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SPECIAL: Israeli Army (IDF) military jacket belonging to Chief of Staff Lieut.-Gen. ("Rav Aluf") Moshe Dayan, circa. 1956. for greater ease of use, all photos of this item are accessible through the relevant text links in the description below
This is a 4-pocketed tunic-styled winter jacket, with internal draw-string for tightening the jacket, and thick elastic woolen sleeve cuffs. The jacket is lightweight, of olive green nylon exterior and with dark-brown/maroon inside cloth lining, and a standard zipper along 4/5ths of the front. The jacket features the-then styled size/issue date cloth-label, just under the hook on the inside collar: "size 48", Army ("Tzava" - written in Hebrew), "56" - the issue year, and in the field for "Name of Supplier" is hand-written (not signed) "Moshe Dayan". Inside, the upper pockets bear exposed lining, on which are hand written the name "Dov Steiger".
The consigner of this jacket found it in an apartment she rented on 14 Antokolsky Street in Tel Aviv, where Dayan's granddaughter, Rachel Sion and her husband previously lived. Attempts to return the jacket were unsuccessful.
This style of jacket was uncommon in the IDF. During the period from which it comes British-styled battle dress uniforms were frequently used as winter jackets, as were more cumbersome long winter overcoats; American-styled "Ike" jackets with elastic wool edges were also worn. It does however have a close semblance to the tunics worn at that time: 2- and 4-pocketed denim tunics worn outside the battle trousers, with a belt worn over the tunic along the waist-line. Of these, the 4-pocketed tunics of the paratroopers (i.e. Ariel Sharon's Unit 101) most closely resembles the style of this jacket, and would tie in to the time Dayan served as Chief of Staff (1953-58). Similar, camoflauged jackets were also worn in the 1947-49 War of Independence, and the former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is among the more famous personalities seen wearing such pieces.
Nevertheless here is a scarce instance of this jacket type being worn by Prime Minister Levi Eshkol (2nd from right) in 1963-64 (note the variety of other jackets in the photo: Yitzhak Rabin's, Dado Elazar, Ezer Weizmann, Chaim Bar Lev, all right of Eshkol).
Among the details of this jacket are the round-tipped shoulder straps; exposed green plastic buttons for the shoulder straps, 4 pockets and the 2 bottom side straps (for pulling in the jacket). The pockets are rectangular with angled flaps and no special inside lining; the upper two are "cargo" pockets which can protrude outwards. The under arms have ventilation slits.
Regarding condition, it appears that the jacket may subsequently have been used for civilian purposes, possibly by the "Dov Steiger" mentioned above: there are several cigarette(?) burn holes in places, colorful stitching on the lower back collar (to close a hole), some moth nips to the wrist cuffs and some wear holes in places; the zipper is loose from the stitching at its base.
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981) was an Israeli military personality and hero, serving in the pre-State "Palmach" strike force and later as the 4th IDF Chief of Staff (1953-1958) during whose tenure he led the IDF in the 1956 Sinai Campaign against Egypt. Dayan served as Minister of Defense in the 1967 and 1973 6-Day and Yom Kippur Wars.
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Item Code: 0100001 Price: $3500
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Israeli postal order for 500 Prutot, paid to the Transportation Ministry, counterstamped 1.6.59 by a post office in the city of Beer Sheva.
Of interest is the currency: Israel switched from using Lirot and Prutot (1 = 1000; the equivalent of using Dollars and Cents) to using Lirot and Agorot (1 = 100) in 1958; this money order is from the transition period in between, when there already existed a then-new 1/2 Lira banknote.
More pictures: front postal order, back of postal order, with terms of use printed
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Item Code: 0010226 Price: $50
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"Noter" (Hebrew constable/supplementary Police) training manual: "Application of Fire" ("Matan Esh ve'Shimusha"), 1937. A Hebrew translation of one of a series of English-language military training manuals used by the British Army.
This is booklet "B" of the series on "Small Arms Training", published by "La'Noter" ("For the 'Noter'") publishers and printed by M. Sokhovolsky press in Haifa, 1937; hardcover with 48 pages, including diagrams; "For the Use of Supplementary Police" ("Shotrim Musafim", as written in Hebrew). Imprinted with the price (50 Mils) on the back cover. The cover is mostly loosened from the folio of pages, with some signs of water damage on the front cover, but all the pages are clean, intact and well bound together.
The Jewish "Supplementary Police" (in any of its various names, known collectively in Hebrew as the "Notrim") was a legally approved Jewish armed force as of 1936, funded partially by the Palestine Mandatory authorities and also by the Jewish Agency for Palestine. Part of the Agency's assistance came in the form of these translated British training manuals. These were again published in 1939, 1942-43 and even as late as 1948 - twice, before the establishment of the IDF and also after. Most of the manuals in these series' are softback, making the hardback issues scarcer to find.
For additional items relating to the "Notrim" please see items 0120035, 0120036 and 0120028 below.
More pictures: front cover of "Noter" training manual, inside page of manual, sketch of how to aim fire from a water tower, a typical feature of the-then Jewish settlements
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Item Code: 0110057 Price: $75
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Jewish Brigade 'Giyus' (enlistment) pin: stylized badge formed of a square blue face on round gray backing, with a stylized Hebrew letter "Gimmel" ('G') formed from the back stroke of the "Gimmel" and the leg formed from the letter "Ayin" - for the words "Giyus Ivri" (Hebrew Recruitment); the badge back is a safety pin inset into the back; weight: 1.05 grams.
The Jewish Brigade (known popularly as the "Brigada" in Hebrew) was formed in September 1944 and fought on the Italian front until the end of the war; it was later stationed in Belgium and assisted in the covert transport of Jewish refugees on their way to Palestine. Rare.
More pictures: front of pin, back of pin at angle, back of pin, back of pin, measured
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Item Code: 0120033 Price: $250
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Jewish Brigade decoration: small rectangular Badge for Service with the British forces in World War II. Awarded to every soldier who served in the Jewish Brigade of the British Army for a minimum period of 6 months.
In its original version this badge was in enamelled color - blue-white-blue - with a Star of David at the center. Later versions also included thin red bars underneath, whose number indicated the battalion in which the soldier had served (1 to 3). After the establishment of the State of Israel, in 1961 the State instituted a ribbon for security engagements called the "Volunteers Ribbon" whose criteria for merit overlapped with that of the British badge for service, and could therefore be worn on top of the Volunteers Ribbon.
This piece's rectangular body measures 55mm wide x 70mm high, with a double-pronged back (formed from a single length of wire), and weighs 0.60 grams. Scarce.
More pictures: front of decoration, back of award, at angle, back of decoration, back of decoration, measured
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Item Code: 0120034 Price: $200
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The following 3 items all relate to the same period in Israeli history and so are accompanied by a similar preface
Between the years 1938 and 1948 the Jewish community in Eretz Israel / Palestine (the "Yishuv") instituted a mechanism by which to raise funds for self-defense, and this initiative operated between 1938-1939 under the name "Kofer Ha'Yishuv" (sometimes translated too directly as the "People's Ransom Fund" and so perhaps it's more accurate to refer to it as the "Community Levy").
Unlike other forms of fundraising by the Yishuv, the "Kofer" was not a voluntary charity but an actual levy imposed on the Jewish residents of Palestine: although the British Mandatory government did impose compulsory taxes, these were relatively light and insufficient for the provision of various services to the Mandate's residents. Until the Arab Revolt of 1936-1939, the Jewish community had raised supplemental funds for areas like education through the issuance of vouchers called "Shekels" - donors who gave money received a "Shekel" token which entitled them to participate in elections to the Yishuv's various bodies.
The intensity of the Arab Revolt led to the inception of the "Tower and Stockade" ("Khoma u'Migdal" in Hebrew) settlement movement whereby barricaded Jewish agricultural settlements were created literally with wooden walls and a stockade, for additional protection; the Mandatory government also approved the foundation of special Jewish constabulary services. The constables, known initially as "Supernumary Police" and later as the "Special Police", the "Jewish Settlement Police", the "Special Night Squads" (of Orde Wingate) and even the "Palmach" shock companies formed the core of what came to be known in Hebrew as "Notrim" ("Constables") - or, as a cultural-military movement, the "Notrut".
With funds for these settlements and armed branches lacking, the Yishuv instituted the "Kofer ha'Yishuv". In this framework taxes were levied on imports, entertainment events, on drinks at coffee shops - and even as imposed contributions during key Jewish holidays. Evaders faced "honor courts" and the movement as a whole generated a culture of its own with slogans, jingles and informative booklets. In this context, residents were encouraged to donate items of precious metals, under the framework of an initiative called "Matat Takhshitim" ("giving of jewelry"), in exchange for which they would receive a 'token' in return - a ring, a pin, a document. In this regard there were men and women who even donated their wedding rings and so in exchange the Kofer fund gave male and female token rings in return, with the words "Kofer ha'Yishuv" stamped on them.
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Kofer ha'Yishuv "Matat Tachshitim" pin: pin issued to those who contributed jewelry or articles of precious metals (a special initiative called "Matat Tachshitim" in Hebrew) in the framework of the "Community Levy" ("Kofer ha'Yishuv") in support of self-defence within the Jewish community ("Yishuv") in Palestine. The pin was designed by M. Moro of Jerusalem (stamped on the reverse) and depicts a "Tower and Stockade" ("Choma u'Migdal" in Hebrew) settlement surmounted by the legend "Kofer ha'Yishuv Matat Tachshitim for the Year 1938-1939"; with soldiered safety-pin reverse; weight: 3.65 grams. Very rare.
More pictures: front of pin, back of pin with maker's mark, back of pin, at angle, back of pin, measured
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Item Code: 0120036 Price: $650
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Eretz Israel 'Noter' (Hebrew Constable) "Meguyas" recruitment pin: metal pin issued to new recruits to one of the branches of the Jewish Supplementary Police (known collectively in Hebrew as the "Notrut"), 1936-1939. The pin features an image of a "Tower and Stockade" settlement with the Hebrew word "Meguyas" ("recruited") underneath, and a numbered label on the reverse (probably the recruit's issued number); the badge back is a simple soldiered pin; weight: 1.75 grams.
The "Notrut" movement was the first time the British Mandatory authorities approved a legal armed Jewish force in Palestine (after 1921), and it had multiple branches shared between the Palestine Police and later the British Army. The "notrim" (Hebrew Constables) were formed into the "Supplementary Police", the "Jewish Settlement Police", the "Special Police", "Auxiliary Police" and numerous transporation and plant protection forces, eventually numbering 22,000 in the early part of 1939. Clothed with Palestine Police uniforms and 'Kolpak' and 'bush' hats, the "notrut" became also a cultural movement which embodied the image of the "new" Hebrew man; the "notrut" movement eventually formed the core of the future Israeli Army.
More pictures: front of pin, back of pin, back of pin, at angle, Noter pin, measured, the 'Noter' Gershon Ben-Tzvi, 1938 (sporting a 'kolpak' hat)
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Item Code: 0120028 Price: $250
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Palestine Volunteer Force metal hat insignia badge, circa. 1942-1943: known in Hebrew as the "Kheyl Mitnadvim Ha'Eretz-Israeli", it numbered up to 2,000 men as a home guard force. In excellent condition; not maker-marked; weight: 5.00 grams. Rare.
More pictures: front of badge, back of badge, back of badge, at angle
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Item Code: 0110042 Price: SOLD
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Palestine Regiment / Jewish Brigade metal hat insignia badge, 1943-45; curved, with standard crude manufacture and long, slim slider on reverse; weight: 11.05 grams. Worn by Palestine Regiment (1943) and by 2nd Battalion of Jewish Brigade Group 1944-45 (which was composed of former Regiment members). The British firm J.R. Gaunt & Son was commissioned to produce these badges though nearly all of those issued look like crude local productions (this sample being somewhat better than most). Good detail visible, excellent condition and luster.
More pictures: front of badge, back of badge, back of badge at side angle, back of badge at angle from its head
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Item Code: 0110044 Price: $300
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Israeli Army General Staff ("Matkal") metal hat insignia badge, circa. 1948-mid 1950's; original two-piece construction with 2-pronged back; not maker marked; weight: 16.80 grams. Some surface wear and very slight bend near prong but excellent physical condition. Unlike later issues (which are also scarce) these original issues have clean, open spaces between the details, particularly around the olive leaf branch. For a related item, see #0110052 below on this page.
More pictures: front of badge, side angle of badge's front, back of badge, back of badge at side angle, back of badge, detail from angle, Moshe Dayan as (Southern?) Regional Commander with Matkal badge, circa. 1951
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Item Code: 0110045 Price: $225
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Lechi/"Fighters for the Freedom of Israel" ("Stern Group") metal pin, circa. 1947: white metal pin shaped in the image of the Lechi emblem, with the movement's name in initials ("Le.Kh.i" - Lokhamei Kherut Israel) on the ribbon below. Pin back is a soldiered vertical metal pin but lacks the fastener which would go on top of it. Weight: 1.05 grams.
Scarce to see, I date the pin to the period of the "Hebrew Revolt" of 1944-47 and closer towards the end of it/start of the War of Independence 1947-49, when the underground movements (the Irgun and the Lechi) operated with less public discretion, but before the Declaration of Independence (1948), when these forces were absorbed into the new Israeli Army (IDF). The Lechi was more extreme ideologically and very active militarily, and so less common to see emblems of this formation.
More pictures: front of pin, back of pin, back of pin, at angle, back of pin, measured
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Item Code: 0120029 Price: SOLD
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Irgun/Etzel white metal pin, circa. 1948: pressed impression of the Etzel emblem (hand holding run across map of 'Greater Israel') set against an image of the walls of Jerusalem (a reference to the Jewish Quarter ), with the movement's slogan "Only Thus" ("Rak Kakh" - in Hebrew) below, and surmounted by olive leaves. The pin back is a simple safety pin soldiered and fasten on; not maker marked; weight: 1.45 grams.
More pictures: front of pin, back of pin, back of pin, at angle, back of pin, measured
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Item Code: 0120030 Price: SOLD
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Commemorative square white metal pin of the 1936 Levant Fair held in Palestine, 1936: detailed impressed image of the Fair's winged-horse icon, and the name of the event in English, Hebrew and Arabic, in the Bauhaus/International style artwork of the time. The back of the pin is a simple bent pin soldiered to the back; not maker-marked; weight: 0.65 grams.
The 1936 fair opened on 30th April against the backdrop of the 1936-39 Arab Revolt, and was the 7th in the series of these fairs held in Tel Aviv, which showcased agricultural and industrial produce of Palestine. 16 countries hosted pavilions in the 1936 fair and about 320,000 visitors attended (though fewer in number the previous fairs because of the security situation).
More pictures: front of pin, back of pin, pin soldiering detail, back of pin, measured
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Item Code: 0120032 Price: $75
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Rare Israeli Army (IDF) olive green sock hat ("Kova Gerev" in Hebrew), circa. 1947-48. Though widely seen and used during the 1947-49 War of Independence, these hats are surprisingly difficult to come by, possibly because of their fate in the hands of moths: this piece, while complete, has several moth nips and holes.
The hat is of double-layered fabric, sewn shut at the head, and can be double folded along the base rim (see enclosed pictures). During the War, it was widely used by and identified with the "Palmach" (strike company) forces, though it was also used elsewhere among the Israeli forces. Around the time the Palmach was absorbed into the IDF, in November 1948, the main pieces of cloth headwear worn by Israeli soldiers were 'hitelmacher' hats, Kangol berets, and various forms of 'bush hats'.
The piece is not maker marked or otherwise marked in a manner which denotes which force it was used by.
More pictures: rolled front of kova gerev, rolled back of sock hat, unrolled front of kova gerev, unrolled back of sock hat, inside of hat, front of hat, worn, side of hat, worn, detail of damage, future Chief of Staff Chaim Bar Lev as a Palmach commander, wearing kova gerev
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Item Code: 0110055 Price: $250
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Scarce tunic collar/shirt-pocket Israeli Army (IDF) supply corps metal pin, circa. 1948-50. The pin features the original design of the supply corps - a horse and chariot superimposed on a sword. This is an original issue badge with open spaces between the details; later issues of this pin left the areas in between the details full and not stamped clear through. The ribbon at base reads in Hebrew "Kheyl Aspaka"; weight: 0.95 grams; not maker-marked.
More pictures: front of pin, back of pin, measured, back of pin, at angle
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Item Code: 0110053 Price: $50
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Israeli Army (IDF) 5th "Givati Brigade" unit pin with name in Hebrew on base ribbon ("Khativat Givati"), circa. 1947-50. This is a variant of another emblem badge of this unit, which does not bear the name-ribbon (see item 0120022, below); this piece is stamped on thicker metal though is smaller than the other version and lighter in weight - weight: 0.95g.
More pictures: front of Givati pin, back of pin, measured, back of pin, at angle
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Item Code: 0110054 Price: $40
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Rare Palmach breast emblem badge. Small white metal pin bearing the emblem of the Palmach - the "shock companies" of Israel's pre-State 'army' and forerunner to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Haganah ("self defense").
The pin was issued to everyone who was a Palmach member prior to 29 November 1947, the date on which the UN General Assembly passed a resolution to partition Palestine (i.e. the unofficial start of the 1947-49 Israeli War of Independence). The pin was usually worn on the flap of the left pocket of an army shirt/tunic, sometimes with cloth backing, though rarely seen worn. The Palmach existed as an independent armed force even after the IDF was created, until November 1948, when it was absorbed into the Israeli Army. The Palmach pin was later replaced in 1951 by the blue and white War of Independence ribbon.
The pin is roughly 2cm tall and 1cm wide, with a simple safety pin soldiered at the back; not maker-marked; weight: 1 gram. In Palmach fashion, the pin is simple in manufacture but intricate in design. Of significance is that the Palmach had no other "official" wartime insigniae or issued badges except for this pin: this is the only officially issued identifying emblem worn by members of the Palmach.
The significance of the Palmach ("Plugot Makhatz"), founded in 1941, is two-fold: militarily it represented the epitome of pre-State Israel's pro-active doctrine of "coming out from behind the fences" and attacking the enemy on his terrain, its battle cry being "after me!"; the Palmach was commando trained and contained special foreign language companies (like German and Arabic). The Palmach contained land, air ("Pal-Avir") and sea ("Pal-Yam") forces. Eventually subsisting on the Kibbutz (Zionist communal farm community) movement under the tutelage of Yitzhak Tabenkin, the Palmach also absorbed and reflected the socialist ideal of Zionism, of working the land and living in a spartan socialist manner. The fusion of the military and socialist ideals of Zionist at that time turned the Palmach into an icon, whose membership was a way of life. Palmach culture in turn heavily influenced Israeli culture in every sphere, and many former Palmach members (Moshe Dayan, Yigal Allon, Yitzhak Rabin, Chaim Ghoury, Rechavam Zeevi) became prominent in Israeli political and cultural life, across the political spectrum.
More pictures: Palmach pin measured, closeup details of front, back of pin (safety pin), reverse at angle, "Yiftach Brigade" commander Shmuel (Moulah) Cohen wearing Palmach pin (on cloth backing)
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Item Code: 0110051 Price: $400
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Scarce old Israeli Army (IDF) military police metal shoulder tag, circa. 1948-50. The badge text says "Mishtara Tzva'it", has two rear-side loops and the catch pin; with red backing; weight: 3.65 grams, about 5cm wide; not maker-marked.
Around this time the military police also wore cloth flashes with this text, but the metal variant is scarcer to find. The badge is a little bent/uneven in places.
More pictures: reverse side of pin, components of the pin
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Item Code: 0110050 Price: $100
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Extremely rare Israeli Army General Staff ("Matkal" - 'Mateh Clalli') member breast pin, circa. 1948-50. Small metal pin bearing the emblem of the IDF's General Staff: about 2cm high and 1cm wide; weight: 1.20 gram; with soldiered safety pin on reverse; not maker marked. The pin may have been worn on the breast pocket flap or on the collar of an army shirt.
The General Staff emblem is comprised of the pre-State "Haganah" military force's insignia of a sword intertwined with an olive branch (which later became the symbol of the IDF's officer training course) surmounted by a frame of two olive branches. In the early 1950's this emblem became a larger sized insignia worn on visored hats and berets. In excellent condition, with very light wear but exhibiting full detail and some luster.
More pictures: Matkal pin front angle, reverse side with measurement, pin reverse from angle
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Item Code: 0110052 Price: $500
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Egyptian / United Arab Republic (UAR) Army large metal hat/beret badge. A two-piece construction featuring the eagle and an enamel colored shield in shiney red, white and black with two green 5-point stars on the white band; vertical 2-pronged back. Die-stamped with relief details visible on back; not maker-marked.
The UAR was a union of Syria and Egypt between 1958 and 1961, although Egypt retained use of this symbol until 1971. It may date from the 1967 Six Day War or the 1969-70 War of Attrition, although given it's fine manufacture it may even be from the 1958-61 period.
More pictures: front of badge, back of badge
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Item Code: 0110048 Price: $65
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Egyptian / United Arab Republic (UAR) Army small metal hat insignia badge. A single-piece construction featuring the eagle and an enamel colored shield in dull red, white and black (small chip missing) with two green 5-point stars on the white band. The badge backing is a soldiered vertical metal strip forming two straight prongs. Die-stamped with relief details visible on back; not maker-marked. The badge has a slight curve particularly to the eagle's head leadin me to conclude that it is a hat and not a beret badge. Excellent detail though with light wear overall.
The UAR was a union of Syria and Egypt between 1958 and 1961, although Egypt retained use of this symbol until 1971. It may date from the 1967 Six Day War or the 1969-70 War of Attrition, perhaps also from before.
More pictures: front of badge, back of badge
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Item Code: 0110049 Price: $60
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Zionist poster commemorating "Tel Hai Day" on the Jewish calendar date of 11th of Adar, in English, French, Spanish and Hebrew. Issued by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) in Jerusalem and designed by Z. Berter, 1961. Size: 23.5cm x 33.5cm. The poster is in overall good condition, with a few small surface creases in places and 3 tiny worm holes.
"Tel Hai Day" is an annual unofficial holiday commemorating the day Joseph Trumpeldor (pictured on the poster) fell (1 March 1920) defending the settlement of Tel Hai from Arab marauders. Trumpeldor earned fame in his time as the first and highest ranking Jewish officer (Captain) in the Czarist Army; distinguished himself in the Russo-Japanese War; helped found the Zion Mule Corps in 1915; and immigrated to Eretz-Israel/Palestine to further the Zionist enterprise.
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Item Code: 0120023 Price: $75
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Israeli Army (IDF) "Givati Brigade" unit pin, circa. 1947-50; has simple pin soldiered on back; weight: 0.95g.
In its original incarnation the Givati Brigade was one of the IDF's first 6 infantry brigades, formed in 1947 as the 5th "Givati" Brigade and composed of foreign volunteers ("Machal-niks"), field troops of the Haganah ("Khish") and a battalion of underground Eztel/Irgun organization members. During the War of Independence the Brigade fought in the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem area, protected armored convoys to beseiged Jerusalem, and whose reconnaisance/jeep company (commanded by Tzvi Tzur, the future Chief of Staff) distinguished itself and became known then and until today as "Sampson's Foxes" ("Sho'aley Shimshon"). The Brigade was disbanded in 1956, reorganized as an infantry reserve unit which underwent a few incarnations and is now known as the 84th Givati Brigade.
More pictures: front of badge, back of badge
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Item Code: 0120022 Price: SOLD
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Silver (.925) tallion of the 4th Battalion of the "Har'el Brigade" of the Palmach (the pre-State Israeli special shock company formation): this is a uniface tag featuring the Palmach emblem of a sword across two ears of corn and the name "Palmach" at the base; it incorporates the 4th Battalion's name with the word "Portzim" (Hebrew for "penetrators" or "breachers") in Hebrew on the sword itself. The 4th "Portzim" Battalion together with the 5th "Shaar Ha'Gay" and 6th "Jerusalem" battalions formed the Har'el Brigade, which during the War of Independence, was commanded by Yitzhak Rabin and fought around Jerusalem, penetrating the seige imposed by the Arab Legion on the city.
Though undated, the tallion is probably a period piece: its make in silver attests to the importance of the lifting of the Jerusalem siege; there is no commemorative date suggesting it was made afterwards on a special date; and in the IDF there is also a strong tradition of private issues of badges and emblems ordered by individual units and these are worn by serving or former members. In excellent, preserved condition.
More pictures: front of emblem, reverse side of emblem
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Item Code: 0120021 Price: SOLD
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