Legion Antiques

On this page you will find items though not Legion, of interest to any collector of militaria.

Feature Item

AIR AMERICA CAP BADGE

Extremely rare cap badge for Air America, the famous clandestine (or not so clandestine) CIA run force. Excellent condition although the screw mount attachment has been repaired, a common feature of many badges. A great addition to any collection.

$550

Rhodesian bush war "Principality of Mukumbura" pennant. Neat 12-inch pennant by C Troop support unit. The local government had declared itself a "principality" and troops stationed there flew their own pennants. Troops would meet up at the Mukumbura "Surf Club" it was a disused water tank turned into a pub. $80

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Selous Scouts Wing

Insignia for Rhodesia's most famous counter-insurgency unit, the Selous Scourts. Only 1,500 wings were made and numbered. Although numbered, this set of wings is above those issued. One of the hardest to get Rhodesian insignias. $150 

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AWB insignia

Insignia of the AWB -- the Afrikaner Weerstandsbewing, or Afrikaner Resistance Movement -- an extreme right-wing organization during the final years of the apartheid era in South  Africa.

The group claimed its insignia of three "7"s was a counter to 666, the "number of the beast" although it obviously looks like a swastika.

Set of 2 insignia, cap badge and lapel pin. $35

Biafra insignia set. A nice grouping from the breakaway state in West Africa from 1967-1970. Sold as a set, includes beret insignia, shoulder board insignia and rank pips and two uniform buttons. $75 SOLD

Biafra beret insignia: $15 each

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South Africa mine/booby trap signs.

Made of metal, the signs measure 11 inches across the top and 5.5 inches tall. Holes at the upper corners to attach to a wall, door or post. A great item to hang on your "man cave" to give fair warning to all who enter. 

$35 each or both for $50

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 Arab headscarves.

The classic red/white Arab headscarf or keffiyeh. Group consists of 3 scarves, one still in the packaging, and the black cord to secure it on the head. I got these scarves in Saudi Arabia as a correspondent during he first Gulf War in 1991.

$35 for the group.