Buckles

[Leerwerker]

These were a fun project - the gentleman came to me with a detailed drawing which I was able to copy onto the leather just as it was.

I did some minor embossing to lift the center pieces a bit.

[Spider]

Hey those do look like fun. Good work.

[Beaverslayer]

Very nice and vivid Leerworker. The symbols, what are the meanings of them?

Ken

[Storm]

Very interesting pieces but did you not mean Vietnam and not WWII? That is the former flag of South Vietnam.

[Leerwerker]

Yes, you are right! Late nite postings is not always that accurate. He is a Vietnam Vet!

Help me with the symbols: I know the one silver bar in the middle is the rank insignia of a lieutenant ...? The other is a little dilver bar with purple ends ..

[RonSC]

Yes, you are right! Late nite postings is not always that accurate. He is a Vietnam Vet!

Help me with the symbols: I know the one silver bar in the middle is the rank insignia of a lieutenant ...? The other is a little dilver bar with purple ends ..

Very nice work:

The background colors (red , yellow and green) are representation of the Vietnam Service Ribbon which is meant to duplicate the South Vietnam Flag which is identical in pattern/color but lacks the green bars on each end. The center emblem on the left is the Purple Heart Ribbon while the example to the right is a Captain's insignia of rank. Can't help with the "circle emblem' but I wager it is part of a particular unit's insignia.

Ron

(Vietnam Vet..'66-'68)

[Leerwerker]

The gentleman I made it for is a Native American Indian and I have seen that circle with the white and black sections in some of the shields they use here in Minnesota.... It must have something to do with that, I assume ...

[Storm]

I think what we have here is a Purple Heart (Wounded In Battle) The bars are those of a Captain. The circles around each. Well I am thinking that is looks very similar to a Sioux symbol that some used to wear around their necks like a medallion.

Hope that this is a bit more enlightening.

Storm

Edited May 3, 2008 by Storm