joseph12297 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Got this L drum pouch with a V stamp, I have seen this on magazines but not canvas products before. Does anyone know when they started marking items with a V? I think it was for Victory to be inspirational? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 It looks kind of like a Y to me. I thought the V for Victory movement started after Pearl Harbor, but I could be wrong. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Militaria CII Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Does not look like a “V” to me and looks to be a “Y” and also appears to be sewn or applique. Is it sewn or printed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadycon Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) Drawn by hand? Stencil and colored in? Edited June 28, 2018 by shadycon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph12297 Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 It’s ink like the US is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijive Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Larry, You find the most unusual stuff! Looks like a Y to me too, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Larry, I saw that one, I am in the Y camp as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMG28 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 I am away from my documentation, but I recall that the V stamp on the mags was done during 1943 production. I agree that the stamp looks like a Y. May be personalization by its owner. I have not seen that kind of marking before now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adg105200 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Definitely a Y, although I don't have a clue as to what its for. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph12297 Posted June 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Thanks guysI wonder Y it’s marked at all?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Ploughboy Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Thanks guysI wonder Y it’s marked at all?? It's the gangster connection - a "Y's guys" pouch. Adds significantly the value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMG28 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 I like Ploughboys answer better, but the Marines loved to mark all of their gear. Could be that the infamous Y was a Marine. Or perhaps it is for Yankee and was marked by the Brits to designate that it wasnt superoir British gear. FWIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Might have been a 8 year old "baby boomer" playing in the 1950's marking his pouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Mills Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Too late for my comment this far down the thread: "The Y's have it". Sorry. And that's my better material.However, I haven't seen a marking like that either. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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