lol I know that trying to find out what era got told by 2 people Iraq so that’s prob it 

Can you expand on the subject a little more?  Knowledge is power and if I see one of these in the wild I would like to know value and time period.  Must be good stuff you seem excited!!  

Us Navy 

Great find! 

Greetings. I have recently acquired two ACU shield shaped NATO patches (one IJC & one NTM-A). I have attached a picture of the front and hook & loop back, the hook & loop is sewn into the patch not onto it. The other three pictures are what I believed to be the US Army version of patches worn by US troops in Afghanistan. I have attached the RS (NATO Resolute Support) patch to show that the shape of the patch stayed the same at the end of the campaign. I have seen other nationalities with the pointier shield (I have a German version but the tab is separate. I also recently saw a picture of an OCP version of these patches being worn by a US Army soldier.  The Institute of Heraldry shows the the first version as the official one. So, my question for the group is this, are these US Army patches (they appear to be US manufactured)? And if they are, why are they shaped differently?   Thanks in advance, I look forward to your insight. Andreas

I have this 503 PIR uniform named to William Paul Hilke, 1st Battalion, A company. I have confirmed that he is part of this unit, battalion, company. I have confirmed his CIB. Every bit of his uniform (except a black tie, a khaki one is named) has his laundry mark or name on it. I have no reason to doubt the authenticity of any bit of the uniform. The jacket, two garrison caps and pants are made in Brisbane Australia. One garrison cap and one tie is US made. All came in a footlocker with original key and shelf.   Anyways, someone on the individual and unit research bit pointed out that this is the same as a 502nd PIR oval. I'm looking for clarification on that. Obviously early-war ovals are a bit all over. I don't have a reference book myself so I'm looking for help here. Is this likely to be proper? 

Id be curious to see if a garrison belt fits the frog, 1930s military police ? I can see the possibility of it being a small unit purchase of some sort. 

After talking with other collectors and just talking to people in general about eBooks, I went ahead and had the Naval Awards of the Spanish-American War converted to eBook format. I must say, I am blown away by the eBook format. This is a fully flowable format, not a PDF. It should be available on Amazon on April 11 maybe the 10th.   Individual pictures can be resized, you can change the font size, even do word searches, which will make finding a person on one of the rolls very quick and easy. For me, the biggest plus is the quality of the pictures. They are stunning. They look just as they did on my computer when I was writing the book. The color is much more accurate than in the printed book (even though I paid for "premium color") and so is the picture contrast. Now you can carry this great reference on your table to the shows!   Best of all is the price, $23.49 USD

Picked this up on Facebook Marketplace today.   Alfred L. Lord Troop F (I know) 7th Calvary  2nd Squadron  1st Division    Last 2 pics are reprinted,  all others original.    I believe standard issue spurs.   Haven't seen these particular qualification pins, Sword  Pistol-M Pistol-D Rifle-A   The Calvary patches are outstanding. The bright one has either nit been sewn or someone was making one (?).   Books care in great condition too.    Enjoy 

NOW AVAILABLE AS AN eBOOK for $23.49 USD.