Project Gutenberg 2015-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 73 Johnson, Stanley C. (Stanley Currie) 1878 Johnson, S. C. (Stanley Currie) Johnson, Stanley Currie Chats on Military Curios Introduction -- Regimental nomenclature -- Regimental crests -- Military uniforms -- Armour -- Weapons -- Early British war medals -- Military medals struck by the mint -- Military decorations awarded for special services -- Military medallions -- Military prints -- Memorial brasses of military interest -- Autographs of great soldiers -- War postage stamps -- War money -- Curios made by prisoners of war -- Miscellaneous military curios -- A history of one's collection -- Bibliography. Produced by Chris Curnow, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Chats on Military Curios" by Stanley C. Johnson is a comprehensive guidebook on collecting military curios written in the early 20th century. This work discusses the passion for collecting military memorabilia, including medals, weapons, uniforms, and other artifacts associated with military history. It serves as both an introduction to the hobby and a practical resource for collectors eager to delve into this fascinating field. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the growing interest in military curios as a hobby, emphasizing how it has expanded beyond the affluent and military elite to a broader audience over time. Johnson shares practical advice for aspiring collectors, highlighting where to find such items, the importance of specialization, and what to avoid in their pursuits. Additionally, he notes the availability of military artifacts at reasonable prices and encourages collectors to explore various sources, such as curiosity shops and auctions, to build a valuable and diverse collection of military history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Military art and science U Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - Warfare 421553 2024-09-20T08:29:20.697129 2023-09-21T05:20:04.578853 text/html text/html 429492 2015-03-29T09:11:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1457767 2015-03-29T09:12:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1512747 2024-09-20T08:29:30.426087 application/epub+zip 1510491 2024-09-20T08:29:22.490094 application/epub+zip 229078 2024-09-20T08:29:21.655100 application/epub+zip 1621188 2024-09-20T08:29:35.595058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1581153 2024-09-20T08:29:29.519109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309705 2022-09-22T03:55:15.645032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339756 339553 2024-09-20T08:29:19.087144 2023-09-21T05:20:02.916890 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 339497 2015-02-26T17:29:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 124782 2015-03-27T16:27:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18411 2024-09-20T08:29:35.742096 application/rdf+xml 18945 2024-09-20T08:29:21.783108 image/jpeg 2845 2024-09-20T08:29:21.719096 image/jpeg 1468608 2024-09-20T08:29:20.883101 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog