Garandy Posted August 28, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 28, 2020 Has strap and insert, Hamel Co. 1944 and no U.S. on front and less common than US Army I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted September 26, 2020 Share #2 Posted September 26, 2020 Nice score. Those are quite rare indeed; the weird thing about them is that the "U.S.M.C." stamp on the underside of the flap was applied with some kind of paint, instead of the normal indelible ink. I snagged one years ago with the stencil half gone (below, top right)- what was left would crumble if I rubbed it hard enough. I found another one with a complete stamp (lower), and I handle it very carefully 😁 I don't know why Hamel did these like that, but oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandy Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted September 26, 2020 Ok thanks so it must have worn off mine still worth 40.00?😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted September 26, 2020 Share #4 Posted September 26, 2020 Definitely worth 40 bucks, as there's no question that it's a Marine Corps Case (spring hooks on the Case instead of the strap)! And with an intact stencil, I'd say at least 60.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandy Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted September 26, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted September 26, 2020 Share #6 Posted September 26, 2020 Yeah, that's it...DANG PAINT!!!! 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandy Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted September 26, 2020 I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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