Medals & Militaria

$6k for a rare set of Third Reich medals
A Grand Cross - Order of the German Eagle is up for sale this month

Berlusconi 'bought Napoleon's bed'
The flamboyant Italian PM is believed to have purchased his hero�s four-poster

Treaty of France's 'foremost 15th century engineer' for sale
A book possibly written by Vauban, the pre-eminent military designer, will auction in Paris

WW1 Flying Ace's Log Book goes under the hammer
The records of a war hero from Kilburn will find a new home by the beginning of March

Victoria Cross winners celebrated by £1m museum
VC wins from Welsh soldiers in 1879 and 1944 will be amongst the displays

Largest badge collection in the World sells at Bosleys
Over 50 years, Hugh King built a world-renowned militaria collection - and now it's going to auction

19th century weapons to auction in Detroit
A three-day sale at DuMouchelles auction house will offer a range of collectible antique firearms

Fighting to preserve the Confederates' last hope
A society of Civil War re-enactors are raising money to preserve a 150-year-old Unionist flag

Paris sale goes wild for the Old West
Drouot is auctioning a collection of historic Indian and US weaponry and memorabilia, tomorrow

£15k for a piece of the first atomic bomb
A spare fragment from 'Little Boy', dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, has emerged on the market

Antique Kentucky rifle could blast to $12k
Decorated with silver Indians and eagles, this one-of-a-kind weapon is auctioning in the US

$15k for the Order of the Striped Tiger
A beautiful Chinese award for military merit is to sell in Hong Kong