Mid 20th Century

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment (1er REI) badge by Drago. It is nicely enameled and has a silver tone on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/17" in height and 7/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950's Scottish Balmoral cap in size It has a great red pompom at the top and a silk ribbon hat band with a bow. It is ready for you to add your clan badge! VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: Size 7. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Wool,...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960's Japanese-made patch for the United States Navy Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 1It is shaped like a shield and shows a knight's head and a 15. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's. SIZE: Approximately 4-3/4" in height and 4-1/8" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Navy Construction Battalion or "Seabees" fatigue shirt patch from the 1950s-1960s. It reads SEABEES and shows the black outline of a bumblebee with a sailor's hat holding a variety of construction tools. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine jacket patch for the United States Navy's USS Thornback SS-41The patch is circular and shows a killer whale-turned-submarine and reads SS 418 THORNBACK. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 4" diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a very nice 1950's USS Scabbardfish SS-397 Japanese-made patch with a great illustration of a scabbardfish wrapped around a submarine with a torpedo in its jaws. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: About 4-1/2" in width by 5-7/8" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is an American-made submarine patch for the United States Navy's USS Jallao (SS-368). The Jallao was launched from Manitowoc, Wisconsin on June 12, 194She was decommissioned on September 30, 1946 and recommissioned during the Korean War...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint and unfired circa 1960 United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Kawashiwi AO-14Launched December 11, 1954, the Kawashiwi was an oiler that served in South Vietnam between 1965 and 196This lighter was made by Prince of Japan...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1950s submariner's coffee mug from the United States Navy USS Albacore (AGSS-569), which was commissioned in 1953 as a test sub and can now be seen at Albacore Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The mug shows a dolphin insignia...

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 great circa 1950 United States Navy Master at Arms badge for the Rhine River Patrol Headquarters at Schierstein, Germany. Established in 1949 under the leadership of the Commander, US Naval Forces, Germany, the Rhine River Patrol...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare Italian-made Air Intelligence Officer's Jacket Patch from the U.S.S. Independence CVA-62. This was most likely manufactured on the Independence's 1963 European Tour which brought them to Italy among other places. The patch...