Take a look at a recent retirement chest and Shadowbox for a retiring Marine Master Sergeant. We were recently asked to help showcase a retiring Marine with a special gift. We’ve made a set of Retirement Chest and Shadowbox painted in olive drab, distressed to showcase a battle worn exterior. On the outside of the… Continue reading Olive Drab USMC Dual Flag Retirement Chest
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Grenade Crate
This month we’re happy to share a custom-ordered chest, inspired by the military grenade chests. In this version we customized an Ammo Box Chest by making it deeper, and including black rope handle vs. the traditional metal handles that come on the chest. The customer further personalized this item by adding lift support hinges to… Continue reading Grenade Crate
Care Package Retirement Chest
🇺🇸 Military care packages are packages sent to service members whenever they’re serving away from home. This chest resembles chests used in the military to transport supplies, but for our purposes, we recommend using it to store special items like letters, mementos, uniform patches, challenge coins, a flag, pictures, and more!
Dress Blues Retirement Shadowbox
We are happy to share a custom-ordered retirement shadowbox we made for a fellow Marine. Our customer requested a shadowbox large enough to fit a set of dress blues, a sword and a few items to commemorate a Marine’s service. We built a solid wood retirement to accommodate two flags at both top corners. Centered… Continue reading Dress Blues Retirement Shadowbox
USCG and US Army Dual Flag Retirement Chest
We’re proud to share a custom ordered Retirement Chest for a retiring U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer and U.S. Army veteran. Our standard 24″ Dual Flag Retirement Chest was personalized with blue felt on the inside lid, just like the inside shadowbox tray. The chest was made to accommodate three folded flags. We used… Continue reading USCG and US Army Dual Flag Retirement Chest