InfantryCollector Posted December 10, 2019 Share #1 Posted December 10, 2019 Thought I would share my 101st SSI collection after one year of collecting US Airborne. Please free to comment if there are concerns with these. I'm still learning... Many Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted December 10, 2019 Going to start with a few one-piece ones. Here is a Type 3 "Oddball." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted December 10, 2019 Type 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted December 10, 2019 Another Type 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted December 10, 2019 Type 7 "Greenback"...This is one of my favorites. Love the "combat-worn" look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted December 10, 2019 Type 7 "Whiteback." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted December 10, 2019 Type 7 "Blackback." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted December 10, 2019 Share #8 Posted December 10, 2019 Type 7 "Blackback." That is a 1950's era Type 10. Nice patches! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted December 10, 2019 That is a 1950's era Type 10. Nice patches! -Ski Thanks Ski. I'm wondering why you think this one is a type 10? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted December 11, 2019 OK then, moving on... Here are a few of the two-piece 101st SSI's I picked up this year starting with a more common Type 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted December 11, 2019 A Type 6 "White Tongued" version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted December 11, 2019 A rarer Type 9. One of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted December 11, 2019 My first British made, a Type B-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted December 15, 2019 Good Morning All, Just circling back to this one. No comments at all? I don't happen to agree with the Type 10 theory on the blacked-backed one. Others? Best, John D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warcollect1942 Posted December 16, 2019 Share #15 Posted December 16, 2019 Type 7 black back is correct. I posted mine like this in an earlier post. Your green insert is correct. Here is my green and blue inserts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted December 16, 2019 Share #16 Posted December 16, 2019 Are you saying the black back is WW2 vintage ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warcollect1942 Posted December 16, 2019 Share #17 Posted December 16, 2019 Yes. Type 1-9 is WW2. Type 10 was made from WW2 to early Viet Nam. The best way to identify WW2 type 10 would be on a uniform with provenance. Shown on pages 48-49 of Kevin Delaitre's book 101st airborne is a type 7 dated 1943. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warcollect1942 Posted December 16, 2019 Share #18 Posted December 16, 2019 Two type 9s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warcollect1942 Posted December 16, 2019 Share #19 Posted December 16, 2019 Here is a type 10 one piece. I doubt this is a WW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warcollect1942 Posted December 16, 2019 Share #20 Posted December 16, 2019 Nice patches John D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warcollect1942 Posted December 16, 2019 Share #21 Posted December 16, 2019 A type 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share #22 Posted December 16, 2019 Type 7 black back is correct. I posted mine like this in an earlier post. Your green insert is correct. Here is my green and blue inserts Thank you for sharing! It's interesting to see the difference on the backing for these two. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share #23 Posted December 16, 2019 Yes. Type 1-9 is WW2. Type 10 was made from WW2 to early Viet Nam. The best way to identify WW2 type 10 would be on a uniform with provenance. Shown on pages 48-49 of Kevin Delaitre's book 101st airborne is a type 7 dated 1943. As I build my collection, I made the choice to start with only the Type 1-9 for that very reason. I only wanted pieces which were 100% wartime. I've got to get a copy of Kevin's book. Just haven't been able to find one for sale... Best, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfantryCollector Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share #24 Posted December 16, 2019 Two type 9s. Fantastic! Love that early OD border example. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warcollect1942 Posted December 16, 2019 Share #25 Posted December 16, 2019 That book is very good. I collect mainly WW2 infantry divisions. I have all the greenback and 480 variations of the greenbacks. I don't collect any past VE day and VJ day. Top kick is one of three that I trust on airborne patches. I still have problems telling the difference between type 1 and type 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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