If you are a collector of military items that are authentic to the WWII era, make sure you know exactly what you are bidding on before you bid. There are more repro's out there than I care to mention, and it...
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...
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...
Not all patches advertised as World War II are remotely authentic period pieces. The most common misunderstanding is that has "no glow"or is on cheese cloth or it is from the WWII era. Not so! As a...
Alright folks...lets get real! PLEASE GIVE US SELLERS A BREAK!!! I am not only a seller, but also a buyer. I have been on eBay for over 7 years now. As a frequent buyer, I know exactly how I like to be...
With the advent of several realistically produced films and mini-series based on World War II, America, in general, has begun to take an avid interest in military items from the period. In recent years,...
This is the story as reported in the Cavalry Times some years ago: "When,in September of 1921.a new unit designed "The 1st Cavalry Division" was authorized, the question of an identifying insignia...
Be careful buying items sold as genuine WWII Airborne Ranger items from anyone. These poor people have not researched the facts. The Ranger Companies were never Airborne before the 1st Airborne Ranger Company...
The WW II Ranger Infantry Battalions (T/O 516 officers and EM) were all non-airborne qualified units.With the excpetion of 8213 AU (8th Army Ranger Company), all the Ranger Infantry Companies (Airborne)...
There have been dealers offering C-1 vest gloves, that are lookalikes! Usually M-1949 black leather with black or grey straps, and black meteal buckles. These are not correct for the vest! This artical will...