Kaskanampo 310 "Cowpile" Flaps

Kaskanampo Lodge 310 of the old Tennessee Valley Council in north Alabama issued their first flap in 1953 so that Arrowmen of the lodge would have a flap to wear to the Irvine Ranch National Jamboree in California.  The flap was based on the prevalent BSA uniform pocket flap of that time (rounded bottom).  The flap was basic and pictured the Mussel Shell totem in the center of the flap.  Unfortunately many could not tell this was a Mussell Shell.  With its wrinkled stitching designed to look like the exterior of a Mussel Shell, it ended up looking more like a "Cowpile".

From this point on Arrowmen of the Lodge affectionately referred to the F1 as the "Cowpile".  The first flap above left (F1a) was known as the Smaller White.  It could be distinguished from the F1b (ordered around 1955) on the right by its size as the F1b was known as the Larger White.  But the most telling difference was the lettering.  On the F1a, the M tags the P in Kaskanampo at the bottom.  On the F1b the M tags the P in the middle.  The F1a is the rarest patch in Lodge 310 and very few examples are known to exist - especially Mint condition flaps.  The flap may have gained an ugly name, but it is first in the hearts of 310 collectors.  It is worth noting that Arrowmen in 1957 opted to change the style of the flap to avoid comments about the "Cowpile" on their uniforms.