patchguy Posted September 4, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 4, 2014 ABN COMMAND patch with Light Blue/Gold tab... http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-WWII-AIRBORNE-PARATROOPER-GLIDER-UNIFORM-PATCH-RARE-ESTATE-FIND-/301298017450?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4626c2e4aa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josegarcia8578 Posted September 4, 2014 Share #2 Posted September 4, 2014 Fake? Never seen one with a light blue tab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted September 4, 2014 Share #3 Posted September 4, 2014 Manufacturer's test run on the tab and patch. You be the judge as to why there are sewing machine holes. There are a whole lotta unknowing collectors out there, and is the bidding proves that theorem. This is an example of an error patch, nothing more. This is no different than the infamous "555th PIB" w/ the red and white airborne tab, all one piece. In another 30 years, there will be another never-before-seen combo. Collectors will bite on it, too. No photo of it being worn? No provenance? No deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASMIC2971 Posted September 4, 2014 Share #4 Posted September 4, 2014 At least the seller isn't claiming its the 592nd Airborne Mess Kit Repair Company variation! I also agree with Dave, test run, not a rare variant. If it was anything more, one would have shown up by now, or it would be the Airborne patch version to what the elusive $200 dollar jeep in a crate myth is among collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chcole1 Posted September 4, 2014 Share #5 Posted September 4, 2014 592nd Airborne Mess Kit Repair Company variation That's a good one. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted September 4, 2014 Share #6 Posted September 4, 2014 I would only buy this patch if it was graded, authenticated and hermetically sealed in plastic by a certified patch maven. See this link for a view to the future of patch collecting: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/218868-is-this-the-future-of-patch-collecting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn92 Posted September 4, 2014 Share #7 Posted September 4, 2014 So for the not-so-knowledgeable, is this a patch that WWII airborne collectors--in general--would want? I know variants are often sought after by collectors but are "test runs" or errors at all desirable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted September 4, 2014 Share #8 Posted September 4, 2014 I consider myself t be an airborne collector. This is not a piece that I want in my collection even though I read somewhere that this have been worn by the 592nd Airborne Mess Kit Repair Company. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchguy Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted September 4, 2014 Sold for $303.00... Quite a steal... You guys should know the 592nd Airborne Mess Kit Repair Company was a covert OSS Detachment... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted September 4, 2014 Share #10 Posted September 4, 2014 Here is an outside thought.....could the tab be faded from a bad batch of thread dye? If you look a the letters, they look pretty dark compared to the rest of the patch. They could have caught some of the ink. I am probably wrong, but that would answer the question over the patch being worn. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted September 4, 2014 Share #11 Posted September 4, 2014 Good chance the same guy who created the white/red airborne tab version of this patch also created this SF teal version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted September 10, 2014 Share #12 Posted September 10, 2014 Well, you can BIN for $1000 now http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rarest-WWII-Airborne-TC-Patch-/201167978410?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ed68bbfaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted September 10, 2014 Share #13 Posted September 10, 2014 lol..... wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Patrol Posted September 10, 2014 Share #14 Posted September 10, 2014 Well, you can BIN for $1000 now http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rarest-WWII-Airborne-TC-Patch-/201167978410?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ed68bbfaa I think the seller actually believes the OSS Detachment bit....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted September 10, 2014 Share #15 Posted September 10, 2014 Apparently the detachment was one guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88thcollector Posted September 11, 2014 Share #16 Posted September 11, 2014 is there any possibility that these teal blue examples have anything to do with the use of this insignia by the Special Forces in the early 1950s? I doubt if it does because there would have be plenty of WW2 surplus ones left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted September 11, 2014 Share #17 Posted September 11, 2014 is there any possibility that these teal blue examples have anything to do with the use of this insignia by the Special Forces in the early 1950s? I doubt if it does because there would have be plenty of WW2 surplus ones left. No doubt that's what the guy who "created" this had in mind. The A/B Command patches with white/red airborne tab fooled many experienced collectors back in the 80's/90's because they were made correctly (i.e., schliffli embroidery with cotton thread). In my opinion, this is just another bogus color variety of that fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchguy Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted September 11, 2014 The current seller at $1,000 BIN is the same person who bought it for $303... buyers remorse anyone?... is anybody so stupid as to fall for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
468abnarm Posted September 11, 2014 Share #19 Posted September 11, 2014 I live about 7 minutes from Grandview MO where the patch originally sold for $300 now it is for sale in Johnson City TN for $1000 - I'm moving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldsteel61 Posted September 13, 2014 Share #20 Posted September 13, 2014 I am in amazement that you avid patch hounds do not know the difference between the 592nd Airborne Mess Kit Repair Company/OSS patch and what is obviously at first glance the 597th Airborne Latrine Maintenance Battalion attached to the SOE!!! Come on you guys!! Get serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 17, 2020 Share #21 Posted February 17, 2020 The same patch from OP has popped up again. I have studied side by side comparisons and feel that it is the exact same patch. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-WWII-Airborne-Command-patch-with-rare-light-blue-tab-with-golden-thread/202903029698?hash=item2f3df687c2%3Ag%3AdgcAAOSwffReQwkf&LH_Auction=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 17, 2020 Share #22 Posted February 17, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarhooten Posted February 17, 2020 Share #23 Posted February 17, 2020 I had another collector ask me about this one. I told him he should spend his money elsewhere or give it to me and would sell him one worth his money. He stated that yes, I know a lot about patches but do I know them all?! I know what not to buy or at least what I don't know enough about to not buy it! Made that mistake before. Learned from the lesson I payed for. Currently this is selling for $120+. A costly lesson for sure! Or will shamed an will try to sell it down the road and some one else with little knowledge will restart the cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestern85 Posted February 17, 2020 Share #24 Posted February 17, 2020 Saw this on Ebay last night. I laughed to myself as I had read this very post a few months ago! Thanks to all those who share their knowledge and helped a newbie avoid a mistake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyDevil117 Posted February 20, 2020 Share #25 Posted February 20, 2020 I am not disagreeing with anything said here. But im really curious to know why an embroidery shop would test with random colors rather then the colors that are suppose to be used? After they change the colors wouldnt they have to test the tension anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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