Spurious USMC Markings?

[usmc69]

Picked this up a while ago. Was curious what the board members thought of the markings.

AJ

[JBinIll]

Pictures are too small to really tell.The "S" in the U.S.M.C. looks wrong.The unit markings inside the flap look legit,outside ?

[usmc69]

See if this any better

[usmc69]

See if this any better

[JBinIll]

Look at the difference in the style of lettering on a genuine piece compared to what you have.You will see that style of seriphed letters on genuine pieces of most vintages of web gear.

[RCS]

USMC markings

Here are photos of two shovel covers marked to US Navy ships, these are the early WW1 covers and one is marked USMC

[RCS]

more examples

more examples but not USMC marked

[usmc69]

Pictures are too small to really tell.The "S" in the U.S.M.C. looks wrong.The unit markings inside the flap look legit,outside ?

Look at the difference in the style of lettering on a genuine piece compared to what you have.You will see that style of seriphed letters on genuine pieces of most vintages of web gear.

I have seen USMC markings on items with serifs & sans-serifs. I own several books on USMC equipment and uniforms. But not one of them shows any cleaning gear or equipment.

Thanks,
AJ

[RCS]

USMC TSMG magazine pouch

These USMC marked pouches used to be around a lot but difficult to find now

[usmc69]

These USMC marked pouches used to be around a lot but difficult to find now

I have a carbine pouch that is so marked with serifs.

AJ

[JBinIll]

Do you have any piece of USMC marked equipment with the lettering style like that cleaning rod case?That C6573 number on the back of that case is an Army Ordnance SNL number.As I said the interior markings look real but I seriously doubt the USMC markings are but that's just my opinion.

Join the http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ and post pictures lot of advanced USMC collectors over there including some of the guys who wrote the books.

[usmc69]

Do you have any piece of USMC marked equipment with the lettering style like that cleaning rod case?That C6573 number on the back of that case is an Army Ordnance SNL number.As I said the interior markings look real but I seriously doubt the USMC markings are but that's just my opinion.

Join the http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ and post pictures lot of advanced USMC collectors over there including some of the guys who wrote the books.

Did so. I had joined before.

[JBinIll]

Did so. I had joined before.

And what was the opinion over there on those markings?

[usmc69]

And what was the opinion over there on those markings?

None yet.

[usmc69]

Just had a response from a dealer of Surplus Parts and Webgear. He stated : The markings were put on by the Marine Corp., not the contract. The maker FAL was Fals Manufacturing in Des Moines, Iowa. The production was from Oct 44 thru Jan 45.