THIS CLASSIC FIVE STAR HIGHLY COLLECTABLE PIN FEATURES FREE TRACKING & DELIVERY CONFIRMATION, IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

...AND IS IN STOCK & READY TO SHIP, BY OUR CRACK SHIPPING CREW!

EXPERIENCE, QUALITY, AND SERVICE SINCE 1986

FROM A VETERAN OWNED COMPANY !!!!!!

 

We have been in business since 1986 and selling on EBAY since 2000. Make us your source for your Custom US Military Hats, Pins, Patches, Coins, & Flags!

 

 Items are added daily, so bookmark this page & return often, for you will never know what we`ll have for sale from our stock of 14,000 items ACEM218!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS PIN MEASURES 1 1/4 INCH & FEATURES A POST BACKING!

Are you looking for a meaningful birthday, holiday, or anniversary gift? This item is the perfect way to show case your loved one’s service and honor.  This pin is a prized piece for any collection....especially for the Aviator or Love One, who has served or is still serving with pride!  Order extras for friends & family to show your appreciation for your love one's service!

BE SURE TO LET US MAKE YOUR UNIT'S REUNION OR SODA MESS PINS/COINS/PATCHES...WE HAVE THE BEST PRICES ON EBAY AND CAN SET UP A SPECIAL AUCTION!

THIS IS NOT A CHEAP CARNIVAL/MID-WAY KNOCK OFF PIN THAT SOME OTHERS SELL FOR LESS ON EBAY...THIS IS THE "REAL DEAL"  REMEMBER YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!

This is an excellent gift for YOU or the LOVE ONE on your list, to honor a special day or for any other gift giving occasion.

This collector Pin is the most desirable of all German Aviation Pins & is considered the "crème de la crème" of aviation pins as born out by the exceptional detail!

The outstanding quality and detail in this pin will amaze you....pins are the perfect gifts for the special people in your life, which will last a life time!

A GREAT PIN FOR YOUR COLLECTION OR TO GO ALONG WITH MEMORIES OF TIME SPENT FLYING!

"Land of the free ... because of the brave!"

New York Spectator. August 23, 1831
“ The court of common pleas of Chester county, [New York] rejected a witness who declared his disbelief in the existence of God. The presiding judge remarked that he had not before been aware that there was a man living who did not believe in the existence of God; that this belief constituted the sanction of all testimony in a court of justice: and that he knew of no cause in a Christian country where a witness had been permitted to testify without such belief.

  Semper Fi Mac brings the internet's most extensive selection of Military and Aviation Collector Items to eBay.  We have been supplying Military Units with quality patches, pins, hats, and coins since 1986 & we can set up a special ebay auction for your custom items too!

Now, for the first time, you can enjoy that same quality merchandise that we sell to our museum, aviation & military unit accounts!  Pay Pal and all major Credit cards accepted.

Our specialty is authentic collector items supplied from the same patterns as the original units.  Be sure to check out our other auctions and ebay store.

GIVE US A CALL NOW AND LETS TALK ABOUT US MAKING YOUR CUSTOM PATCHES, PINS, HATS, & COINS FOR YOU OR YOUR UNIT OR REUNION! CONTACT US AND WE CAN SET UP A SPECIAL EBAY AUCTION FOR YOU!

This pin is worn and displayed proudly!

Giving a medal, with a unit's or individual's insignia is a military tradition intended to readily identify past and present.  This is an impact award for immediate excellence.  It does not have to go through a bureaucracy.   Giving it to others is a sign of mutual respect...and shows pride in the individual and the Unit!

BUY THIS GREAT COLLECTOR MEDAL RIGHT NOW  and People will wonder where you ever found this great item!  You'll receive lots of compliments....don't miss out, buy this collector MEDAL now!

AN UNFORGETTABLE PIN....AT AN UNFORGETTABLE PRICE!

THIS IS A VERY HIGH QUALITY COLLECTOR PIN!

WE TRADE FOR & CARRY ONE OF THE LARGEST SELECTION OF MILITARY ITEMS, FROM MANY OF THE BIGGEST & BEST NAME COMPANIES IN THE USA!

You are bidding on one quality reproduction of the Imperial German "Pour Le Merite" known more commonly as the "Blue Max".   Single sided with the correct blue coloring.    This is the BEST broach made period!  Check out the complete tight pattern, detail trim, trend setting style of these broach, unlike other brass broaches at a cheaper price....you will receive quality and an exceptional pin here...you get what you pay for!   We sell more broaches to Collectors and Veterans than anyone....no cheap brass or seconds here! Remember "The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten...do not accept poor quality for cheap pricing!"

This highly detailed Blue Max measures one inch.

Exceptional detail this collector piece is a unique collector pin in excellent condition!

THE Blue Max IS IN MINT CONDITION!

THIS RARE AND HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR ITEM IS IN MINT CONDITION.

Great colors and design combine to make this a classic.

This is by far one of the best looking and exceptionally made broaches out in the market and will make A GREAT GIFT THAT WILL LAST! 

This broach IS A MUST FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR!

This great collector item can be worn with a shirt/blouse, jacket or hat, use it in a shadow box or display it as part of your military memorabilia collection.

This item will be carefully packaged and shipped to You if  you are the winning bidder!

MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS THE BEST-MADE AND MOST REQUESTED BLUE MAX ITEM EVER!  DO NOT PUT THIS DOWN, BECAUSE IT WILL NOT BE THERE WHEN YOU GET BACK!

If you do not see a pin you want...we should be able to obtain one from one of our many sources.  We have access to thousands of molds or we can custom make a pin...we just need a picture or time period to do some research and we can set up a special ebay auction, so you can get that special pin! 

EITHER BY BOAT OR WHATEVER MEANS POSSIBLE...OUR CRACK SHIPPING DEPARTMENT WILL RUSH YOUR COLLECTOR PIN RIGHT OUT, BY THE MOST RELIABLE CARRIER, USING THE FASTEST SHIPPING AVAILABLE!

We Ship Our Items The Same Working Day After Your Payment Is Received

Your Item will be carefully Packed And Shipped in a protected bubble padded envelope, NOT STUFFED into a flat ENVELOPE!  

Typical US Postal scheduled pick up is at 5 PM!

Shipping by this method is a little more expensive for us, but we find that this is the best way, for your item to arrive without any damage and in perfect condition, as you see it here on Ebay!

A COMMENT FROM ONE OF OUR GREAT CUSTOMERS!

Rec'd the hat today...it's the best.  The bonus sticker was a real nice
touch.  I really like that you boxed the hat for shipping; I have rec'd
flattened ones from others...I've learned my lesson and I'll be back to shop
with you again.   I have left you positive feed back and would appreciate
the same.

Semper Fi!

Carl Nelson
CPL - USMC 1983 - 1986
Wpns Co. 2/9 81's Platoon

ALL OF OUR ITEMS ARE SHIPPED, USING US POSTAL 1ST CLASS MAIL, FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND PROTECTION!

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GOD BLESS YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AND FOR YOUR ORDER TODAY!

SEMPER FI (Marine motto ALWAYS faithful!)

GOD, COUNTRY, CORPS! SEMPER FI! AND YES WE ARE STILL ONE NATION UNDER GOD!

The "Red Baron" was the allied nickname for German air ace Manfred von Richthofen, the leading ace of the war with 80 kills.

"The Blue Max" officially the Order of Merit. From Prussia. Established in 1667 by Margrave Frederick (later to become King Frederick I), the Orden Pour le Mérite was originally known as the Brandenburg Ordre de la Génerosité (Order of Generosity).

Reorganized by Frederick II in 1740, it became the Orden Pour le Mérite (Order of Merit) and was awarded to military personnel and civilians. The Order was again reorganized in 1810 by Frederick William III who reserved it solely for individual military achievement on the battlefield against the enemy.

After the Prussian army occupied Paris in 1814, a total of 1,662 Pour le Mérites were awarded. Of those, 1,470 Pour le Mérites were awarded to Russians. In 1842, Frederick William IV added a civil class for scholars, painters, sculptors, and musicians.

Following the armistice of 1918, the Orden Pour le Mérite was never again awarded for military service.  During World War I, Prussia's highest military award, the Orden Pour le Mérite, was awarded to military personnel for repeated and continual gallantry in action.

Of all officers in the German army and navy, the most frequent recipients of the Orden Pour le Mérite were junior officers in the German Air Force. During World War I, it was awarded to 81 German military aviators: 76 army aviators and  5 naval aviators. Of that total, 78 of the recipients were officers who held the rank of Captain or below.

Recipients were required to wear the medal whenever they were in uniform.

The Blue Max was the center of the World War I film "The Blue Max" in 1966,  starring George Peppard, James Mason and Ursula Andress, tells the story of a German pilot trying to earn the coveted Blue Max medal for reaching twenty enemy kills.  The "Blue Max", a coveted medal for achievement in flying, is ruthlessly sought by a German pilot who climbs out of the trenches and into the air force. He is met with prejudice by the other contestants, wealthy snobs who look down on his low economic stature. When he claims the titles, he earns the respect of the General and the General's wife, who wants to repay him in ways that the General might not appreciate.

We also value two things that have become endangered, top quality merchandise and old fashioned service! We respect your time by making every effort to fill your orders accurately and as promptly as possible. Your business is our livelihood!

This is me a few years ago with my Fuji Stick...."No I was not a hero...but I served in a Platoon full of them! "

Units....MWCS-38 3d Maw/ 3/9 Marines / MCRD San Diego (Boot Camp)/ Edson Range Camp Pendleton/ SOMS MCAS El Toro!)

United States Marine Corps 1978-88 Honorable Discharge

    ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ If You're Proud To Be An American Wave
✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ This Flag In Honor Of The Fallen Men
✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ And Women Who Served Our Country
✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ For those who have served in the past

The "Red Baron" was the allied nickname for German air ace Manfred von Richthofen, the leading ace of the war with 80 kills.

The most famous ace of the war, Manfred von Richthofen briefly served in the trenches before transferring to the German Air Force in 1916. Oswald Boelcke's star pupil was a fast learner and achieved immediate success. A month after receiving his first Albatros, Richthofen had six victories against Allied aircraft. As his reputation grew, the "Red Knight of Germany" painted the fuselage of his Albatros D.III bright red to flaunt his prowess in the air. The British called him the jolly "Red Baron," to the French he was the "Red Devil." He was shot down as he flew over the trenches in pursuit of Wilfrid May on 21 April 1918. Although Arthur Brown was officially credited with the victory, evidence suggests Richthofen was hit by a single bullet fired from a machine gun in the trenches. A British pilot flew over the German aerodrome at Cappy and dropped a note informing the Germans of the Baron's death. Buried in France with full military honors, Richthofen's body was later exhumed and reburied in the family cemetery at Wiesbaden.

The First World War introduced a new form of battleground: to ground and sea warfare could now be added aerial conflict.  Nascent aircraft technology was quickly and relentlessly developed to produce machines capable of serving each country initially in reconnaissance missions (ideal in conditions of trench warfare) and later in fighter and bombing raids.

The air war threw up a new breed of fighter, and in general the Allied and Central Powers' governments proved quick in exploiting the successes of their airmen for propaganda purposes (although the British were less inclined to trumpet the Royal Flying Corps' achievements, with one or two notable exceptions).

The French government was the first to award the distinction of 'ace' to those of their fighters who had demonstrably downed five enemy aircraft.  Independent confirmation was a strict requirement however, which often posed a practical difficulty in crowded dogfight circumstances.

The German government quickly followed,later specifying however that eight sixteen 'kills' were required for a pilot to be considered an ace and eligible for the prestigious Pour le Merite award.

Britain - and later the U.S. - followed the French example, although both were more lenient in allowing 'probable' victories to count.  The British Distinguished Flying Cross was available to those pilots who had scored at least eight victories.

Most victories were scored in the crowded skies above the Western Front.  Even then reliable statistics are not easy to come by: figures for the other fronts (e.g. the war in the East) are even more unreliable.

It was routine for pilots to claim 'kill' figures notably higher than their official figures.  Some units also instated regimes whereby 'easy' targets were to be left to the leading aces, thus further boosting their totals (much to the resentment of junior pilots).

Recipients of this medal were Baron Von Richthoffen (The Red Baron) Generalfeldmarschal Otto Von Hindenburg, Generalfeldmarschal Mackensen, Herman Goering.

Fokker E.III, built 1915, powered by Oberursel UI 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary 100 HP engine, weighed 1,342 lbs., max. speed of 88 MPH, max. ceiling of 11,500 feet,
1 synchronized Spandau machine gun

"The Blue Max" officially the Order of Merit. From Prussia. Established in 1667 by Margrave Frederick (later to become King Frederick I), the Orden Pour le Mérite was originally known as the Brandenburg Ordre de la Génerosité (Order of Generosity).

Reorganized by Frederick II in 1740, it became the Orden Pour le Mérite (Order of Merit) and was awarded to military personnel and civilians. The Order was again reorganized in 1810 by Frederick William III who reserved it solely for individual military achievement on the battlefield against the enemy.

After the Prussian army occupied Paris in 1814, a total of 1,662 Pour le Mérites were awarded. Of those, 1,470 Pour le Mérites were awarded to Russians. In 1842, Frederick William IV added a civil class for scholars, painters, sculptors, and musicians.

Following the armistice of 1918, the Orden Pour le Mérite was never again awarded for military service.  During World War I, Prussia's highest military award, the Orden Pour le Mérite, was awarded to military personnel for repeated and continual gallantry in action.

Of all officers in the German army and navy, the most frequent recipients of the Orden Pour le Mérite were junior officers in the German Air Force. During World War I, it was awarded to 81 German military aviators: 76 army aviators and  5 naval aviators. Of that total, 78 of the recipients were officers who held the rank of Captain or below.

Recipients were required to wear the medal whenever they were in uniform.

The Blue Max was the center of the World War I film "The Blue Max" in 1966,  starring George Peppard, James Mason and Ursula Andress, tells the story of a German pilot trying to earn the coveted Blue Max medal for reaching twenty enemy kills.  The "Blue Max", a coveted medal for achievement in flying, is ruthlessly sought by a German pilot who climbs out of the trenches and into the air force. He is met with prejudice by the other contestants, wealthy snobs who look down on his low economic stature. When he claims the titles, he earns the respect of the General and the General's wife, who wants to repay him in ways that the General might not appreciate.

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Next time you go out, show off this attractive pin and notice how much attention is generated.

Pins are a great way to meet new people through appealing to the natural curiosity we all possess.

Pins are great for starting conversations, excellent gifts, ideal for fundraisers, conveying a special message, and fun to collect and trade!