That is fine. I was a huge Star Trek fan back in the 1960's and 70's.   Great model.

You are correct about Aresta. The new catalog will include about 200 Class E pieces.

For the survivability of the hobby, I wish it ended at Civil War Confederate and WWII German.  It extends to anything worth money, that a dark actor thinks they can bamboozle somebody on.     Hucksterism is alive and thriving in Vietnam militaria, WWII squadron patches, luxury watches, darn near everything.     As soon as something becomes collectable / in demand, two things generally happen:  Sellers start swinging for the fences on price, and fakes start infiltrating.  Fear of getting burnt and being ‘priced out’ signal the end of the road.  

Collecting Confederate buckles is a minefield and they have been making fine reproductions for years. 

Got some for the kids, made on base by local venders when Mountain Home was touring SW Asia

Tonomachi, Have not seen this Oval with the Purple center before. Thanks for posting it!

Thanks for that information. 

Definitely Japanese made but I’m thinking it might be a boy scout patch with the Troop 3.  I’ve come across similar patches.

I heard back from Will Gorges.  Here is what he said: “I'm leaning towards no, but again, not something to be done with photos if you want to be sure.”  It’s hard to take good pics of the buckle and as Will says, probably impossible to do by photos alone. I’ll probably take it up to the Hallowed Ground Gettysburg show at the end of July.  I was planning to go there anyway.  I’ll let everyone know what I find out.     Not being a Civil War collector, I didn't realize what a minefield Confederate items are.  I thought it would be a simple yes or no answer.  Probably similar to WWII German items where there are lots or imaginative fakes and some people try hard to deceive others.  I want to thank everyone who responded on the forum to the buckle.  It’s much appreciated and I’ve enjoyed learning new things about cool items.  To me, that’s what collecting is all about.

Hello What are your thoughts on this patch It looks Japanese made post war KW? its 4.50 x 4.50 inches No idea what unit or anything like that Thank you Tony