R.Ricardo Posted February 16, 2012 Share #1 Posted February 16, 2012 Hi,I have this pair of USMC Corporal Chevrons and I'd like to know if it's from WWII or from what periode it was made and used? EDIT: One picture is lostRegards,Ricardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uplandmod Posted February 16, 2012 Share #2 Posted February 16, 2012 I believe it was 1956 when they added the cross rifles below the Chevrons, so these would have to date before then. Not sure when they started to use these, most likely the 1930's?! Leonardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 16, 2012 Share #3 Posted February 16, 2012 Hi, I have this pair of USMC Corporal Chevrons and I'd like to know if it's from WWII or from what periode it was made and used? Regards, Ricardo Ya, your stripes ( That photographed upside down ) are from WWII, little before, and into the late 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsmancollector Posted February 17, 2012 Share #4 Posted February 17, 2012 Nice pair of WWII era stripes R. As patches says, they were probably available slightly pre-war...Does anyone know what year these stripes began to be manufactured? Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted February 17, 2012 Share #5 Posted February 17, 2012 I believe it was 1956 when they added the cross rifles below the Chevrons, so these would have to date before then. Not sure when they started to use these, most likely the 1930's?! Leonardo These would have been used in the WWII/Korean War era, and this style was replaced in 1954 by basically the style used today. The crossed rifles were added in 1958 with the creation of the E-8 & E-9 paygrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uplandmod Posted February 17, 2012 Share #6 Posted February 17, 2012 These would have been used in the WWII/Korean War era, and this style was replaced in 1954 by basically the style used today. The crossed rifles were added in 1958 with the creation of the E-8 & E-9 paygrades. Thanks, I knew it was sometime in the mid 50's when the change happened, but didn't know exactly when. Any idea when they were first used? LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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