04-01-2008, 19:42
|
#16
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NorCal
Posts: 15,370
|
Shar,
The blue circular patch with white galleon and red Maltese cross is for the Caribbean Defense Command.
Richard
__________________
“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
|
|
Richard is offline
|
|
|
04-01-2008, 20:39
|
#17
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: DC area
Posts: 381
|
I finished opening all the boxes today and found one more that wasn't with the rest. It's obviously something to do with Thailand - but I'm not sure the exact title. If anyone is interested in these three, they don't have homes yet. In fact the only ones that are taken are the 31st Inf and the Phillipine Department plus the ones I'll shown here on this post. Someone asked earlier to see the whole collection - so I've posted what I have here. My dad kept the rest.
I appreciate all of your help with identification. I'm positive my grandfather would be happiest knowing that I was doing this with his belonging rather then just dumping them or putting them in a closet somewhere.
__________________
"I had cast my lot with a soldier, and where he was, was home to me." - Martha Summerhayes Vanished Arizona
Last edited by Shar; 04-01-2008 at 20:42.
|
|
Shar is offline
|
|
|
04-01-2008, 20:41
|
#18
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: DC area
Posts: 381
|
The rest - and these do have homes.
__________________
"I had cast my lot with a soldier, and where he was, was home to me." - Martha Summerhayes Vanished Arizona
|
|
Shar is offline
|
|
|
04-01-2008, 20:42
|
#19
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NorCal
Posts: 15,370
|
Shar,
The mailed fist holding the torch is a part of the crest for the Army War College. a dexter mailed hand Sable, holding a torch inflamed Proper
An interesting collection.
Richard 
__________________
“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
|
|
Richard is offline
|
|
|
04-01-2008, 21:04
|
#20
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NorCal
Posts: 15,370
|
Shar,
The maroon and green striped dui belongs to the 4th Infantry Regiment.
Richard 
__________________
“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
|
|
Richard is offline
|
|
|
04-01-2008, 21:05
|
#21
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Clarksville, TN
Posts: 1,164
|
Image 1273 is the "Follow Me" patch of the United States Army Infantry School, Ft. Benning, Georgia. It's the patch I wore for six months during OCS in 1971/72, and that my instructors wore for Airborne and Pathfinder schools. If no one else desires that item, I wil gladly pay shipping and/or a donation to any cause you want.
|
|
CSB is offline
|
|
|
04-01-2008, 21:21
|
#22
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: DC area
Posts: 381
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by CSB
Image 1273 is the "Follow Me" patch of the United States Army Infantry School, Ft. Benning, Georgia. It's the patch I wore for six months during OCS in 1971/72, and that my instructors wore for Airborne and Pathfinder schools. If no one else desires that item, I wil gladly pay shipping and/or a donation to any cause you want.
|
You got it!
__________________
"I had cast my lot with a soldier, and where he was, was home to me." - Martha Summerhayes Vanished Arizona
|
|
Shar is offline
|
|
|
04-01-2008, 21:27
|
#23
|
|
Area Commander
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,465
|
Shar, The Eagle may be Cloisonné, an ancient metalworking technique, that is an enamel process used to produce jewelry, vases, and other decorative items. I would suggest that you check the metal. If the Object proves postive it could be very valable. The process alone is worth some serious cash. A time consuming process to produced and this process called cloisonné is highly collectable and sought after by collectors.
|
|
Penn is offline
|
|
|
04-01-2008, 21:47
|
#24
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: DC area
Posts: 381
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Penn
Shar, The Eagle may be Cloisonné, an ancient metalworking technique, that is an enamel process used to produce jewelry, vases, and other decorative items. I would suggest that you check the metal. If the Object proves postive it could be very valable. The process alone is worth some serious cash. A time consuming process to produced and this process called cloisonné is highly collectable and sought after by collectors.
|
I appreciate your bringing that to my attention. I double checked everything and they are all prints. So the value really is mostly sentimental. They are "vintage" prints in that they are older - but they aren't dimensional in any way - just flat printing. I wish I could take them out of the frames and look closer at any inscriptions on the back - but my grandfather really secured them in there and I'd ruin the integrity of the framing.
__________________
"I had cast my lot with a soldier, and where he was, was home to me." - Martha Summerhayes Vanished Arizona
|
|
Shar is offline
|
|
|
04-02-2008, 04:11
|
#25
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NorCal
Posts: 15,370
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shar
...and you see I'm a nerd at this because I flipped TRADOC and FORSCOM.  |
Shar,
Today's FORSCOM patch was the AGF (Army Ground Forces) patch in WW2 and the CONARC (Continental Army Command as in continental USA forces) after that. It didn't become FORSCOM until 1973. I remember it being CONARC when I left for USASFT and it was FORSCOM when I returned to Fort Bragg.
Richard
__________________
“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
|
|
Richard is offline
|
|
|
04-02-2008, 16:50
|
#26
|
|
Guerrilla
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: DC area
Posts: 381
|
Well, I was wrong. They aren't prints - they are paintings. I opened one of them up as the "backing" was a little warped so I was going to put new backing on it. It wasn't the backing - it was the back of the painting surface. I'm going to assume he had someone paint these all for him? None of them are signed or anything but you can clearly see the brush strokes and feel the paint now that it's out of the frame.
__________________
"I had cast my lot with a soldier, and where he was, was home to me." - Martha Summerhayes Vanished Arizona
|
|
Shar is offline
|
|
|
04-03-2008, 04:07
|
#27
|
|
Quiet Professional
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NorCal
Posts: 15,370
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shar
They aren't prints - they are paintings. I'm going to assume he had someone paint these all for him? None of them are signed or anything but you can clearly see the brush strokes and feel the paint now that it's out of the frame.
|
Shar,
I would guess that it is more likely that these paintings were done by a post graphics shop and were made to display in a military unit or schoolhouse (e.g., Infantry Hall or an OCS classroom or the like) building. These are exactly the type of graphics that you used to see all the time in military buildings.
Richard 
__________________
“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
|
|
Richard is offline
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:20.
|
|
|
Linear Mode
