Why Buy from Gowen Militaria?
Gowen Militaria (formerly Richard Gowen Militaria) is America ‘s original specialist in East German militaria. We date back to 1990 when the DDR still existed. Our first venture was to negotiate with the East German Defense Ministry for the direct purchase of many collectibles never before seen in quantity in the U.S. We were the first to import NVA (“VOPO”) helmets into the country, along with Stasi uniforms, visor hats, field equipment and numerous insignia. Our pedigree, in a word, is unique. In lots of ways we were the first, including establishing layaway payments, and today still remain the only dealer specializing in Communist East German military collectibles! But there is more! Here is a quick list of additional reasons you might want to take us into consideration when beginning your East German collection, or looking for new collectibles to add to what you already have: • Specialists: We will repeat here what we said above. We are the only business in our part of the world sp
