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Militaria


What's New in the Collector's Showcase of Militaria?
The Most Recent Additions to This Category are First!
A Swastika 2" lapel stickpin from WWII. Not marked. Probably only gold tone.  A pair of 10mm shells converted to candlesticks by a bored sailor. So called trench art pieces like this were made by army and navy soldiers and sailors in all wars. This pair of brass candlesticks are from the US Navy during WWII. 5.75" tall. The bottom marks read: AL with an anchor Lot Uo 0620 3-44 10mm MK2 In good unpolished condition.   Reed and Barton 1916 U.S. Army Presentation Mug. Front of the Mug in raised relief is a Soldier armed in a crouch position. Under him says United States Army Military Training Camp Monterey, California with the date 1916. Back of Mug says In Appreciation of Your Unselfish Service to the Citizens Training Camp from the Civil Enrollment Committee California Major Charles H. Hilton C.A.C. U.S. Army. Mug is 4 1/4" high and it's diameter across the bottom is the same as well. It's marked in one spot on the underside with the number 125 and says Reed and Barton. There is an edge around the bottom where it is slightly indented so the bottom is not perfectly round. Mug has what I'm presuming to be a clear bottom that is glass. Would make a fine addition to one's Military collection. Buyer to pay shipping and insurance will be included in the shipping price.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - - In this second volume of the "Exploring" series, Mr. Wittmann examines the dress daggers and swords of the German Luftwaffe. For the first time, the fascinating array of dress weapons carried by Hermann Goering's Third Reich Luftwaffe are dissected and analyzed. No expense was spared to bring the facts to the collector. Individual manufacturing uniqueness and style are compared. The designs covered include the long DLV patterns, the Glider Pilot designs of the NSFK and DLV, 1st and 2nd model Luftwaffe patterns, the Luftwaffe sword and the Gerneral Officer Degen. Many featured weapons are one of a kind. Some were once the property of members of the infamous Luftwaffe High Command. Others bear historical presentations, personalizations, ivory grips, damascus blades, gold inlay designs and much more. Many are pictured for the first time in full color.

WWII Swastika Gold Stickpin $50.00

  

Artillery Shell Candlesticks $65.00

  

Reed & Barton 1916 U. S. Army Presentatio $125.00

  

Exploring the Dress Daggers of the Germa $79.99
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. From 1907-15 the uniforms of the German Army went through dramatic changes when Prussian blue was transformed into the new "feldgrau", or field gray. The next change came in 1915 with the introduction of the new field gray wartime and peacetime uniforms. This volume combines three period volumes and each is illustrated in color and refer only to the 1915 wartime and peacetime uniforms: 1. Deutchlands Armee in feldgrauer Kriegs-und-Friedens-Uniform; 2. Feldgrau in Krieg und Frieden, Berlin 1916; 3. Die Feldgrau Friedens-und Kriegs-Bekleiding der K. Bayerischen Armee, Munich 1916. 200+ color images  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. This beautifully illustrated book reviews the extraordinary evolution of Japan's military institutions at a period of enormous transformation. Conversely, as this book shows with many fine color plates, Japanese art deeply influenced emergent impressionist Western artists. The uniforms, equipment and ships are shown with much realism while keeping the tradition of great art. For the first time in art history as well as military history, this book documents what the prints show thanks to extremely rare early military regulations and related documents whose illustrations are also exquisite if totally unknown. 320+ color/bw images  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Bridle rosettes-functional objects that stabilized the bridle headstall, beautifully decorated and often imbued with family, political, or social symbols-are “roadmaps of America,” spanning the last 200 years and reminding us of the major contribution of the horse to the development of the country. Over 10,000 different varieties were produced between c. 1850 and 1930. In over 800 vivid color photos many of these varieties are shown. Chapters explore glass and metal rosettes and related hardware, composition rosettes, and rosettes representing various organizations, businesses (advertising), and the military. Two later chapters present information and photographs of rosette pins, and contemporary (post-1960) and recycled rosettes. Historians, horse enthusiasts, collectors, and dealers alike will all treasure this book. 824 color photos  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Britain has issued medals rewarding war service since at least the early nineteenth century, and increasingly through the period of its imperial expansion prior to 1914, but examples of many of the early types are now scarce. However, few families escaped some involvement with "the Great War" of 1914-18, and many still treasure the medals awarded to their ancestors for wartime service. Today, with a growing interest in British military history and particularly in family history and genealogy, more and more people want to trace their ancestors' past. This book looks in detail at the origin, types and varieties of the British medals awarded for general war service between 1914 and '18, and gives advice on researching the awards and their recipients.

Feldgrau 1915-16: The War and Peace Time $69.99

  

Japanese War Art and Uniforms 1853-1930 $69.99

  

Bridle Rosettes: Two Centuries of Equine $59.99

  

British Campaign Medals of the First Wor $11.66
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Forged in the fires of a desperate war, these cast iron bombs were shaped like pieces of coal to explode in the boilers of Northern ships. Their sabotage was successful and spread fear through the high command causing men like Admiral Porter and General Sherman to order any Rebel caught with them to be "shot on the spot." Confederate President Jefferson Davis promoted their use by a little known Secret Service Corps. One of those odd-shaped 'torpedoes' was found on his desk when Richmond fell in 1865.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Modern Body Armour traces the development of individual ballistic protection from the multi-layer silk garments and metal plates used during World War One and through to the Korean War and Vietnam, to the state-of-the-art amour currently used in Iraq and Afghanistan. Contents include the Chemico Shield and Infanterie Panzer of World War One, USAAF aviator's amour of World War Two, the Korean War M1951 and M1952A, and the IOTV and USMC Scaleable Plate Carrier currently used by US forces. This work illustrates all of the primary amour patterns in use with the world's major nations from 1914 to the present day. The volume is a companion to the author's Camouflage Uniforms and Tin Hats to Composite Helmets that together provide a concise reference to the combat soldier's equipment over the last 100 years.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. As the chief rival to NATO from 1955 - 1991, the Warsaw Pact was, and has since remained, a popular subject for military students and historians alike. On the collecting market the vast range of awards, badges and insignia produced during the Cold War has helped to make the national armies of the Warsaw Pact a popular choice with many military specialists. Surprisingly, even though a great deal has been written about the armor, weapons, uniforms and equipment, no comprehensive reference source on the subject of badges has been printed in the English language.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. This is the first full-color photographic reference book to illustrate Soviet uniforms and militaria selected from the whole 74-year history of the regime, from October Revolution to the 1991 collapse of Communism. Access has been allowed for the first time to Soviet Russian historical archives and to examples of actual uniforms and militaria from behind the former Iron Curtain. This new edition in paperback has some 200 color photographs [many updated] that illustrate and identify 80 original uniforms of the pre-WW2 period, the Great Patriotic War and the Cold War from 1945-1992. These uniforms are worn by live models and are supported by close-ups of headgear, insignia, decorations, weapons and ephemera. A valuable secondary feature of this book is a selection of 100 previously unpublished photographs from private Russian collections.

(Civil War) Confederate Coal Torpedo: Th $17.96

  

Modern Body Armour by: Martin J. Brayley $31.46

  

Warsaw Pact Badges by: Richard Hollingda $17.96

  

Soviet Uniforms & Militaria 1917-1991 by $31.46
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. On October 25, 2010, Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta became the first living person since the Vietnam War to receive the United States' highest military decoration, and both he and Sergeant Leroy Petry (the second inductee) rightly take their place in the pages of this third edition of "Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty." The book includes 144 contemporary portraits of recipients by award-winning photographer Nick Del Calzo and profiles by National Book Award nominee Peter Collier. First published on Veterans Day 2003, this "New York Times" bestseller has now been updated and augmented to include new essays plus: Letters from all living presidentsA foreword by Brian WilliamsProfiles of Sergeant Giunta and Sergeant PetryThere are also essays by Tom Brokaw, Senator John McCain, and Victor Davis Hanson, and a multimedia DVD with historic footage and recipients' first-person reflections. The Medal of Honor recipients in the book fought in conflicts from World War II to Afghanistan, serving in every branch of the armed services.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. 'British Military Medals' traces the history of medals and gallantry awards from Elizabethan times to the modern day and it features an expert account of their design and production. Campaign and gallantry medals are a key to understanding - and exploring - British and Imperial military history, and to uncovering the careers and exploits of individual soldiers. For over 200 years these awards have marked the wars, campaigns and battles fought by British and Imperial forces across the world. In this accessible and wide-ranging account, Peter Duckers provides a fascinating insight into the origins and long tradition of these awards. His work is a guide for collectors and for local and family historians who want to learn how to use medals to discover the history of military units and the experiences of individuals who served in them. Medals are a link with the men and women who were actually present in some of the famous - and not so famous - actions in British military history. They convey the excitement of a direct connection with the past. In a series of succinct and well-organized chapters the author explains how medals originated, to whom they were awarded and how the practice of giving medals has developed over the centuries. From the earliest medals of Elizabethan times up to those awarded in the present day, medals have much to tell us about the life histories of their recipients and the armed forces in which they served.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. A detailed examination of weapons and accouterments of the Golden Age. Over eighty pages devoted to scrimshawed powder horns, with sixty pages covering primitive frontier bags and hunting and Bowie knives. The remainder covering Kentucky pistols, tomahawks, Indian War clubs, hunting bags and accouterments - most of which have never been illustrated in publication before!  This is the SOFTCOVER edition. Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - - Be one of the first to own the most comprehensive reference for patch collectors: U.S. Army Patches, Flashes and Ovals brings together in a colorful source more than 3500 cloth insignia worn by U.S. soldiers from World War I to the present. Picking up from where his well-known best seller U.S. Army Patches left off, Barry Stein has gathered officially approved patches from both active and inactive units, patches approved for local wear, as well as many unauthorized patches. The book, with its sharp, vivid, photos takes a snapshot profile of each unit. It includes: wear or approval datescampaigns credits and unit decorationsanecdotal historical unit dataover 3600 patches in colorunit locationan excellent indexbibliographyglossary The story behind the writing of U.S. Army Patches, Flashes and OvalsArticle by the author, Barry Jason SteinIn 1992, while on a business trip to an American military base in Wuerzburg, Germany, as owner and sales representative of the insignia manufacturing company Ira Green Inc., I was asked by the Military Clothing Sales Store manager, an extremely dedicated employee of AAFES, if I could put together a reference catalogue showing the names and pictures of various distinctive unit insignia, or as most people call them, crests (the small enameled metal insignia that tell the history of a unit through the ancient art of heraldic symbolism. That request led to my publishing, in 1993, the book "U.S. Army Heraldic Crests", which became the standard reference book for researchers and collectors (and MCSS managers) around the world.Several years later, I decided to do a companion piece on cloth shoulder sleeve insignia, initially as a reference book for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (PX) system and then for the benefit of insignia collectors who might also be interested in the heraldic interpretation of the designs. I then went on to other projects and those two volumes slowly disappeared from my mind and from the shelves of the many bookstores that had carried them. I understand that, being out of print, they have become quite valuable. In 1999, after thirty-eight years in the business, started by my father in 1943, I retired.But insignia and a love of U.S. Army military history was in my blood and one day in 2003, with war clouds on the horizon as my impetus, I decided to do a revised, updated and expanded version of my "Patch book". Thumbing through the worn pages of my one and only copy of U.S. Army Patches, reading about the heraldic symbolism of the units, their campaign and decoration honors and musing over the colorful designs, I decided that something important was missing. Again, as in so many other wars fought throughout Americas history, courageous American warriors were fighting and dying in the service of their country. In my minds eye, I saw the nameless faces of those soldiers and decided that this time I would include the story of those faces behind those insignia.At first, I thought to research only the active units but as I got deeper into the project the heroic deeds and sacrifices of the soldiers from long-gone or inactivated units cried out for recognition. The pages of the book grew in number until I began to think, my God, surely, I wanted people to read this book but now I wasnt even sure they could lift it.Over a three year period, I spent many days at the U.S. Army Center of Military History at Fort Meyer, Virginia, at The Institute of Heraldry (TIOH), at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and at the Naples, Florida, offices of my friends Scott Hughes (American Society of Military Insignia Collectors adjutant and insignia collector Sonny Saunders who allowed me to scan their collections. Late at night, after putting my little girl Victoria to sleep, I combed through the large collection of books on insignia and military history that I had acquired over the years and I "googled" through hundreds of websites on the internet looking for facts and stories that I could weave into a cohesive format that would tell the stories of Americas Army through the insignia sewn on the uniforms of American soldiers: its command structures and purposes, its combat units, its support units, its agencies, departments, missions; its glorious victories and terrible sacrifices, as well as the genius (and in rare cases, the mind-boggling stupidity) of its leaders, both military and civilian. I found stories of incredible hardships endured and fierce loyalty of one soldier for another under conditions almost too horrible to believe much less describe. Three years later, I published my book under my new company Insignia Ventures.In the end, I believe that the essence of this book can best be summed up by the two men who I asked to do the forewords: for the first edition, General Gordon Sullivan, and for the current edition, my hero and friend, General Leon LaPorte. General Sullivan, who I first met at an Audie Murphy award and dedication ceremony, in Atlanta, Georgia, was at the podium thundering, "we will have no more Task Force Smiths", I didnt know what that was all about then but I know now and if you read this book you will too. In the first edition, Sullivan wrote, "It has always been surprising to me that such a simple device as a cloth service patch could hold so much significance, but I have come to believe that these symbols are the ties which bind us to our rootsthese patches are a constant source of pride, and a method used over time by the leadership of the army to provide the soldiers a way of openly displaying their place in the long line of heroes who came before."Years later, I first met General Leon LaPorte when he was the garrison commander at Fort Irwin, the Army National Training Center in California. I had been invited to tour the Center by my old buddy, now retired FORSCOM Command Sergeant Major, Rick Cayton. General LaPorte went on to command the 1st Cavalry Division and retired recently after several years as Commander, United Nations Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command and Commander, U.S. Forces Korea. General LaPorte wrote, "This is a book about the Army of the United States of America, yesterday and today. Here you can learn about the men and women who wear those colorful patches-the great things they did and what they continue to do for our country. Learn a little about their heroic deeds, selfless actions and terrible sacrifices. When you read this book, you will understand why soldiers join storied units, how they become "we few, we happy few, we band of brothers" and why we honor their service."In closing, I refer the reader to a quote from an unknown author which Ive inscribed on one of the opening pages of my book. The words symbolize the essence of my book. They read: "POOR IS THE NATION THAT HAS NO HEROS.SHAMEFUL IS THE ONE THAT, HAVING THEM, FORGETS."

Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyon $40.50

  

British Military Medals: A Guide for the $29.66

  

Accoutrements III 1750-1850 (Kentucky Ri $49.99

  

US Army Patches, Flashes and Ovals by: B $43.49
U.S. REGULATION BRASS BUGLE. MARKED 'JAPAN' ON THE BRASS. MOUTH PIECE IS 'VINCENT BACH CORP. NEW YORK'. 17in LONG. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MUSIC INSTRUMENTS. IT'S DENTS, HAS TARNISH AND WEAR. SEEMS TO BE INTACT. Please see close ups of the pictures.  PHOTO PHOTOGRAPH U.S.S. TATTNALL DDG-19 NAVY SHIP. GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER. EXCELLENT CONDITION. 8x10 BLACK AND WHITE ORIGINAL REAL PHOTOGRAPH ON KODAK PAPER, NOT A COPY. NO BENDS OR WATER STAINS.  Small vintage ships binnacle in gimbals. As well as N,W, E and S, it has Japanese or Chinese figured equivalents. Brass body and frame, oil filled. Works well, but has bubbles in the oil so needs a top-up. Screw heads in top surface are probably the way in. Measures 92 mm diameter and 32.5 mm deep (3.5/8 inches by 1.1/4 inches). No makers names. Looks about WWII period. Postage is to quote - please ask for a postage price before filling out your order.  This French regimental pin by Drago depicts a shield with a plane flanked by artillery. Says "non defendit sed defendit". Attached to depiction of sword and wings. Measures 1 1/2 x 1 1/2. Says "DRAGO Paris" on the back.

U. S. REGULATION BRASS BUGLE JAPAN $27.50

  

PHOTOGRAPH U. S. S. TATTNALL DDG-19 NAVY S $7.50

  

Vintage Brass Binnacle. $105.00

  

French regimental pin: Wings, Sword, Pla $42.00
This French regimental pin made by Drago of Paris features a orange and green shield with four fleur-de-lis attached to an anchor. On one side, written in Latin is "Altar post fulmina terror" and on the other side says "Regiment de Lorient". Says "DRAGO Paris" on the back. Measures 1 3/4 inches x 1 1/4 inch.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. A great pictorial reference on the German steel helmet, featuring examples from the finest collections in the country. Excellent up-close photos of liners, decals, insignia and all major types and models of WWII German helmets. Covers identification, classiffication & grading, with valuations for each type helmet. Excellent identification & price guide.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. This book is the first to aid collectors and historians in identifying U.S. Military World War II War Dog equipment. The many World War II-era photos of war dogs and handlers will give the reader valuable information on how the equipment was actually used. Most of the equipment shown in this book is very scarce and is pictured in full view and detail. 200+ color/bw images  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The Women for Victory series provides a thorough and authoritative reference for American servicewomen's history and uniforms of WWII, and is designed for scholars of women's or military history, veterans, collectors, re-enactors and others interested int he history and dress of servicewomen on active military service. Carefully researched historical background information about the female wartime services is combined with comprehensive documentation of their distinctive uniforms. Color photos of original clothing and accessories, modeled in full-length studies and supported by close-up views, show various uniforms and insignia in detail. The text and color photographic portions are supplemented by original wartime photos, many previously unpublished, as well as documents, tables, and drawings. Vol. 1 examines the two oldest female military components of the U.S. armed forces: the Army Nurse Corps and Navy Nurse Corps. The book also covers two lesser known groups of militarized medical female service personnel: the Army Hospital Dietitians and Army Physical Therapists. Over 1200 color/bw images

French regimental pin: Fleur-de-lis and $42.00

  

German Helmets 1933-1945, Vol 1 by: Good $24.95

  

U. S. Military War Dogs in World War II b $44.99

  

Women For Victory: American Servicewomen $89.99
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - This is the first thorough and in-depth study to cover all aspects of the winter uniforms issued to and used by the ground-based troops of the German Army and Air Force during World War II. This book offers a definite overview, covering all uniform pieces and accessories, ranging from coats to scarves, and their developments, used materials, insignia and markings. The book is clearly illustrated with over 180 period black-and-white images and illustrations and up to 200 contemporary, full-color photographs, resulting in an overview with unprecedented detail. Over 350 color/bw images  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. A unique and extensive record of 1,771 Imperial Japanese Army Generals involved in the Manchuria, China and the Pacific Wars during the period 1926 to 1945. This includes those involved with both the military and bureaucratic aspects of running an army. 237 photographs of Generals are included. Information contains details of commands, locations, campaigns and war crimes. Personal details, voiced opinions and even details of their swords are included when located. Additional sections include a table of the Military Command structure at the time of the Japanese surrender in August and September 1945 plus lists of the Commanders of General Armies, Area Armies, Armies, Divisions and Independent Mixed Brigades at that time. Senior Imperial Japanese Army officers are normally believed to have served with unquestioning obedience to their superiors but this work shows that was not always true. This book forms an essential reference for any historian or collector interested in the Japanese war machine. Over 230 bw images  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. In this, his second book in the "Collector Guides" series for Ian Allan, noted collector and expert, Chris Ailsby examines in depth the great variety of medals and political awards developed for Germany's closest allies. Providing a history of each medal and award, as well as illustrations showing both front and reverse, the book is an extremely detailed account. Where appropriate, information is also given on noted recipients of the major awards, thus helping to make the book an essential reference work for all collectors of Third Reich Militaria.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Collector Bookstore Notes: Over 400 pages. Provides in-depth research, large color photos documenting German 3rd Reich awards; Knights Cross, Iron Gross, (diamond) Oak Leaves & Swords, etc. Publisher's Description: Bravery, Courage and Valour examines and reveals for the first time the previously concealed facts and nuances of the highest decorations awarded by Adolf Hitler during his reign over Germany's Third Reich. Never before published period and modern images enhance the readers understanding and appreciation of these extremely rare awards bestowed only on those who proved themselves in combat to be the "bravest of the brave." Close-up color photographs in precise detail reveal details of Hitler's unseen awards. Discussed and shown for the first time are the award document and jewel encrusted cassette of Hermann Goring's one-of-a-kind Grand Cross decoration. Similarly, Hans Rudel's Holden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds are talked about in great detail making know the mysteries of the awarded and "dupla" sets. Beautiful award documents and cassettes are shown in exacting detail with histories and portraits of their recipients with over 1000 period and modern images. This reference book uses sewn-in archival quality paper combined with laminated deluxe hardcover insure many years of use.

Winter Uniforms of the German Army and L $79.99

  

Japanese Generals 1926-1945 by: Richard $79.99

  

German WWII Medals & Political Awards by $20.66

  

Bravery, Courage and Valour: Decoration $78.88
This French regimental pin depicts a lion in a standing, fighting pose and a white and yellow enameled background. Measures 1 1/8 inch x 1 5/8 inches. Says "Drago" and "Marne La Vallee" on the back.  A French regimental pin, this blue and white enameled beauty shows a lion in a fighting stance wielding a sword and shield. Measures 1 1/2 inches x 1 inch. Says "Drago" on the back along with "Marne La Villee".  This French regimental pin by Drago features the word "Police" "NC" and what appears to be laurel leaves. Enameled blue, white, red. 1 1/8th inch across by 1 5/8th inches. Says "DRAGO" and Noisiel Marne La Vallee on the back.  This French regimental pin made by Drago depicts a silver unicorn on enameled green background. Measures 1 1/2 inch x 1 inch. Says DRAGO on the back along with Noisiel Marne La Vallee.

Drago -- Lion, yellow background $46.00

  

Drago Pin -- Lion with Sword and Shield $46.00

  

Drago Pin -- Police with Laurel Leaves $48.00

  

Drago Unicorn Pin $48.00
This silver and gold colored Drago pin shows a parachute, possibly representing paratroopers. It has wings and a royal crown depicted as well. Measures 2 3/4 inches x 1 3/8 inches. Says "DRAGO PARIS" on the back.  These beautiful silver buttons featuring the anchor design were never issued and from World War II. Each measures 5/8 of an inch. 22 buttons on the card, price is for the card of buttons.  Enameled French pin made by Drago of Paris. Features eagle, sword, and the words "Commando Entrainement".  1900: 12,1 x 9,2 inches chromolithograph, depicting 75 different kinds of soldiers of the Imperial German army and marine. Colorful litho, delicately executed. Vertical centrefold. The lithograph has been printed by Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig. Litho by Meyers Germany 1900. Fine condition.

Drago Pin -- Parachute, Wings and Crown $46.00

  

WWII Royal Navy buttons -- never issued $65.00

  

Drago French " Commando Entrainement $46.00

  

1900: Imperial German Army and Marines. $30.00
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Here is the single greatest volume ever published about Civil War sharpshooting, from the expert perspective of world-renowned sniping and shooting authority John L. Plaster. Comprehensive in scope, this book details how sharpshooters were recruited, trained, and organized. Plaster fully explores their armaments, their tactics and techniques, and how they operated (sometimes decisively) in battle. Discover dozens of accomplished and colorful but forgotten sharpshooters who, until now, had faded into the past. Exhaustively researched and profusely illustrated, these pages contain more than 160 rare photos, along with original artwork. Excerpted from Plaster's epic The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting, this book is a must-have for historians, reenactors, and students of the American Civil War.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The military policeman must be one of the least appreciated yet most indispensable military figures in modern history. In the mobile warfare of the 20th century no army could keep its vital supply routes open without the military policeman. This book documents the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the many and varied German military police units of World War II. Their duties included traffic control; maintaining military order and discipline; collecting and escorting prisoners of war; preventing looting; disarming civilians; checking captured enemy soldiers for documents; collecting fallen enemy propaganda leaflets and providing street patrols in occupied areas.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Collector Bookstore Quick Notes: CONTENTS: - Pistols & Revolvers - Cavalry Carbines - Rifles & Longarms - Hiram Berdan's Sharpshooters - Artillery - Swords & Edged Weapons Publishers Full Description: - Includes chapters on Pistols and Revolvers, Carbines, Longarms and Rifles, Swords and Edged Weapons, Artillery. - Over 160 weapons featured with a history and specifications for each. - Over 300 color photographs of weapons and artifacts - Over 65 black and white archive photos showing the weapons in use - Full color paintings by renowned Civil War artist Don Troiani bringing the campaigns where the weapons were used to life  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Featuring for the first time in one reference volume the structure and equipment of the Allied terrestrial combat units in World War II. The book examines the organization of each army, its rank structure and numerical groupings as a prerequisite to examining each soldierÂ’s equipment in detail: his clothing- boots, trousers, helmet, tunic, greatcoat, camouflage, his weapons, his support items like medical kit, mess kit and rations. Each section will feature archive pictures of the soldier in the field and specially photographed artefacts, showing preserved examples of the items that he carried with him. There will be badges, medals, pennants and flags as well as other popular personal items carried by many troops like cigarette lighters, razors and postcards of loved ones, which were not standard issue but of extreme importance to each man. The book will evaluate that equipment and how it compared to that of other soldiers in other armies both on the same side and among the opposing forces. The book will thus provide a complete picture of the day-to-day lives and conditions of the fighting men of the American, Russian, British and Commonwealth armies as well as Polish, Free French, and other nations thought fought albeit briefly on the side of the allies making it an essential reference work for all military historians, collectors, modellers and interested general readers.

Sharpshooting in the Civil War by: Major $17.10

  

Men-at-Arms 213: German Military Police $16.15

  

Civil War Weapons (Collector Guide) by: $13.49

  

Fighting Men of World War II Allied Forc $17.99
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Over 200 exciting full color posters from World War II, each one accompanied by a caption describing its origins, design, and purpose. The posters cover a wide range of topics, such as recruitment, security, finance, food, and hygiene. Contains posters sourced from European and US archives, both Axis and Allied, and shows how posters played a vital function in disseminating information to the civilian population.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Overview: This book came about because of my love of cannons, and the fact that no information has ever been written on the civil war cannons in Iowa, while much has been written about cannons in the battle fields out east. My intent is not to go into great depth about which battles these cannons served in or how many served on either side, there are many books out there that cover all aspects of cannons and the role they played in the war. My goal is to catalog the last surviving number of cannon and their location so future generations might be able to enjoy them. The cannon are listed by type and alphabetically by city within that group. At one time there was approximately 150 civil war cannon in Iowa, the cannons were distributed by the U.S government after they felt they were outdated and no longer useful. Most all cannon were requested by various civic groups to be erected as monuments in cemeteries, court house lawns and parks. Many of the cannon were later donated to the scrap drives during W.W.II, and some ended up being removed and put into storage because of lack of care or fear of theft. So far, I have been able to catalog 96 remaining cannon. Includes photographs, cannon location, year of manufacture, gun number, weigh, bore, and more. - Dennis C. Bresson  This item is an original US Cavalry model M1874 Cavalry Shoemaker Bit from the US Indian Wars Period. It is dated as made in 1879. It is called a Shoemaker Bit because it was named after its designer. There is a disk with US on either side of this bit. One US disc has the number 79 stamped into the U. The other disk has a stamped 8 and other numbers I can't read on the U. This Bit is about 8 inches long, 5 and 1/2 inches across and 2 and 1/2 inches high. It is in overall good condition. The front loops of the bit are worn through and open at the top.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. America's involvement in WWI marked its first major entry into European politics. The final cost of that involvement required the U.S. to supply a force to occupy part of the German Rhineland after the war. The force provided was first known as Third Army and then later as the American Forces in Germany (AFG). It consisted of the best divisions in the American Army. With a starting strength of a quarter million doughboys, the Americans marched to the Rhine and began their occupation period in December 1918. When the American phase of the occupation ended in 1923, the force consisted of one thousand soldiers. Many future WWII leaders of the Army and Marine Corps served in this force; including five who would become Marine Commandant, four Army Chiefs of Staff, ten four-star Generals, and, surprisingly, a National Football League Head coach. Over 600 color/bw images

Posters of World War II: Allied and Axis $13.49

  

Iowa Civil War Cannons by: Dennis C. Bre $24.99

  

Model 1874 US Cavalry Shoemaker Bit $75.00

  

In a Strange Land: The American Occupati $79.99
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - - In two centuries the styles of uniforms for soldiers in the U.S. Army have changed possibly more than civilian fashions. Variously colored uniforms as well as many devices of metal and colored cloth and braid have been adopted and worn by soldiers to indicate their affiliation within the army, their rank, or the special duty to which they might be assigned. William K Emerson's Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms is the first comprehensive, well-illustrated, fully researched, and completely documented history of U.S. Army branch insignia and the uniforms on which those insignia were worn. More than two thousand photographs illustrate the actual branch insignia used by men and women of the U.S. Army during war and peace from American independence to the present. This book tells the story of the major army branches-infantry, artillery, cavalry, and engineers-as well as the service and support branches comprising doctors and nurses, chaplains, musicians, quartermasters, military police, and the many others who have made up the U.S. Army. Insignia worn by all soldiers, such as eagles, devices with the letters US, and other letters and numbers, are also described and illustrated. Historians, military collectors, military reenactors, antique dealers and collectors, costume specialists, army veterans and buffs, and those simply interested in the history of the U.S. Army will find this book a useful and fascinating reference tool. It will become the standard reference for quick and accurate identification and dating of insignia and uniforms.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. A GREAT RESOURCE for reenactors, living history participants, collectors, buckskinners and anyone interested in 18th century lifestyles. Features more than 2300 photographs and descriptions of artifacts from the mid to late 1700s. The encyclopedic format lets you focus in on the material culture of both combatants and civilians during the Revolutionary War period.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Where the preceding two books of this pioneer series focused on the World War I German aviators featured on Sanke postcards, this final volume examines additional postcard presentations of First World War German airmen as published by Liersch, NPG, Hoffmann, Rothenberg and other more obscure companies. Once again, the author looks in detail at where, why and by whom the photographs were taken as well as why and when they were published in postcard form. An extensive number of related photographs are also included, many of them rarely if ever seen by the modern public. This volume - and indeed the entire set - provides a treasure trove of biographical information, historical data and photographic images that makes it a "must-have" for all World War I aviation enthusiasts. Over 800 images  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The book details the history of Imperial Japanese Army Flying Schools from 1912 to 1945, covering not only the formation of the schools, but also evolution of the training aircraft and the training of pilots, other aircrew, and ground crew maintenance personnel. Includes numerous photographs, many of which have not been seen before in any English language publication. In addition the wide variety of aircraft types used and the different markings they carried add much colour interest to inspire modellers in a completely new field and are illustrated by some 400 colour art profiles. Over 450 color/bw images

Encyclopedia of US Army Insignia & Unifo $135.00

  

Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of $44.95

  

The Imperial German Eagles in World War $79.99

  

Imperial Japanese Army Flying Schools 19 $79.99
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. This is the story of George Custer's best cavalry company at the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn - Company M. With a tragically-flawed, but extremely brave Company Commander and a no-nonsense First Sergeant, Company M maintained a disciplined withdrawal from the skirmish line fighting, saving Major Marcus Reno's entire detachment and possibly the rest of the regiment from annihilation. Presented here is the most-detailed work on a single company at the Little Bighorn ever written - the product of multi-year research at archives across the country and detailed visits to the battlefield by a combat veteran who understands fields of fire, weapons' effects, training, morale, decision-making, unit cohesion and the value of outstanding non-commissioned officers. Over 350 color/bw images  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - This is the most comprehensive book yet written for collectors about the Iron Cross First Class and the Wiederholungsspange of 1939. Over 530 pages and 2000 photographs (most in color) detail awards made by over twenty-five manufacturers. Also included is new information on manufacturing techniques, award regulations, and the distribution process. Award documents, presentation cases, and miniature award versions are also presented. And there is much more never before seen material related to the 1939 version of the Iron Cross First Class. This book is an essential volume for any collector of this very famous German award.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. This book was originally published in Russia, under the title 'Buckles of Fascist Germany' in the year 2000, and has now been translated into English for the first time. Although the 'Berlin Wall' has been demolished for over ten years, there is still a clear divide between East and West, this is also true in the field of collecting Third Reich antiquities. Ulyanov is one of the first Russian writers specialising in the Third Reich era, and brings, in this publication, an interesting perspective to collecting Third Reich belt buckles. There are over 200 photographs of original and reproduction belt buckles, all sourced from within the Russian States included in this volume. Many of the photographs show magnified images of the buckles, enabling the reader to identify pertinant details relating to authenticity, and differences between reproductions and fakes. In regard to reproductions and fakes, extreme detail of the 'new generation' East Bloc fakes will come as a surprise to many collectors. The detail of every illustrated buckle, including the history of how and where it was obtained has been faithfully logged down in this book. Interestingly, many of the buckles were illegally 'excavated' from battle fields and grave sites. One chapter discusses the history of the so called 'black-diggers'; people who dig up and illegally remove artefacts from the aforementioned battle fields and grave sites. For the advanced collector, information and photographs of a hitherto unknown variation of the 'RMBO' prototype high leaders buckle will be of welcome interest.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Collector Bookstore Quick Notes: Contents: - Personal Side Arms - Service Rifles - Anti-Tank Rifles - Sten Submachine Guns - Thompson Submachine Guns - Lanchester Owen Austen Submachine Guns - Lewis Light Machine Gun - Bren Light Machine Gun - Vickers Medium Machine Gun - Small Arms Ammunition - Shaped Charges & Explosives - Booby Traps & Switches - Hand & Rifle Grenades - Mines & Mine Clearance - Projectors - Mortars - Flame Weapons - Rockets - Index, References Publishers Full Description: Weapons of the WWII Tommy is a unique publication suited for both the novice and advanced collectors of militaria, reenactors, model makers and students of military history. It features over 1400 photographs and more than 150 drawings and diagrams. These are used to illustrate the main variations of weapons, their ammunition and support equipment available to the British and Commonwealth soldiers during the Second World War. Items are covered in a complete, yet clear and concise manner so the reader is left with a good understanding of the subject.

Custer's Best: The Story of Company M, 7 $69.99

  

The Iron Cross 1st Class by: Dietrich Ma $139.00

  

Third Reich Belt Buckles: A Russian Pers $29.99

  

Weapons of the WWII Tommy, Revised and E $33.20
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The very heart of the Confederate fighting unit was its flag, which came in a variety of designs and colours. The flag was the rallying point on the field of battle and it marked the unit headquarters in camp. In 1865, at the war's conclusion, the furling of the defeated Confederate banners signalled the end of that episode in history. As the first of three books focusing on flags of the Civil War, Philip Katcher's text provides a detailed look into Confederate flags. Full colour illustrations and rare photographs portray the myriad variations of flags used to represent the seceding southern states.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Though the 'Wehrmachtsgefolge' (Armed Forces Auxiliaries) were generally inferior to their armed forces equivalents, their contribution to the German war-effort was far from negligible. Auxiliaries including the NSKK, Transportkorps Speer, Reichsarbeitsdienst and Organization Todt supported the Wehrmacht in their duties. In 1944, the strength of these organizations peaked at 3,800,000-40% of the size of the armed forces. As they became increasingly aware of their importance, the Auxiliaries introduced uniform and insignia modifications which made them virtually indistinguishable from their comrades in the armed forces. This book examines the organization, uniforms and history of the various Wehrmacht auxiliary forces.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Beginning in World War I, with the introduction of the steel helmet this book charts the development of protective equipment for soldiers and security forces. Initially body armour was seen as a military luxury that could be ill-afforded. However, the success of flak suits as worn by some bomber crews during World War II convinced the armed forces of the need to develop protection for the ground soldier against small arms fire. The scientific development of the modern flak jacket is traced as are the field trials conducted in Korea and later Vietnam. Extensive illustrations and photographs accompnay the text.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The part played in the Civil War by the small Marine Corps of the United and Confederate States is overshadowed by the confrontations of the great armies. Nevertheless, the coastal and riverine campaigns were of real importance, given the strategic significance of the Federal blockade of southern ports, and of the struggle for the Mississippi River. Marines wearing blue and grey fought in many dramatic actions afloat and ashore ship-to-ship engagements, cutting-out expeditions, and coastal landings. This book offers a comprehensive summary of all such battles, illustrated with rare early photographs, and meticulously researched color plates detailing the often obscure minutiae of Marine uniforms and equipment.

Men-at-Arms 252: Flags of the American C $16.15

  

Men-at-Arms 254: Wehrmacht Auxiliary For $16.15

  

Men-at-Arms 157: Flak Jackets 20th-Centu $15.95

  

Elite 112: American Civil War Marines by $17.05
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. In World War II a number of German Army units and divisions were classed as elites, and were distinguished by special insignia of various kinds. For some this status was simply a matter of lineage - e.g. the Infantry Regiment 'List', which traced its identity to the Bavarian unit with which Hitler had served in World War I. Some, like the 'Grossdeutschland' and Panzer-Lehr divisions, were raised from particularly high grade personnel. Other titles honoured extraordinary battlefield exploits or heroic sacrifice, like the 'Brandenburg' and 'Hoch und Deutschmeister' divisions. This fact-packed introduction to these famous units is illustrated with rare photographs and detailed colour plates.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. In Sicily, Normandy, and in the frozen hills of the Ardennes, Americas airborne warriors proved themselves some of the toughest and most determined soldiers of World War 2. What made these soldiers so special? How were they recruited, how did they learn to jump and fight? What special tactics and equipment did they use? This title looks at what it was like to be one of the United States airborne elite, through the experiences of the soldiers themselves. It is the story of the men who invariably led the way; the soldiers who flew to battle and walked home.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The main instrument with which the Bolsheviks imposed communism on Russia was the Red Army. Traditionally the origins of this army were among the factory workers who laid down their tools and took up arms as a way of expressing their grievances. Already formed by the time of the revolutions of 1905 and February 1917, these militant workers organised themselves into parliamentary detachments known as the krasnogvardeytsi, or 'Red Guards'. In this first of two volumes [see Men-at-Arms 305: White Armies] focusing on the Russian Civil War, Mikhail Khvostov examines the Red Army's organisation, weaponry, uniforms and insignia. Contents Introduction The Red Guards The Red Army Chronology Red Army Organisation Weaponry Uniforms and Insignia The Plates  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Following the devastation of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) underwent significant structural and tactical changes in their battle doctrine. In only a few years the IDF evolved into a truly modern fighting force, much better prepared to confront the Palestinian terrorist attacks that were to follow. Written by an ex-soldier of the IDF, this richly illustrated book chronicles the history of the IDF from the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War to the late 1980s, and covers the various units of the IDF including the Paratroop and Infantry Branch, the Engineering Corps and the Armoured Corps. Contents The Yom Kippur War and its AftermathOperation ' Yonatan' - Entebbe 1976The IDF in LebanonThe Israel Defense ForceThe Paratroop and Infantry BranchThe Engineering CorpsThe Armoured CorpsThe Artillery CorpsThe Air ForceThe Plates

Men-at-Arms 380: German Army Elite Units $16.15

  

Warrior 26: US Paratrooper 1941-45 (WWII $17.05

  

Men-at-Arms 293: Russian Civil War (1): $16.15

  

Elite 8: Israeli Defence Forces since 19 $17.05


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