Look what I found yard sailing today for $8.   This could be the first time I have posted something on this thread that might actually interest people.   Sorry no F on the bottom.

look for a bad pair of boots, there out there, drill a hole in the sole, Problem solved. I dressed a lot of maniquiens at a few musuems, I would look for the maniquiens that had the rod higher up the calf.  "Yanks" makes the best maniquiens and there smaller sizes that fit these depression era uniforms, not many fat kids back then. 

Hey everybody.   Been working on a late Vietnam War USMC impression. I heard a few places that some soldiers used those purple felt Crown Royal bags to hold personal items.    Does anyone have any insight on this? How common was it? Did it even happen? Does anyone have any photos?   Thanks!   Wade

The rod goes straight in 1 foot so i think it wont be possible 😬

Thanks for your thoughtful response John.  I don't know where the "Imperial buyout" idea originated.  From memory, which could be faulty, I thought it was mentioned in the Wings of Gold book.  Regardless, I've never seen any period documentation (catalog, newspaper advert, etc) supporting this.  I fully agree and myself also surmise, from a numismatics perspective plus many years of looking at attributed examples of submarine insignia, that a lot of the insignia marked H-H imperial were likely produced during the WWII years and shortly thereafter.     In some ways I wish the submarine, wing, and other branch insignia somehow had better conversational and research overlaps. There are a lot of parallels and strong arguments (ex date ranges, assigning manufacturers to unmarked pieces, etc) that can be made via careful comparisons across manufacturers and time periods.     Best, Josh

The medals could be posted in the medal section. The best photos get the best responses. 

USS Ramsey, FFG-2 buckle posted in a VN vets grouping on the FB page Military Collectors.  

If you cut the feet depending on how the rod is attached you can put boots and Put’s less stress on the boots to.

I'll try to find an original scarf, should not be too difficult. And I'll fill up the pouches too!

That’s cool. Now you just need a cannon to heat with it 😁.  mikie