by Military Collector Services | Sep 29, 2023 | Military Trade Show
This time I would like to talk about Automobile Swap Meets and the opportunity to find military items along with everything else. Every August the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds is home to one of the largest Automobile Swap Meets in the Four State area. This year I attended...
by Military Collector Services | Sep 13, 2023 | Military History
Trying to write a short history about militaria collecting in America, is a difficult mission. The hobby was started by US Soldiers bringing back WW2 war trophies. The older Soldiers were not attracted to items from a defeated enemy. They knew what things historically...
by Military Collector Services | Aug 30, 2023 | Military History, Military Memorabilia
I would like to discuss the China Burma India (CBI) Theater and how it generated a popular field of military collectibles. History fans know that the Japanese invasion of China contributed to making several regional conflicts into the Second World War. Japan invaded...
by Military Collector Services | Jul 12, 2023 | Military Auctions
In my continuing effort to explain the evolution of the Military Collecting Hobby, I would like to discuss the legacy of WWI. Although millions of American Soldiers deployed to France, several factors limited the amount of war souvenirs that they were able to bring...
by Military Collector Services | Jun 17, 2023 | Military Memorabilia, Uncategorized
This week I would like to discuss the many differences between Surplus Military Items and War Souvenirs. America is the land of military surplus. It was true after the World War I when the war ended suddenly much sooner than anyone had planned. The US was still...
