WWII Period

ARTIFACT: Flying Tigers 1st Squadron, the "Adam & Eves" Squadron Leader and eventual Squadron Commander Robert Hawthorne "Bob" Neale's AVG period Chinese wing, bullion cap badge (both non-textbook, but period examples), & 4" x 6" 1960's copy of...

ARTIFACT: This is a Model 1937 US Marine Corps Officer's Dress Collar Insignia. VINTAGE: Circa 1937. SIZE: About 1-3/16" in width by 1-3/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling and 1/20 10K gold on sterling. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Polaris Flight Academy pilot training service collar insignia. Polaris Flight Academy set up shop in 1941 at War Eagle Field in the Mojave Desert, initially training cadets of the Royal and Royal Canadian Air Forces...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful and rare ELCO PT Boats war worker enameled lapel pin. The pin reads ELCO NATIONAL DEFENSE WORKER and shows a Mosquito riding a Torpedo over the waves at center along with a V. The Morse Code for V is at the top of the pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver WWII Home Front War Worker lapel pin from American Car & Foundry, which is in the shape of a 3/4 view of a Tank.American Car & Foundry was located in Berwick Pennsylvania, and s WWII was starting, the company...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare sterling World War II Issue WASP pin given at graduation. This is only the 3rd one I have seen! VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 13/16" in width by 1" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling with enamel detail...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare NPEA student's dagger, and was a D-Day vet's bring-back. This is another artifact brought home by Radio Operator Clyde Williams, who was in the First Wave of the D-Day Invasion (please see link below for related...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Luftwaffe Fighter Wing 51 "Molders" Insignia Badge. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver and enamel. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal safety-style pin. MARKINGS: None. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Nazi Army Wehrmacht Heer Officer metal, pin-on breast eagle badge, for wear on a summer uniform. The badge is an eagle with spread wings holding a swastika in its talons. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1-3/8" height...

ARTIFACT: This is rare pre-1937 Hitler Youth flying badge. A membership / qualification badge of sorts on par with being an Air Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. The badge shows a swastika on a winged propeller and reads WIR FLIEGEN (We fly). This...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare World War II Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot wing, non-padded for wear on a Battle Jacket. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 4-3/4" in width by 2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silk/cotton embroidery thread on...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1944 badge for the South African Air Force No. 31 Squadron, a heavy bomber squadron based in the Mediterranean. This squadron flew B-24s over Crete, Ploesti and Warsaw. The badge shows an owl flying among searchlights with...