MECHINF-A15 Posted April 2, 2018 Share #1801 Posted April 2, 2018 Really strange bird or rather CIB!!! I don't think it is a fading problem as ribbons and CIB look too fresh & crisp. Maybe Theater made and the tailor misunderstood what color the original owner requested on the CIB background color and he (wearer) said "what the heck". Very surprised (wearer) he got away with wearing this "loose goose" unauthorized CIB but judging from the others we have seen on this great thread so did a lot of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakenormanusa Posted April 4, 2018 Share #1802 Posted April 4, 2018 Here's a picture of an interesting Bullion CIB I pulled from eBay; 37th ID SSI on right sleeve, CBI SSI on left sleeve, 147th Infantry DIs - but the CIB is redish/pink color. Did the GI just want something that stood out? Is there meaning behind the color? Was he Artillery and switched to Infantry? It appears to have been made with a pink background. Pink goes well with the light blue panties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted April 5, 2018 Share #1803 Posted April 5, 2018 Here's a badge I picked up awhile back that I think is Italian made. Wreath is made from cordage or piping of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilRGRHistory Posted April 6, 2018 Share #1804 Posted April 6, 2018 Here's a badge I picked up awhile back that I think is Italian made. Wreath is made from cordage or piping of some sort. I remember seeing this one on ebay and thinking it was super cool; it looks like gutted and split suspension line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted April 9, 2018 Share #1805 Posted April 9, 2018 Here's another odd one. This started out as a German BEVO CIB. The rifle and blue background was cut out and sewn to a tan backing. Bullion was then added for the border and the wreath. This could have done for wear on the khaki shirt of perhaps summer/khaki dress uniform. I'm not sure where this piece was made. Very strange heavy wool backing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted April 9, 2018 Share #1806 Posted April 9, 2018 German BEVO CIB for comparison; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted April 11, 2018 Share #1807 Posted April 11, 2018 It appears to have been made with a pink background. Pink goes well with the light blue panties. ACBI.jpg I’m sold. What were they selling again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakenormanusa Posted April 12, 2018 Share #1808 Posted April 12, 2018 I’m sold. What were they selling again? Reporting for duty! haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakenormanusa Posted April 13, 2018 Share #1809 Posted April 13, 2018 Recently acquired 2nd Award CIB with arched Sterling mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakenormanusa Posted April 13, 2018 Share #1810 Posted April 13, 2018 The reverse Sterling mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted April 27, 2018 Share #1811 Posted April 27, 2018 Here is a close up of that pink CIB, minus the young aspiring model: A more detailed discussion of it is on the UA CIB thread: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/303577-unauthorized-combat-infantryman-badges/page-4 One thing of note, now that I have the actual uniform in hand, is that the pink CIB is not the result of fading. As MECHINF-A15 noted, the ribbons underneath the CIB are not faded ... you would expect both the CIB and the ribbons to have equal fading or not. So, the pink color is intentional ... unfortunately, I have no idea why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted May 2, 2018 Share #1812 Posted May 2, 2018 Bullion unauthorized CIB with a white background: Pic of the reverse here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/303577-unauthorized-combat-infantryman-badges/page-5&do=findComment&comment=2487679 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted May 7, 2018 Share #1813 Posted May 7, 2018 Here are two CIBs I bought at the Mesa Military Show this weekend - Vietnam era hand embroidered and a German-made bullion badge directly embroidered on an Ike jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilRGRHistory Posted May 7, 2018 Share #1814 Posted May 7, 2018 RD12, that German bullion sewn directly to the Ike is totally awesome! Here are two CIBs I bought at the Mesa Military Show this weekend - Vietnam era hand embroidered and a German-made bullion badge directly embroidered on an Ike jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted May 7, 2018 Share #1815 Posted May 7, 2018 RD12, that German bullion sewn directly to the Ike is totally awesome! Thanks, I don't recall ever seeing one directly embroidered like this before. It's on a jacket to a 71st DIV soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted May 8, 2018 Share #1816 Posted May 8, 2018 Here are some I recently acquired, the one with ribbons is on a summer khacki officers uniform, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted May 8, 2018 Share #1817 Posted May 8, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted May 8, 2018 Share #1818 Posted May 8, 2018 Nice selection there, Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted May 8, 2018 Share #1819 Posted May 8, 2018 Nice variety Bill, the CIB with ribbon rack is a good find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted May 13, 2018 Share #1820 Posted May 13, 2018 I was searching the www and come across this. https://witherells.com/lot/us-aviators-medals-incl-3-medal-groups-and-2-navy-crosses-in-3-frames-3162657 Michael . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted May 13, 2018 Share #1821 Posted May 13, 2018 Interesting group, Michael. Too bad that website apparently does not have the name of the guy who earned all of those ribbons in WWII and Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted May 14, 2018 Share #1822 Posted May 14, 2018 Here is a cloth CIB I picked up this past weekend at the show in Pomona. I've been looking for one of these for awhile. This badge (embroidered on heavy material) was probably produced near MacDill AFB, CENTCOM Headquarters during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. See the discussion here; http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/250839-centcom-majors-dcu-theatre-made-patches/?p=2492428 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted May 16, 2018 Share #1823 Posted May 16, 2018 I have seen plenty of CIB challenge coins, but they were all round. This is the first one I have seen that is in the actual shape and size of the CIB (although the bar and musket are both a bit thin): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerradtgrant Posted May 18, 2018 Share #1824 Posted May 18, 2018 I was wondering if anyone knew the maker of this CIB. It SB in an oval, I did some google searches and couldn't come up with anything. Wartime collectibles has it pictured with a ? Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted May 18, 2018 Share #1825 Posted May 18, 2018 Silverman Brothers: The standard reference CIB book by Michael Tucker lists SB as Silverman Brothers in Rhode Island. Archibald and Charles Silverman were jewelry die makers from 1926 until 1965. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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