06-24-2005, 09:14 PM
I have 2-3 sets of a dozen patches each. They sure are different from the ones that prompted this thread. I picked out three that you can compare with three that you can see clearly in the original post. Those black outlines are sure strange.
In mine, the designs which once would have been embroidered are sort of a plastic or vinyl-over-felt (?) with a heavier backing cloth. The designs are pretty detailed, i.e. you can see small details like tank treads and parachute risers and the large borders are made up of diagonal lines inside the wide border lines, much more detailed than you can see from my scan. Mine have no writing at all on any of the reverses except for a price, 72k, stenciled in white on the back of one, which I take to be the original price for the set.
I'm pretty sure the guy from whom I bought these got them by liberating them from a PX or equivalent after independence. I never wondered whether they might be fakes and I'm pretty sure they aren't, but truth is, I never thought that patches might be faked. I see I was wrong about that.
My two cents, and worth every penny.
Chuck
In mine, the designs which once would have been embroidered are sort of a plastic or vinyl-over-felt (?) with a heavier backing cloth. The designs are pretty detailed, i.e. you can see small details like tank treads and parachute risers and the large borders are made up of diagonal lines inside the wide border lines, much more detailed than you can see from my scan. Mine have no writing at all on any of the reverses except for a price, 72k, stenciled in white on the back of one, which I take to be the original price for the set.
I'm pretty sure the guy from whom I bought these got them by liberating them from a PX or equivalent after independence. I never wondered whether they might be fakes and I'm pretty sure they aren't, but truth is, I never thought that patches might be faked. I see I was wrong about that.
My two cents, and worth every penny.
Chuck
