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    • iron bender
      OK. Let's go a different direction. Think artillery. I'd say it's not USN as it has standard rimless eagles
    • manayunkman
      None of the ones I saw came with the original box.
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    • noworky
      Wasn’t sure where to post this radiological boundary sign. A pipefitter friend acquired it for me when the USS Carl Vinson was in dry dock.  I worked for D.O.E. for 33 years in regards to nuclear weapons so I was pleased to add this to my collection.
    • Ronnie
      I’ve had these little boots for many years now but I don’t think I have ever shown them here on the forum. These are extremely well made boots that I have no idea what they were made for. Speculation is that they were salesmen samples but there are no maker marks anywhere on them that I can see. At any rate I hope you guys enjoy looking at them and if you know what they are for or who made them please let me know.
    • Charlie Flick
      Gentlemen:   I don't think it is a bandoleer (or bandolier) for the following reasons: 1.  It has the metal T-closure that was used on cartridge/pistol/medical belts.  That feature would have been awkward with a bandoleer. 2.  All of the woven bandoleers I have seen have a metal tipped strap which connects through a slotted fitting to close the bandoleer and keep it over the shoulder. 3.  All but the very earliest bandoleers, when laid out flat, had a gentle V-shape to them so as to fit more comfortably on the wearer.  This one does not.   I think it is a belt, but the purpose of it is puzzling.  What military purpose would have been served by having the user carry 10 spare M1911 magazines?   I can't think of any.  And as pointed out above, there are no visible lower edge grommets to accommodate the Model of 1912 or M1916 holsters for the pistol.  Why carry spare magazines if there was no provision to carry the holstered pistol?   Are the snaps ones that bear the U.S. Eagle?  I can't tell on my crummy screen.  I ask as there is a chance that the image on the snaps may be that of a state guard or militia seal.  That might narrow things down.  The NY State guard had a rifle cartridge belt in 1917 that used snaps with the seal of the state of New York on them.   Perhaps AEFCAV can show us a pic with a M1911 magazine inserted and the flap snapped so that we can see how it fits.  I am not yet convinced it was intended to carry magazines.   I think this belt is most unusual and very interesting.  Thanks for posting it.   Regards, Charlie  
    • Scarecrow
      Try this company https://www.dugout-memories.com/capsteam.html.  Not sure they will make a custom vintage cap for you.  They seem to just have a stock of vintage team caps available.  Might be worth a try though.  Cooperstown Ballcap Company used to make any custom cap you wanted but they have been out of business for a few years now.
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    • KASTAUFFER
      Unless the number is listed in the GO, it would be almost impossible. 
    • KASTAUFFER
      Thanks for posting. Examples of these types of covers from WWII are fairly common, but from the Korean War they are scarcer. Part of the reason was the reduced number of casualties and the shorter duration of the war.   Kurt
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