WWII Period

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Japanese rank collar insignia. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About 1" in width by 1-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton embroidery thread on wool. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto garment...

ARTIFACT: This is a single Japanese Private collar rank. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About 1" in width by 2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton embroidery thread on wool felt. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto uniform. MARKINGS: N/A. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Army Air Forces 2nd Lieutenant sweetheart pin in 10 karat gold. One end of the pin is a petite winged propeller and the other id a 2nd lieutenant's bar. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Bar: approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a German tinnie for the Nazi Colonial Bund Competition on May 16-18, 1939 in Vienna, Austria. The badge has a large eagle hovering over Africa at its center. It reads REICHSKOLONIAL TAGUNG WIEN 16-18, MAI 1939. VINTAGE: Circa 1939...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1943 "Victory in Tunisia" badge for the Desert Air Force, which was comprised mostly of Royal Air Force enlistees but also pilots from other Allied countries. The badge was made in North Africa and has an Art Deco flair to it. It...

ARTIFACT: This is a British commando tab. The tab is arched and COMMANDO is embroidered in red thread. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1" height and 3-3/4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Wool embroidered in cotton/silk threads. ITEM NOTES: This is...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Royal Air Force general officer cap badge. The badge is a wreathed eagle with a royal crown above, and a lion perched upon the crown. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 2-3/8" height and 1-15/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Royal Australian Air Force shoulder badge. The badge is in steel and reads AUSTRALIA on an arc. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in height and 2-1/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

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: 1946 ??? 1947 Jane's Fighting Ships, large, just-post WWII edition. This edition was published by the "United States of America and Canada by the MacMillan Company in New York and by Sampson Low, Marston, & Co. LTD. in London". The book...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback first edition copy of "B-17 Flying Fortress", Weapons Book Number 40 in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century series. Written by William Hess, this volume deals with the history of the Boeing bomber...

ARTIFACT: This is a two volume hardcover set of "Airwar: An Illustrated History of Air Power in the Second World War" by Edward Jablonski. This book deals with the tremendous forward strides in aviation by all nations involved in World War II. The book...