ocsfollowme Posted July 12, 2017 Share #1 Posted July 12, 2017 While the 101st S-2 and the Chinese Tank BNs patch sold on ebay this closed at under $10 with 65+ people looking at it. The patch lot was listed as "foreign patches" and was listed by a dealer. Proof that buying books is the best investment that you can make. I will be buying the Keller's Ranger book on the next payday. Can you spot the rare insignia? It turned out to be a post war variation. Japanese made. Still a good filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted July 12, 2017 Does anyone know the history of reproductions being made in the 50s-70s showing up at military shows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarhooten Posted July 13, 2017 Share #3 Posted July 13, 2017 Still need this one myself! Never saw this auction. Would have wet myself at first glance. Its the Kuai Guard patch for the folks wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted July 13, 2017 Share #4 Posted July 13, 2017 There is also a decent VN era Cambodian FANK / Special Forces tab in the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortaydc60 Posted July 13, 2017 Share #5 Posted July 13, 2017 Mostly South American patches with the Kauai Guard kicker. Excellent find! 100% correct on BOOKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vzemke Posted July 13, 2017 Share #6 Posted July 13, 2017 So is the Kauai Guard patch original or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted July 13, 2017 It is not original. It appears to be a 1960s-1970s (could even be 1980s). Looking at the reverse one would say 50-60s but the base material says 70-80s. Japanese made one. Heavy rice glue on the back. It glows. My comment about the repros is that I have not really seen many. Could it have been made for reunions? Or has someone been making just a small handful of these? Has anyone else seen repros? I will post scans tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted July 13, 2017 Worthpoint has this original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarhooten Posted July 14, 2017 Share #9 Posted July 14, 2017 Never heard of or seen repros of this one! Might have to pick it up at ASMIC this year and get the pain over with. Kauai patch that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted July 18, 2017 Here is the reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vzemke Posted July 18, 2017 Share #11 Posted July 18, 2017 I just got an email from a very knowledgeable State Guard collector confirming that the patch that ocsfollowme posted above (the one in the lot of patches that started this discussion) is in fact a fake that was sold for many years (as a fully disclosed reproduction) by a dealer based in Hawaii. To call it a "post war variation" is kinda double-speak, considering the organization only existed during the war. So this wasn't really the "sleeper lot" gold mine many hoped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted July 18, 2017 A reproduction it is. For $12 I got a filler and 300+ were educated on what the Kauai Volunteers were. I am going to do a Life Magazine B&W photo of the KV for my next colorization project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMBN Posted July 19, 2017 Share #13 Posted July 19, 2017 I was one of them that was watching this lot but forgot to bid, not that i knew what that particular patch was and would not have gone any higher. The patch in question was also listed prior to this listing as an auction by itself and no bidders, as the seller then bundles up the unsold ones i lots later (as in this case). So thank you to ocsfollowme for this post and im now educated on the Kauai Volunteers again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted April 7, 2018 Share #14 Posted April 7, 2018 This one just sold for under 10 bucks with shipping actually listed correctly ( in militaria) it is a repro also. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kauai-Volunteers-Vintage-US-Military-Patch/292500158478?hash=item441a5e380e:g:vokAAOSwdPtauar4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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