Whats your oldest piece of militaria?

Just wondering what you guys might have as your oldest item owned?

Mine is an 1848 Austrian/Tirol Campaign Medal from the Constitution War. Its got a triangular ribbon that is Green and White striped. Its content is made up with a good portion of Silver, I don't know what the other metal is?

A few extra older items in the collection include: an 3 place ribbon bar from the Franco-Prussian War, four original Harpers Weekly newspaper front pages, and an 1870 EKII. Not much I admit but??? ;-))

 

A French Revolution area (1792) military mission order written in Alsacian to an Strasbourg soldier.

 

Hi Skipper, that sounds like e great item. I've been thinking of picking up a few Imperial documents myself-while they are relatively cheap. Most of these have Royalty signatures and such on them,

 

When I have time I will scan it for you,it is pretty decent to decypher.

 

Hey! I was gonna make a thread about this subject The oldest i have is a swedish bayonet from the 18 century.

 

Thanks Skipper, and looking forward to eying it ;-))

Collector, looking forward to seeing your Bayo. Is it a Spike? or a Blade Bayo?

One I wouldn't mind having in my tiny collection is a US Army Trawel Bayonet with leather scabbard. Those things were pretty nasty if you were the unlucky recipient of it? ;-))

 

afraid mine would'nt be too old (sort of speak).......christmas tin from 1914

 

Hi Andy, still, that's 95 years-not bad at all ;-))

 

As promised Carl.



"Citizen Michel Braun, 2nd compagnie, 3rd bataillon is requested to report on July 10th at 6 pm............ He will report fully armed and is begged not to leave the city until then . This march order was sent according to the bill which was voted and proclaimed last year on March 24th"

Strassburg July 9th 1792. Capitaine Hagen.

 

Though it's a modern reproduction I have an American Civil War Campaign Medal. After that, the next oldest item I own is the Imperial German calvery sword I posted pics of in the Imperial German militaria thread.

 

i guess your right older then me anyway!

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skipper that is just great that it has survived all this time

 

small english civil war period cannon ball

 

OK Spotter you beat the record, just you wait until I get a Roman coin

 

Roman ?? is that best ya can do skipper
found this mid stoneage flint whilst digging out a trench mortar does this count

 

Hi Mike, don't know when or how I missed you posting your sword but ill go look for it.

Skipper, great piece of history there. I could actually read some of it but darn that style of printing ;-))

Spotter, nice pieces both.

Speaking of ancient coins-though I no longer own one but, I actually had a -and not sure if the spelling is correct? but, I had a 5, Cestercies coin at one time. I traded that sucker off about 12 or so yearsa go, for a Walther PP pistolen ;-)) I don't remember how old my coin was? but I was told it wat at least 2,000+++ years old.

Now lets see who can come up with a proven oldest item here ;-)) I was planning on getting a nice document signed by a King which was signed ala about 1705, but I have other stuff more important to get before I seriously get into more vintage paper ;-))

 

I don't have that much militaria, but my oldest peice is an original Good Conduct Medal from WWII, still in basically perfect condition.

 

very cool thread gentlemen.

oldest item(s) include a couple ancient Roman coins from the mideast when I was over there for a time. they are quite blackened most likely burned as this was the typcial case when towns/cities were sacked. will try and clean up and post a scan later.

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It is a spike bayonet, ill post some pics when i get home from my vacation.

 

Damn I hate you , how can I beat that?