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Old 02-01-2010, 03:03 PM
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Howdy all.
Due to the Blizzard of 10 here in central NC I had a chance to clean out and sort a box of treasures that had been lurking about... that whole out of sight/mind thing....
Anyways came across a couple of cool pieces I thought I would share.
Also looking for any additional input from our leather experts out there.
First up is a George Lawrence Company shoulder rig. I believe this dates to the 1900 to 1940 period and has a cool pin on it where the shoulder harness strap is pinned to the holster. Sort of like a hat pin of yesteryear.
The holster is marked with a 10 over their oval shaped logo stamp. Under the oval logo is 45, under the 45 is 6.
Making some assumptions I think 45 refers to .45 cal and 6 to 6" Bbl. I show it pictured with a 1905 4th change .32-20 that is obviously too small. Anybody know what these numbers stand for?
The pin looks to be brass and painted. It is a horses head over a sheild or crest that has crossed swords over a 4 leaf clover????? In a banner style underneath is the word??? ALLONS or maybe ALL ONS
I thought this one was pretty cool and wanted to share. Anybody out there that can add some info, please share.
Hope you enjoy.
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Old 02-01-2010, 03:25 PM
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Default 11th Armored Cav

The "Pin" is the Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI) for the 11th Armored Cav Regiment. "Allons" is the unit motto. It means "Let's Go".

The "4 leaf clover" is actually stylized Scotch Thistle.

It looked like a DUI (aka Unit Crest) to me, so I Googled "Allons" and then "Unit Crest" and found it.

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