TheMariner Posted November 14, 2019 Share #226 Posted November 14, 2019 USS ESSEX CVA-9 You paid a fortune for this piece! I was shocked that it actually sold! I bought all of the patches that came from the grouping! Interesting it ended up in Canada! Very nice piece glad to see it went to a forum member! Please Remember the Following Service Members who have passed on! Manley S Webb- 1925-2006 US Navy WW2 James W Boutilier - 1921-1983 US Navy Seabees WW2 Russell W Haight - 1876-1953 Spanish American War, Cuban Pacification, Mexican Border War NYNG Lt Colonel William H Warren 1921-2014 USAF Link to post Share on other sites
mds308 Posted November 14, 2019 Share #227 Posted November 14, 2019 My latest acquisitions are these two Radioman (RM) buckles from the 1960s What I find interesting is that they are for postings far from the Philippines... NAVCOMSTAPHIL COMFAW-5 NAS NORVA Hi philippinebuckles, You bought the pair of Radioman buckles from me. They are nice. I almost always have military items online. Don't hesitate to ask questions. MY eBay LINK BELOW EBAY AUCTION LINK Link to post Share on other sites
mds308 Posted November 14, 2019 Share #228 Posted November 14, 2019 My latest Philippine Buckle I almost always have military items online. Don't hesitate to ask questions. MY eBay LINK BELOW EBAY AUCTION LINK Link to post Share on other sites
vforvictory1945 Posted November 15, 2019 Share #229 Posted November 15, 2019 The IrversonWoodWorks buckle rack is finally done. It turned out really cool. Link to post Share on other sites
vforvictory1945 Posted November 15, 2019 Share #230 Posted November 15, 2019 At a slight angle. Link to post Share on other sites
hink441 Posted November 15, 2019 Share #231 Posted November 15, 2019 Very nicely done. Great collection of buckles, very impressive. Chris Link to post Share on other sites
vforvictory1945 Posted November 17, 2019 Share #232 Posted November 17, 2019 Chris - Thank you very much. Your Barometric Buzzards and 1947 Mermaid / Fish belt buckles are definitely two of the best Philippines buckles I've seen to date! Link to post Share on other sites
vintageproductions Posted November 19, 2019 Share #233 Posted November 19, 2019 One I just bought. www.vintageproductions.com "A militaria show is a social event for anti-socials" - A.T. 2008 ASMIC Executive President Link to post Share on other sites
skir Posted November 20, 2019 Share #234 Posted November 20, 2019 Here is one I got by chance. The owner was a career USN pilot and had asked me to sell his G1 patched jacket. I had listed it on ebay and sold for a good price. So much so the owner was very happy and offered to throw a couple of more items in for the buyer that went with the jacket. I emailed buyer asking for a few days before shipping so owner could get me the items. Buyer hit the roof, screamed I was trying to scam ect ect so I shipped the jacket the same day. Bob brought over the items a few days latter with this buckle and a shrapnel riddeled DD M35 helmet. Bob had flown the Berlin airlift and thats where the helmet came from. I still have both items today Link to post Share on other sites
vforvictory1945 Posted November 20, 2019 Share #235 Posted November 20, 2019 @vintageproductions - That has to be the craziest Philippines buckle I've seen to date! @skir - Your buckle is super cool. That winged shield & anchor for VR-8 is expertly done and I really like that style of the angled engraving on the named Bob McIntire section. That style of engraving seems alot harder to find on the Philippine Buckles and I haven't seen it done on anything newer than 1949. Great acquisition!!! Link to post Share on other sites
PhilippineBuckles Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share #236 Posted November 23, 2019 @vintageproductions - Thank you for posting the "Rape Pillage Plunder Burn" Viking boat buckle. This is one of those buckles which I imagine officers might not have (officially) appreciated seeing someone wear while on duty! @skir - Cool buckle. Thanks for sharing. The (VR-8) Shield & Anchor with wings is neat. @vforvictory1945 -- Hey Ryan, if your talking about the unique font of "Bob McIntire", here are some earlier buckles using it... 1945 Jack R. Kirk 1946 Geza Bela Fliezar 1945 James C. Hanks Link to post Share on other sites
vforvictory1945 Posted November 23, 2019 Share #237 Posted November 23, 2019 @philippinesbuckles - Yes those are all great examples. That style is my favorite type of engraving on the Philippines buckles. I hope to find at least one someday. Thanks for sharing! Link to post Share on other sites
mds308 Posted November 24, 2019 Share #238 Posted November 24, 2019 Found another one today in an off the beaten path antique/junk shop. I doubt they knew what it was. After a little Internet digging I found his obituary. Art (Arthur) Howard Von Steuben. He died back in 2017. He was a Vietnam Veteran and Yeoman Senior Chief Petty Officer. No disrespect meant and nothing personal against the CPOSenior but this has to get the award for the most boring Philippne buckle. The center field is a high polish. Super clean. I wonder if he ever served on the USS Von Steuben? I almost always have military items online. Don't hesitate to ask questions. MY eBay LINK BELOW EBAY AUCTION LINK Link to post Share on other sites
easterneagle87 Posted November 24, 2019 Share #239 Posted November 24, 2019 Found another one today in an off the beaten path antique/junk shop. I doubt they knew what it was. After a little Internet digging I found his obituary. Art (Arthur) Howard Von Steuben. He died back in 2017. He was a Vietnam Veteran and Yeoman Senior Chief Petty Officer. No disrespect meant and nothing personal against the CPOSenior but this has to get the award for the most boring Philippne buckle. The center field is a high polish. Super clean. I wonder if he ever served on the USS Von Steuben? There are a lot more boring ones. This one is atleast personalized. Good find! I "primarily" collect Gulf War 1 patches. All branches (USA, USAF,USN, USMC & USCG) and ALL Countries..US - Op.'s Desert Shield / Storm / Provide Comfort /Some Southern Watch - F-4G's Wild WeaselsUK - Op.'s Granby / Sabre / WardenCanadian - Op. Desert Storm / Op. FrictionFrench - Daguet / AconitNetherlands, Belgium, Poland, South Korea, etc.Looking for the oddities, including unfinished & flawsI HAVE EXTRA's!! Will trade as well. Link to post Share on other sites
sigsaye Posted November 24, 2019 Share #240 Posted November 24, 2019 Found another one today in an off the beaten path antique/junk shop. I doubt they knew what it was. After a little Internet digging I found his obituary. Art (Arthur) Howard Von Steuben. He died back in 2017. He was a Vietnam Veteran and Yeoman Senior Chief Petty Officer. No disrespect meant and nothing personal against the CPOSenior but this has to get the award for the most boring Philippne buckle. The center field is a high polish. Super clean. I wonder if he ever served on the USS Von Steuben? . The one I wore the most is like this one, but with my crossed SM flags. These were already made up. You picked it out of the case and wrote your name down, paid the 20 or so Pesos and went and had a beer. Theyd have it done for you in an hour or so. How fancy you got, depended on how much time and Pesos you had to spend. Link to post Share on other sites
trenchbuff Posted November 25, 2019 Share #241 Posted November 25, 2019 Found another one today in an off the beaten path antique/junk shop. I doubt they knew what it was. After a little Internet digging I found his obituary. Art (Arthur) Howard Von Steuben. He died back in 2017. He was a Vietnam Veteran and Yeoman Senior Chief Petty Officer. No disrespect meant and nothing personal against the CPOSenior but this has to get the award for the most boring Philippne buckle. The center field is a high polish. Super clean. I wonder if he ever served on the USS Von Steuben? Wow! Small world. Art and I both served as yeoman together on the CINCPACFLT staff in Pearl Harbor. Art was VADM Hunt Hardisty's flag yeoman. He was a really great guy. My PI buckle is similarly as boring, but oh the memories :) As a side note, my wife's uncle made these buckles for sailors from the 60s to the 80s. Just had a nice visit with him last year in Olongapo City. He still sells souvenirs to merchant seaman and I love getting together with him and his family for fun and karaoke. Visit My WebsiteFalls Creek CollectiblesSelling Quality 20th Century Militaria Link to post Share on other sites
mds308 Posted November 25, 2019 Share #242 Posted November 25, 2019 Hi trenchbuff, Great story. It is a small world. I found his buckle probably a 2 hour drive from where he resided. The people who own the shop go everywhere to buy. I wonder if they found it at his estate sale or bought it from somebody who was there. PS your buckle is only a SAMPLE...... I almost always have military items online. Don't hesitate to ask questions. MY eBay LINK BELOW EBAY AUCTION LINK Link to post Share on other sites
trenchbuff Posted November 25, 2019 Share #243 Posted November 25, 2019 Hi trenchbuff, Great story. It is a small world. I found his buckle probably a 2 hour drive from where he resided. The people who own the shop go everywhere to buy. I wonder if they found it at his estate sale or bought it from somebody who was there. PS your buckle is only a SAMPLE...... Good one Visit My WebsiteFalls Creek CollectiblesSelling Quality 20th Century Militaria Link to post Share on other sites
vforvictory1945 Posted December 6, 2019 Share #244 Posted December 6, 2019 I've been trying to figure out if the attached buckle is an early Philippines variety or something else? It looks similar to the Fort Mills style buckles that were in the 1936 - 1940 time frame. With a bit of research it appears the MORS AB ALTO is latin for "Death From Above". You'd think the buckle would have to be 1940's because of the use of US Army Air Corps. The back also has early Philippines styling. The pictures come from Worthpoint and the buckle appears to have sold on Ebay within the last 5 years. On a similar topic, I'd be interested to see people's earliest Philippines belt buckles. I have a US Army Eagle design dated 1939 - 1940 and I believe Bill has a US Army Eagle motif buckle dated 1936 as well as some early Fort Mills designs, one I recall dated 1936 - 1940. I'm just kind of curious to see what's out there as I have pics of five Fort Mills buckles and two early US Army ones, but that's it. The Fort Mills ones seem to be fashioned into really cool contoured shapes unlike most of the standard rectangular PI buckles. Link to post Share on other sites
PhilippineBuckles Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share #245 Posted December 7, 2019 Hi Ryan, I think it's possible that this US Army Air Corp buckle for Herbert W. Lawrence was made in the Philippines. The style and technique is similar but then again it's not exactly the same. Some websites say that the 7th Bombardment Group (Heavy) served from the South Pacific at the start of WWII before eventually ending up in India. However, the following official Air Force History doesn't confirm that the air echelon actually flew out of the Philippines. It does say that the ground echelon was on its way to the Philippines but was diverted to Java after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. So maybe the buckle was made in Java or India. It's the only buckle I've seen like it so far which makes it a mystery buckle until more examples of a similarly manufactured buckle turn up or until Herbert Lawrence's war record itself helps narrow down the time period when this was made. "The group was on its way to the Philippines when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941. The ground echelon, on board ship, was diverted to Australia and later sent to Java. Six of the group’s B-17’s, which had left the US on 6 Dec, reached Hawaii during the enemy attack but were able to land safely. Later in Dec the remainder of the air echelon flew B-17’s from the US to Java. From 14 Jan to I Mar 1942, during the Japanese drive through the Philippines and Nether- lands East Indies, the group operated from Java, being awarded a DUC for its action against enemy aircraft, ground installa- tions, warships, and transports. Moved to India in Mar 1942 and as- signed to Tenth AF. Resumed combat with B-17’s and LB-30’s; converted to B-24’s late in 1942. Operations were di- rected primarily against the Japanese in Burma, with attacks on airfields, fuel and supply dumps, locomotive works, railways, bridges, docks, warehouses, shipping, and other targets. Also bombed oil refineries and railways in Thailand, hit power plants in China, attacked enemy shipping in the Andaman Sea, and ferried gasoline over the Hump to China. Received second DUC for damaging the enemy’s line of supply in southeast Asia with an attack against rail lines and bridges in Thailand on 19 Mar 1945. Returned to the US in Dec 1945. lnactivated on 6 Jan 1946." p43-44 from "AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR II" https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf Here are a list of stations listed in the cited document above...Ft Douglas, Utah, 7 Sep 1940 - 13 Nov 1941 Brisbane, Australia, 22 Dec 1941 - Feb 1942 Karachi, India, 12 Mar 1942 Dum-Dum, India, 30 May 1942 Ka- rachi, India, 9 Sep 1942 Pandaveswar, India, 12 Dec 1942 Kurmitola, India, 17 Jan 1944 Pandaveswar, India, 6 Oct 1944 Tezpur, India, 7 Jun 1945 Dudhkundi, India, 31 Oct - 7 Dec 1945 Camp Kilmer, NJ, 5-6 Jan 1946 Ft Worth AAFld, Tex, I Oct 1946 - 16 Jun 1952 Any experts or others who want to speculate on this buckle? Here another theater made mystery buckle but this one I don't think was made in the Philippines. It's for the 7th Calvary which was stationed in Australia before being sent to New Guinea in January of 1944. Link to post Share on other sites
vforvictory1945 Posted December 7, 2019 Share #246 Posted December 7, 2019 Here's a better pic. Link to post Share on other sites
PhilippineBuckles Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share #247 Posted December 13, 2019 Here is a neat -- but no longer politically correct -- civilian clothes liberty buckle. Everything's bigger in Texas. The buckle is something like 5" x 4". Lone Star Beer And Big Tit Women No Place But Texas Link to post Share on other sites
mds308 Posted December 13, 2019 Share #248 Posted December 13, 2019 There was Dallas, from Phoenix. Cleveland, he was from Detroit. And Tex was, well, I don't remember where Tex come from. I almost always have military items online. Don't hesitate to ask questions. MY eBay LINK BELOW EBAY AUCTION LINK Link to post Share on other sites
PhilippineBuckles Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share #249 Posted December 14, 2019 MDS308's quote is from the 194 movie Forrest Gump -- I admit to having had to Google search where the quote came from. The more I think about this buckle, I think this sailor or marine was probably a little homesick (even it he was just trying to be funny). Imagine being in the Philippines --San Miguel beer aplenty -- and lamenting about what one is missing back home in Texas. Link to post Share on other sites
PhilippineBuckles Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share #250 Posted December 16, 2019 Oops - I meant to say 1994 not 194. Fun facts: "MANILA – (UPDATED) Filipino women have the smallest natural breasts in the world, according to a study published in the Journal of Female Health Sciences. The study compared the mean breast volume and cup size of nearly 400,000 women aged 28 to 30 years old from 108 countries. It found that women from the United States have the largest cup size compared to females from other nations, while Filipinas have the smallest. It added: “A typical Caucasian woman born in the USA has a breast volume of 1,668 ml and the highest quartile of Caucasian US women has a mean breast volume as high as 2,986 ml. In the Philippines, the mean breast volume is only 111 ml and even the highest quartile of Filipino women has a mean breast volume of only 179 ml.” https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/07/07/16/study-ph-women-have-smallest-breasts-in-the-world (2016) The original scientific article can be read in detail at https://www.sciencedatabaseonline.org/ADB1/Scientific%20Article%20JOFHS.pdf So one might argue that the person who had this buckle made was actually very perceptive. Link to post Share on other sites
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