army 23rd Infantry Regiment. The DI is a wonderfully detailed blue and white crest with a totem pole design above and reads WE SERVE. VINTAGE: Circa 1955, just post - Korean...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s distinctive insignia for the United States 17th Infantry Regiment by Meyer. The DI shows a five-bastioned fortress, a cross patee and an embattled wall. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 1" in height by 13/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s United States Army 5th Cavalry Regiment DI (aka "Black Knights") by Meyer. The DI is a crest bearing crosses and topped with a bunch or arrows. The DI reads LOYALTY COURAGE. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a German-made distinctive insignia for the United States Army 15th Cavalry Regiment. The DI is a red and white crest showing a lion and crossed weapons and reading TOUS POUR UN (all for one) twice. VINTAGE: Circa World War II era...

ARTIFACT: This is a German-made distinctive insignia for the United States Army 407th Infantry Regiment. The DI is a blue crest with a bow and a quiver of arrows at center and reads AUX ARCS (to the longbows). VINTAGE: Circa World War II occupation...

ARTIFACT: This is a German-made distinctive insignia for the United States Army 70th Tank Battalion. The DI is a green crest with five golden arrowheads ranged in a V formation. VINTAGE: Circa World War II occupation era. SIZE: 1-1/8" in height x 7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1955 US Military Academy West Point sword pin with nice detail. VINTAGE: Circa 1955. SIZE: About 2-3/4" in length by 1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a come-under...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1945-1946 German-made United States Army 39th Infantry collar disc. The 39th was present at Roentgen when it became the first German town to fall near the end of World War II. VINTAGE: Circa post-World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice German-made pin for the United States Constabulary, a force made up of armored and cavalry divisions to keep the peace in post-War Germany. The pin is in striking primary colors and shows a C at center with a diagonal red...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1956 reprint of the United States Army Technical Manual (TM 30-344) "Russian: A Guide to the Spoken Language". It offers many useful phrases and words in Russian and has some cartoon illustrations to accompany the instructional text...