WWII Period

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Japanese Order of the Rising Sun Fifth Class medal. The badge is a beautiful sunburst with a red glass center hanging from a cluster of leaves and purple flowers...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure 8th Class medal hanging from a pale green and golden ribbon with matching lapel stud showing a golden "Y". The honor is awarded...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese "Chinese Incident" medal which hangs from a beautiful striped ribbon. The "Chinese Incident" occurred in 1937 and is widely seen as the start of the Second Sino-Japanese...

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...

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II V for Victory wing in sterling silver. The V sits between two short wings with curved shoulders and above a fan tail of faux jewels, a couple of which have come off...

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II sterling silver United States Army Quartermaster Corps Sweetheart V for VICTORY pin by Symmetalic. Symmetalic is the registered trademark that the W.E. Richards...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver World War II United States Air Corps pin chained pin by Tru-Art. The pin is in two pieces joined by a chain, with one pin being the a V for victory and the other...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II husband-in-service pin in sterling silver by Coro. The pin is an eagle clutching arrows in its talons above a red, white and blue painted crest. VINTAGE: Circa World...

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...

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...