military
Naval and Military Families
Naval and Military Families produced by Prince and Princess Louis of Battenberg, printed by Ernst Nister of Nuremberg, c.1905-10.
Victory
“Victory” by Pepys Games, a splendid game with caricatures of British and German leaders, published in 1940.
Ordnance Recognition
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by Simon Wintle
Ordnance Recognition Playing Cards cards designed to help people at risk from unexploded bombs
Global Unrest Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Global Unrest uses a traditional playing card style mixed with a WWII military twist..
Bavarian Military Cards
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by Rod Starling
The King of Acorns is supposed to represent Prince Otto; the King of Leaves is Maximilian II; the King of Bells is Ludwig II; the King of Hearts is Ludwig I wearing a general's uniform. The court cards are all male, but some of the numeral cards depict women.
Anheuser-Busch Army & Navy
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by Rod Starling
This deck is commonly known as the “Anheuser-Busch Spanish-American War deck”, issued at the end of the war.
26th Yankee Division
“26th Yankee Division Playing Cards” was designed by Alban B. Butler, Jr and printed by the Press of the Woolly Whale, New York, in 1933.
Army & Navy No.303
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by Rod Starling
Over the years eight different Aces of Spades were used with this brand and the Joker was also modified several times.
Army No.303
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by Rod Starling
The Joker is particularly persuasive, whilst the Ace of Spades has a battle scene involving artillery, with Navy ships in the distance and the statue of the goddess of Freedom in the middle.
Soldaten Tarock
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by Rod Starling
Piatnik was known for their magnificent quality of chromo-lithographic printing, and this facsimile, or reprint, of “Soldaten Tarock No. 217” is virtually as magnificent as the original.
