Militiaman Posted October 16, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 16, 2014 Hey guys, I recently picked these up and thought I would post them. If I had to guess, I'd say these are mid 60's to early 70's vintage, but I don't know. Can anyone advise? Also, does anyone have any idea why the back of the larger patches have been numbered? For scale purposes, the smaller (Japanese made, I think) patch is 3" across. Thanks! Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Militiaman Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted October 16, 2014 Reverse: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted October 16, 2014 Share #3 Posted October 16, 2014 Pre 1972 after that the carriers lost the "A" and it would have been a CVN rather than a CVAN. The non nukes became CV's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Militiaman Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted October 16, 2014 Very cool sir, thanks for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted October 19, 2014 Share #5 Posted October 19, 2014 As far as the numbering on the back of the larger patches, I am guessing the seller of these patches acquired a patch collection which they have been selling off in smaller groups. I speculate the original owner, or collector, of the patches numbered them on the back and it is a date code as to when he or she acquired that particular patch. I say this having seen the backs of several of the patches this dealer has sold and many of them are numbered like this. I even have a couple like this from the same seller myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Militiaman Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted October 20, 2014 Quite possible, thanks for the information. If that's the case, I sure wish they would tag/label them by placing them in marked bags, or use a sticky note (or similar method). Marking on them directly sure is an aggressive way to treat a piece of history, regardless if it's a collectable or a piece of merchandise to the owner. I must admit on the two examples I have, the numbers appear to have been made by the same hand. Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAM.12TN Posted March 24, 2015 Share #7 Posted March 24, 2015 Here are some variations I have for the Enterprise patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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