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Resolved! Old military musket patch

Greetings, I got this old patch at a local estate sale. I can't find any information about it. Do you know when it is from and what is for?

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29th Infantry Division WWII historic WAC artifact?

I purchased this in a lot of ephemera obtained at an estate sale of a WWII veteran who was a tail gunner. I wasn't looking for (nor do I personally collect) militaria. But I recognized the emblem as that of the 29th Infantry Division (who stormed Nor...

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Can you identify these please?

Greetings, I got these out of a circa 1930 sewing machine drawer. I presume they are military but I can't find anything similar inonline search. Do you know what they were for and if they are US or not? About 9 inch long.

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Help identifying U.S. marked knife

Hi, I am stumped with this knife, I cannot find anything to compare it to. It is a 6 5/8 inch long knife with a 3 1/2 inch blade, an aluminum handle with a square/rectangular-ish hilt and engraved dragon on the grip, and is marked U.S. with a possibl...

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Help to identify Kepis hat

My late father collected military hats and helmets during the 1960-70s. I'm having to downsize the collection and have what looks like a 1800s kepis hat. But I'm not sure if it's original or a good reproduction The hat is constructed of hardened fabr...

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Unknown Airborne patch

Does this ring a bell with anyone? Measures just over 4" across the top. Must have had it for a long timeand even my "patch guru" was stumped.... Thanks! Jack

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Swiss Army Helmet vintage M18 series; some often overlooked sizing details...

NOTES ON THE SWISS ARMY HELMET MODEL M18 (1918) Sizing Data Note: The original series of Swiss M18 Army helmets were manufactured (of Manganese Steel alloy) in only two sizes, both of which featured an internal circular head suspension that was sligh...

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US M1 steel helmet~ not sure how to list this

There are no marks or stamps and I'm not finding much specific info on these. It's steel with a rough finish with cotton web straps and a front brim seam, 2lbs, 4oz. They are old but appear unused (just surplus). I know there are reproductions for sa...

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CSA 9th Virginia Cavalry Member?

I just purchased at auction an old ledger (scrapbook) covering approx. period of 1890 to 1910, with several original CSA related paper ephemera items included. First item in the book, was a small Greeting or Presentation Card, with CSA type emblem de...

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Time for OIF & OEF categories?

It's been 33 years since Operation Desert Storm and yet that's still the last campaign that has it's own category under militaria. That means 33 years worth of stuff crammed into "Current Militaria" not to mention that a lot of that militaria is no l...

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