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Unknown Patches - Vietnam era


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BigDogMilitaria

I have a chance to pick up some patches. i don't have a clue if they are real or not. If they are, i imagine they are Vietnam made perhaps. Im pretty sure you guys will be able to steer me in the right direction! These are the only pics i have at the moment

 

Thanks for looking

 

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Patchcollector

Photos are'nt the greatest but they look fine to me.You have 3 Aviation,2 AF,and one novelty.It appears that these were cut off of uniforms.

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See if you can get a peak behind the material on the backs. They look like good worn patches but I would want to see the backs. They do look to still be sewn to uniform material.

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vintageproductions

Those are all real and looks like they are all uniform worn. I wouldn't hesitate to pick them up. There are a couple of really good ones in there.

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BigDogMilitaria

I'm gonna go try to pick these up later tonight. Any direction on which ones are rarer and more desirable than the others, he hasn't named a solid price yet, so if I can only grab a few I want to get the right ones. Would $40 be a good deal for the 6?

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BigDogMilitaria

Ok, i picked them up. There were a couple more patches that he didnt picture. The material on the back feels like cotton, almost like a tshirt. Im guessing these were all sewn on to something as a collection. There were a couple patches with Snoopy on them that I dont know what to make of.

 

Here some pics, im very interested in what you guys think! They really do look pretty cool.

 

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Patchcollector

Sweet!Nice to see some that were used,off the uniforms for sure!I like that Tass piece,the 2/17,and the 48th,all of them missing from my collection :dry:

I just picked up a crispy mint 366th piece,I'll post it soon.

A word of advice:NEVER tear apart a patch to "see what the back looks like".You may end up destroying a valuable piece.Better to post it here and let an expert eyeball it.Just my opinion.

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Unless the patch is glued to the material, I have no problem carefully removing the old pieces of uniform from a patch. It's just thread!

The patch looks better in my opinion, and I haven't "ruined" one yet!

 

AircoprsHJS You got heck of a group of patches there. If you got them for near your 40 dollar price you did really well!

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BigDogMilitaria

I will probably just leave them as is. If I move any of them sometime in the future I will leave it up to them. With my luck my dog will end up jumping on me at the moment I go to make a cut!

 

One of the best things for me when I make a find is to research the unit it came from. I have enjoyed some great reading tonight. And yeh, I got them hit slightly above the $40 but that's because the guy forgot to mention the two Snoopy patches. I cannot thank the guys on the forum for all the help and info provided!

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Very nice group of patches.

 

I don't think you'll loose any money on that buy.

 

That cav scout patch is my favorite of the lot.

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BigDogMilitaria

I agree, the Cav Scout patch is my favorite of the bunch too. The detail on these is amazing. This is a segment of our hobby I had never really delved into.

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Great group of patches.If you do decide to take the thread out I would go to JoAnn's, or someplace like that, and get one of the thread pickers.I have one and it works great.

 

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