Old Marine Posted July 10, 2008 Share #1 Posted July 10, 2008 These are some of the WWII Gray Navy Rates from my collection. The Propeller, Machinist's Mate 2nd Class, MM2; The Keys, Storekeeper 2nd Class, SK2; The Lightning bolts, Radioman 1st Class, RM1; and the Globe, Electrician's Mate 1st Class EM1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share #2 Posted July 10, 2008 The backs; The Navy makes it real easy to collect Rates, a lot of them are dated. Too bad the Army didn't adopt the practice of dating their patches. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted July 11, 2008 Share #3 Posted July 11, 2008 Nice, gotta love the dated ones! Why do you suppose the Nave thought it was a good idea to spend the man hours (woman hours) just to date these? It dosn't identify the maker. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpcsdan Posted July 12, 2008 Share #4 Posted July 12, 2008 Nice, gotta love the dated ones!Why do you suppose the Nave thought it was a good idea to spend the man hours (woman hours) just to date these? It dosn't identify the maker. BKW Actually the dates are the date of the manufacturer's contract that they were currently under, and not the date of production. Sometimes the rating badge will have both the contract date and manufacturer ID. I believe this occured from 1936 through at least 1946. I'm missing a 1936 and a 1939 example from my collection. I've seen a number of 1939 examples, but none for sale recently. I don't have a photo of a 1936 example. -dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted July 14, 2008 Share #5 Posted July 14, 2008 Thanks for the explanation, I don't think I've noticed any dated in the '30's. I don't collect them specifically but have picked up a few over the years. Nice selection you have there. The rubber stamped type seem more sensible, just would take a few seconds to do. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-in-NH Posted July 22, 2008 Share #6 Posted July 22, 2008 Nice rated insigna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpcsdan Posted July 23, 2008 Share #7 Posted July 23, 2008 Here's a dated 1939. Has anyone ever seen a dated 1936? Anyone seen a Gray dated prior to 1943? This would be pre-dating the uniform regulations date, but would add weight to the "contract date" theory". Thanks, -dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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