Vietnam War Period

ARTIFACT: Late 1960's variant Viet Cong Hunting Club United States Navy/United States Army novelty jacket patch. The patch was made in the Philippines and shows an enemy soldier at the center of a rifle sight and reads: "VIET CONG HUNTING CLUB" around...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa mid-1960s United States Navy "Crotch Cannibals" novelty jacket patch. The patch is Japanese-made. VINTAGE: Circa mid-1960's. SIZE: Approximately 2-5/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Fully embroidered in...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa mid-1960s RVN (Republic of Vietnam) Coastal Flotilla 2 United States Navy advisor pocket patch. This patch reads COSFLOT THREE LUC LUONG DUYEN PHONG HAI DOI 3 DUVEN PHONG ADVISOR. The patch was machine-made in-country and...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1960s Japanese-made United States Navy 3rd Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron patch. The patch is round, showing a fire-breathing sea-dragon above a ship and reading RVAH-THREE. VINTAGE: Circa early 1960s. SIZE: 5-1/8"...

ARTIFACT: Minty late 1950's - early 1960's United States Navy Task Force 77 U.S.S. Hancock CVA-19 Japanese-made jacket patch. The final CVA-19/TF-77 patch is probably one of the standard WestPac carrier variation patches made during 1961-6Other carriers...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970 United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Coral Sea CVA-43, an aircraft carrier launched on April 2, 194Adopted by the Golden Gate City in 1967, the carrier was known as "San Francisco's Own". The lighter was presented by...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1965 United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Hooper DE-102A destroyer escort, the Hooper was launched August 1 , 195The lighter was made in Japan by Konwal. It has an applied enameled insignia on the front that reads Sans...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1960s United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Morton DD-94Launched May 23, 1958, the destroyer was very active in the Southeast Asian seas during the Vietnam War. The lighter was made by Penguin of Japan. It has a...

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 an unfired and near mint circa 1960 lighter for the United States Navy USS Pollux AKS-Launched February 5, 1942, the Pollux was a general stores ship. It participated in the Bikini Atoll atomic tests and was awarded five battle stars in...

ARTIFACT: Great early 1960's United States Navy Submarine USS John Adams (SSBN 620) ship model from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The resin model is mounted with aluminum on a wooden base that is lined on the bottom with green felt. The model reads:...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnam War period United States Naval Forces Vietnam Riverene Forces breast patch made in-country. The blue patch has an anchor upon a shield embroidered at its center. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: Approximately 2-5/16" in...