Vietnam War USAF & USN Patches - Originals?

[militbuff]

Hi all, can anyone confirm if these are originals or repros?  If originals, where were they were made?

Thanks!

 

[gwb123]

The USAF ones look correct for the period.  Congratulations.

 

The USN Attack Squadron 65 looks like a recent reproduction, regardless of the Vietnamese language newsprint.  It looks like it was made on a large loom weaving machine,

and is similar to other reproductions that have come out of Vietnam in the last 10 years or so. 

[ocsfollowme]

Agree with gwb123.  The 602nd is really nicely made! Congrats.

[militbuff]

Thanks to both of you!  I had a feeling the Navy one was a repro.  It seemed unusual the patch would have been made in Vietnam vs. in Japan or the Philippines.

[Salvage Sailor]

Aye,

 

That's a knock off of the Ace Novelty version of VA-65 Tigers

 

[militbuff]

Now that’s a beauty!

[River Patrol]

I will have to disagree on the VA-65 patch, I believe it's Vietnamese made, original to the period. The Vietnamese did made high quality, machine embroidered patches and this one uses all correct threads. Modern repros use slightly different threads.

[militbuff]

That’s very interesting.  It doesn’t look like the repros on Worthpoint but I thought it might be a different “generation” of repro. I’m glad to hear you think it’s original.  It’s a nicely made patch.