Written by an acknowledged authority on militaria of the world, this profusely illustrated, oversize volume is one of the most comprehensive surveys of military antiques ever published. It describes for the collector in words and pictures various types of military equipment including uniforms, weapons, medals, toy soldiers, armor, buttons, and cloth and metal badges. Also covered are such fragile military collectibles as paper money, stamps, music, prints, cartoons, propaganda leaflets and posters.

Collecting Military Antiques is illustrated with 16 pages of color and more than 100 black-and-white photographs, many of which have not appeared in print before, and which cover items from all over Europe and America.

Mr. Wilkinson provides background historical material on the military objects ; describes what is available from various countries ; and discusses the purchasing, care and display of a collection. The reader discovers clear answers to such questions : How does one start a collection ? Where are you likely to locate military collectibles ? How does the collector determine the price he is willing to pay for a certain item ?

Included are chapters on naval collecting, police equipment, a selected reading list and a list of important museums and collections to visit.
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