cutiger83 Posted August 14, 2012 Share #51 Posted August 14, 2012 Irregardless, wonderful scarce BB&B expert badge named and dated, August 11, 1911! Brig, VERY nice badge! Congrats! .....Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted October 4, 2012 Share #52 Posted October 4, 2012 Brig I was on vacation when you posted that beautiful 1911 ER so I missed it! Picked this one up from a kind forum member who remembered I collect China Marine stuff and have Budd's China album....there was a thread on it several years ago but it should go into this thread now. Budd got this one in 1912 while he was still stationed in China for the 1911 target year....given the delay in issuing I believe these early badges where engraved stateside and then shipped over as there was always at least a several l month delay between quantifying and awarding....must have had to have HQ USMC concurrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted October 25, 2012 Share #53 Posted October 25, 2012 brought 132 on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted February 12, 2013 Share #54 Posted February 12, 2013 a named sharpshooter that sold awhile back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightpath Posted February 12, 2013 Share #55 Posted February 12, 2013 That's a really nice one Brig, named/dated awards show the types of awards and the catch types that were used in certain time periods, I'll have to start collecting photos. cheers, -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted February 17, 2013 Share #56 Posted February 17, 2013 Another that was listed on eBay awhile back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeb Posted February 23, 2013 Share #57 Posted February 23, 2013 Here's a named and dated sharpshooter badge. I've been told engraved shooting badges is more of a Marine tradition. Any truth to that? I figured this tradition had pretty much died out. However I purchased this 80's vintage shooting badge and was surprised to see that it was dated, though not named. Is this the qualification date and do Marines still engrave their stuff like this today? OEC2-81 indicates the badge was made by the "Officer's Equipment Company" in February 1981. OEC made a lot of Marine Corps metal insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted February 23, 2013 Share #58 Posted February 23, 2013 They still do, as they're one of the few companies who haven't lost their contract. H&H went under in 07, Meyers in the late 80s. Vanguard still makes insignia, but I've only seen Navy insignia by them at the PX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted December 29, 2013 Share #59 Posted December 29, 2013 WWI privately engraved safety-pinback type expert badge I just picked up, dated 1918. He spent his time in in the 3rd Provisional Regiment and served with the Guardia Nacional Detachment in the Dominican Republic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted January 4, 2014 Share #60 Posted January 4, 2014 FELLOW FORUM MEMBERS, This topic is split from the original 31 page USMC Marksmanship Badge topic. With recent changes to the forum now containing a separate marksmanship badge subforum, we will gradually be splitting the large catch-all topic into more appropriate independent topics where they can be more easily accessed and referenced. This thread will remain the "catch-all" for annual rifle/pistol engraved qualification badges, however members are not limited to posting their badges here and may feel free to start their own topics for the discussion of other badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMaddoxUSMC Posted September 8, 2015 Share #61 Posted September 8, 2015 I still have to post my engraved badges (the few that I have). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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