WWI Period

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare circa 1918 WWI French Army 501st Special Artillery Regiment (Tanks) insignia. The badge shows a nicely detailed, fire-breathing dragon in the center of a ring, half laurel leaves and half oak leaves joined together at the base in...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1915, WWI French "Day of the Trench Soldiers" donation medallion designed by Armand Bargas and depicts two soldiers on the field, one sounding his trench bugle and it reads: "Journee du Poilu 1915" meaning, "Hairy Days", a term of...

ARTIFACT: WWI French Maginot Line Badge. The Maginot Line was named after WWI soldier Andre Maginot and served as a defensive line against attack. The main fortifications included 22 large underground fortresses and 36 smaller fortresses, as well as...

ARTIFACT: This is a excellent example of a WWI era French "Cigogne de Guynemer" Spa 3 Stork Badge. It is a hand made jeweler piece, as is typical of many WWI French Squadron Insignia. VINTAGE: Circa WWI to early 1920's. SIZE: About 2" in width by...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War I M1915 French Army Artillery "Adrian" helmet. It comes to us from the estate of Lieutenant William Edwin Bown, a 397 T.M.U. (397 Transport Militaire Unite, Groupe Hemart) driver from East Aurora, New York who served...

ARTIFACT: This is a French colonial helmet plate badge. VINTAGE: World War I. SIZE: The badge measures 2 7/8" in height and 2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Painted steel. ATTACHMENT: Two prongs to be attached to helmet. MARKINGS: None. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa early World War I French "Fix" unofficial pilot badge. The badge was worn by pilots before the official 1916 badge was introduced: prior to that, pilots wore an emblem on their sleeve, and this eagle on their breast...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa early World War I French "Fix" unofficial pilot badge. The badge was worn by pilots before the official 1916 badge was introduced: prior to that, pilots wore an emblem on their sleeve, and this eagle on their breast...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful Model 1913 Austrian pilot badge (Feldpilotenabzeichen 1913) produced in the 1930s for prior service wear by a veteran. The badge was manufactured by Rothe. The beautifully convex badge has an eagle with slightly convex wings...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War I Austrian badge for the 56th Infantry (?). VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 1-1/2" height and 1-1/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with C catch. MARKINGS: WELT-KRIEG on...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1916-dated 21st Army Korps Austrian Mountain Troops badge, which shows an armored soldier with edelweiss on his shield. VINTAGE: Circa 1916. SIZE: 1-1/8" in height x 1-1/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Stamped Brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Austrian Unit Cap Badge for the Karpathen Korps Hofmann. The group did battle in the Carpathian Mountains in 1914 and 1915. VINTAGE: Circa World War I, 1915 - 1916. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/16" in width x 1-5/8" in height...