holdaas Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share #26 Posted March 8, 2014 Last two, not sure what they are. There were more items but they're all duplicates. Any help with identifying any of this stuff would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navyman Posted March 9, 2014 Share #27 Posted March 9, 2014 Ben, the rating badges look o.k. to me. Are the chevrons padded? The 2 insignia look to be gun captain insignia (post 17,25). Also you have some middy or civilian insignia. The rating badges are worth more than what you paid. The red prop may be a different sea service insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted March 10, 2014 Share #28 Posted March 10, 2014 This item is nothing, not USN, not military. Some sort of civilian decorator item at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted March 11, 2014 Share #29 Posted March 11, 2014 I agree. A lot of that stuff is generic 'Navy' or 'Naval' themed embellishment for a civilian middy. Middies were extremely popular in the pre-WWII decades, especially so prior to WWI. Here is an example of such middy 'rates' being worn by Katherine Stieglitz in a circa 1910 autochrome. via Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted March 11, 2014 Share #30 Posted March 11, 2014 The 49th Aero Squadron patch should probably be reposted so experts in that field can look it over. RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdaas Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share #31 Posted March 12, 2014 Ben, the rating badges look o.k. to me. Are the chevrons padded? The 2 insignia look to be gun captain insignia (post 17,25). Also you have some middy or civilian insignia. The rating badges are worth more than what you paid. The red prop may be a different sea service insignia. I spoke with my wife, it appears that the chevrons are not padded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navyman Posted March 13, 2014 Share #32 Posted March 13, 2014 I spoke with my wife, it appears that the chevrons are not padded. I don't know if padded was the correct term but they do usually feel a little thicker in the chevron area and especially on the back of the rates in the chevron area. From the pics they look o.k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdcnut Posted March 13, 2014 Share #33 Posted March 13, 2014 The color is odd, why would it be in this color? This prop was used by UK 40-50's and Chile 70's Yours is much earlier I would look at several foreign navies. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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