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World War I-era canteen with commercially made souvenir trench-art-style artwork. The canteen is made by the Worcester Pressed Aluminum Co.,...

By Robert Bruce Why is Small Arms Review featuring cartoons? Well, while doing military weapons photo research in the National...

World War II cast iron Japanese paperweight of an infantry soldier manning a Type 11 light machine gun from the...

Exceptionally rare company banner for the Russian Cossacks who fought for Germany in WWII. This banner is for the Second...

Sterling silver U.S. doughboy dog tag holder and locket. The outside of the holder is engraved “2nd Lieut. H.W. Billman 109...

Finnish elite shooter badge for machine gun. This Finnish badge was issued to “Vailo-Ampuja” or “Elite Shooter” machine gunners. The first...

People’s Republic of Hungary distinguished light machine gun gunner’s breast badge. Hungarian People’s Army 1950. Red enameled Soviet star atop...

By Robert G. Segel 1. PREIS 16. INF.-REGT.” (“Shooting Award, 1934, First Place, 16th Infantry Regiment”). German army interwar gold...

By Dean Roxby THE ITALIAN VETTERLI RIFLE: Development, Variants and History in Service AUTHOR: ROBERT WILSEYPUBLISHER: MOWBRAY PUBLISHING, WOONSOCKET, RI...

By Robert G. Segel 1) Jodhpur Lancers (India) Machine Gun Company officer’s bronze pith helmet badge.  Indian elephant with “MG”...