95th Bomb Squadron patch

[Uniforms of the Day]

Is this Korean War era? 

[easty]

I have a couple of patches from b50 squadrons flying from japan in the  Korean war. Both are Ace novelty and extremely well made and highly detailed . Yours to me looks like a reproduction .  As far as I know the patch for that period never  had a bottom tab, 

[yokota57]

16 minutes ago, easty said:

I have a couple of patches from b50 squadrons flying from japan in the  Korean war. Both are Ace novelty and extremely well made and highly detailed . Yours to me looks like a reproduction .  As far as I know the patch for that period never  had a bottom tab, 

95th BS was never a B-50 operator. During the Korean War they were a B-26 "Invader" outfit.

[easty]

18 hours ago, yokota57 said:

95th BS was never a B-50 operator. During the Korean War they were a B-26 "Invader" outfit.

Didn't say they were did I  ? . The point being the construction looks wrong, 

[yokota57]

10 minutes ago, easty said:

Didn't say they were did I  ? . The point being the construction looks wrong, 

You are correct. My point was that no B-50s were engaged in combat in Korea (or anywhere else). Your statement seemed to imply that they were flying combat missions from Japan. My mistake. Thanks for the good back and forth!

[ocsfollowme]

I saw the initial auction that you made the purchase from. https://www.ebay.com/itm/375944948616

 

Was not part of any grouping and it came with random medals "from an estate sale." Seller does not dabble in militaria. 

 

Hard to tell and would have to find other period examples to feel comfortable with it. 

[KurtA]

21 hours ago, easty said:

I have a couple of patches from b50 squadrons flying from japan in the  Korean war. Both are Ace novelty and extremely well made and highly detailed . Yours to me looks like a reproduction .  As far as I know the patch for that period never  had a bottom tab, 

Agree.  Don't like that very soft twill obverse and the bright yellow/white thread with that strange buckram backing on the reverse.

Seller knows a thing about patches.  He had a closed listing for a maroon beret with an 82nd Airborne patch on it.  He used the terms "tab" and "cut edge" when describing the 82nd patch.  So, it's not coming from some unknowing non-militaria dealer "pure source."

I see it "closed" at 99 cents.  Somebody must have taken the bait and made an ill-advised too high offer thinking he was getting a really good patch.  

[ocsfollowme]

I was watching it and I think it went for $125.