106th Cavalry

Scratching around, hunting and pecking. Then ... I SPY ..... Contacted this FB Mkt seller out of PA when I spotted a nugget in their lot. Asked for better picture of of the nugget. I got the pic. I didn't/don't want the lot of buckles, so I sent an offer ... Crickets. Enjoy the pictures. Said buckle: Richard K. Chambers, Readiness, Professionalism, NAVAIRRESFOR              

From the same seller. A Nice color plate illustration of the slate gray uniforms.     

Saw this on FB Mkt out of Boise, ID.  $50 (or best offer) plus shipping! Includes the jacket and visor cap cover. These "slate gray" working uniforms appeared in 1943, and were intended to both better blend in with the color of the wearer's ship and to help hide dirt and grime. They were ultimately not particularly popular, owing to their likeness to a bus driver's uniform, and were phased out in 1949. Unfortunately this set is unnamed. The jacket is in good condition. There is a small wear hole under the right armpit, and the shoulder boards are a bit dirty. Interestingly, it has gold buttons instead of the "normal" black plastic type - from what I understand, gold buttons were permitted until March 1944 due to a shortage of the black ones. The jacket has approximately a 38" chest and a 24" sleeve, and the visor cap cover is for a size 7 1/4 cap.        

Hi Andersen44,   Come on, get a matching tab (Type 1 Mark Bando's classification).   Dominique

I picked up one at a gun show for 5-10 bucks several years ago.  The dealer had an open case full of common medals you could sift through.  Still one of my best “cheap finds”

Me and my cousin are having a little dispute about rifles used by snipers in Vietnam. He seems to believe that "the M14 with a scope on it" was the main rifle and the one that the majority of US Army and USMC snipers used, while I believe they did not use the M14 as much as they used bolt-action rifles such as the M40, the Winchester Model 70, and the occasional M1903 or other rifles like that.  Please settle this dispute! (and on my side please! 😁) Thank you all! Wade

Don't know if any of you guy's collect these but this is on Goodwill online under US Army. Just a heads up. Jim

Can any of you US Navy Vets, please tell me what RFP3 means? What area of the ship would this helmet be worn on? RFP3

Philippine style, Hong Kong engraved, Ship Fitter or Damage Control? Not sure what the underlying chevron signifies.