Nice one!

Another day, another fake. Back in Post #475 it was noted that a supposed Civil War buckle of the black troops of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry was a fake. Here’s another, this time a supposed Confederate Andersonville Stockade buckle from 1863, with an eBay starting price of $100:         The bail (also called a “bar” or “swivel”) on the left in the bottom photo wasn’t a feature until the 1950’s and didn’t really become common on buckles until the 1960’s. Don’t waste your money!

Given a consensus on originality can’t be reached (and can never be), the value range will be from $50 to whatever an 100% original with provenance goes for.  I can’t imagine someone offering you a “really nice trade” for something that “might” be ok, but then again may very well not be.   But you like it and don’t plan to sell it, so all’s good.  

Here’s a way you can tell. Look at the material of it. Ww2 and Korean War enlisted service green uniforms were wool. Also look in the armpits for the quarter master date. You can also tell by the ribbons if it has any but that’s not very helpful considering lots of marines from ww2 went on into Korea.  

Thank you for your input.   I wonder what caused this accident.

60-70s or later. You can tell by the crossed rifles on the ranks which weren’t added until 1959

Thank you for the quick response and I am hoping to find an example. You see the other variant on occasion and the restrikes are prevalent. It would be nice to see the thin version in a modern picture.

Is this ww2 era or Vietnam ?  name on it says TK or TR CLARK  idk anything else besides this info looking for a name ect Ty

I believe the Logan-Smyth knives were made in 1987 - 1988 time frame and are not Vietnam era. As best as I can find, Logan-Smyth didn't open until 1981. 

What is a complete iotv gen 2 in multicam worth? I have a complete one with soft armor, even the side plate pouch has soft armor. All attachments with the vest, I don't really feel like digging it out right now to post a photo. But I got it from a national guard guy who never really used it except a few times. It fell off his books so he never had to return it and sold it. Im guessing around $600? No plates just the soft armor, anyone on here looking for an iotv/is it even worth posting in the for sale section? Its size medium long so definitely a desirable size and supposedly the gen 2s in multicam are hard to find. Ill dig it out later tonight or tomorrow and post photos of it. I have been told from dealers who specialize in modern gear. That gen 2s only in multicam not ucp are upwards of $900 (fully complete with all attachments/soft armor not including hard plates) but honestly I feel like thats kinda high. Maybe with all gen 2 attachments as gen 2 attachments are hard to find in multicam. But again $900 seems high, in my opinion but I could be wrong.