easterneagle87 Posted September 6, 2022 Share #1 Posted September 6, 2022 Tis that time of year to haunt down those "costume" uniforms. I haven't made it to my local GW, as they "save" all those military items to put out on the costume racks. My locals have put out costume racks as early as the last week of August. I've posted this topic for the last several years and have gotten to see some good finds. I understand we are always on the look out and hunting collectibles, but this is our opportunity to snatch them up before they are taken home and destroyed by either Billy the Nose Picker or the Goth Horde. Good luck! Happy hunting! and Post your finds when you acquire them! Nothing is too small - a beat up OG-107 or a stellar uniform grouping is all good here! Standing by, 5 x 5 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted September 6, 2022 Share #2 Posted September 6, 2022 That time again ALREADY???? I always get skunked, but hope to see some of your great finds here. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jerry Posted September 6, 2022 Share #3 Posted September 6, 2022 The GW's by me stopped putting out ANY specific adult Halloween costumes, and all the military stuff seems destined for their auctions now too. I used to take off that day and hit the dozen or so of them around me. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavalryCombatant Posted September 7, 2022 Share #4 Posted September 7, 2022 Oh boy, had a lot of fun with this last year! Not a tonne of old stuff, but found some decent war on terror stuff. That said, I was at a goodwill in late august for a donation run and happened to come across their Halloween section, prices are getting crazy! There wasn’t a lot, but a couple of stripped class A jackets for $20 a piece. Typically a Goodwill that prices things on the low side, so not sure if that’s looking good for what’s to come. Good luck to everyone, hopefully some good stuff will surface this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 7, 2022 Share #5 Posted September 7, 2022 GOOD HUNTING BOYS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KommandoPost Posted September 13, 2022 Share #6 Posted September 13, 2022 My favorite time of year! It's been pretty slow so far. Most halloween racks so far have been nothing but cheap polyester "sex shop" type costumes, not even a humble woodland BDU any more. I did find a poplin non-ripstop jungle jacket in large short (no patches, no modifications) and this South Vietnamese (?) jacket (separately) though: Patch remnant on the right arm appears to be an aviator Snoopy, but sadly it was removed long before it made it onto the rack. The former owner must have been some kind of pilot or aircraft crewman. Same type of jackets were issued to the South Vietnamese Field Police (CSDC), though they were repurposed by SOG Recon Teams like RT Fer De Lance in 1970: (photo from http://www.modernforces.com/veteran_leon_sonnenburg.htm) I also got this sea bag named to an airman with interesting jet drawings on it. Someone at a vintage store I frequent had been using it to lug clothes around. Sabre: Avro Vulcan nuclear bomber: (I thought this was a Delta Dart at first, but the Vulcan was closer) The airman must have been stationed at an RAF base in the 50's. There's still a month to go, so hopefully more interesting things will show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KommandoPost Posted September 13, 2022 Share #7 Posted September 13, 2022 And I forgot about this: a WW2 US Navy Specialist A (Athletic Instructor) uniform jacket with a bullion rank patch. There is a name on the inside tag I also forgot to photograph, but he wasn't a famous pro athlete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KommandoPost Posted September 14, 2022 Share #8 Posted September 14, 2022 Here are the rest of the Spc A uniform's photos. Name: I'm not finding much about this sailor on Google, so I don't think he was a famous athlete. Rank Insignia: Ruptured Duck: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted September 14, 2022 Share #9 Posted September 14, 2022 Inspired by this thread, and it's older siblings, I stopped at a random GW I happened to pass by yesterday and found... Drum roll... Wait for it!... NOTHING! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FT.Monmouth1943 Posted September 14, 2022 Share #10 Posted September 14, 2022 18 hours ago, KommandoPost said: My favorite time of year! It's been pretty slow so far. Most halloween racks so far have been nothing but cheap polyester "sex shop" type costumes, not even a humble woodland BDU any more. I did find a poplin non-ripstop jungle jacket in large short (no patches, no modifications) and this South Vietnamese (?) jacket (separately) though: Patch remnant on the right arm appears to be an aviator Snoopy, but sadly it was removed long before it made it onto the rack. The former owner must have been some kind of pilot or aircraft crewman. Same type of jackets were issued to the South Vietnamese Field Police (CSDC), though they were repurposed by SOG Recon Teams like RT Fer De Lance in 1970: (photo from http://www.modernforces.com/veteran_leon_sonnenburg.htm) I also got this sea bag named to an airman with interesting jet drawings on it. Someone at a vintage store I frequent had been using it to lug clothes around. Sabre: Avro Vulcan nuclear bomber: (I thought this was a Delta Dart at first, but the Vulcan was closer) The airman must have been stationed at an RAF base in the 50's. There's still a month to go, so hopefully more interesting things will show up. Really awesome jacket. Looks like it was a short timer patch with an unknown tab below it. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share #11 Posted September 14, 2022 Here is my own contribution. I hit the Sacramento Antique St Fair on Sunday. Clothing wise; 3 pr WW2 1943 long johns, Mint OG-107 Tropical Poplin pants Large/Reg, OG-106 gawd awful baseball cap, OG-107 ball cap w/ AF Col rank, One HBT utility cap - small size, Cotton 1957 utility cap really small size 6 1/2 and last a KW era utility shirt with 2nd Armor breast patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavalryCombatant Posted September 14, 2022 Share #12 Posted September 14, 2022 Found a neat little CB jacket this evening, seems kind of pricy at $13 but I’m sure someone would enjoy it for that. tons of BDUs and stuff, but for $15 a piece that’s a “No thank you!” From me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your local M1 Garand Posted September 15, 2022 Share #13 Posted September 15, 2022 2 hours ago, CavalryCombatant said: Found a neat little CB jacket this evening, seems kind of pricy at $13 but I’m sure someone would enjoy it for that. tons of BDUs and stuff, but for $15 a piece that’s a “No thank you!” From me. I’m my personal opinion, I don’t really see $13 being overpriced, mainly since the jacket is not just plain with no patches or insignia and it’s a summer version, meaning you can actually wear it without getting incredibly hot, at least that’s the case here in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavalryCombatant Posted September 15, 2022 Share #14 Posted September 15, 2022 11 minutes ago, Your local M1 Garand said: I’m my personal opinion, I don’t really see $13 being overpriced, mainly since the jacket is not just plain with no patches or insignia and it’s a summer version, meaning you can actually wear it without getting incredibly hot, at least that’s the case here in Florida. I wouldn’t say it’s terrible, but compared to the $5-8 I’m used to seeing it sort of surprised me. I would’ve grabbed it if the name/branch tapes were still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your local M1 Garand Posted September 15, 2022 Share #15 Posted September 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, CavalryCombatant said: I wouldn’t say it’s terrible, but compared to the $5-8 I’m used to seeing it sort of surprised me. I would’ve grabbed it if the name/branch tapes were still there. My local surplus store sells a ton of woodland and 3 color BDU jackets for that price, so I can see where you are coming from. Most of theirs are completely plain, which personally I think is better since you have a choice on wha you want to do with the item. Here is a picture of the back of the store: They also have a very good selection on BDU trousers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinorInHistory Posted September 15, 2022 Share #16 Posted September 15, 2022 My local goodwill doesn’t usually have anything good, picked up this from the $6.99 jacket rack a month or two ago though. I don’t really do modern but it was patched and everything so I thought why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted September 15, 2022 Share #17 Posted September 15, 2022 13 hours ago, Your local M1 Garand said: My local surplus store sells a ton of woodland and 3 color BDU jackets for that price, so I can see where you are coming from. Most of theirs are completely plain, which personally I think is better since you have a choice on wha you want to do with the item. Here is a picture of the back of the store: They also have a very good selection on BDU trousers. I like the M249 SAW on the top shelf... Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted September 15, 2022 Share #18 Posted September 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Rakkasan187 said: I like the M249 SAW on the top shelf... Leigh I’ll go $15 on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodes Posted September 15, 2022 Share #19 Posted September 15, 2022 Bought a 1944 dated mint unissued IKE jacket, size 38 for $10......In the same store there was a plastic M1 helmet liner clone for $4....Either a child's toy or European (Belgian, Dutch, etc..) made....Had A-washers with cloth webbing and nape strap....I think it was a euroclone....Didn't buy...Bodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavalryCombatant Posted September 16, 2022 Share #20 Posted September 16, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 9:43 PM, MinorInHistory said: My local goodwill doesn’t usually have anything good, picked up this from the $6.99 jacket rack a month or two ago though. I don’t really do modern but it was patched and everything so I thought why not. I would’ve bought that too for $7! Despite my disdain for the ACU platform, I’d like to find a representative for my collection. I had some luck with a goodwill stop while running errands this afternoon, picked up a complete white-tag BDU shirt for $10, and the guy’s stripped blues For $5. (Thanks Eagle, haha!). I have plenty of random insignia laying around, including some shoulder boards, so I figured it’d be fun to try and piece the blues back together. I believe it dates to before the Army standardized them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share #21 Posted September 16, 2022 Brown cuff stripe…branch color ….Warrant officer? Any info in the inside pocket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavalryCombatant Posted September 16, 2022 Share #22 Posted September 16, 2022 I don’t think it’s brown, looks more like a light orange or faded red. It’s not named so might not go with the BDUs, but among the small number of uniforms at the store the majority of them seemed to belong to the good major. There are tags inside the pocket, although no dates or similar. I don’t want to eat up the thread so will continue this elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibaLegend Posted September 17, 2022 Share #23 Posted September 17, 2022 Good luck to yall... Haven't found anything worth getting in any of my local GWs and for whatever reason my local salvation army's aren't even open on saturday :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your local M1 Garand Posted September 17, 2022 Share #24 Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/15/2022 at 11:42 AM, Blacksmith said: I’ll go $15 on that. They said it’s a airsoft, honestly wonder if it’s for sale… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted September 17, 2022 Share #25 Posted September 17, 2022 Just now, Your local M1 Garand said: They said it’s a airsoft, honestly wonder if it’s for sale… It is pretty good looking from this distance. We occasionally use airsoft weapons at the museum when our actual weapons are in storage.. Would make a good addition to someone doing a Panama display or later era. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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