316th FS 324th FG Posted August 21, 2008 Share #1 Posted August 21, 2008 This was given to me about 20 years ago. I had forgotten I even had it until I found it tucked in a box a couple of weeks ago. It is an XM-51-3 Blood Chit, for use in the USSR and Satellites. Not super rare, but I like it, and it has a relatively low number compared to others I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmerc20 Posted August 21, 2008 Share #2 Posted August 21, 2008 I've got a handful of those. They are pretty cool. Mine are all sequential serial numbers though. Perhaps when I finally get enough posts I will sell them. I have thought about collecting blood chits since I have a few WWII CBI ones as well, but I don't need to start a "new" collection. Very nice, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmerc20 Posted August 22, 2008 Share #3 Posted August 22, 2008 Here are the consecutive serial numbers I was talking about earlier. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
316th FS 324th FG Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted August 22, 2008 Mike What series are those? D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmerc20 Posted August 22, 2008 Share #5 Posted August 22, 2008 Mike What series are those? D I guess it is a XM-51-1 European. Atleast that's the only identifier I can find. They are dated Feb 1951. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
316th FS 324th FG Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted August 23, 2008 Nice, I like it. I wonder how many 51 variations they had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJM Posted August 29, 2008 Share #7 Posted August 29, 2008 There were at least three variations of the 51 chits available in the Pentagon around Christmas 1988. The ones shown, one for "Europe" and one for "USSR and satellites". Both the Europe and USSR versions included languages for the Middle East. 60 & 62 dated Latin American and 61, 63, 65, & 68 dated Southeast Asia chits were also available. Apparently warehouse space was needed and the chits were made available to those in the Pentagon rather than just trashing them. Have a few of each myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted July 6, 2010 Share #8 Posted July 6, 2010 I'm digging up this old post because it's close to the era of the photo I'm posting. It's set in Korea, in 1950. Notice the blood chit attached to the back of the pilot's shirt. Never seen one like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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