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USMC Large Button Altered when worn or ? why ?


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This 1 1/8 inch with 5 point stars Hard rubber or plastic and no backmark, has a white background.  It looks to have been on it for a while.

 

My questions are:  Period of use determination I can not tell difference from WWII thru modern.if black plastic and no mfg. markings.

Sellers refer to 6 point stars and 5 point stars  What is significance? 

 

My main question Is it likely the Marine could have gotten away with this white background?  I don't think so.  What could have been the reason this was done?

 

Thanks  Richard

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  • 3 weeks later...

It's a WWII enlisted button.  As to why it's painted white, there is no military purpose for that.  My guess someone maybe made a costume later on out of the uniform, or at least the buttons and painted it white.  

Steve

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