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Founded in 1987, Military Vehicles Magazine focuses on preserving, restoring, and exploring historic military vehicles. Whether you're interested in military jeeps, amphibious vehicles, tracked armor, or heavy trucks, this magazine is your go-to resource. It offers detailed technical articles, profiles of various vehicles, updates on products and hobbies, as well as current market values.

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Return Flights: Restoring the Warbirds

1 month ago | militarytrader.com | Peter Suciu

A flock of old warbirds is now getting some much-needed TLC and restoration efforts are ongoing at several military aviation museums around the world. The work will ensure that these historic aircraft will be preserved for future generations. Here are just a few notable examples.
Made in Birmingham: How British-made firearms equipped the American Civil War

1 month ago | militarytrader.com | Matthew Doherty

In 1853, Jefferson Davis, then Secretary of War to the United States government, directed that the U.S. Army should quickly adopt muzzle-loading percussion cap rifles instead of smoothbore muskets. Such a policy was wise, and it ensured that when the Civil War broke out in 1861, the Union had a ready supply and manufacturing base for the Springfield .58-caliber rifled musket.
A look at the history of 'War Rugs'

1 month ago | militarytrader.com | Peter Suciu

They tell the story of decades of military conflictMilitary history has been a theme in textile design for centuries. Among the most famous examples in the west is the Bayeux Tapestry, the medieval embroidered cloth that depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, culminating in the Battle of Hastings. A more modern example of warfare in textiles exists today in the war rugs of Afghanistan.
Beware of ‘too much information’ when it comes to sharing your militaria collection online

1 month ago | militarytrader.com | Peter Suciu

As a lifelong collector, but also a professional writer and researcher, I’m extremely partial to sharing information. But as I’ve said in the past, I find some collectors who are “writing a book” or working on another project to save their findings act as if their secrets will change the world. For the record, nothing in the world of militaria will change the world. As I also wrote in the past, I try to get the knowledge out there because it is good for the collecting hobby.
Myths, fables and downright lies about military helmets

1 month ago | militarytrader.com | in Europe |Peter Suciu

Ken NiewiarowiczOne of the biggest misconceptions among militaria collectors is that “history” is fact. This is not exactly true. In fact — no pun intended — history didn’t even really “happen.” The past happened, and the events of the past become the history. For various reasons “history” is not the absolute truth. Facts can be misinterpreted, details misunderstood and information misread.
Finishing the job and ending the Third Reich

2 months ago | militarytrader.com | Chris William

Paul Eisenmann was born in the small town of Mishicot, Wis., on Feb. 22, 1922. At age 19, his work at a local furniture manufacturer was interrupted when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Following that catastrophic event, he sought a way to join in America’s call to arms. For the next few months he worked at the nearby Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, helping to construct U.S. Navy submarines, before enlisting in the U.S. Army on Nov. 24, 1942.
Our own personal 'museums'...

2 months ago | militarytrader.com | Peter Suciu

When I was in the fourth grade, my father went on a business trip to Washington, D.C., and my mother and I were able to join him. She and I were able to spend the days visiting the capital’s many museums, and not surprisingly I made sure we visited the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum at least half a dozen times. As expected, I was fascinated by the aircraft and especially the Apollo mission spacecraft.
Fascist Blades

2 months ago | militarytrader.com | Chris William

When Benito Mussolini, “IL Duce” (the Leader) of the Italian “Partito Nazionale Fascista” (National Fascist Party – PNF) came to power in 1922, he governed Italy as a charismatic, but ruthless dictator, ruling over a demoralized people who yearned for a return of their former pride and peace. Before this, the country had been a nation in chaos, with numerous strikes, political divisions and struggles between factions in the government and the Papacy.
What truly makes it collectible?

Jan 13, 2025 | militarytrader.com | Peter Suciu

I was recently looking at some vintage books on my fireplace mantel — namely a set of Shakespeare Books published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. in the 1920s. My late grandmother left me these books, which she had in turn inherited from her father. I was the oldest grandchild and likely the one who most appreciated the works of the Bard, and I am extremely happy to have these as a reminder of her. I always believed these to be quite rare and “collectible” because that is simply what I was told.
Marines throwing punches in bunches!

Jan 7, 2025 | militarytrader.com | David Doyle

Among the most unconventional weapons in the Allied WWII arsenal were the U.S. Marine Corps’ rocket launchers. These weapons saw action in the Pacific nearly seven months before the U.S. Army employed rockets in Europe. However, the Army’s 2nd Engineer Special Brigade (ESB) had fitted DUKWs, LVTs, and trucks with rocket launchers in October 1943 to support General MacArthur’s forces in New Guinea, though on a smaller scale than the Corps’ later initiative.