Black Dog Military Antiques

08/07/2026

Back from a work trip (the regular job, not this one) to Philadelphia. It's been a minute since I traveled to the city, and even longer since I did it by land.

I owe a few of you messages and I will have those replies out tomorrow.

We'll be posting some new items this weekend as well, so keep any eye out for that.

08/05/2026

Just finished our travel plan this morning!

U.S. Coast Guard announced that the National Coast Guard Museum will open to the public during the week of Aug. 2, 2027, culminating with the Coast Guard’s birthday on Aug. 4.

08/02/2026

Orientation notes for The Engineer School in Fort Belvoir, Virginia

$5.00

08/02/2026

Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
Air Room Interview — Lessons of Tunisia: Victory Through Reorganization
Prepared by Lt. Col. Percy M. Barr

This restricted intelligence study examines the operational lessons learned during the Tunisia campaign, focusing on how rapid reorganization shaped the path to Allied success. This particular example is identified to G. L. Moses, adding a personal thread to an otherwise formal debriefing. Documents like this highlight the analytical work behind combat operations — the effort to capture what worked, what failed, and how to adapt before the next fight.

$25.00

08/02/2026

A Serviceman’s Address Book

This modest booklet captures the human element of a World War II servicemember’s life. It includes entries for friends, fragments of travel and service history, and a careful record of letters sent home. The writing stops abruptly, almost certainly when he was instructed to cease journaling ahead of overseas deployment. Pieces like this preserve the quiet, everyday details that rarely make it into official records.

$10.00

08/02/2026

Patriotic Songs of America

Produced by the John Hancock Insurance Agency and stamped with an Auburn, Maine location.

John Hancock

$5

08/02/2026

FM 30-30 Military Intelligence - Identification of U.S. Government Aircraft

This September 18, 1940 edition was marked to the Commanding Officer of the 51st Ordnance Company on the front cover, with the stamp of the Delaware Ordnance Depot on the back cover.

This is a good edition to your ordnance, intel, Delaware or New Jersey military history collection.

$15.00

08/02/2026

Sheet music and lyrics from Bob Miller, Inc., music publisher on Broadway.

By modern standards the theme and language are certainly dated—and politically incorrect—but they’re representative of the popular culture and social attitudes of the period in which this piece was published.

$10.00

08/02/2026

Defense Against Chemical Attack

Prepared under direction of the Chemical Officer, Headquarters Second Air Force in 1942.

$15.00