Collecting militaria is a fun and interesting hobby... and it's popularity has really grown in recent years, due in part to a renewed interest in WWII. All of us would love to have that 'mint' double decal...
I see a lot of WWII patches offered that are not from WWII. For example, I see good 101st Airborne patches and a greater number of copies, fakes, and mislabelled ones sold without clarifying-or worse claiming...
For those thinking of buying parts and accessories for the WWII German K98 rifle there are things to be sure to ask the seller. I will get into those in a second. You should first of all KNOW your gun. Be SURE...
There are a lot of fake "Army" Entrenching Tools up for auction on this site. Here are a few tips to help you tell the real Military Specification (MILSPEC) Entrenching Tools from the fake ones [or...
BRAND NEW HEADVASES STRAIGHT FROM THE WHOLESALE GLASS AND POTTERY IMPORTERS Nothing burns us more than to see all the brand new imported glassware, headvases, cast iron, and pottery items being sold as...
Collecting WWII Shoulder Patches - Fake or Real? At any given time, Ebay sellers list nearly 5,000 weekly auctions advertising WWII unit patches (shoulder sleeve insignia - SSI) for sale. This is a wonderful...
What exactly is U.S. Horse Cavalry Equipment? Perhaps we should broaden the catagory to include U.S. Horse Artillery Equipment. Daily we see items described as Cavalry or Calvary or Calvery offered for sale...
Wehrmacht issued WWII wrist watches were manufactured by many Swiss and German watch makers contracted by the German government.They are manually wound and most often have screw-on stainless steel case...
BRITISH WWII STARS Eight different types of stars were issued for the Second World War. Only a maximum of 5 could be earned by a person and if one qualified for further campaigns, clasps were issued to denote...
Buyer’s Guide for World War II British and Commonwealth Militaria on eBay: Avoiding some of the minefields of fakes and forgeries. • Not that long ago “intentional misrepresentations” were largely limited to...