The unfortunate part about these uniforms is the seller found them at an estate sale of somebody that definitely collected military items.  He bought several boxes and bags of uniforms and all of them had been stripped of their insignia or any parts that were easily removed.  I was originally after the shoulder patches and got the nice surprise that the jackets still had their wings.  These will now be very well cared for and I'm excited to have my first WW1 wings in our collection.

No issues!     Both wings are appear to be French-made styles.  It is always a shame when the original owners (or subsequent family) don't properly care for historic items but as my Father used to say, "You take them as they come."   The wing with the sequins is a nice example of a hard to find style.     Chris

What exactly are you trying to accomplish? do you want to string all the belts on web material for display. do you want to add a belt to each buckle? are you looking for white belts, black belts, khaki belts, silver tabs, gold tabs?

The price was right.  Thanks

Just received these two WW1 bullion wings this week and thought I would share.  Unfortunately, the jackets had been stored in a shed and not protected.  The all-wool jacket was beyond saving and was lucky that the mice and moths did not damage the wing or patch (the rest of the jacket was completely ravished with tears and holes with large sections missing).  However, I will be keeping the other wings on the corduroy jacket and preserving it in its current condition.  Unfortunately, neither jacket was named, and had no tags or markings of any sort.

I like dog tags too, but I don't think I've ever paid more than $20-25 a pair.  $75 seems very high for a single tag that's not associated with a special unit, event, or person.   On the positive side, dog tags are easily researchable and will sometimes surprise you!  I've picked up tags belonging to a WW2 UDT officer and another to a WW2 Navy Cross awardee - both were inexpensive and the sellers had no idea they were anything special.

Looking for belts that go with the Philipine buckles.

Hello all, wanted to get any input from my fellow Forum members and friends here regarding this nice WWII Syracuse, NY dog tag. At the local Syracuse, NY Gun Show last month I was offered this nice tag from an out of state vendor for $75. Only a single tag and I thought the price was a bit high. But I wavered as I collect anything Syracuse related from Civil War to Korea. I ultimately passed.  Was this a good going price for a single tag in y’all’s opinion? I suppose if one wanted it bad enough any price would be worth it. Also, any information on his unit or if he saw combat in Europe or Pacific? I found his grave site information on Find A Grave but they gave no indication of his service, only that he was a WWII veteran.  I’ve attached a pic for reference. Hoping I might be able to pin him down better from any info that may be forthcoming. And the vendor still has the tag, as of last week so maybe it’ll end up in my collection after all. Thank all for any help…..Best….Tom 

Combat Utility Knife

The edge?