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Showing in full uniform Canadian Military Officer 30th Regt Wellington Rifles Guelph, Standard Size.  The Samurai Sword is a symbol of justice and nobility and was believed to be an extension of the Samurais" very soul.Overall length is 41". Mirror polished 440 stainless steel blade. Simulated ivory handle with res scabbard.  The Samurai Sword is a symbol of justice and nobility and was believed to be an extension of the Samurais' very soul.Overall length is 43". Mirror polished 440 stainless steel blade. Simulated ivory handle with a blue scabbard. Display is not included.  The Samurai Sword is a symbol of justice and nobility and was believed to be an extension of the samurais' very soul. Overall length is 41", mirror polished 440 stainless steel blade. Simulated ivory handle with black scabbard.

Cigarettes Silk Wellington Rifles Guelph $9.99

  

Samurai Sword $200.00

  

Samurai Sword $250.00

  

Samurai Sword $250.00
The sword is 48" in length with the blade being 36" long. The blade was made in Pakistan. There is a Star of David on the handle in copper plating and two people in copper plating praying over the Ark of the Covenant.  The Two Handed Fantasy Sword is 50" in length and the blade, made in Pakistan, is 38" long. The handle is metal and of a fantasy creature.  Kit Rae, well known fantasy artist and weapon designer created this high quality sword from his epic mythological tale, "The Tale of the Swords of the Ancients and Other Blades of Power.The Sword is 37" long and the Blade is 27" long and is stainless steel.  Swords of the Civil War. Known as the musicians sword, as its small grip and weight was perfect for a young soldiers small hand This 42 1/2" long sword features a 34" blade. Solid brass hilt with leather wrapped grip. Steel scabbard.

Star of David Sword $125.00

  

Two Handed Sword $100.00

  

Sword of Darkness, United Cutlery Kit Ra $45.00

  

Young Troopers Sword. $75.00
This item is a lot of 190 Subdued US Army Shoulder Patches. There are 10 each of 19 different patches. All the patches appear to be new (unused).  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: - Collector Bookstore Notes: This is a comprehensive color reference to Japanese Bayonets. This large 472 page book includes makers marks, detailed specs and scarcity scale which can be used to help determine desirability and value. Publishers Description: Japanese militaria collectors and bayonet enthusiasts have long awaited an updated, comprehensive reference work on Japanese bayonets. Well, the wait is over. Bayonets of Japan is intended to enlighten the reader with a comprehensive educational and pictorial reference for the many variations of Japanese bayonets. This book is a collective effort by Raymond LaBar and other collectors to put into print the information available today and to introduce many new, never before documented Japanese bayonets. Raymond's 25 years of collecting and researching Japanese bayonets are compiled in this 480-page hard cover book containing over 1100 color photos. It has a study library-style (side-sewn) binding to endure years of heavy use.  RUPTURED DUCK HONORABLE DISCHARGE MILITARY LAPEL BUTTON HOLE PIN. EXCELLENT CONDITION. 5/8in WIDE. NO MARK. CLICK ON PIC FOR CLOSE-UPS.  Vintage wooden block with brass pulley wheel. Stamped "G.1. T 12 cwt. 29-3-55" - so can takes a strain of 12 hundredweight, and was made in March, 1955. Measures 62 mm thick, and 90 mm by 65 mm (2.7/16 inch by about 3.1/2 inches by 2.9/16 inch). Excellent condition.

190 Subdued US Army Shoulder Patches $40.00

  

Bayonets of Japan by: Raymond Labar $116.99

  

RUPTURED DUCK MILITARY LAPEL BUTTON PIN $6.00

  

Vintage Wooden Block Pulley $58.00
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. Collector Bookstore Notes This is Volume 2 of 3; we do carry all three volumes. Publishers Description: These groundbreaking volumes present, for the first time, a comprehensive view of the World War II German Army's most elite formation: "Grosdeutschland". Exceptional detail of rare uniforms and unique insignia are woven with Grosdeutschland's history and development from an independent motorized regiment in 1939 to a panzergrenadier division within a corps that adopted its name in 1944. Its two closest sister units, the "Wachbataillon Berlin" and the "Fuhrer Begleit Battalion" are also covered in the same superb level of detail. Awards, decorations, portraits and personal effects of common soldiers and noted personalities, covering every arm of service within the units, are presented in over 3,000 spectacular color and black and white images. Over 1500 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. Collector Bookstore Notes This is Volume 1 of 3; we do carry all three volumes. Publishers Description: These groundbreaking volumes present, for the first time, a comprehensive view of the World War II German Army's most elite formation: "Grosdeutschland". Exceptional detail of rare uniforms and unique insignia are woven with Grosdeutschland's history and development from an independent motorized regiment in 1939 to a panzergrenadier division within a corps that adopted its name in 1944. Its two closest sister units, the "Wachbataillon Berlin" and the "Fuhrer Begleit Battalion" are also covered in the same superb level of detail. Awards, decorations, portraits and personal effects of common soldiers and noted personalities, covering every arm of service within the units, are presented in over 3,000 spectacular color and black and white images. Over 1500 color/bw images  Souvenir ceramic shaker from the Air Force Museum at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, decorated with color decal and metallic gold trim. Marked USA on bottom. Price includes shipping.  This fine vintage advertisement for a 1919 ad for Murad Cigarettes is in very good condition but is slightly yellowed. It measures approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4" and is suitable for framing. This vintage magazine ad for Murad Cigarette depicts a Soldier with a gun running with an eagle above him.

Uniforms and Insignia of the Grossdeutsc $112.50

  

Uniforms and Insignia of the Grossdeutsc $112.50

  

Wright Patterson Air Force museum souven $7.50

  

1919 Murad Cigarettes with Soldier & Eag $32.49
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: - - The standard work on world bayonets, this heavy volume is essential for all bayonet enthusiasts. Organized by country, fine line illustrations are accompanied by descriptive text for each bayonet. "Bayonets from Janzen's Notebook by Jerry Janzen is a must-have volume for the bayonet collector of any nation, not just the United States. Many of the bayonets pictured in this book are one of a kind. Mine is referred to often." (Frank Trzaska, in KNIFE WORLD)  This clutch back metal wing badge measures 2 in. wide and .25 in. tall. The back reads 1/20 Silver Filled Krew G-T Very fine print so I hope I have that right. In good, displayable condition. I believe from the late '40's-'50's vintage.  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: This highly illustrated book covers the Schutztruppen, the Expedition Korps, and III (German Colonial Troops 1884-1918) uniform students and modelers. Publisher's Description: The Schutztruppen, the Expedition Korps, and III. See-Bataillon of the Imperial German Marines were the forces assigned to protect Germany's far-flung Colonial possessions in Africa and China. Uniform students and modelers have found scant published references to the varied and unique uniforms of these forces. This highly illustrated book fills that gap. Color illustrations by Germany's leading 19th and 20th century artists, black and white drawings taken from rare period books, plus over sixty unpublished quality photographs from the album of a III. See-Bataillon Marine stationed at the great German Naval base at Tsingtau, China, cover in detail the unusual uniforms of the Kaiser's Colonial forces. A must for the Imperial German bookshelf.  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 - Collector Bookstore Notes: Circa WWII, 782 Gear is the most in-depth pictorial study of the Marine Corps field gear that U.S. Marines carried in the Pacific War. Publisher's Description: This new book is the companion volume to Glenn's 2006 "United States Marine Corps Uniforms, Insignia, and Personal Items of World War II" (see page 57 of this catalog). With numerous rare and never before published war time photographs, "782 Gear" is the most in-depth pictorial study of the many patterns, and variations of Marine Corps field gear - known then as "782 Gear" - that U.S. Marines carried in the Pacific War. The author also visited the island battlefields he's written about and conducted field endurance tests with original Marine Corps gear to give the reader a more complete understanding of how each piece of equipment endured the rigors of combat. With this unprecedented level of research, "782 Gear" is, along with its companion volume, the World War II Marine Corps collector's guide book and bible.

Bayonets From Janzen's Notebook $179.99

  

Wings, Clutch Back Badge $24.95

  

Uniforms of the German Colonial Troops 1 $62.99

  

782 Gear: USMC Field Gear & Equipment of $80.99
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 - Collector Bookstore Notes: Written for collectors of the WWI era Artillery Luger pistol, this book covers the drum magazine and other accesories that were made for this firearm. Publisher's Description: The ultimate guide to Artillery Luger accessories. Includes everything: holsters, snail drums, stocks, pouches, loading tools, sight adjusting tools, dust covers, etc. An amazing amount of material is presented on the exotic Snail Drums used with this pistols, including all manufacturers and models. Serial number data too! Every Luger collector should own this essential new reference.  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 Excerpt This title covers tropical uniforms issued to all three services in the Mediterranean theatre and in South-East Asia during World War II. Publishers Description: The new paperback edition of Khaki Drill & Jungle Green offers the most detailed examination ever published of the tropical uniforms issued to all three services in the Mediterranean theatre and in South-East Asia during World War II. The evolution of tropical uniforms under the pressure of campaign experience between 1939 and 1945 is traced in Martin Brayley's nearly 300 striking color photographs, showing live models wearing rare original uniforms and equipment, and carrying period weapons, in authentic settings.  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. Hitler's Army describes and analyzes every significant aspect of Germany's WWII ground forces including their creation, organization, weapons, equipment, training and tactics. This book also considers its conduct in battle and its strengths and weaknesses. Hitler's Army is an essential reference, a balanced and indispensable aid for those wishing to understand how the vaunted, apparently unbeatable German army that went to war in 1939 just over five years later was consigned to total military defeat and the ignominy of unconditional surrender.  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 This unique book includes a working stereoscope/ stereoview viewer. Each page is an accurate reproduction of Civil War stereoscope images taken of Gettysburg participants and post-battle scenes. Opposite the stereoscope image is a full description of the scene pictured. Publishers Description: The glories and horrors of the one of the American Civil War's deadliest battles come to life in this collection of rare original three-dimensional photographs. Here is the battle that marked the turning point in the war, as seen through contemporary photographers lenses: Union and Rebel generals and soldiers, battlefield sites, the wreckage of war, and the brave and the dead.

The Luger Snail Drum and Other Accessori $25.95

  

Khaki Drill & Jungle Green: British Trop $35.96

  

Hitler's Army: The Men, Machines, and Or $36.00

  

Gettysburg in 3D (Stereoscope Images of $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. Collector Bookstore Notes Armed forces of the world have developed camouflage uniforms to aid in concealing troops in the field of battle. Studio color photos, with captions, clearly show these uniforms with their patterns and colors. Publishers Description: The term camouflage only came into widespread use during the First World War, and the specialist camouflage units developed by the combatants at the time put the bulk of their efforts into the concealment of artillery, vehicles, observation posts and bunkers. It was not until the Second World War that all major combatant nations issued camouflage uniforms better designed to disguise profile, and also tailored to the appropriate theatre of war. Camouflage Uniforms contains nearly 400 color images showing how armed forces all around the world have developed their own methods of concealing troops, often in response to their unique local environments. Studio photographs clearly show the uniforms with their patterns and colors and with explanatory captions. This is an essential volume for collectors and military historians.  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 Excerpt For the first time the complete range of Royal Navy Officers insignia may be seen and studied in a single, comprehensive guide. Publishers Description: For over a century and a half, since the Uniform Regulations of 1856 were introduced, identification of rank among officers in the Royal Navy, its branches and its reserves has not been restricted to a single, or even small number, of insignia. Rank may be seen on jacket cuffs, on shoulder badges, on shoulder boards and on epaulettes. It may be seen on swords and buttons, and in the manner in which buttons are worn. Cap peaks indicate rank, as do collars, cocked hat ornaments and cuff slashes. Rank insignia varies just as much between officers of similar rank. Cap badges and variants of gold lace stripes divide Executive from Civil branches, and from the Royal Navy and its reserves. Civil branches were further divided, and some remain so to this day, by the addition of color between the gold lace stripes. For the first time the complete range of Royal Navy Officers insignia may be seen and studied in a single, comprehensive guide. The badges, buttons, stripes, wings and stars are catalogued separately in order of rank and date of introduction. Where possible, actual examples are used, and where not, an accurate as possible reproduction is offered. In addition, original photographs show the insignia being worn over the past 150 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. Collector Bookstore Notes This book explores the development of British military webbing equipment, from 1958 to today. Publishers Description: Since the end of World War Two and the increasing threat of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical [NBC] warfare during the Cold War, equipment designers have focused on building NBC protection and decontamination into the British soldiers webbing equipment. The capabilities of 1958-pattern webbing were known to be very poor, yet it was not until the exposure of its shortcomings during the Falklands War of 1982 that a suitable nylon-based load-carrying equipment was developed. Topics: 1958 pattern webbing Experimental webbing concepts Personal Load Carrying Equipment (PLCE) Chest Webbing Modular webbing (MOLLE) Osprey & Kestril body armour equipment Small Arms 80 (SA80) development Nuclear Biological & Chemical (NBC) equipment  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. Contains about 1,000 black & white photos, together with explanatory descriptions. This book offers a mud-eye view of the battlefields material culture. All things are treated equally, from individual bullets that smashed into the boulders of Devils Den to General Meade's sword. Every artifact has been placed along side of others associated with the same time period and/or location on the battlefield. The final chapter examines the products made by the best known makers from the Golden Age of Gettysurg collecting, 1863-1900, a gilded ear when the battlefield was scoured to provide materials for shadow boxes, desk ornaments and similar commercial items. In the end, this is a simple book with a simple mission: to tell the story of the battle. It aspires though an engaging blend of well documented artifacts and contemporary photographs to tell the compelling story of Gettysburg, for a unique vantage point.

Camouflage Uniforms: International Comba $31.46

  

Rank and Rate: Royal Naval Officer's Ins $35.96

  

Modern British Webbing Equipment by: Sim $17.96

  

Gettysburg (Civil War) Battlefield Relic $34.89
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 single best book in the world on U.S. Military Medals. 192 pages containing: Criteria for all medals listed in full detail with dates and campaigns.Superb front and back color pictures of all U.S. Military decorations, service medals, marksmanship medals and ribbons, plus commonly awarded foreign medals.Separate color ribbon display in correct order of precedence for Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine awards since 1939.Complete chapter on devices for awards and ribbons -- cross referenced with medals.Complete section on wear and display of U.S. Military Medals for all branches.Valuable section on how to claim your medals from the government.  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: Covers 1944 & 1958 era. This book details the evolution of British post-war jungle webbing equipment and examines the items used specifically during the Malayan Emergency and later, the Borneo Confrontation. Publisher's Description: After World War Two the rapid advance of communism and associated political instability threatened Great Britain's interest in the Far East. From 1948 until around 1967, troops were deployed throughout the Malaysian region. To equip the British soldier and Commonwealth troops or jungle warfare the 1944 pattern jungle webbing, designed during World War Two, was issued. In the 1960s, the new 1958 pattern equipment was issued to troops serving in Borneo, alongside the existing 1944 pattern set. Both patterns of equipment were unofficially customized and formally modified to meet the needs of individual jungle soldiers and the tough environment, to keep up with the rapid innovation of small-arms technology. This book details the evolution of British post-war jungle webbing equipment and examines the items used specifically during the Malayan Emergency and later, the Borneo Confrontation. Brought together into one reference book, the contents include: Components of post-war 1944 pattern webbing; 1944 pattern equipment modifications; 1944 pattern ancillary webbing items, bayonets and radio packs; Small arms used during the conflicts, and carriage of their ammunition; Special force's bespoke webbing; Typical customization of infantry belt kits; Items comprising the 1958 pattern webbing equipment set.  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 single best book in the world on U.S. Military Medals. 192 pages containing: Criteria for all medals listed in full detail with dates and campaigns.Superb front and back color pictures of all U.S. Military decorations, service medals, marksmanship medals and ribbons, plus commonly awarded foreign medals.Separate color ribbon display in correct order of precedence for Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine awards since 1939.Complete chapter on devices for awards and ribbons -- cross referenced with medals.Complete section on wear and display of U.S. Military Medals for all branches.Valuable section on how to claim your medals from the government.  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: - Collector Bookstore Notes: This reference covers the pocket knives and cutlery made in Tidioute, Pennsylvania, cira 1900, by the firms of Tidioute Cutler and Union Razor & Cutler Company. Publisher Description: Nestled in a remote area of northwestern Pennsylvania, the small town of Tidioute became home to five cutlery manufacturers starting in the late-1800s. Although no longer in existence, these businesses produced some of the finest collectible knives and razors ever. "Tidioute: A Town With an Edge "relates the history and development of this unique stronghold of cutlery companies and how they competed with one another in the area known as the "Magic Circle" of cutlery firms. These manufacturers included the Tidioute Cutlery Co. (LTD), Union Razor/Union Cutlery, Baldwin Cutlery, Tidioute Cutlery Co. and Penn Cutlery. With an ardent sense of detail, David Anthony shows how the cutlery tradition was handed down over multiple generations and involved keen business sense mixed with tragedy and luck. Anthony also includes photos of the various tang stamps used by the companies and a price guide to help determine the value of cutlery from this historic town. A must-have for the serious collector of fine antique knives, particularly those manufactured in Tidioute, this guide is also an in-depth, well-researched record of this unique Pennsylvania community.

Military Medals of the United States (Ha $26.95

  

British Post-War Jungle Webbing (1944 & $17.96

  

Military Medals of the United States (So $18.99

  

Tidioute Brand Pocket Knives (with Union $19.99
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. Collector Bookstore Notes: This reference covers the wristwatches and pocket watches of the German Army and the Waffen-SS, providing identification and background details. Publisher's Description: This publication continues the "German Military Timepeces" series of World War II. Volume 3 details all known timepieces relating to the German Army and Waffen-SS and specifically charts all serial numbering systems. Rare archive documentation, plus magnified images of numbering types forms the basis to providing an excellent means of understanding the systems employed by the German Armed Forces. For readers interested in the Waffen-SS, this volume includes the little-known SS Observer watch originally belonging to the Finnish Artillery General, Nenonen. Typically books from the Ulric Publishing stable offer excellent photography and depth of research - Volume 3 is no exception - full colour photographs (300+) combined with rare archive material make this book an essential read for the novice and professional horologist or collector.  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: 1,400 color photographs. Contains pricing and extensive details for uniforms and related, firearms, swords, medals and other battlefield related artifacts. Publisher's Description: Civil War artifacts are some of the hottest collectibles on the market. Whether they were preserved by their original owners and passed down through their descendants, or were recovered much later from the battlefield, interest in their historical importance has driven prices to new heights. In this new edition of Warman's Civil War Collectibles you'll find a greater variety of items than in any other book, along with 1,400 fantastic color photographs that reveal intricate details and quality production of these artifacts that have stood the test of time and the wages of war. Within the 18 chapters of this book you'll discover extensive descriptions and prices for U.S., Confederate and imported items including: Uniforms and accoutermentsPistols, revolvers, swords, cutlasses and sabersBelt buckles, plates, buttons, insignia and medalsFlags, musical instruments, ephemera As an added bonus, you'll also receive valuable reproduction alerts and collecting advice.  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 long-awaited book fills a gap in knowledge of the uniform clothing, headgear, equipage, and weapons of the United States Navy during the Civil War period. Based on original accounts from official documents, newspapers, diaries, letters, and other primary sources. The well-written text is accompanied by a wealth of period images of navy personnel, many of which are identified and published for the first time. Numerous photographs of surviving articles of clothing and artifacts throw further light on life in a blockading fleet or on the High Seas from 1852 through 1865. With great clarity the author explains the various changes to officers' uniforms and for the first time provides a detailed analysis of the clothing worn by ratings and enlisted men. A much needed book in a long overlooked subject, "Bluejackets" is an essential reference work for collectors, living historians, modellers, and curators, as well as anyone with a general interest in the Civil War at sea.  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: This reference covers the Krim Shield, a German WWII award made to certain members of the Wehrmacht. Publisher Description: The campaign shields bestowed upon deserving members of the Wehrmacht during World War Two rvepresent a unique series of awards honoring specific participation in some of the important campaigns of that great conflict. This book presents a comprehensive examination of one of those awards -- the Krim Shield. Presented here are clear pictures and detailed descriptions of all of the currently known variations of this decoration. Also included herein are examples of award documents, document entries, miniatures, reproductions, and much more information which has never before been gathered together into one volume.

German Military Timepieces of WWII Vol 3 $75.95

  

Warman's Civil War Collectibles 3rd Ed ( $29.69

  

Bluejackets: Uniforms of the US Navy in $71.99

  

The Krim Shield (German WWII Wehrmacht M $75.05
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. Arguably of all the branches of the German armed forces in World War Two, only the Kriegsmarine had the ability to bring Britain to defeat once the immediate threat of invasion after Dunkirk had receded. With the threat posed by its U-Boats and great capital ships, such as the Bismarck and Tirpitz, the Kriegsmarine, through its attacks on the convoys bringing vital supplies across the Atlantic, came close to starving Britain into submission. Despite this, the Kriegsmarine is perhaps the least well known element of the German armed forces. Its wartime role lacked the undoubted glamour of the aircraft and aces of the Luftwaffe or the epic qualities of the great land battles fought by the German army, particularly in the east. In addition, many U-Boat crews were lost at sea, taking their stories with them. This addition to a popular series will provide the collector with detailed and objective advice on Kriegsmarine memorabilia with the usual guide to values and how to spot forgeries. For all active collectors of Third Reich militaria and those interested in the Kriegsmarine during the period from 1939 to 1945, this will be essential reading.  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. Led by the flamboyant Hermann Goring, himself a fighter ace of World War 1, the Luftwaffe was probably the most glamorous part of the German armed forces during World War 2. With its pilots, such as Adolf Galland, becoming household names for the successes in the skies, the Luftwaffe was pivotal both to the early successes wrought by Germany in the war during the Blitzkrieg assaults on Poland and western Europe. It was, however, the failure of the Luftwaffe to achieve aerial supremacy over the English Channel and southeast England during the Battle of Britain that led to Hitler's decision to cancel the invasion of Britain and, although the Luftwaffe was to achieve further significant victories in the east following the invasion of Russia, Goring's failure to defeat the Royal Air Force and to prevent Allied bombing of Germany were to reduce significantly both his and the Luftwaffe's standing with Hitler. In his fourth contribution to the highly successful 'Collector's Guide' series, noted collector and expert Chris Ailsby examines the wide range of equipment, uniforms, medals and awards specifically associated with the Luftwaffe during World War 2. Alongside the detailed descriptions of the militaria being discussed are photographs and a ratings system designed to allow the user and reader to gauge relative values. Some 60 years after the end of World War 2, interest in Third Reich militaria remains strong and, inevitably, in any popular area of collecting there is material of doubtful provenance designed to catch out the unwary. The 'Collector's Guide' series has proved an essential guide for those interested in the subject and this latest addition to the series will continue to buildupon the considerable reputation that the series has built up over the years. Providing the collector with detailed and objective advice, the book should be essential reading for any active collector of Third Reich militaria as well as those interested in the Luftwaffe during the period from 1933 to 1945.  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: - Collector Bookstore Notes: This book covers the US Infantry guns and weapons used in combat, but with a twist; it exclusively contains soldier's first-hand stories about their experiences with these fabled weapons. Publisher's Description: The first thing that the reader must know about this book is that it is a gun book. It is not simply war stories, but sixty-five interviews with soldiers and Marines specifically relating their experiences with the US infantry weapons in combat during World War II and in the Korean War. The differing opinions of these men is fascinating. One man loved the M1 rifle and hated the M1 carbine while the next loved the M1 carbine and hated the M1 rifle. Based upon his personal experiences each man had his own opinion on the weapons that he had used during these wars and relates those observations to the reader. So much of what we collectors and history buffs think we know about the use of US infantry weapons in combat has been derived from two sources: movies and books. Some movies, like Band of Brothers are very accurate, others are not. The general history books of these wars rarely contain the in-depth details of infantry weapons that would be of interest to collectors. The stories about US infantry weapons contained in this book are the real hands-on experiences of the men who actually used them for their intended purposes. Once I began reading these interviews, I could not put the manuscript down. - Scott Duff  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 fascinating expose on the post-war manufacture and trade in Nazi Relics of WWII, containing more than 60 photos and illustrations depicting both the fake and the real. Subjects include the myth of the RZM, an industrial view of German militaria, museums and fakes, the art and science of the fakers and Made in Germany. The author, with a background in museum management with subject expertise of over 40 years (15 in Europe), pulls no punches. A must for the serious student and collector of the Third Reich period.

A Collector's Guide to The Kriegsmarine $27.50

  

A Collector's Guide to the Luftwaffe (Ge $27.50

  

US Infantry Weapons in Combat: WWII and $21.15

  

Nazi Militaria: Fake or Real? by: Ray Co $14.95
Book entitled Muskingum County Men and Women in World War II. Written by Norris Schneider and published by the Times Recorder and The Zanesville Signal in 1947. Over 500 pages with literature and photos. Back lists individuals from Muskingum Co., Ohio that served in the 2nd War. Overall very good/excellent condition. Would make a nice addition to your WWII library collection. Buyer to pay $5 for shipping & insurance.  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 colossal study embodies all the known plates from the Revolutionary through the Spanish-American Wars. A beautifully produced study with over 1,000 specimens (illustrated front and back) complimented by many period images of soldiers wearing the various plates." Original copyright date 1996  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. To Win the War: Homefront Memorabilia of World War II is a companion volume to V for Victory, and showcases collectibles from the collections of Gary Skoloff, Martin Jacobs, Jack Matthews, Jim Osborne, Ken Fleck, Merv Bloch and Stan Cohen. This book is a nostalgic trip back in time of six decades ago, and also as a teaching aid for people who did not live during those times.  The Iron Cross pin, pendant. It measures 2 inches by 2.5 inches. 2010pdp0016

Muskingum Co. Ohio Men & Women in WWII $35.00

  

American Military Belt Plates, 3rd Ed by $49.95

  

To Win the War by: Stan Cohen $28.45

  

The Iron Cross pin, pendant $12.00
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. Collector Bookstore Notes: This book covers British Royal Air Force pilots trained at Falcon Field, Arizona during WWII. Publisher's Description: In one of the most audacious experiments of WWII an experiment born of the greatest necessity, a Hollywood corporation hired civilian pilots to teach British aviation cadets how to fly United States Army airplanes. Training began in June 1941 six months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor officially brought America into the war. More than 2000 Royal Air Force (RAF) cadets trained at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, during WWII. Those cadets spent over 300,000 hours in the air and flew a distance of forty-five million miles. That training would eventually put them in the fighters and bombers over France and Germany where their final exam would be administered by the German Luftwaffe. Over 180 photographs and dozens of first-hand accounts complement this memorable exploration into the joint effort made by Great Britain and the United States to fill the immense need for trained RAF pilots. Class rosters, reconstructed in the Appendices, detail the WWII activities of Falcon graduates and give long overdue credit in print to those who trained at Falcon. Those boys and thousands more like them won the war. "Excellent research and documentation. The RAF in Arizona, Falcon Field 1941-1945 should be in any serious military aviation collection and would be a valued gift for anyone interested in RAF history or Arizona history." Michael Saunders, North Georgia College (The Senior Military College of Georgia)  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: This reference book examines, identifies and describes the collectible pistol models produced in Czechoslovakia during the Communist period, 1948-1989. Publisher's Description: This is the first English language work to examine the subject in detail and the first in any language to identify, describe, and quantify variations and production figures for the models covered. The book focuses on the Czechoslovak Communist period (1948-1989), but reaches back into the 1930s in order to trace the history of the 6.35 mm Duo pocket pistol, which remained in production under the name "Z" until 1974 with a total of thirteen distinct marking variations, and the 6.35 mm model 1945, which had its beginnings as the model 1936. The 7.65 mm model 50 police pistol and its successor, the model 70, are covered in depth, documenting both marking variations and a significant number of design changes introduced during their thirty-three-year production life. The 7.62 mm model 52 Army pistol is given extensive treatment based on data drawn from over 2,000 specimens; in addition to descriptions of both standard and rare variants, significant discussion of the pistol's mechanical characteristics and potential safety problems is presented. Also covered are the more modern commercial CZ 75 and CZ 85, the military model 82, and the commercial CZ 83, as are small caliber target pistols and signal pistols.  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: - Collector Bookstore Notes: The Ames Manufacturing Company produced edged weapons for the U.S. Military, including swords, sabers, bayonets, knives and more. This book details these products from 1832-1906, with most of the emphasis on the 1844-1870 period. Includes detailed illustrations, dates and informational text. Publisher's Full Description: Deals primarily with edged weapons made by the Ames Manufacturing Company, but also refers to other manufactures of United States swords. Illustrated with accurate drawings by Raymond E. Giron, ED.D., providing additional identification of swords, bayonets and knives. Original invoices, correspondence and tabulations of deliveries offers detailed information.  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: - - With dozens of historical documents and over 400 photographs, the author not only presents a comprehensive history of U-boat crews and the undersea war, but also shows how those with an interest in the U-boat war can find U-boat-related artifacts and how they can trace many to specific boats - and then research what those boats and crews accomplished.

The RAF (Royal Air Force) In Arizona Fal $38.50

  

Cold War Pistols of Czechoslovakia by: J $53.99

  

Collector's Guide to AMES US Contract Mi $16.99

  

Donitz's Crews: Germany's U-Boat Sailors $62.99
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. As described in the Ordnance Manuals 1839, 1841, 1850, and 1861. Contains regulations for the Government of the Ordnance Department, 1839, section on accoutrements; Ordnance Manual for the use of the officers of the United States Army, 1841, accoutrements, nomenclature, dimensions; Ordnance Manual for the use of the officers of the United States Army, 1850, accoutrements; and Ordnance Manual for the use of the officers of the United States Army, 1861, accoutrements.  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. Ordnance Memoranda No. 1719, of May 10, 1905, revised July 3, 1908. This important reference book is reproduced here with the 21 original QMD plates depicting equipment and horse gear used by both officers and enlisted men. Includes photos of horse equipment, specifications and descriptions of accessory items for Cavalry for both enlisted men and officers.US  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: - Details various types of old hand reloading tools, sights and telescopes. Many of the companies that produced these items, as well as custom makers, are identified. An entire chapter is devoted to the Schuetzen rifle, along with valuable information from the writings of Ned H. Roberts, Harry M. Pope and H. Guy Loverin, is included in the last four chapters. Illustrated with photos and line drawings. Authored by a long time participant of muzzle loading matches from the early days of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association  Vintage USAF Framed Air Training Command Patch Chevrons. This great set of United States Air Force patches are in a 12" tall x 10" wide frame. The chevrons are for Senior Airmen. It is in excellent used condition.

Accoutrements of the Army of the US in O $11.99

  

Horse Equipments and Equipments for Offi $11.99

  

Reloading Tools, Sights and Telescopes f $12.99

  

Vintage USAF Framed Air Training Command $19.95
Vintage USAF Framed Air Training Command Patches & More. This great set of United States Air Force patches are in a 12" tall x 10" wide frame. The chevrons are for Senior Airmen. There is a patch for Air Training Command, Military Airlift Command, Tactical Air Command as well as chevrons for a Senior Airman. It is in excellent used condition.  Two ancient chromolithographs depicting " The most important Orders ". We can see images of 65 orders and medals from all around the world, mostly European but also African or Asian. The larger chromolithograph is 12.1 x 9,8 inches ( vertical centrefold ), the smaller one is 6.2 x 9.8 inches. The lithographs are from 1898. Fine condition.  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 reprint of a 1919 official U.S. Army recruiting service booklet, illustrating medals, color discs, shoulder patches, etc. a fine reference. This little booklet has many, many illustrations and sketches with detailed explanations of patches, service awards, medals and insignia.  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 Scottish sword has played an important role in the military history of Scotland, and this new book presents an accessible and highly visual chronicle of that role from the 17th through the 20th centuries. With more than 1,200 gorgeous, full-color photographs and authentic period illustrations, The Scottish Sword pays tribute to the swords most associated with the Highland soldier, including Two-handed swordsEnglish basket hiltsJacobite basket hiltsRegulation basket hiltsNonregulation swords A chapter on sword makers and retailers who supplied the swords and a comprehensive bibliography detailing the most informative books on the subject round out this handsome compilation.

Vintage USAF Framed Air Training Command $24.95

  

2 Antique Chromo Lithographs depicting O $36.00

  

Rewards for Service: United States Army: $11.99

  

Scottish Sword 1600-1945 Illustrated His $45.00
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. Over three million personnel served in Vietnam, but only those of the U.S. Navy Task Force 116 wore the distinctive black beret while serving and fighting as the River Patrol Forces in the murky, brown waters of the Mekong Delta. Those who served in Task Force 116 are among the most elite teams deployed by the U.S. Navy in Vietnam: PBRs, SEALs, Seawolves, and Black Ponies. Their mission was to route the enemy deep within the secluded waterways of the Delta. Sharks, dragons, Seawolves....this book illustrates the colorful insignia, emblems and artifacts used by these units in great detail. Many of these patches, jungle fatigues, and tigerstripes didn't survive because of the environments of war in South East Asia and the restrictions placed upon U.S. sailors. The unit patches produced by the River Patrol Forces used symbols of heraldry, strength, defiance, and sometimes humor which represents the best of men fighting to protect their "brothers in arms." The black berets and the distinctive unit patches emblazoned on their jungle jackets and worn into battle brought these men together as a team.  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. For 700 years Japanese civilization was dominated by a single warrior caste. This project looks at the weaponry of Samurai men and women over the centuries with specifically commissioned photography of re-enactors wearing and museum-quality clothing and weaponry. The pages are vividly illustrated with dynamic paintings, specially taken photographs, detailed diagrams and maps. In addition, there is an in-depth glossary and includes tables explaining many Japanese calligraphy symbols.  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: - - The uniforms and equipment worn by Marines during the Civil War are virtually unknown. This book is the first in-depth study of Marine uniforms and equipment ever undertaken, and it includes hundreds of contemporary studio portraits of officers and men wearing the items described and illustrated in the 1859 uniform regulations plus hundreds of color photographs of surviving material. There are complete chapters on the evolution of Marine insignia, swords, headdress, and all types of uniforms and clothing, to include the origin of the Marine officers' quatrefoil and the modern noncommissioned officers' sword. There is no other reference book of this magnitude on Marine dress and equipment of the 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. This new book boldly displays the firearms, swords, and accouterments of the American provincial soldiers during the French and Indian War, 1754 1763. Unlike their British counterparts, the American provincials were issued a wide range of weapons from standard British Long Land muskets and carbines to civilian rifles and fowlers. These were often old, used, and in poor condition, guns that were described by British officers as "of sorts for Provincial". These weapons did not come only from British contractors and the Board of Ordnance, but from foreign countries such as Holland, Belgium, and France. Each style of long arm came with a unique bayonet, many of which are shown throughout the book. Original examples of these unique weapons, as well as excavated pieces, are shown from public and private collections throughout the country. Close-up views of the unique maker's marks, proof marks, top views, and detail views show features rarely revealed. Long arms, a variety of swords, knives, pole-arms, and pistols were used by the American soldiers. Besides weapons, the accouterments used by the soldiers are also covered, including cartridge pouches and boxes, shot pouches, powder horns, powder measures, and cleaning tools. A native of Virginia, Jim Mullins has exhaustively researched this subject, utilizing original journals, orderly books, and official military records housed on both sides of the Atlantic. The results have been meticulously broken down by year and by colony. He tells the story of the many problems encountered while arming the American colonial soldiers, by using actual quotes from the correspondence of the British officers. Some of the quotes are harsh critiques of the undisciplined American soldiers and volunteers. Showcased in high resolution, full color, all images were made by photographer and author Ryan R. Gale whose companion book, A Soldier-Like Way has become a favorite on French and Indian War arms of the British Infantry. Also included are many original paintings, drawings, and maps from a variety of American museums and collectors. Printed in landscape format, the 11 x 8-1/2" format allows for beautiful wide color photos, on the fine coated paper. Long guns and swords are shown in wide views, up to 22" wide across-the-gutter. Important early antique guns from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Jim Mullins collection, the Wallace Gusler collection, and many private collections are shown in the beautiful photographs by Ryan Gale. Author Jim Mullins has created "Of Sorts for Provincials", American Weapons of the French and Indian War. One glimpse will reveal that this book was a true labor-of-love. <P "Of Sorts for Provincials" is a must-have book for any French and Indian War historian, re-enactor, or collector.

River Patrol Insignia of the US Navy (Vi $56.95

  

Samurai Swords (Collectors Guide) by: Cl $17.99

  

The Civil War Uniforms of the United Sta $75.95

  

Of Sorts For Provincials: American Weapo $32.75


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