My collection

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Good evening, I figure it's about time I share the best of my collection. Collecting enlisted rank insignia has become quite an obsession of mine, but it is a fine obsession, especially U.S. Navy rating patches. I have collected Rates from each time period except the extremely rare 1894-1905 era, in which I can never seem find anything from that era or I lose the auctions. Most of my collection is CPO, I consider myself mostly a CPO collector; therefore, most of my collection is CPO rank.

 

1948-1980s recruit patches

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Special warfare operator 1st class Navy SEAL rating, Vanguard made 2006-present

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Photographer mate 1st class white 1942-1948

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red and blue 1942-1948

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Grey 1944 dated

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CPO white left facing eagle is 1942-1948, right facing eagle is 1921-1927 era

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1942-1948 era khaki CPO

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CPO Machinist 1905-early 1930s era

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Coast Guard CPO Ocean systems tech 1968-1970. This symbol for this rating was only used for two years by the Coast Guard.

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CPO Carpenter's mate 1913-1927 era in original packaging. Rating existed 1797-1948

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CPO Aviation Carpenter's mate 1918-1940 original packaging, but was still used during WW2, this rating was slowly phased out in the 40s. One of the first 3 Aviation ratings.

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U.S. Army Sergeant Major of the Army chevrons

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Dinner dress uniform version Sergeant Major of the Army

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Command Sergeant Major

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Sergeant Major of the Marine Corp established 1957. Green on red chevrons.

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Gold on red

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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force 2004-present variation.

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Command Chief Master Segeant

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Master Chief Petty officer of the Navy, both Vanguard made 2010. Dinner dress gold on white and Serge blue versions

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Fleet/Force MCPO and Command MCPO both Vanguard made 2010.

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U.S. Army Musician Corporal chevrons, this style was only used late 1930s-1942.

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WW1 U.S. Army chevrons unissued quartermaster Corporal 1913-1919 era

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CPO khaki Specialist "A." Total time in use 1942-1959, these are the 1942-1944 Athletic Instructor. Here is both left and right facing eagle versions. left facing one is 1943 dated.

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1942-1959 Aviation Electronicsman CPO on Marine Corps Forestry green.

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Ship's cook CPO 1943 dates. Rating style existed 1908-1948.