Mid 20th Century

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960's distinctive insignia for the United States 649th Engineer Battalion by Meyer. The DI shows a fleur-de-lis and other designs and reads PER CHARTAS SERVIMUS (through maps we...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s United States Army 69th Signal Battalion DI by Denmark. The DI shows a split orange and silver crest bearing a signal horn and a fleur-de-lis and reads VOIX DE COMMANDE...

ARTIFACT: This is a distinctive insignia for the United States Army ROTC program at Marshall University in West Virginia. The DI is a showing a green buffalo head and reads DOCTUS ET DUCTOR (and led...

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...

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a German made distinctive insignia for the United States Army 14th Armed Cavalry Regiment. The DI is a coppery crest with a royal blue banner bearing a dagger and a coiled serpent...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1960's Guyana Defence Force Officer hat badge in enameled brass. The force has diverse functions for example, the Agriculture Corps grows a portion of its own food and the Ordinance...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s Rothco lighter for the United States Army Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia. The front of the lighter has an enameled crest and reads HONOR GRADUATE beneath...

ARTIFACT: 1966 USS Hanson DD-832 United States Ship Zippo. The lighter is factory engraved showing a blue ribbon with a white number: "1" in the center above an image of the vessel coasting through...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa mid-late 1950's US Overseas Airways (USOA) pilot wing in sterling silver by Balfour. The airline was founded by a dentist, Dr. Ralph Cox who earned his pilot's...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful early 1950's US Overseas Airlines (USOA) pilot wing in unmarked, plated brass and early two-piece construction. The airline was founded by dentist, Dr. Ralph Cox who...

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...