mikes militaria Posted December 11, 2014 #1 Posted December 11, 2014 1st Sgts plus a couple 1902 artillery and infantry
Steve B. Posted December 11, 2014 #2 Posted December 11, 2014 Nice! As a former 1SG, this is one of my areas of collecting. I'll try to get some photos up in the next day or two.
Steve B. Posted December 11, 2014 #3 Posted December 11, 2014 Here are some quick photos of my First Sergeant insignia collection. First up is an assortment of pins and a matchbook cover: Next is an assortment of stickers & decals. Here are some modern small cloth insignia Some sleeve insignia from Korea to the present. An assortment of 2-rocker sleeve insignia. I suspect the bottom left stripes are repro. An assortment of 3-rocker WWII-era stripes. I am still looking for a set of felt-on-felt 3-rocker First Sergeant stripes. I am told they exist, but have never seen any. And finally, an assortment from approximately the Spanish-American War era through WWI. I'd love to have some Civil War First Sergeant stripes, but my bank account tells me I can't have them. I should also mention that I have decided to only collect infantry stripes. There are lots of nice artillery, cavalry, etc. stripes out there, but I can't afford to buy them all. I hope you enjoyed all of these!
Major Z Posted December 11, 2014 #5 Posted December 11, 2014 Your insignia is...tops! Sorry, seemed too easy. Nice collection though.
Steve B. Posted December 11, 2014 #6 Posted December 11, 2014 Your insignia is...tops! Sorry, seemed too easy. Nice collection though. :)
mikes militaria Posted December 12, 2014 Author #7 Posted December 12, 2014 A cavalry 1st Sgt, among others
Shemp Posted December 14, 2014 #8 Posted December 14, 2014 MM and Steve - Awesome collections. I really enjoy seeing these types of posts. Will you share some stories about your favorite acquisitions? Thanks
Lee Ragan Posted December 14, 2014 #9 Posted December 14, 2014 The top left chevron in photo #1 is for an Infantry Company Supply Sergeant. You've got some nice chevrons there. I really like the variations on the top kick chevrons thru the years! The Ordnance Sgt. chevrons in #14 are nice too!
mikes militaria Posted May 18, 2015 Author #10 Posted May 18, 2015 New additions, Cavalry on white, and a WW1 variation with lighter stripes A set of WW2 uncut Reverse I decided to add a few pre 1902, Hope you guys don't mind. Cav, 2 different Inf and a Corps of Eng Artillery Tan Infantry
phillock Posted October 4, 2015 #11 Posted October 4, 2015 Here's an early WWII khaki on Blue twill pre 42 Phill
Steve B. Posted October 4, 2015 #12 Posted October 4, 2015 Awesome stripes, phillock! That type is on my "want" list, too!
phillock Posted October 4, 2015 #13 Posted October 4, 2015 Thanks Steve All I need is MSGT then i would have the complete set. Phill
Steve B. Posted October 4, 2015 #14 Posted October 4, 2015 Nice work, Phill! Those are hard to find. I only have two or three.
firefighter Posted October 4, 2015 #15 Posted October 4, 2015 Diamonds may be a girls best friend but not for a Private. Nice collection's.
1SG_1st_Cav Posted October 4, 2015 #16 Posted October 4, 2015 As a retired 1SG, I find your collection to be exceptional.
Third Herd Posted October 5, 2015 #17 Posted October 5, 2015 I have a felt on felt three rocker First Segeant and it looks like they took a diamond off a two rocker on and crudely sewed it on a Master Sergeant chevron.
phillock Posted October 5, 2015 #18 Posted October 5, 2015 Nice work, Phill! Those are hard to find. I only have two or three.Hi Hi Steve I like this style of rank , it has that tough rugged look to it. Phill
patches Posted October 5, 2015 #19 Posted October 5, 2015 Steve, what was that huge 1st Sgt decal for? looks way way too big for a liner.
patches Posted October 5, 2015 #20 Posted October 5, 2015 Hi Steve I like this style of rank , it has that tough rugged look to it. Phill CBI Indian made???
phillock Posted October 5, 2015 #21 Posted October 5, 2015 CBI Indian made??? Hi Patches No these are US made applique , the bars and rockers are die cut and sewn to dark blue twill. Phill
firefighter Posted October 5, 2015 #22 Posted October 5, 2015 As a retired 1SG, I find your collection to be exceptional. Do you have a KEEP OFF "MY" GRASS sign in your front yard?
Steve B. Posted October 5, 2015 #23 Posted October 5, 2015 Patches - The sticker on the far right is indeed much larger than the others. It is modern-made, and I think it was meant to be a window sticker for car, or something along those lines. Steve
Steve B. Posted October 5, 2015 #24 Posted October 5, 2015 Do you have a KEEP OFF "MY" GRASS sign in your front yard? Nope, not me. I prefer to go out an yell at them in person. And have them do push ups!
Steve B. Posted October 5, 2015 #25 Posted October 5, 2015 Phill- Those are great! Sadly, I found and resold several over the years before I finally decided to collect them. Now I can't find them at all! Steve
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