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conflicts. As an example, the U.S. inexpensive badges in local shops or at auctions and estate sales.
Navy Commodores did not exist Sometimes, you might even make a lucky find at a flea market or yard
until the Civil War. Oak leaf, sale. When looking for military badges on a budget, keep in mind the
eagle, and one and two- condition doesn’t necessarily matter in the same way as it does with
star epaulets were other collectibles. Some collectors actually prefer badges that show
the insignia worn some wear because they are more likely to have been worn in combat.
by the various Indicators that are more likely to impact the price of military badges
Navy members.

Which Military Vintage Greek
Badges You Navy Epaulets
Should Collect
There are many ways to
decide which military
badges you should
Soviet Army Insignia collect. For example,
you might have
family members in certain branches of the U.S. military. If
so, those badges may interest you the most. You could also
have an interest in badges from a particular war or era.
You might even opt not to collect U.S. military badges
at all. Rather, you might focus on another country of
interest or even badges from places or military
branches that no longer exist. For example, the Soviet are: its age, rarity, and relation to either a particular
Union obviously no longer exist, but badges worn by historic battle or a military group or rank that no
its military members are still available for collecting. longer exists.
When going through someone’s estate, look in
Locating the Best Military Badges the small tins and button tins – you never know the
for Your Budget history you’ll find!
One of the fastest ways to find military badges these
days is online. However, you can often come across some Military Cap Badge, Army Medical Dental Corp, 1950s

Jessica Kosinski has been a freelance writer specializing in writing short articles for 15 years. She is also an avid collector of both antique books and Star Wars memorabilia. Although she is not
in the antiques industry professionally, she has learned a lot about antiques over the years by periodically helping out at her mom’s antiques shop in Greenville, NH. She currently balances
maintaining the antiques shop’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/MallofNE, and working on various freelance writing assignments. She can be reached at dementorskiss77@yahoo.com.

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