Recent Army/AAF patch aquisitions

[Dakota]

A good friend of mine bought some patches from a yard sale a while back and mentioned them to me and I picked out a few and ended up getting all of them

In all, I was able to pick up 6 31st ID Patches, 2 8th ID Patches (One of which is kinda grubby), a 7th AAF, 2 AAC/AAF Patches, and the best of all was the Italian-Made Bullion MAAF Patch. The shield-shaped Black, Red, and Yellow patch I don't know what it is, could be foreign.

The 8th ID, 7th AAF, and the AAC/AAF Patches are abit grubby and I was curious what the best way is to clean them.

 

 

Thanks

D

[Dakota]

Reverse of the patches

D

[vintageproductions]

The black shield shaped patch, on top row at the end, is made for kid's toy green berets in the 1960's.

[jw1969]

If they are just "grubby" or dirty (and not with glue), I would leave them as they are. They have a more vintage look this way.

 

H.

[Dakota]

The black shield shaped patch, on top row at the end, is made for kid's toy green berets in the 1960's.

Didn't know that, thanks for the info. I tried to look it up but couldn't find any pictures, got any on hand?

Thanks

D

If they are just "grubby" or dirty (and not with glue), I would leave them as they are. They have a more vintage look this way.

 

H.

Yeah I know what you mean, I'm still interested in trying to clean the patches up and preserve them as best as possible.

Thanks

D

[jw1969]

Yeah I know what you mean, I'm still interested in trying to clean the patches up and preserve them as best as possible.

Thanks

D

 

Don't use detergents or any washing powders...

Let it soak in eau de Cologne ("water of Cologne") during one night (in a covered jarr, to avoid escaping the alcohol), and rinse it afterwards under warm (not hot) water. It will be OK.

 

H.