vforvictory1945 Posted September 22, 2021 Share #526 Posted September 22, 2021 Here's a buckle I recently picked up on Ebay. It's the first I've personally seen with a full date engraved, normally they are the year or month and year. I had to look up the date and found the following info: On April 22, 1945, Adolf Hitler, learning from one of his generals that no German defense was offered to the Russian assault at Eberswalde, admits to all in his underground bunker that the war is lost and that suicide is his only recourse. If anybody else has any date, month, and year PI buckle examples please share them as I'm interested to see which dates they commemorate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippineBuckles Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share #527 Posted September 23, 2021 @vforvictory1945 Hey Ryan check out posts #34 & #38 on page 2 of this thread for two other buckles with specific dates. There may be others posted but the following is the saddest "commemorative" one for the fire on the USS Forrestal on 29 July 1967 and belonged to Dave Lember. These buckles sold on ebay back in Dec 2014. Here is some info probably from Wikipedia that I have in my notes... "Fire On Deck. Some 132 officers and men died in the catastrophe, two disappeared (missing, presumed dead), and another 62 suffered injuries." "Barely two minutes into the unfolding holocaust the first of many high and low level detonations erupted as the heat started to cook-off bombs, rockets and 20 mm rounds. An explosion shattered the windows of Primary Flight Control, almost bowling CDR David B. Lember over." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vforvictory1945 Posted September 23, 2021 Share #528 Posted September 23, 2021 Bill - Such a sad commemorative date. Thanks for sharing though and I'll check out those other posts # 34 & 38 as you indicated. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHR Posted September 23, 2021 Share #529 Posted September 23, 2021 GOOD AFTERNOON HERE ARE 2 PIC'S OF PHILIP. STYLE BELT BUCKLES I FOUND 1ST. ONE IS FROM A VIETNAM VET FLYING OFF THE USS ORISKNAY HE SAID HE GOT IT AT SUBIC BAY ON LEAVE 1968 2ND ONE IS FROM A VIETNAM GUNNERS MATE ON USS ROBERT G. BRADLEY FFG - 49 THEY BOTH CAME TO ME WITH WHITE WEB BELTS. HOPE THIS INFO HELPS YOUR DATA BASE. THANKS AHR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vforvictory1945 Posted October 1, 2021 Share #530 Posted October 1, 2021 Here's a grouping that a few of you guy's might want to get in on. This one's out of my year range but that lower buckle is quite cool. Good luck if you decide to bid! Sign up is free at ctsbids.com . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vforvictory1945 Posted October 2, 2021 Share #531 Posted October 2, 2021 https://ctbids.com/estate-sale/12551/item/1136038 Auction link for the above items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted October 4, 2021 Share #532 Posted October 4, 2021 The USS Enterprise CVAN-65 and USS Kansas City AOR-3 arrived in the mail, Airbornehunter recently found this one I missed this one, but that's OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted October 7, 2021 Share #533 Posted October 7, 2021 Typed in "oval" buckles on ebay and found this one. Opinions that it is Philipp carved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted October 7, 2021 Share #534 Posted October 7, 2021 On 10/1/2021 at 5:17 PM, vforvictory1945 said: https://ctbids.com/estate-sale/12551/item/1136038 Auction link for the above items The buckles (and other posted patches & other insignia) posted by Ryan a@vforvictory1945 in the auctions from CTBIDS, went for a whopping $182.50. The second half of this lot which included USCG CAPT. R.E. Grover's white dress cover and full size medals went for $182.50 as well. Most likely, these two groupings were won by the same bidder so it is cool they are stating together, GOOD Eyes by Ryan for sniffing these out and posting for all of us to see and bid on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted October 7, 2021 Share #535 Posted October 7, 2021 Late night searches found this one for me and I am always happy to get a plane to add to the squadron. Here's a couple within a lot currently on the 'bay (item number: 274974694725) , RICH GRAGG , USN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippineBuckles Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share #536 Posted October 7, 2021 @easterneagle87 -- Thank you Ben for posting the buckles you're finding. I'm not 100% sure, but my vote is Philippine made for the butterfly buckle. @vforvictory1945 -- Thank you Ryan for letting us all know about the R.E. Grover buckles. I put a bid in but nowhere near where they ended up at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vforvictory1945 Posted October 9, 2021 Share #537 Posted October 9, 2021 Ben - I'd have to say I think that butterfly buckle is Philippines made as well. Bill - I've been following a few random items on that CTBIDS site and everything I've watched sold pretty high. I figured it was going to be a sleeper site but not so much. I'm honestly surprised those two buckles went for over $200 (for the pair) but you never know who's bidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted October 9, 2021 Share #538 Posted October 9, 2021 12 hours ago, vforvictory1945 said: Ben - I'd have to say I think that butterfly buckle is Philippines made as well. Bill - I've been following a few random items on that CTBIDS site and everything I've watched sold pretty high. I figured it was going to be a sleeper site but not so much. I'm honestly surprised those two buckles went for over $200 (for the pair) but you never know who's bidding. It wasn’t me, I did not bid. I was also surprised at what they sold for!! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted October 10, 2021 Share #539 Posted October 10, 2021 Really nice one, just appeared on the 'bay, United Sates Navy, Naval Aviator wings, Cubi Point, David C? G? Hollingsworth eBay item number: 124945929275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted October 12, 2021 Share #540 Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 8:27 AM, easterneagle87 said: Typed in "oval" buckles on ebay and found this one. Opinions that it is Philipp carved? This one went cheap at a bid just over mine at $5.24. Consider it a "hippy" addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted October 13, 2021 Share #541 Posted October 13, 2021 Totally asleep at the wheel!! And I was sitting at my computer. This one just sold and it went CHEAP! A great deal! LARRY - PHILIPPINES - 1951 The carving on this one is really super good, nice clean detail. Chris or Bill if you got it, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippineBuckles Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share #542 Posted October 14, 2021 I'm very happy to have won this Skull & Anchors buckle today for Kenneth E. Cutbirth, USS Salisbury Sound AV-13 I also am the new owner of the 1951 Larry buckle above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vforvictory1945 Posted October 14, 2021 Share #543 Posted October 14, 2021 Bill - Nicely done on that USS Salisbury Sound AV-13 buckle. That one is super unique in terms of the lettering and has to be the earliest buckle to date to pop up, on my radar at least, with a skull on it. It seems that based on the back that buckle is likely no newer than 1953. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted October 15, 2021 Share #544 Posted October 15, 2021 Here's a couple I didn't see earlier and found in 'bays completed items. Simple nicely carved, rectangle "PHILIPPINES" Plain AIRCREW wings And an odd oval with T W D , that is currently within a mixed lot of buckles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippineBuckles Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share #545 Posted October 15, 2021 I too did a completed auction search last night and saw that Air Crew buckle. I also saw this Quartermaster buckle for Jack Connie Houston that someone picked up BIN. BTW - I bought the Philippine buckle above which came with a really nice tooled leather belt (picture below). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vforvictory1945 Posted October 18, 2021 Share #546 Posted October 18, 2021 Apparently the low bidder flaked so this lot is up for bid again. New link is: https://ctbids.com/estate-sale/12838/item/1167710. Hopefully you guys will have better luck the second time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted October 19, 2021 Share #547 Posted October 19, 2021 It went high before , too bad the group didn’t stay together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted October 22, 2021 Share #548 Posted October 22, 2021 Got this Aviator’s buckle recently. A SH-3A helo pilot with HS-6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted October 22, 2021 Share #549 Posted October 22, 2021 I don't collect these, and I don't have any to show. But I'm greatly enjoying the buckles you folks are showing here. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted October 23, 2021 Share #550 Posted October 23, 2021 This Seal Team buckle just arrived in the mail today. What I don't know is what era this was made. The Vietnam War ended in 1975. Clark Air Force Base was evacuated in 1991 due to the volcano eruption and never reopened. A year later in 1992 the Philippine Government ordered the US military out of the Philippines so they closed the naval base at Subic Bay. I'm assuming after the US military left most if not all of these buckle engraving shops closed down. However for about 16 years after the end of the war these buckle engraving shops continued to crank out post war buckles. I don't think there is a way to determine if you have a wartime or post war buckle unless there is a reference to a post war unit engraved on the buckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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