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Question about USN patch

I think that this is a souvenir handkerchief, or something similar, but am asking the experts here. It is a fringed, cloth rectangle (roughly 7 x 8 inches). Seems pretty old...but I am wondering how old and exactly what this piece might be. I am hopi...

US Flag and Eagle Emblem? Stumped, again :)

Hi all, Happy New Year!A little stumped on this, I have 2. I believe this is pewter (?) and an emblem, not entirely sure. It measures 2" x 1.25", back is not completely flat either. I found quite a few car and motorcycle emblems, nothing in pewter an...

Help with a Corcoran boot stamp

I hope this is the right place to post this question? I have a pair of Corcoran Brand Black boots. 12 eyelets and stamped in the leather on the inside around the top it has 8 1/2 a space and then C82D822431. It is not stamped in white like the ones I...

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US Marines? Royal Air Force Battle Of Britain, help me :)

I have a mystery pin here, can't nail it down. I originally thought it was a Marines FEW pin, but it has periods between each letter. Royal Air Force Battle of Britain also came up, although this is a newer pin. Anyone recognize this pin, logo, know ...

2nd Cavalry Regiment Hat Badge - from what era ??

Here's a hat badge that reads "Toujours Pret" (Always ready). I think it's 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Division?). I searched everywhere but could not find another like it. Typical insignia was a patch with a fleur de lis design. So I'm wondering is it WWl...

Vintage ( WWll ? ) Japanese notes/bookmarks with USA AirForce Star on 3 of them

I have 8 "strips" of paper notes from WW2 (or earlier) era Japan. They seem like a bookmarks in their size, but I'm not sure. They measure approx. 2" x 7"+ and feel like paper from a coloring book and not like a banknote. Three have USA AirForce star...

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Do you know anything about these buttons?

I've got some eagle buttons that I'd like to identify. When I bought them they were listed as WWII buttons but I want to verify; I don't want to mis-label them when I sell them. I did research on various sites but there are so many variables. All are...

Id this little pocket knife

HI Board.. I have this little pocket knife but I can't find the logo stamped on the blade. ( Is it Promie, Premier or ???) PAlso if you know what is the type of materiel for tha handle it will be really appreciate to ID it. Thanks

Help needed finding my Great-Uncles WWI dog tag that sold on Ebay in February 2018

While doing some genealogy research I stumbled across my Great-Uncles WWI dog tag on a site called Worthpoint. It identified it as sold on Ebay. I reached out to someone and they checked Worthpoint and Terapeak and were able to tell me it was sold on...

Photo of Sailors

Can anyone identify the country of the sailors in the photo, from uniforms, Dates to about 1908 in China.

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Collins & Co. Bowie knife info?

This is an odd one. It was originally marked as a no. 17 but has been stamped over with no. 18. Blade is 12". Total length is 16".Having a hard time finding another like it on the web and I don't have the Collins book.Any help is appreciated.

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WWII Medal ID please?

Grandad's last name starts with a W anyway looks like an M on leather. Don't know anything about it. Any help appreciated

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Need help identifying German military unit WWII on wooden target.

Hello. I was hoping I could get some help identifying a German military unit from 1936. I just acquired a wooden target that has the names of of the soldiers/participants next to each bullet hole. There are (abbreviated) ranks next to some of the nam...

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