Virginia Cherry Stocked American Pistol, 1776. An all-American made pistol with “Liberty Cap” engraved on the trigger guard. Made at the Rappahannock Forge in present day Harper’s Ferry at the outset of the American Revolution. A large, company size Revolutionary War canteen dated “AH – 1779” (possibly the owner’s initials), with original red paint, iron…
Category: Military
The weapons, uniforms, gear, and paraphernalia from two centuries of American warfare
Accouterments of the Buffalo Soldiers shown here are part of an excellent assemblage originally built by Kareem Abdul Jabbar. The still-growing collection of Buffalo Soldier materials includes several uniforms, weapons, and pieces of military and personal equipment belonging to members of the African American infantry units that fought in the post-Civil War western Indian Wars….
Original photographs of the invasion by the U.S. Marines of Iwo Jima.
Photos taken by Marine and Navy photographers of the battle to capture the island from Japanese defenders so that the island could be used as an airbase to launch attacks on Japan itself. One of the iconic photographs of WWII was the raising of the American Flag on Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, though…