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By 917601 · Posted
I will chime in. The lacquered steel is in very poor condition and severely dented. Can you make out any dates on the head case? Or the projectile? ( the AP projectile is jammed deep into the case) .As with most “ collectibles” condition is everything. WW2 dates bring high prices. It appears only the steel case has a projectile, is the brass case w/o a projectile also? There always are people looking to fill their empty cases, and if the brass case is dent free I would put a $125-150 dollar price on it if dated post Korean War. As for the steel case w/ projectile ( your projectile appears to be missing the windshield) maybe $125….very good ones with matching dates can bring $350 plus. See pics of my three post war examples. Notice the seating depth of the AP and HEP projectiles. -
By GAZOO · Posted
Just found this OLD posting and wanted to add some more to this Group, I have been collecting as much of this Group as i can afford for some years now and just recently reunited his Chinese Bullion Wings with his Metal Chinese wings. Anyway since i am starting to redo the displays I figured I would post some additional items that were part of this Group originally and I don't think were ever posted I will start with his B.S.A Sash and some Beverly Hills H.S. posters his BSA Sash looks to be 1934 as best i can determine from the award clues BTW The EAGLE SCOUT MEDAL is not his original but is the same year style that he would have been awarded. In 1934 the Eagle Scout criteria was 21 badges, that must include a specific 13 awards to be eligible. There is an additional 5 to be eligible for the LIFE SCOUT that is also required for EAGLE SCOUT. I contacted the BSA and after some research they told me he was awarded an Eagle scout medal. Sadly, it is not available so i included the filler for reference -
U.S. Army Brigadier General wool bunting flag with cotton star, canvas header, and leather pole tabsBy blitz67 · Posted
There should be a tag in the end bunting where the leather pulls are, you have to really get in there to see it and no this is not a Vietnam flag -
By mikie · Posted
Today in the US, we observe Memorial Day in honor of our fallen service men and women. Though most people use it as an excuse for BBQ get-togethers without much regard for the actual meaning of the day off. Here is my humble tribute to our soldiers, sailors and airmen who did not make it back home. -
By patches · Posted
Welp found what the train stands for. Railway Security still curious with the monster LOL right, doesn't look like he's defending it waving it over his head LOL Unit was big time in Germany during the Post War and Cold War a lot of years, so this UA DI is more then likely German. 1944 to 1948 then 1955 to 1993 https://www.usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?https&&&www.usarmygermany.com/Units/MilitaryPolice/USAREUR_385thMPBn.htm -
By Lt. Walker · Posted
Absolutely. Two-tone, light grey parkerizing (slide vs frame) and that slide stop are definitive late War details. Very nice! -
By aerialbridge · Posted
Their bodies are buried in peace; but their name liveth for evermore. Ecclesiasticus 44:14 Not for fame or reward, not for place or for rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity, but in simple obedience to duty as they understood it. They suffered all, sacrificed all, dared all, and died. Anon. Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them. Marcus Tullius Cicero Romans 10:9–10 A civilian cemetery about 2 miles from my house understands Memorial Day as well as any. Hundreds if not a thousand Old Glories on either side of every road through the cemetery and the same number of small white religious markers for every departed soul there that served. The last pic is the iconic Camp Pendleton sign on Interstate 5 northbound, pritnear San Onofre, that's been there for more than 50 years, taken last Friday. God bless America and our fallen warriors. -
By patches · Posted
The above crest will be an unauthorized one obviously probably WWII or occupation period, the occupation period being the height of the adoption of unit crest designs by units that during the war after they were formed did not have a unit crest of their own authorized , if we can see the rear of it to really tell. Here's the duly authorized one for the 385th Military Police Battalion approved in September 1955. -
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By doyler · Posted
THe ones for water were different on the old metal cans I recall. THey had a different locking cap that sealed and were painted white on th einside. Also had a W mark on them where the fuel had a G and a screw cap.
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