BigDogMilitaria Posted December 4, 2013 Share #1 Posted December 4, 2013 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted December 4, 2013 Share #2 Posted December 4, 2013 It's hard to tell but they are all made by the same source, all the backs being the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted December 4, 2013 Thats actually what makes me kind of nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted December 4, 2013 Share #4 Posted December 4, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted December 4, 2013 Share #5 Posted December 4, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted December 4, 2013 Share #6 Posted December 4, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted December 4, 2013 Thanks for the info guys. I'll try to pick them up if I can. The guy hasn't set a price yet, so we shall see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted December 4, 2013 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted December 4, 2013 Share #9 Posted December 4, 2013 if you buy them for 40 I'll double your money on the spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted December 4, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vintageproductions Posted December 5, 2013 Share #14 Posted December 5, 2013 It's a great group of original patches. Some in there are very tough to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted December 5, 2013 Share #15 Posted December 5, 2013 Agreed, a nice group, you did well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted December 5, 2013 Share #16 Posted December 5, 2013 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 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted December 5, 2013 Share #17 Posted December 5, 2013 I just Googled the 558th.They were in Nam and all over Asia during the war.I've never seen that patch,I'm sure the AF collectors would love to get their hands on that. Here's a link to a site I found: http://airwarvietnam.com/558tfs.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share #18 Posted December 5, 2013 Thanks for the info guys. I really do appreciate it. I'm glad I made the decision to picks them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted December 5, 2013 Share #19 Posted December 5, 2013 Excellent buy and a great selection. Hard to tell what they were all originally sewn onto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted December 5, 2013 Share #20 Posted December 5, 2013 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share #21 Posted December 5, 2013 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted December 5, 2013 Share #22 Posted December 5, 2013 at $40.00 a piece, most of these would have still been a bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted December 5, 2013 Share #23 Posted December 5, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share #24 Posted December 5, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted December 7, 2013 Share #25 Posted December 7, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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