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Rare Patches - Bring Out Some Photos

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#276

Well, Bill, since you started it....

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#277

Whew awesome stuff, what's the deal with black and yellow soaring glider cap patch. Any background on it?

 

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#278

Bill,

 

It is green and yellow. An English made 101st division MP platoon glider cap device.

#279

Well, Bill, since you started it....

 

amazing pieces of rare Ranger insignia

#280

Wow, mp cap patch, it's looks black at first, but now I see it dark green. Never ever seen one.

 

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#281

Here is the matching overseas hat device and a few more.Scotty

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#282

OK Bill, now you are just showing off.............LOL

 

Here is my AVG

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And another cool one

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#283

Some amazing insignia! Thanks for posting.

 

Ed

#284

Does everyone know how lucky young collectors are today.Every person who adds to this thread increases their knowledge of what real insignia looks like and how to spot fakes.This Forum is a very powerful tool for all of us I learn something new every day.Scotty

#285

A few more odds and ends

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I like this guy too.

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And BTW, those are KILLER Ranger patches Dave. Have never even seen one in the flesh.

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#286

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Couple Italian made ones

 

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#287

Just picked up this one today.

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#288

Just picked up this one today.

 

Nice piece! This now makes three variations of this particular SACO silk embroidered patch that has surfaced over the years. You would think that something this rare would not have that many variations.

 

#289

Just picked up this one today.

 

Sweet looking patch

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#290

Where did the first USN Astronauts train in their high altitude pressure suits?

 

U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND - SPACE TRAINING UNIT (1959)

 

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#291

Where did the first USN Astronauts train in their high altitude pressure suits?

 

U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND - SPACE TRAINING UNIT (1959)

Not into Navy patches, but that is a cool patch.

#292

Here's more of what I am into.....

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#293

Killer Dave,

 

Here's another rare one that wouldn't fly in today's military

 

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The first 12 Nurses who passed the NASA astronaut training course in 1973 although they were never cleared to fly in the space program.  I think they were Air Force? Still need more research on this one

 

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#294

Going to be hard to upgrade on this one

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#295

This is patch is so rare I don't remember what it is . I know it is a WWII squadron patch but I don't remember which one. I really need to start writing things down because my memory sure is slipping. I really need to start wri....did I already say that?

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11th Antisubmarine Squadron

#296

Some great looking patches members have posted.

 

I didn't see these posted so here's my small contribution

 

First up an Ultra Rare British Mission to Balkans (also known as British Military HQ in the Balkans) and a British Mission to Greece. Both of these insignia have a connection with the SOE and OSS.

 

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Second a very hard to find matching pair of British Troops in Norway. The British were issued a pair and the U.S. were issued a single patch in 1945 when disarming the Germans in Norway.

 

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Enjoy

 

CDub

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#297

Will add this set.

 

TONAGAWA MG Team and *th Army with tab

 

(Thanks to Patch Rat and Tred Head for the identification)

 

 

 

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#298

Great thread. Very informative. Here are a couple that I did not see posted on the proceding 20 pages. I no longer own these patches.

 

Thanks, Al

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#299

Garth Thompson & Airborne-Hunter, you've posted some amazing insignia !!! I can tell much love went into your collections . Thanks for sharing .

 

Ed

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