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General Category => Pattern Requests. => Topic started by: yyyyyguy on January 21, 2012, 02:37:26 pm

Title: honor guard @ funeral
Post by: yyyyyguy on January 21, 2012, 02:37:26 pm
I was in the honor guard today for a 100 yr. old soldier from our Am. Legion post.  After we policed the brass it was given to the family.  Has anyone ever done or seen a pattern to display the shells? I think it would be a great way to remember our soldiers/family members.
Title: Re: honor guard @ funeral
Post by: Mainewoods on January 21, 2012, 03:06:59 pm
Never seen one, but seems like an excellent idea!  Hopefully someone more creative than me comes up with something for you!
Title: Re: honor guard @ funeral
Post by: Intarsia92 on January 21, 2012, 03:22:56 pm
I haven't seen a Pattern for the Brass, but I attended a funeral two weeks ago where the Honor Guard presented the Son with the Flag and Spent Brass. The ceremony was very touching.

Here's a Picture if someone cares to make a pattern.

I think it would make a beautiful Intarsia.
Title: Re: honor guard @ funeral
Post by: grampa on January 21, 2012, 03:56:34 pm
Hi, You could make a cross out of them with a cap badge in the middle and inscription at the bottom, something like this......Paul
Title: Re: honor guard @ funeral
Post by: J,Hamilton on January 21, 2012, 09:44:29 pm
Those are interesting ideas guys.
Title: Re: honor guard @ funeral
Post by: joey65746 on January 24, 2012, 09:32:12 am
win my bestfriends dad died  the tock the brass and made a wind chime out of them  i dont have a picture but it was a good idea i thought  it wood be neet to take steaves pattern of the mitary plates and hang the brass off of it
Title: Re: honor guard @ funeral
Post by: Gabby on January 25, 2012, 03:28:06 am
The primers can be punched out of FIRED brass with a pin that will fit through the flash hole inside of the case.
Or if you know someone who reloads they may have a decapper that will fit it.
Not hard to do, then you could thread a wire through it to hang it up. A knot on one end to keep it from pulling through and a loop on the other.
Alternatively you can just drill a hole through the primer, but it does have to be a fired case.
Gabby
Title: Re: honor guard @ funeral
Post by: yyyyyguy on January 25, 2012, 09:38:20 am
thanks all, great ideas for next time!