Sam,
The mummy sleeping bag was introduced in 1949 as part of the M1949-series
cold-weather gear. Am not sure about canvas bedrool unless it is his wool
blanket and mattress rolled up in his canvas shelter half. Ground sheet
could be a poncho. Shirt with "rank patches with crossed rifles" - those
are called chevrons and with crossed rifles that should indicate that they
are Marine Corps chevrons. What kind of shirt were they on - khaki or
spruce green? What color were the stripes? If the shirt was khaki, the
chevrons should have green stripes on khaki background; if the shirt was
spruce green, the chevrons should have green stripes on a red background.
Crossed rifes were added to the chevrons in 1959, prior to that there was
nothing in the middle.
Value - sentimental mostly. Hope that helps.
R. S. Rayfield, Jr.
Major USMC (Ret)
-----Original Message-----
From: FARMNTOWN@aol.com [mailto:FARMNTOWN@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 11:07 PM
To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
Subject: [MV] unit markings
I'm cleaning out one of the barns that came with our new place and found a
canvas bedroll complete w/cotton duck mattress, mummy sleeping bag, and a
wool blanket all stenciled US. The groundsheet is in great condition as is
the mattress(a little musty but otherwise intact. Where could I get an idea
of the value of this stuff? I also found an old shirt and salvaged his rank
patches, inside the stripe are a pair of crossed rifles{they look to be
Springfields}. If this is too generic I apologize but its all I have to go
on. We bought the place from the last descendants widow and she moved off
and
I'm trying to dig up a little background. Their family originally deeded the
place in 1857 and have been the only owners till last year.
Any help will be appreciated,
SAM
62 M-37
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