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Rather than posting this in the main CIB thread I think this would be better as a separate topic. Most people do not think much of Unauthorized (UA) badges. And as both an NCO and, later, a commissioned officer, I would have delighted in removing, most ricky tick, any such UA items being worn.

 

However, many of these UA badges have really interesting art work. Usually these include a rectangle and a wreath, just as would be on the authorized version of the CIB. Here is a group shot:

 

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Note: I accidentally included two non-US badges in this photo, the crossed kukri badge used by the Gurkha contingent of the Singapore National Police and the Ethiopian Kagnew Battalions badge. Please just disregard those two.)

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This is an extremely well made UA CIB with an M-1 in place of the 1795 Springfield Musket:

 

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The M-1 is sterling silver with excellent detail.

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No idea at all on this one. A UA 3rd Award Combat Artilleryman Badge?

 

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Maybe not even a UA military badge ... perhaps some sort of Civil War reenactors badge? Help me out here, guys.

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Awesome stuff, I did have a few of those years ago wish I would have kept them.

 

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Thanks, 46IR and BILL THE PATCH. As an aside, I think the UA M-1 CIB and the UA M-16 CIB were both made by the same person.

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Thanks, 46IR and BILL THE PATCH. As an aside, I think the UA M-1 CIB and the UA M-16 CIB were both made by the same person.

how many seperate pieces make up the awards?

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46IR, both of those badges, the M-1and the M-16, were made with two pieces each: a donor CIB minus the 1795 Musket, and a sterling silver replacement rifle (an M-1and an M-16).

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Here is the reverse, Big John:

 

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I had not noticed until you asked about the attachment method, but the clutchbacks are actually Sterling Silver as was common in WWII.

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Oh the metal MP's are out there, I don't have anyway to post picture but have one with green enamel(?) and officers BOS attached by bending the pins over. Has the Asian plastic type clutches.c

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This is fairly amazing, never knew such things existed!

 

Who manufactures these? I noted that at least one (the bone piece) was hand made by a person, but what about the others? And, are the metal ones made as one-of-a-kind, one-offs?

 

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