Hi again Phill,
Oh, not offering to sell the Italian para badges — that’s my favorite frame in my whole collection. Just thought you’d like to see the 1941 version of the postwar Army para badge you showed. Like you, I picked up one of the badges like yours a few years ago, relying on the B&T identification of it as a WW2 variant. Found it later in Harry Pugh’s book as a 1950’s version. Still, a nice older representative piece of the long Italian para tradition.
Glad to hear you’ve got the 1983 U.S. freefall prototype badges in your collection. They were a beautiful design.
Stay well,
Donovan
__________________
Always looking for authentic badges from WW2 parachute & special units
|