mortaydc60 Posted June 23, 2021 Share #1 Posted June 23, 2021 Appreciate any help. Was told it was OSS related, Have no clue and need help. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted June 23, 2021 Share #2 Posted June 23, 2021 I've never come across one before. It looks like it has an early merrowed edge which had a flatter profile and no tail piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted June 23, 2021 Share #3 Posted June 23, 2021 Mort (and everyone else) - not sure there were branch colors for "OSS". These cap patches are found in branch colors. Looks more like a test run (AKA "rare and experimental" from NJ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted June 23, 2021 Share #4 Posted June 23, 2021 Mort (and everyone else) - not sure there were branch colors for "OSS". These cap patches are found in branch colors. Looks more like a test run (AKA "rare and experimental" from NJ). Hahaha!, Good ole D&D collectibles. Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 23, 2021 Share #5 Posted June 23, 2021 Years ago I saw an eBay listing for a pair of rare "Airborne Cavalry" spurs. The spurs were marked US AB. The AB stamping was the maker mark for August Bergman. The eBay seller interpreted the AB mark as Air Borne, and listed them that way. Maybe your cap patch is for that rare Airborne Cavalry unit. I would love to see the horse's parachute harness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted June 24, 2021 Share #6 Posted June 24, 2021 You mean like this one, Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted June 24, 2021 Share #7 Posted June 24, 2021 I don’t see any OSS connection, also construction looks 60s vintage. I would guess something PX or maybe parachute club related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortaydc60 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted June 24, 2021 This was acquired i was told earlier than the New Jersey test maker was in business. Actually thought to have come from Carl Robin. Story was something to do with OSS in Italy. Remember do not be fooled by merrow type border, they were used in WW2 and not just on the 506th. This is not mine but non member friend asked me to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted June 24, 2021 Share #9 Posted June 24, 2021 Could it be fashion? 3" patch is pretty large for a cap insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortaydc60 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted June 25, 2021 Maybe mistake on my part calling it a cap patch because of design ,perhaps really a shoulder patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt-M Posted July 28, 2021 Share #11 Posted July 28, 2021 In my experience,the tighter weave cheesecloth such as on the back of your patch, lends itself more to post WW2 period construction. The WW2 patches I have handled have a looser, more open weave cheesecloth. My .02 FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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