militaria
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Militaria
Militaria are artifacts or replicas of military, police, etc., collected for their historical significance. Such antiques include firearms, swords, knives, and other weapons such as; uniforms, helmets, other military headgear, and armour; military orders and decorations; challenge coins and awards; badges, buttons and insignia; military art, sculpture, and prints; ephemera such as cigarette cards, photographs, antiquarian books, magazines and posters; scale models and toy soldiers; and items of combat equipment and field gear.
Today, the collecting of militaria is an established hobby among many groups of people. Many European families, specifically those royal families with long martial tradition, have large collections of militaria passed down from generation to generation. Also, many people today collect militaria for investment purposes.
An alternate name, used by many dealers, for militaria is 'military antiquities' or 'military antiques'.
See also
- Armed forces, Military
- Badge (Patch) collecting
- Bayonets
- Buttons and Button collecting
- Challenge coins
- Helmets
- Military model
- Toy soldiers
- Tin soldiers
- Historical reenactment
- Military art
- Military badges of the United States
- Military history
- Military uniforms
- Musée de l'Armée at the Invalides
- Signa militaria, Roman military standards
- Swords
- War and Peace show
- Warbird restoration
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