Militaria /ˌmiləˈterēə/ (n.) : "Objects that are connected with warfare or military service and are usually collected for their historical interest."

It can be described as anything, from any nation, ranging from military uniforms, medals, firearms, weapons, flags, helmets...you get the idea.

Any items from wars of ancient Rome to the storming of Osama's compound are welcome!

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LOOKING TO PURCHASE MILITARIA?

Check out our list of vendors, as recommended by the members of this community, before posting a question.

LOOKING TO SELL MILITARIA?

Sales posts are no longer allowed on the Subreddit. Check out r/Militariasales for buying and selling on Reddit.

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NEW TO MILITARIA COLLECTING?

Do check out our FAQ for info on militaria, starting a collection, and general collecting tips prior to posting.

RULES

Identification/Valuing/Help Posts:

• As per the pinned post, mods will now be screening ID/ Authentication/ Evaluation-type posts and removing low-effort posts. Please do some basic research before posting for identification. Great resources include the sub's search bar, Google Lens, our FAQ page, forums like WarRelics and Wehrmacht-Awards and dedicated subs (like picture ID and reproduction item subs).
• If you are trying to get your item identified or valued, pictures are required, with good lighting, of multiple angles, and with clarity, along with an accurate description of the item, all markings, and any known history.
• For medals/badges: a minimum of 2 photos is required; one of the front and one of the back.
• For all other items: a minimum of 3 photos is required; one front, one back and one as you see fit/as appropriate (such as interiors or close-up shots).
• Please mark your post as Solved when appropriate. :)
• When posting items include an accurate as possible description of the item(s). Please try to give any history of the item or any other information that could help identify and price the item if that is what your looking for.

For Sale Posts:

• Selling/advertising items is not allowed. Use subs like /r/militariasales for all sales related posts.

• Wanting to buy (WTB) posts are not allowed either. Either post your WTB requests in the pinned discussion post or in a sales sub.

Keep It Civil:

• No hate speech. Racist, hateful, political, & aggressive speech or posts will not be tolerated.
• Posts or comments with personal attacks against users (and all related threads/comments) will be removed. There will now be zero tolerance for this and it will result in a ban from this community.
• Discussions of any sort must be civil.
• All Discord-related threads will be removed.

Video Links, Memes, Non-personal Collection Items, Discussion Content Posts:

• These will now be asked to be put into the Weekly Discussion threads and removed by mods.
• Pictures of museums, outside collections, and items not actually owned by the user must have a source attributed to the picture or they will be removed.

Spam:

• Please do not post direct links to outside sales. Questions/posts about pricing or site reliability are ok. No pictures of your buddy's sister or links to your charities. We know where to find those things.

NOTE

This Subreddit, and the moderators thereof, in no way support any fascist or dictatorial regime of the past. We, as collectors, value the historical importance of the items from these "evil" regimes and use them as learning tools. If hatred is the intent of the post, it will be removed; this sub is for learning purposes only, not for spreading hate.

RELATED SUBS

/r/Antiques · /r/Askhistorians · /r/Bayonets ·

/r/CollectionHauls · /r/Germanmilitaria · /r/Guns ·

/r/History · /r/Historyporn · /r/Katanas ·

/r/Milsurp · /r/Militaria · /r/Military ·

/r/Militaryporn · /r/Militariasales ·

/r/Thegreatwarchannel · /r/Swords · /r/WWI ·

/r/WW2 · /r/WWIIPics · /r/WWIIReenacting ·

/r/Vietnamwar

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