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Originally Posted by 54Bty
Officially the sizes were:
Arm of Service Strips 1944 (Cloth) 2 by ΒΌ inch.
Arm of Service Strips 1953 (Cloth) 2 by 5/16 inch.
Marc
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Officially they were supposed to be those sizes, but other than perhaps some of the pre made factory embroidered ones, they are everything but!
I have a small collection of ww2 combination and cut off from uniform formation signs, and no two are the same, particularly the red infantry which are usually just cut from felt or wool and applied in various manners.
I might add that there are some known repros, but other than that, it can be impossible to determine if fake or period originals.
CB