A shot of the movement.

. Hi mikie,   If only you would have been alive and capable of looking up above the Golden Gate 80 years ago . . . . . . . . . . . three models of the most iconic US aircraft of WWII and personal favourites of mine,   ghosts of the past !!!!         Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 21  2O25.    ….  

Sure, I understand. Meanwhile, just in case, here is the list of patent dates, ranging from 1836 to 2021: https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/issuyear.htm By the way, here’s a buckle constructed like yours, jsand:     Unfortunately it is unmarked on the reverse.

My Pair  

I can't read the back well enough from the picture, but will update when it arrives.  There's a manufacturer's name, but enough letters are blurry (to me) that I can't identify that either.  I'm also searching for the obituary for A. Waclawek.  Perseverance.

No CIB?

jsand, that is a really nice one. Unfortunately, I’m not able to help on specific dates, but these are indeed 20’s through 1950’s. It seems they became really more common during WWII when the number of active duty personnel increased significantly.    Question: is that a patent number on the left side of the buckle in the second picture? If so, we can look that up and find a date range from the US Patent Office listings.

The loop inside the musette bag is for the shoulder strap to be folded up and stored there when the pack is affixed to combat suspenders.   Allan

I recently purchased a small pile of Vietnam era M65 Field Jacket. With that said I was looking through the pockets today and came across this rather spooky name tape on one of them. Not sure if it was intended as a joke. But it looks as if the name tape has been on the jacket for quite awhile and they did a very good job sewing it on. I also did some research and while Death is in fact a real but obviously rare surname I really wouldn’t want the soldier, nothing personal, as a platoon mate                            

I guess this mystery will never be solved...