WWI Period

ARTIFACT: Rare, WWI Austrian "Aviation Troops" patriotic hat pin in gilt and silvered bronze. Stick pin shows an eagle facing the viewer's right above a propeller at reads: K.u.K. LUFT - FAHRTRUPPE. VINTAGE: Circa WWI SIZE: Approximately 1 3/16" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice 1915 Austrian Mountain Troops Badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1915. SIZE: About 1-1/8" in width by 1-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Stamped brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a C catch. MARKINGS: Maker's mark above:...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Austrian water canteen dated 191It has a light army green ceramic coating and a field-modified wooden stopper connected to it by a rope cord. It also a handwritten label remnant taped to the front. VINTAGE: Circa 1917...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful United States Marine Corps officer dress blue collar insignia in a pinback style from World War I. The badge is an eagle, globe and anchor in sterling silver with the continents anchor in 10 karat gold. VINTAGE: Circa World...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I prinzen-size gold wound badge stick pin, which shows a helmet with two crossed swords. The wound badge is equivalent to a Purple Heart. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 2-1/4" height and 1-13/16" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of Detlev Niemann's "Price Guide: Orders and Decorations Germany, 1871-1945 (Bewertungs-Katalog: Orden und Ehrenzeichen Deutschland)", Second Edition (subtitle: Orders, Decorations, Award Documents, Miniatures and Cases...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback first edition copy of "Churchill 1914-1918", War Leader Book Number 23 in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century series. Written by David Mason, this volume focuses on Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill,...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback first edition copy of "Lawrence", War Leader Book Number 18 in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century series. Written by Douglas Orgill, this volume focuses on British Army officer Thomas Edward Lawrence...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War I US Air Service pilot's overseas cap wing in silver with gold US, by the Robbins Company of Attleboro Massachusetts. VINTAGE: Circa WWI. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" in length by 3/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War I United States Air Service pilot wing in the Meyer & Wenthe of Chicago style. The wing is in sterling silver and the US applied to the shield is in 14 karat gold. VINTAGE: Circa World War I...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Air Service Officer Shirt Size collar insignia by Shreve & Company. The design of the insignia is a winged propeller. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 1" in height x 1-1/2" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War I Austro-Hungarian Kuk Air Service (Imperial and Royal) Model 1917 air crew badge. This badge was made circa 1917-1918 by the Austrian maker J. Zimbler. The badge is an eagle wreathed in enameled white leaves. The "K"...