Kration Posted December 10, 2012 Share #1 Posted December 10, 2012 I recently picked up a grouping of heavy rough cast brass NCO rank insignia and name plate badges, I'm guessing 1948-51 in country made as they are fairly crude. Each has threaded posts with small flat brass spinners on the back. I've seen them worn on the M1951 pile cap in pics. Any input would be most welcome and appreciated. Looking for other examples Kration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reforger Posted August 17, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 17, 2020 Just came across this topic. These are indeed cast brass rank insignia from the Korean War period made by the South Koreans. There is a topic on the forum dedicated to these badges. The name badge is pretty interesting, I haven't seen one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 18, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 18, 2020 10 hours ago, Reforger said: Just came across this topic. These are indeed cast brass rank insignia from the Korean War period made by the South Koreans. There is a topic on the forum dedicated to these badges. The name badge is pretty interesting, I haven't seen one before. I seen one like it, in a book, I'll have to scan it one day soon to post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 19, 2020 Share #4 Posted August 19, 2020 And here they are, three officers actually I found, 1954 and 1955 in the Far East, so we imagne this Brass NAME Plate with Rouneded Corners was something made in Japan, maybe Korea as well. First up one Col Eade Hardaway C.O. of the 34th Infantry 24th Infantry Div in Korea in 1954 getting a LoM, no info found so far on him online. And two officers on the left in this group on Okinawa in 1955 are wearing the type, some others with that Leather Plate with Window and Paper/Card with NAME on it. One we can see COCKE, the Medical Corps, will one Joseph G. Cocke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 18, 2021 Share #5 Posted December 18, 2021 This one here has it background painted Red, Red for Artillery, a small grouping of a 780th Field Artillery Officer, the 780th FA Bn was a X Corps Artillery unit in the Korean War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 18, 2021 Share #6 Posted December 18, 2021 Just now, patches said: This one here has it background painted Red, Red for Artillery, a small grouping of a 780th Field Artillery Officer, the 780th FA Bn was a X Corps Artillery unit in the Korean War. If one is interested. https://www.ebay.com/itm/353098075080?hash=item5236490bc8:g:JjMAAOSwzxBe2nju Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 18, 2021 Share #7 Posted December 18, 2021 And this earlier talk on the Brass Plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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