Hi Ken, proud of my copy! Pre 4500 run including loose leaf addendum/corrections! Cheers Graham  

Tesla & mikedon, thank you for sharing.  Very cool.  agnation, thank you for the deep dive.  Now I want one of these!

Overactive imagination for sure.  What you are looking at is a “bowl” to smoke Marijuana, spotted it immediately, it’s called a one-hitter made a few myself back in the day.  

Just so you guys know that these exist and are reproductions, these are some that I have made. Not that anyone should be caught out with them, the fronts are close ish, but the backs are a dead giveaway and only the clueless would every think for a second that they are genuine.

Oh, that's nice!  First one I have seen a pic of and missing in my collection.

Gorgeous example, I’m hoping once the archives update the morning reports past 1944 the unit can be found. My guy enlisted in 1948.

@Timberwolf great Ike! I’d be curious what unit Information you can turn up.    Here is one from my collection, however I assume this design was used by more than just this one battalion.  

A nice looking pattern 1902 enlisted cap for the blue uniform. Light blue trim and cap badge for an infantryman of Company E 23rd Infantry.

Dear Folks Please just your thoughts with this hat,original period one,year aprox,any red flags?   Thanks in advance   Fernando    

Hi Andreas   Merrow edge patches were made in Afghanistan and all over SW Asia.   Below are from Camp Bastion Barber shop 2014 brought back,Rats Arse KAF 2014,Talibanned cigar club 2009 all brought back by veterans.   They are certainly not the norm but do exist.   cheers   Phill