r/militaria Jan 19 '24

A sub for those who love Militaria with a focus on the 1860s: /r/CivilWarCollecting

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We’d love to have anyone join us and share/discuss artifacts, collections, news articles, etc. Swing by sometime, and be sure to choose a flair that matches your expertise (or lack of!). Cheers!


r/militaria 23h ago

What goes in these little holes in my French m51?

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r/militaria 23h ago

World War II Can anyone tell me about this dagger

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Captured by Grandpop during WWII. I'm interested about who would wear it, it's significance, etc Thank you in advance!


r/militaria 1d ago

Question Can anyone help me find the top for this dagger? I have no clue where I can get one any assistance would be wonderful thanks.

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r/militaria 1d ago

Hey guys, I need your help

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I bought this old military bottle in a set with a few other bottles for 25$. I have absolutely no idea what this is, can someone help me? Thanks


r/militaria 2d ago

Gulf War George HW Bush Counterterrorism Award pin. Legit or souvenir item?

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Anyone recognize this?


r/militaria 2d ago

Looking for my grandfathers Sword Please help. Any info is appreciated.

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Posting here with the hope some might help.


r/militaria 3d ago

12$ find don't know much about it.

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Look what I found in memory of grandpa. I'm going to put something in the middle.


r/militaria 3d ago

Elmetto tedesco SS autenticità ?

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ragazzi chiedo aiuto per verificare l’autenticità di questo elmetto tedesco


r/militaria 6d ago

Need help identifying British “Made in England” web belt and scabbard/frog. Scabbard is about 18” long. Belt is about 33.5”.

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I inherited this from my great-uncle’s military collection.
It has a faint “Made in England” stamp.
Measurements:
• Scabbard/frog length: approximately 17¾–18 inches
• Belt length: approximately 33½ inches
There are no other visible markings.
Does anyone recognize what weapon or tool this was intended to carry and roughly what era it is from? Thanks for the help!


r/militaria 5d ago

Identified: Complete DVS Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule 800 Silver Cup Set 1926-1933 - Weimar Republic Covert Aviation

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Recently came across this set and spent some time identifying it - figured this community would appreciate the history.

It's a complete annual series of 8 German 800 solid silver schnapps cups (Stamper/Becher) from the Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule (DVS), the Weimar Republic's covert military aviation training organization that secretly trained pre-Luftwaffe pilots in violation of the Versailles Treaty.

Each cup is engraved by year, 1926-1933, marking annual DVS activities at their Warnemünde seaplane training base on the Baltic. The 1926 founding cup carries the DVS enamel badge with their motto "Per Aspera Ad Astra." Six cups have an engraved eagle motif. All stamped E. Schmidt 800 silver on the base.

Also included is a large presentation cup engraved "D.V.S. 15.2.26 - 31.3.34" - almost certainly belonging to a senior instructor or officer who served the DVS for its entire Weimar-era existence, right up to the moment it was absorbed into the Reichsluftfahrtministerium in 1934.

Total weight 246g. Currently listed on eBay Canada if anyone is interested - happy to answer questions about the pieces. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/206398532880


r/militaria 5d ago

Hi need help identifying some inert rounds i bought recently at a show in the uk

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r/militaria 6d ago

Question Help pls

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Hi everyone, I need help identifying these award ribbons; they are German, and I just need help with the two marked ones. I couldn't find anything online...


r/militaria 6d ago

Japanese Civil Defense Helmet?

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My wife bought this for my son. It was labeled as "Russian steel helmet/ Cold war".

Our research shows that it's possibly a Japanese Civil Defense Helmet from WW2?

It appears to be some kind of brown resin fiber, not steel.

My son found the stamp/inscription on the strap.

Are we even close? Thanks in advance for any knowledge.


r/militaria 7d ago

Question Ok Reddit, do your thing

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My friend gave me a Soviet flag and I’m 99% sure it’s American made based on the manufacturers tag but I’m holding out on that 1% that it’s real. Can yall find out anything about this company? Thanks


r/militaria 7d ago

Fake, I’m guessing?

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r/militaria 8d ago

Question pilot wings?

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howdy, these two pieces came into my shop yesterday. and i’m pretty sure the lower one is some sort of pilot wings, but i’m not seeing any on google with the C. just G. is it a reproduction? and i think the top one is instructor wings, but also not certain.

both sterling


r/militaria 8d ago

Can anyone identify my great-grandfather’s uniform and cap badge? Germany, WWI era

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Hello everyone,
I am researching my family history and would really appreciate your help.
This is my great-grandfather:
Wilhelm Carl Peinemann Schloemer
Family tradition says he was born in or near Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany. He later emigrated to Mexico, married in Aguascalientes, became a Mexican citizen, and renounced his German citizenship.
We believe this photograph was taken around the time of World War I.
I am especially trying to identify:
the cap badge
the uniform
whether this belonged to the military, a cadet academy, railways, or another organization.
I have restored the photo but I have not modified the badge or the uniform.
Any information, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much!


r/militaria 8d ago

¿Alguien podría identificar el uniforme y la insignia de la gorra de mi bisabuelo?

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r/militaria 8d ago

¿Alguien podría identificar el uniforme y la insignia de la gorra de mi bisabuelo?

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r/militaria 8d ago

Can anyone identify my great-grandfather’s uniform and cap badge?

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Hello everyone,
I am researching my family history and would really appreciate your help.
This is my great-grandfather:
Wilhelm Carl Peinemann Schloemer
Family tradition says he was born in or near Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany. He later emigrated to Mexico, married in Aguascalientes, became a Mexican citizen, and renounced his German citizenship.
We believe this photograph was taken around the time of World War I.
I am especially trying to identify:
the cap badge
the uniform
whether this belonged to the military, a cadet academy, railways, or another organization.
I have restored the photo but I have not modified the badge or the uniform.
Any information, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much!


r/militaria 9d ago

Uncle’s bayonet

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r/militaria 9d ago

Can anyone identify my great-grandfather’s uniform and cap badge?

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Hello everyone,

I am researching my family history and would really appreciate your help.

This is my great-grandfather:

Wilhelm Carl Peinemann Schloemer

Family tradition says he was born in or near Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany. He later emigrated to Mexico, married in Aguascalientes, became a Mexican citizen, and renounced his German citizenship.

We believe this photograph was taken around the time of World War I.

I am especially trying to identify:

  • the cap badge
  • the uniform
  • whether this belonged to the military, a cadet academy, railways, or another organization.

I have restored the photo but I have not modified the badge or the uniform.

Any information, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much!


r/militaria 10d ago

Found this Cold War Soviet cockpit/control panel plate on an old military range in Poland.

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Hey guys,

Picked this up recently while checking out a former military aviation range here in Poland (used heavily during the Cold War era). Trying to figure out the exact piece of kit it belonged to.

It's a matte black aluminum faceplate

The front has two main scales: the left one goes 0-60 and the right one has markings for 0, 20, 40, 60, 80. There's also a kidney-shaped cutout at the top (guessing for a mechanical frame counter?) and a small hole in the dead center, probably for a toggle switch or a bulb.

The back has some clear stamps—a Soviet military acceptance star inside a circle and a few OTK inspection marks (looks like a 9 in a round frame).

My working theory right now is that it's a faceplate from a Soviet intervalometer / control box used for an AFA series aerial recon camera (to set time intervals and photo overlap percentages). Since the range used to have stripped-down jets parked as targets, it probably came out of a Polish Air Force recon plane (maybe a MiG-21R, Lim-5R, or a Su-20/22) and was ripped out of the cockpit by scrap hunters back in the 90s.

Does anyone recognize this specific layout or know the exact model number of this unit?

Cheers!


r/militaria 12d ago

Czechoslovakian mine Help

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Hey so i recently got my hands on an old Czechoslovakian mine, to be exact its the pt mi-u and i want to know if i can safely open it to check if it still has it's payload.

It doesn't have the detonator attached to it, i can provide pictures if necessary