Early Cold War Period

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful mid-1950's US Navy USS Bluegill (SSK-242) Submarine jacket patch. This patch was Japanese made and it depicts a rather angry submarine throwing a torpedo off of the patch towards an unseen enemy, while holding a second...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce 1950's Republic of Korea Air Force ROKAF rank stripes insignia. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: Size: 4" in height x 2-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Wool on woven wool. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto uniform...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1960 1st Medium Tank Battalion, Company D, Massachusetts National Guard jacket patch from Concord, Mass. The patch depicts a tank in green in the center with the man on the National Guard's emblem situated behind it. VINTAGE:...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice 1950s Republic of Vietnam Airborne patch. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: About 3" in width by 3-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton embroidery thread on felt. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto garment. MARKINGS: None...

ARTIFACT: 1950's North Vietnamese Army (NVA) "Spring 1954" Commemorative Dien Bien Phu pin. The pin shows a soldier taking aim with a Vietnamese flag above in red and yellow painted detail and it reads: "OUYET CHIEN OUYET THANG". Along the top of the pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce early 1950's uniform badge for the Polish 1st Tadeusz Kosciuszko Infantry Division aka 1WDP. First organized in 1943, the group was part of the Soviet-led Polish Armed Forces, aka the Polish Forces in the East. The division's...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1950's USAE United States Army Europe Labor Service Agency numbered Polish Labor Service Commemorative Badge. The center features the letters CGTC (Civilian Guard Training Center) flanked by wings and below a blue square centered between...

ARTIFACT: This is a locally-made 1950s badge for the French Staff of the Air Indochina. The badge is a Shiva-like figure with wings perched upon an anchor that reads AIR EO. Ceci est un badge 1950 circa de fabrication locale pour l'Etat-Major de l'Air en...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s pin for the French AIR Military Preparation at the Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base. Ceci c'est un insigne pour Preparation Militaire AIR a la Base Aérienne Brétigny-sur-Orge circa fin des années 1950. VINTAGE: Circa late...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful example of a French Navy in Tunisia badge with a brown background by Augis in Lyon. VINTAGE: Ca. 1947. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in width by 1-1/4" in height (2.3 cm by 3.3cm). CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass and...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint 1950s boxed set of "his and hers" lighters by Vulcan with dolphin engravings and an enameled medallion for the USS Albacore on each. The Albacore was commissioned in 1953 as a test sub and can now be seen at Albacore Park in...

ARTIFACT: This is an Australian-made "USS Sawfish" shoulder arc prop for the 1959 movie "On the Beach", starring Gregory Peck as the sub's captain. The movie takes place in 1964 in Australia, one of the only habitable areas left on...