WWI Period

ARTIFACT: Beautiful WWI Croce Rossa Italiana (Italian Red Cross) enameled member badge by Johnson in Milano. The center of the shield-shaped badge is a raised, white enamel disc with a red cross and the surrounding is detailed in green enamel. The...

ARTIFACT: This Beautiful Launching Medal is from the launch of the USS California (BB-44), a Tennessee-class battleship constructed by Mare Island Naval Shipyard, based in Vallejo, California. The USS California served as the flagship of the Pacific...

ARTIFACT: Rare sterling WWI Ð 1920's United States Navy Chief Petty Officer (CPO) hat badge by A.E. Co. The hat badge is an anchor and rope with the letter"USN" in the center. The reverse shows a maker's mark that read"STERLING A-E CO." VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This item is great. It's a WWI US Marine Corps Officer Hat Badge for undress. This pin is nicknamed, "The Beast" by collectors and it's made by GEMSCO, a prominent badge maker of the time. This is just a wonderful piece with the intricacies of...

ARTIFACT: This medal is a 1914 German Sanitatshunde Table Medal. The word, Sanitatshunde, translates literally to "Sanitary Dog", but can also mean "Medic Dog." The British refer to them as "Mercy Dogs." The large-scale use of dogs in war times was...

ARTIFACT: These are rare French-made WWI US Army Medical Officer Sanitation Corps Branch of Service insignia. The pins are in the shape of a staff with wings, with two snakes coiling around it from bottom to top. It's a very symmetrical piece with...

ARTIFACT: This is gorgeous circa 1917 United States Air Service Junior Military Aviator or Observer Sweetheart Pin. It has an iconic USAS half wing riveted onto a gilt bronze Signal Corps Insignia, since the Air Service was part of the Signal Corps at...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War I Imperial German Canteen. This military issue canteen is made of steel and fits inside a corduroy case that's secured by buttons and a leather strap. VINTAGE: Circa WWI. SIZE: Approximately 9" in height, by 5-7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful Early WWI "Gott Strafe England" German Battleship Badge. "Gott Strafe England" is the German saying for "May God punish England." Coined by the German-Jewish poet Ernst Lissaur, who made his distaste of England quite known...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare WWI Service Medal from Fort Plain New York. This medal was awarded in 1919 to "Mothers of Defenders of Liberty" and engraved to "K. Lasker". On the obverse of the planchette is the Seal of the State of New York, with two...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1916 Prussian Iron Cross 1st Class in screwback. This insignia has a patented affixation (DRGM). This was most likely made by the badge-maker Meybauer. On the badge is a crown up top, below that is the letter "W," and...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare World War I Balloon Pilot's (or Aeronaut's) wing made in thick bullion on wool. The wing has an air balloon sewn into it and was removed from the uniform. VINTAGE: Circa WWI. SIZE: Approximately 1" in height x 3" in...