phillock Posted October 27, 2012 Share #1 Posted October 27, 2012 Hi all Cannot determine if these are Army or USMC.I have a few WWII US Army green on khaki twill stripes but this one looks a lot darker green stripes on darker khaki twill and would they be WWII?-Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted October 27, 2012 Share #2 Posted October 27, 2012 These don't appear to be cut off a uniform.....so why the rough-cut edges?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_pickrall Posted October 27, 2012 Share #3 Posted October 27, 2012 During WW2 Army chevrons were 3 inches wide and USMC chevrons were 3 1/2 inches wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillock Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted October 27, 2012 Thanks guys , they are 3 inches (80mm) wide , again they differ from the ones I have ,that have been worn or unissued. I also thought they could possibly be repro's being so clean cut and unused.-Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_pickrall Posted November 2, 2012 Share #5 Posted November 2, 2012 The unusual thing about your chevrons is the lightr tan border. There were what must have been millions of chevrons as surplus post WW2. When I was a kid in the late 40's and early 50's you could buy a bundle with about 24 chevrons for 25 cents. The price never went up to much above that unless it was a rare chevron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted November 2, 2012 Share #6 Posted November 2, 2012 Here's some info on WWII Army chevrons: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/12181-army-enlisted-rank-insignia-chevrons/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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