JULY 1996 UNITED STATES US ARMY CAREER COUNSELOR BADGE LOT OF 40 MINT SEALED BOX

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ARMY CAREER COUNSELOR Pin Badge. Oversized With Beautiful Eagle Insignia. There are 40 in this lot still in the original Sealed Taped Box. I have taken pictures of an open box just so that you can see what is inside. Each Item is mint in sealed Plastic Bag inside a Cardboard Box. Inside all Pins are MINT NEW OLD STOCK. Beautiful Detailed Pewter Eagle Spread Wing. Class A all the way! There are three brass military double-clutch pin fasteners on the backside.  Measures 2.5" x 2" Tall. Oversized. At first glance, it looks like a belt buckle. Each Pin is made out of yellow brass. This is genuine authentic second-run of this Military Insignia manufactured by E.P. Industries of Cranston, Rhode Island. The first run, which I also have available, was manufactured by the defamed Insignia Maker: Lordship Industries of Hauppauge Long Island New York. The first run, January 1996 date code was most likely one of the last insignia contracts Lordship had with the Federal Government.  In fact, I believe the US Military went to E.P. Industries in Cranston Rhode Island to finish out the remainder of the order in July-August of 1996.
Lordship was the sole maker of the Legendary Medal of Honor, our nation's highest Military Valor award. During the early '90s, they started selling unauthorized Medal of Honor Awards "out their back door" and into the Black Market. That is a Federal Offense. A serious one at that. It all caught up to them by 1996 when the Pentagon ceased doing business with them "indefinitely".  By the end of 1996, Lordship was prosecuted and fined for their actions. Such an believable fall from grace. I believe at one time they were the producers of approximately 60% of ALL Military Insignia. By the time July August of '96 came around the lawsuits were flying at the highest level, Pentagon and was a direct result of a long thorough FBI investigation. Interesting Story and not a nice one. The United States Military deals only with the highest standards when making this type of insignia. They deal only with USA Manufacturers EP Industries was a perfect choice to finish out the run. The quality is impeccable.
As you can tell by the pictures, packaging, cage codes, et. al., these pins were purchased directly from the US Government. Back in the '90s, we traveled long and far visiting Military Bases, filling out paperwork and passing security clearances to bring our customers the very best in Military Insignia right from the source. We do not purchase any Military products from mail order companies. If you think an American Flag made in China is bad, how about a Purple Heart? The fake stuff is out there, so buyer beware -as there is way too much junk out there.. As shown above with Lordship above, when it comes to Military Insignia, even the best get caught up in scandalous behavior. When it comes to Military Insignia, buy the very best. Do not take your chances with anything less. You will not be sorry that you did. You are looking at one of the Best Dealer Lots on the Internet. Exciting Military Case Lot like you have never seen before. How Exciting? These second run pins sell at each. Thus, you are looking at 0+ retail on this box for . The Chinese can't even beat this price! I feel that is something to get excited about. You are looking at 5 lbs of genuine US Army Insignia. And these oversized pins are simply beautiful to look at. Done to strict Mil Specs. Shipping is based on 5 lbs anywhere in the USA. We now use UPS for packages 2 lbs and over. This will save you even more money as the USPS continues to keep raising their Rates. Additional will be required for shipping outside the USA.
I imagine the price of these "Career Counselor" Pins will only go up in value. If you look at the last picture you will see that we recently scrapped over an entire pallet of these, 10,000++. They are Silver Brass coated in Sterling Silver. We only have a few boxes that we kept to sell. We are serious about "cleaning out the barn"! Another Great Deal for somebody out there!