chuck locke Posted December 25, 2012 Share #1 Posted December 25, 2012 Having recently read and contributed to a thread on OS caps with piping, I became aware of the piping similarities of the color and piping on the prewar 1st army patches. I wanted to show what I had and hope that someone else with an interest would show theirs as well. First up is the typical uncolored patch and two infantry patches one a light blue and also a dark blue variation. Link to post Share on other sites
chuck locke Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share #2 Posted December 25, 2012 two signals and an artillary Link to post Share on other sites
chuck locke Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted December 25, 2012 next up two transport and a reverse transport home made. The bottom patch I got with an original phantom 157th patch. I paid $30.00 for a transport, the phantom and what I foun d out was signals but the white was colored in with a red ink pen period done, who knows, but I like it. Link to post Share on other sites
chuck locke Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted December 25, 2012 Medical, headquarters, police Link to post Share on other sites
manayunkman Posted December 25, 2012 Share #5 Posted December 25, 2012 Very nice Link to post Share on other sites
chuck locke Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share #6 Posted December 25, 2012 quartermaster, cavalry, chemical Detached enlisted man list, The yellow appears to be theater done, no idea what it was meant to be, and for tan uniform. Link to post Share on other sites
Joe McKinney Posted December 25, 2012 Share #7 Posted December 25, 2012 I've got an artillery and a signal. Link to post Share on other sites
firefighter Posted December 25, 2012 Share #8 Posted December 25, 2012 Nice set of patches. Link to post Share on other sites
chuck locke Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share #9 Posted December 25, 2012 two engineers and a theater devised artillary (thanks Garth) Link to post Share on other sites
chuck locke Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted December 25, 2012 two post war, one regular and the other metal embroidered, plus a WWI chemical Link to post Share on other sites
chuck locke Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted December 25, 2012 A listing of the colors center first and piping second. Infantry - blue Engineers - red & white Artillary - red Chemical - cobalt blue & golden yellow Medical - maroon & white Quartermaster - buff Military police - yellow & green (there is a reverse, green and yellow, variation Finance - silver gray & golden yellow Signals - orange & white ordinannce - crimsen & yellow Cavalry - yellow Detached enlisted mans list - grass green transport - red & yellow Aviation - blue & orange Headquarters personel - olive drab Armored forces - green & white Tank destroyer - orange & black West Point cadre - white & yellow Link to post Share on other sites
DaveS44 Posted December 25, 2012 Share #12 Posted December 25, 2012 Here are the ones I have. I'd like to get more, but these can be a bit expensive. - Dave Link to post Share on other sites
chuck locke Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share #13 Posted December 25, 2012 that' s a good start. I as well have hit the expensive ones. But you just Don' t know what you' 'll run into or where you' 'll find it. Chuck Link to post Share on other sites
mortaydc60 Posted December 25, 2012 Share #14 Posted December 25, 2012 Collecting the inserts is a worthy challenge. You can make it more difficult by completing the set in the "woolie" version and don't forget the different sizes of the embr version. Let's not forget the hand-made versions . The armor took me over 30 years to find. The above list may not be complete; Chaplain insert but don't remember colors. Good luck with quest! Mort Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted December 25, 2012 Share #15 Posted December 25, 2012 NIce collection Chuck. I've got a few in a folder somewhere...but nowhere near as many as you! Link to post Share on other sites
chuck locke Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share #16 Posted December 26, 2012 thanks everybody. My search continues. if Anyone else wants to post, please do. click Link to post Share on other sites
88thcollector Posted December 26, 2012 Share #17 Posted December 26, 2012 Hi, I don't recall seeing any of the machine made insert patches in used condition. Were they actually worn much? Link to post Share on other sites
chuck locke Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share #18 Posted December 26, 2012 I was told they stopped the practice at the beginning of WWII. There were other divisions that carried on the practice after WWI but they again are pretty rare. Link to post Share on other sites
36-tex Posted December 26, 2012 Share #19 Posted December 26, 2012 Check out the Reference Section: Shoulder Patches of this site. There are several more examples pictured there. Link to post Share on other sites
Magnasound Posted February 27, 2014 Share #20 Posted February 27, 2014 Another reason why this site is such a valuable resource.....I've been trying to find a list of the known 1st Army colored insert patches to help with my collection, did a topic search first and found this thread! I have several "insert" patches so far and would like to work towards completing the set some day. Here's what I have so far: Link to post Share on other sites
Bearmon Posted February 27, 2014 Share #21 Posted February 27, 2014 Very good looking group of patches, best wishes for finishing the collection. Link to post Share on other sites
Magnasound Posted February 27, 2014 Share #22 Posted February 27, 2014 Thanks, Bearmon! Link to post Share on other sites
Austin_Militaria Posted May 5, 2014 Share #23 Posted May 5, 2014 Some 1st Army Insert patches on a period WWII patch blanket. Left - Right Transport, Quartermaster, Cavalry, Unassigned troops, & Infantry. Link to post Share on other sites
Austin_Militaria Posted May 5, 2014 Share #24 Posted May 5, 2014 A few more on the other side of the blanket. Left-Right Artillery, Medical, Signal, Chemical, Engineer, MP Link to post Share on other sites
HOF Posted May 5, 2014 Share #25 Posted May 5, 2014 They are one of my favorites to collect. Here are mine. Link to post Share on other sites
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