Pvt. Harry Stockow, Canton, Ill., loads a captured German mortar (35 lb projectile). 29 October, 1944. Company D, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Photographer: Wescott.  (Signal Corps.)    

this one is wire netting

Marine and War Dog Iwo Jima 1945   From the Louis R. Lowery Collection (USMC Archives)  

Flea market find. Just need a leather handle. I have the pins.   I initially thought it was a BMG M1917 box when I bought it. To my eye, the paint appears to be USMC green. Latch is dated 1920!    I think these boxes are a bit rarer than M1917 boxes.   

Found this.  Looks like he retired November 1956. Made Commander November 5, 1945.   I did see that in mid 1944, he was station at the submarine base in New London, Connecticut. The designator 2109 is a Medical Reserve officer that has retired.    

Looks like an authentic period example. I don't recall seeing a "BUYRITE" before which adds extra interest. Probably Japanese-made. Thanks for posting!

Looks like a great group. 

Sterling US military insignia is almost always marked "sterling".  But you really hit the jackpot.  You can turn your find into a regular  Ebay annuity payout of $25 a shot.

All look good to me too, nice patches AG

As part of a large assortment of US Militaria I picked up this week was a small box which had some weight to it and when I looked inside I noticed that there were Pinback Combat Medic Badges some still wrapped in tissue paper.  They're unmarked as to maker or content so I'll need to test them for silver but when I got them home and counted there is 100 of them.  The box was not from the manufacturer sadly as it was a recycled shaving kit packaging from the 40's but I'm still happy with this haul which I assume came from a PX or an Army Navy Store as they are NOS with many of them still wrapped up. I've come across patches in bulk before but never badges like these so figured I'd post them here.