ericluther Report post Posted June 21, 2009 My dad was a Marine and we were talking about leatherworking, and he mentioned he had never seen the leather collar Marines were issued that earned them the name Leathernecks. I would love to make him one a s a surprise does anyone have any photos of one, or ever seen one?? Thanks in advance, Eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericluther Report post Posted June 21, 2009 (edited) through some creative googling I found these I wish I could read what it says on the scroll work around the eagle I tried to photoshop enhance it to no avail. Edited June 21, 2009 by ericluther Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted June 21, 2009 Interesting idea. Cant help ya much maybe there are some ex marines around that know a little history. That first color the last word looks like "Death" and maybe "OF DEATH" but not sure about the other side of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyc1 Report post Posted June 21, 2009 What is the reason for the leather collar and when was it adopted? Tony. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted June 21, 2009 (edited) What is the reason for the leather collar and when was it adopted?Tony. It was used back in the days of the sabers, late 1800's as a defense from having your jugalur cut open. It also from what I read made sure that marines kept there heads high (no slouching) when in ranks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leatherneck Edited June 21, 2009 by MADMAX22 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted June 21, 2009 I think it says "valley of death" but I cant be 100% sure. I looked for a while and cant seem to find any reference with pictures or direct comments. Maybe a quick call to a museum monday will answer your question. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericluther Report post Posted June 21, 2009 thank you guys! yeah it def says death and theres an O before I thought it may have been liberty or death the last few letters on the left side kinda look like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted June 21, 2009 That could be it also. Im not sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
