turmanator Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share #26 Posted March 20, 2016 more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turmanator Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share #27 Posted March 20, 2016 BTW, for you ZZ Top fans, Fayetteville is not far from La Grange! As in The Chicken ranch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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'Flage Guy Posted March 21, 2016 Share #29 Posted March 21, 2016 I don't know what to say, but just stunning!! My thanks for the load of pics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWS Posted March 21, 2016 Share #30 Posted March 21, 2016 Wow! What a great find! You're preserving a bit of history here too. Thanks for the additional photos, just had to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog34 Posted March 21, 2016 Share #31 Posted March 21, 2016 Interestingly enough these belts saw use well into WWII. Makes sense that the logistics of early war mobilization would have put these belts into the hands of young Marine recruits given the fact they held ammo as well as any other newly manufactured belt. I recently enlarged my own grandfather's 1942 platoon graduation photo from MCRD San Diego and you can clearly see the usage of these beautiful M1910 belts. At first I wondered if these might be serviceable army snap belts (would not put it past the Marine Corps to have acquired some even though they were Army) but in the below shot you can clearly see the flared wings of the eagle and the top row of stars that is unique to the USMC style snaps. I have a few in my collection and they are a great piece of USMC history. I have even seen remnants of these found with the buttons and pieces of the green webbing still attached that were dug the vicinity of Belleau Wood by a very close friend. Great find, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog34 Posted March 21, 2016 Share #32 Posted March 21, 2016 Another view from the 1942 graduation photo of my grandfather's platoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog34 Posted March 21, 2016 Share #33 Posted March 21, 2016 another view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog34 Posted March 21, 2016 Share #34 Posted March 21, 2016 last shot. In all there were about 1/2 dozen of these belts worn in the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turmanator Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share #35 Posted March 22, 2016 Appreciate all the comments! Now I'm itching to get a WWI Marine uniform to display it on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UScollector0145 Posted March 22, 2016 Share #36 Posted March 22, 2016 Appreciate all the comments! Now I'm itching to get a WWI Marine uniform to display it on! Maybe a Type 1 first aid pouch and an eagle snap cover and you'd have one hell of a display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted March 22, 2016 Share #37 Posted March 22, 2016 Devildog's photos are the perfect addition to this discussion; not too often you see the old pea-green embossed-dome snap web gear in W.W.II shots...good show!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knd643 Posted March 22, 2016 Share #38 Posted March 22, 2016 That cartridge belt is amazing. Great find, and the fact that you found in a store instead of online. Really nice photos devildog, thanks for posting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted March 23, 2016 Share #39 Posted March 23, 2016 Great pics and info, Kevin! Semper Fi.....Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1987 Posted March 24, 2016 Share #40 Posted March 24, 2016 Super find! Congrats. I never find stuff like this in antique shops. -Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbunnyB/3/75FA Posted March 24, 2016 Share #41 Posted March 24, 2016 only one thing to say, SWEET!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turmanator Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share #42 Posted March 25, 2016 BTW this is the nice 43 mapcase I got for the same price.... I guess a bit of icing on the cake!. I also got 2 wool blankets. Normal green but small specks of yellowish beige threads throughout. Anyone seen that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turmanator Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share #43 Posted March 25, 2016 back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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