Established in 1993, Military Trader is dedicated to the collecting, preservation, restoration, study, and display of historic military artifacts. Spanning interests from military uniforms to medals, or helmets to ordance and weapons, Military Trader is your best source for in-depth technical articles, artifact profiles, product and hobby news, current values, military auction coverage, and show calendar.
Military Trader • MAY 2025 • VOLUME 32, ISSUE 5
HOMEFRONT NEWS
Danger, UXB! • Decades after WWII, unexploded ordnance still being discovered
Tracking history on the Dorset Trail
SA-Wehrmannschaft • Training the last warriors of Nazi Germany
Bright Ideas • Service and care of early M-series lights
TREASURE HUNTING • Trio of military helmets found in the oddest of places!
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WWI Salutes • Unique and unusual U.S. medals from the First World War
A BRONCO’S DOUBLE LIFE • Mysterious 1967 Ford Bronco served the military and forest service
Hometown Heroes • Collecting Britain’s Home Guard
TECH TIPS
Reader Wheels
CALENDAR • Confirm all information with show promoter before traveling. The time, dates, and/or location may have changed!