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USMC Marksmanship Badges w/ Date Ladder Suspensions


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SgtMaddoxUSMC

Question: Prior to post-Korea suspension bars, were the half-round ended date bars actually authorized for Marine use? Or were they Army issue that some Marines used in place of the more common fish-tail bars? Are there photos of Marines wearing badges like BGen Inman's post WWI one that Bill posted?

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There are photos, and there are badges in pre-WWII groups with the ladders, as well. There are a few Marines in this photo I own, taken Christmas 1935 in China, with suspension bars on their badges...

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Yes I have seen images of these suspension bars, but were Marines authorized to wear the ones with the half-round ends as opposed to the fish-tails like Reeves above? Anyone have any close-ups of them worn by Marines?

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I've seen them on named badges. Don't know if they were 'authorized', but we know regs weren't enforced as they are today

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Yes I have seen images of these suspension bars, but were Marines authorized to wear the ones with the half-round ends as opposed to the fish-tails like Reeves above? Anyone have any close-ups of them worn by Marines?

 

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The badge on the right is in my collection - It came with the medal group of Col. Kenneth Inman - in the 1920-21-22 time period he was assigned to the QM Department at HQUSMC - Although non standard, I think that when you were an officer in that time period you could be "creative" RHIP

 

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I picked this nice 1950s EXPERT RIFLEMAN a while back, might have even posted it somewhere, 1953-54-55 & 1956-57-58, both bars are marked STERLING 12C. Looks like in the 1950s the half round ends were in use. 

 

 

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