US WW1 VETERAN CAPS a nice Pair of World War American Veteran garrison caps, 1 ) Forty and Eight Society Cap- The doughboy veteran "'40 & 8'" Society" name derived from the French railroad box cars that hauled the troops to the Front- each car posted a notice that capacity was 40 men or 8 horses. a striking field blue cap w embroidered "40/8", & "Post 370, Conn" lettering, and a 1" home-made wood pin button depicting a skull & crossbones & the Post number. A 40/8 Membership medal is attached- the handsome bronze medal shows soldiers aboard a boxcar, w blue/bray ribbon. 2 ) American Legion garrison cap,also bearing a 40/8 Scoiety pin, with embroidered lettering "Past Commander 8 Connecticut" & Legion starburst emblem. Both caps vg. The pair
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DRUMMERS EAGLE a very handsome and complete Imperial German brass drummers eagle- a very handsome cast brass eagle, approx 5 x 3", on swivel w iron hooks & loop for holding the regimental drum strap.
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SCOTTISH CAP BADGES BATTLE OF THE SOMME Group of 6 very handsome Scottish regimental cap badges, all units that fought at the Somme, 1916. I don’t know if these are WW1 or WW2 era badges, all appear to be new con. The group includes 1) Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 2) Higlhland Light Infantry 3) Kings Own Scottish Borderers 4) Tyneside Scots 5) Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 6) London Scots. #5 & # 6 have a swatch of the clan tartan attached. A very handsome group of badges, each badge is approx 2.5" x 3". The group
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AMERICAN HORSE SHOW US ARMY WW1 A rare & original 30 x 8" panoramic photo of the US Army 3rd Corps Horse show at neuwied, Gernany, March , 1919, shows Gis watching Army horses perform at an outdoor arena. US soldiers in foreground are making fierce faces at the camera, wear corp & division patches. With photo caption id, w photographer imprint by "Schultz, A.E.F., 1919, and numbered. Part of a series done just before the 3rd Corp was demobilized. George S Patten commanded the 3rd Army when it returned to occupy Neuwied in 1945. Image w damage, spots.
Manufacturer: Schultz, A.E.F., 1919  

AMERICAN GENERAL'S COMMISSION General James T Dean served in Cuba,1898 and commanded a brigade of the 78th Infantry Division, St Mihiel & Meuse-Argonne Offensives, France, World War One. US Army Commission for Brigadier General James T Dean, issued June 1930. 14 x 11" on heavy parchmentw eagle illus & US War Office impressed seal, sgd by Secretary of War Patrick Hurley & by Major General CM Bridges.
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LIFEBOAT WATER CASK a very heavy & impressive oak water cask used on ship board & life boats, approx 9" dioameter, 20" long with oak staves, iron bands & bail handle, threaded brass spout & side bung. Traces of paint remain. Circa 1880-1910. will ship UPS.
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ST MIHIEL BATTLEFIELD PHOTOS Pair of panoramic photos of American battlefields, France, taken 1919- original and very rare photos, 1) Ruins of the Town of "Fresnes En Woevre in the St Mihiel Sector Where Terrific Fighting Took Place", w caption and photographer imprint by "Schultz, A.E.F., 1919, and numbered. 28 x 8". 2) Aerial view of the Town of "Thiacourt in the St Mihiel Salient Before the American Onslaught, Sept 12,13, 1918". 24 x 8". No photographer imprint. These were part of a series done while the American AEF was still in France. Images w damage, spots. The pair
Manufacturer: Schultz, A.E.F., 1919  

WORLD WAR ONE PHOTOS nice group of 9 WW1 Photos incl 1) General Pershing salutes the Unknown Soldier, Paris November 1919, rev w caption, 2&3) German prisoners, 1 w rev 1917 US imprint, 4) French gunners with big gun, rev w 1917 US Censor's stamp. 5) French gun crew with Hotchkiss Automatic Rifle in trenches. 1918 Army cesnsors stamp 6) Marshal Pilsudski pinning the Polish Medal of "Military Virtue" on French Marshal Foch, 7) Motorized antiaircraft guns Bastille Day Parade, c 1918 8)General Pershing & Marshal Foch in the US, circa 1920 9) Generals Foch, Wilson, & Weygand, 1921 London Disarmament Congress. Rev w ink caption, by Henri Manuel. Most images 8 x 10". All vg. The group
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WORLD WAR 2 GERMAN BIG GUN CASING World War Two 155 howitzer case. 10 1/4" tall, approximately 6" diameter. Copper case, w German ordnance marks and eagle, 1936 date. Sides w faint imprints of stencilling. Exc. No primer and inert. Very scarce- the capture of a German 155 battery on D-Day, Normandy was featured in "Band of Brothers". Will ship UPS only, not international.
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VINTAGE GUANTANAMO BAY PHOTOS a nice group of 25 photo postcards of US Navy sailors , most at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, rest at Panama, Canal Zone, all circa 1920s, most w captions, include scenes of sailors & marines shipboard,
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WILDCAT DIVISION INSIGNIA BROADSIDE a very striking color broadside showing the patches of the " 81st (Stonewall) Division"- the insignia depicts a wildcat, for each brigade, Signal, Ammunition train etc, & their motto "Obedience, Courage, Loyalty". Printed by the 29th Division Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces, France 1919. 8 x 11" vg. A nice original AEF color broadside for the famous "Wildcat" Division of Carolinians.
Manufacturer: 29th Division Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces, France 1919  

IWO JIMA! an historic US Navy Pacific Campaign original "Naval Message" sheet, "Communique No 259" issued from CINCPAC to the Secretary of the Navy, Feb 16, 1945 informing him that Vice Admiral Marc A Mitscher in command of a powerful task force of the Pacific Fleet is now attacking enemy air bases around Tokyo and surface units of the Pacific Fleet are bombarding Iwo Jima, while aircraft of the Strageic Air Force are bombing Iwo Jima and nearby positions in the Bonins , the Fleet Forces under the command of Admiral RA Spruance Commander Fifth Fleet. 1p yellow onionskin, an original 8 x 11" typed copy of Admiral Nimitz longhand Communique. Should be researched, from effects of a veteran.
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WW2 JAPANESE SOLDIER'S CHOPSTICKS a great pair of WW2 Pacific campaign GI souvenirs- a pair of old cherrywood chopsticks, approx 8" long. . I assume these were liberated by a GI, as they have an old 2" typed label reading "Jap Chopsticks comb mirror" (didnt come with mirror or comb). vg.
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WWI FRENCH CANTEEN French Infantryman's canteen w double spouts. W original World War I issue felt cover & leather stitch seam. The stopper & name tag are present (latter indecipherable). The felt has moth holes, the canteen is overall vg. Scarce.
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CCC PHOTO ALBUM a fascinating photo album belonging to a Civilian Conservarion Corp veteran, contains approx 62 4 x 3" and 3 7 x5" snapshots of Camp Lonergan CCC Camp, late 1930s, some great images of young men of the 179th Company, CCC, some in military uniform, camp scenes, goofing around, wrestling, at work, cutting timber, blacksmithing, etc. Camp Lonergan was near Voluntown, Connecticut, in the Patchaug State Forest, operated 1933-1942. Missing a few images and some blank pages. Vg. Album approx 10 x 7".
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