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50's Era Collar Discs


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Some know I have a soft spot for the branch colored backs for Army enlisted collar disc. I just received these today and love them.

 

QM disc with the buff color "base" or backer.

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Nice find! I'd bet we may have acquired these from the same source. I have a pair just like it. Do you know if these were ever made with the more modern eagle arrangement? Oddly this set was made post-WWII, but uses the eagle from the pre-1935 design. Or, were they ever made with a buff-colored plastic backing?

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Can you post some photos of your collection of these 50's era backings? I'm taking some interest in these items. Thanks, Jim

 

Jim, I will get some pictures this weekend. I have the blue in plastic and metal; artillery in plastic and aluminum; plastic MP; Cav in metal; Air Corps in metal; and maybe some others.

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Here are a few I have on my computer at this time. These belong to a friend at this time (I am working on him!).

 

Enlisted cap insignia with a green (M.P.) plastic backer.

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Absolutely beautiful -That pinwheel medical takes the prize! The two colored M.P. almost looks like a backing for the old 511th Infantry -color wise that is, similar to their wing oval. Thanks again , maybe we can keep this thread going with more photos from others. Love that pinwheel !

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Thanks for showing the rest of your collection. I had a set of the artillery discs like what you've shown, but I sold them. Biased that your Quartermaster ones are the best though!

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