{"id":14757,"date":"2013-11-09T16:21:57","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T21:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/?p=14757"},"modified":"2015-07-23T15:30:58","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T20:30:58","slug":"metal-flaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/09\/metal-flaps\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal OA Emblems &#8211; How Would You Categorize Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A while back I posted about a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/22\/shu-shu-gah-lodge-m1\/\">small metal flap issued by Shu Shu Gah Lodge<\/a> as a Thank you by the Lodge Chief and Advisor for service to the Lodge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8282\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/24M1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/24M1.jpg?resize=450%2C294\" alt=\"\" title=\"24M1\" width=\"450\" height=\"294\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/24M1.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/24M1.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shu Shu Gah Lodge #24 M1? Front <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8283\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/24M1-back.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/24M1-back.jpg?resize=450%2C245\" alt=\"\" title=\"24M1-back\" width=\"450\" height=\"245\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/24M1-back.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/24M1-back.jpg?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shu Shu Gah Lodge #24 M1? - Back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I recently saw a post by Glenn Chase on his Kecoughtan Emblems and History Site regarding <a href=\"http:\/\/news.kecoughtan.com\/2013\/11\/new-333-metal-flaps-with-fdls-issued.html\">new metal flaps from Wahunsenakah Lodge #333<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Which led me to think about the Blue Book Definition for the M Category which is:<\/p>\n<p> M =  Any full-size emblem that is metal (does not include hat pins).<\/p>\n<p>By the current definition the Shu Shu Gah Flap is a paperweight, a nice curiosity, but not an M issue. <\/p>\n<p>Should the current definition be expanded clarified to include smaller items?  Jacket Patches aside, all other material or shaped based designations do not have size restrictions.  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