I'm not certain the one on the left is genuine. Many of these patches including the motorized rifles, though common, have been manufactured for the movie industry (like Red Dawn) and even after the fall. The embroidery and camo pattern are not like anything Soviet I've seen. Even during the height of the Afghan war, subdued or camo patches weren't issued and for concealment, troops simply removed their brightly colored patches.
I want to say the right patch is naval-related, but don't have most of my references here.
Crossed cannons should be red, that would be artillery.
There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Are now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight The Who, Won't get fooled again
The navy had a series of round, black patches, that's why I want to say it's naval - maybe those responsible for the communications between the gunnery systems and the bridge?
desantnik Wrote:I'm not certain the one on the left is genuine. Many of these patches including the motorized rifles, though common, have been manufactured for the movie industry (like Red Dawn) and even after the fall. The embroidery and camo pattern are not like anything Soviet I've seen. Even during the height of the Afghan war, subdued or camo patches weren't issued and for concealment, troops simply removed their brightly colored patches.
I want to say the right patch is naval-related, but don't have most of my references here.
My impression was that the camo patch is a modern fake. I chuckle because every time I'm on ebay someone is selling Soviet-style patches that are either subdued or camouflaged, haha.
