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Old 04-10-17, 01:56 PM
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Hi guys,can anyone give an opinion on these Airborne patches.These patches came from a friend in the US and were all in one lot.The wings although they have vertical stitching i think are ww2 era,they came with another set with maroon back stitching[not listed] which i am sure is ww2.The Pegasus patches with paper backing with a maroon tint i think i have seen before,they have been removed from a uniform.The Airborne strips look like post war but not sure.The black cotton backing is lightly stuck to the maroon felt.
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Old 04-10-17, 02:06 PM
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Almost as fresh as the bread I have for breakfast.
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And I know my Dutch friends are always very particular about their fresh bread
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Almost as fresh as the bread I have for breakfast.
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Are the wings also suspect?
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Old 04-10-17, 06:11 PM
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The wings appear to be original, but probably from around the sixties. Certainly not from WW2. The one you describe with a maroon back stitching sounds promesing!
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I will post pics of the other set tomorrow.
Thanks for your replies .
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I agree with Luc.
Steve, there's no such thing as post war airborne strips.
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There certainly are huge numbers of post war Airborne strips and they are completely spurious!

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There certainly are huge numbers of post war Airborne strips and they are completely spurious!
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hi,here is the other set of wings that i think are OK.Comments please.
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Old 07-10-17, 02:35 PM
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Steve, this one looks to me like a good WW2 wing, very nice indeed.

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Old 07-10-17, 04:17 PM
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Very nice WW2 original wings, Steve. Note the maroon-like thread on the backing is quite unusual, allegedly specific to some 6th AB units.
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Old 08-10-17, 03:42 PM
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A very pleasing example!

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Old 08-10-17, 09:56 PM
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Thanks for all your comments,much appreciated.
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