{"title":"Militaria \u0026 War Collectibles","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat To Collect\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome people collect a bit of everything, uniforms, helmets, flags, belt buckles, medals. These collectors may end up with full-sized mannequins on which to display their collections. Other people may focus on just one equipment type and collect a wide variety of various nations. A similar type of collector is one who collects by nationality, the most popular being German, American and Japanese, followed closely by British, Russian and French. The ultimate specialists and these collectors do exist are those who collect only certain items from certain nations, sometimes even specific vital pieces of an item. For example, there are specialists who collect and study only United States silver and bronze star awards and their World War II recipients, or the embroidered insignia that were stitched on German uniforms and caps during the same time period. Some people might specialize even further within one of these groups. Such “super specialists” are valuable to the antique collecting community because they can often tell at a glance when something was made and maybe even which company manufactured it. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"canteen-blue-granite-possibly-french-the-first-two-big-companies-making-enamel-homewares-were-founded-by-migrants-from-europe-in-the-1860s-one-company-had-a-french-heritage-the-other-german","title":"Canteen, Blue Granite, Possibly French.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCanteen, Blue Granite, Possibly French.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThe first two big US companies making enamel homewares were founded by migrants from Europe in the 1860s. One company had a French heritage, the other German. Lalance and Grosjean started as a business importing sheet metal and metal homeware before setting up their Manufacturing Company in New York, with a metal stamping factory in Woodhaven. 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The Muslims adopted such a technics to produce their slender two-edged \u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003ecimitars,\u003c\/span\u003e transmitting their secret from one generation to the other. \u003cbr\u003eThen, the Toledan manufacturers would yield the famous \u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003eapiers\u003c\/span\u003e so well popularized through D'Artagnan and his fellow Musketeers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Book Antiqua\" size=\"3\" style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; color: #000000;\"\u003eAlso, today's Toledo is a quiet city with about 50,000 inhabitants, it has been for a time the capital city of the widest empire in the world, an empire where the sun never set. Kings from all parts of the world have had swords and sabers forged in Toledo. Even Japanese \u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003eSamurai\u003c\/span\u003e were aware of the existence of Toledos steel as it had been introduced by the Spanish merchants that followed the steps of the Spanish and Portuguese Jesuits. As Japan lived in a state of continuous civil war, it is not surprising that some of their \u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003eDaimyos\u003c\/span\u003e even came to Toledo to have their \u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003eatana\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003eakizashi\u003c\/span\u003e forged there. They knew how important was a perfect design and finish for the effectiveness of a sword. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Book Antiqua\" size=\"3\" style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; color: #000000;\"\u003eOne example of what was once the noblest art in the world is no doubt the gold inlaid hunting dagger of King Charles the Fourth, with the mark and the name of the smith who did it engraved on it. Toledo craftsmen can be rightfully proud of such a fine blade and splendid finish. 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Ideal for self-defence, civilian rapiers became lighter and shorter over time, whereas military rapiers evolved into colichemarde swords and small swords. 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Barteaux's on Handle. Interestingly, the handle markings on this knife are legible. It doesn't appear to be just from wear; it's almost as if Barteaux partially removed the markings from the handle die.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"first-half\"\u003eThe Murphy\/Barteaux Commando Fighting Knife was produced during World War II by David Z. Murphy and his son David M. Murphy, along with neighbor Frank Barteaux. Murphy was a custom knife maker who first came to fame\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"second-half\"\u003eas the maker of the knives sold by the Gerber Legendary Blades Knife Company. The \"Murphy\" fighting knives are often categorized loosely as \"Theater Knives\", even though they were not manufactured in a wartime theater of operations. They were, however, fighting knives manufactured for the explicit use of US military forces in combat during the Second World War. Murphy and Barteaux manufactured the knives in Gresham, OR, and according to knife maker, researcher and author M.H. Cole (who interviewed David M Murphy), approximately 90,000 knives were produced during the war. This seems to be a very high number, considering the rarity of these knives on the market today. 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The shoulder varies from horizontal to slightly barbed. The stem ranges from slightly expanding to straight. The base varies from convex to straight. 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