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Old 18-03-09, 12:11 PM
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Hello all,

I'm new to this forum and I'm not an expert on British Military Badges. Therefore I appriciate your opinion about the Pegasus badge (see picture). Is it genuine WWII or reproduction?

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Old 18-03-09, 01:50 PM
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Hello horloge, and welcome to the Forum. If you use the "search" button and write "pegasus" you will find some of the posts by our colleague Arnhemjim and his views on how to differentiate between good and bad patch.
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Old 18-03-09, 07:19 PM
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hi need to look at the back


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Old 18-03-09, 07:34 PM
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There you go Peter.
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Old 26-03-09, 03:44 PM
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Thanks for the info, that's a very good article from Arnhemjim.... I've found a site about Belgian SAS insignia with the Pegasus shoulder patch.

http://www.belgiansas.com/insignia.html
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Old 27-03-09, 08:56 AM
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So what is the final verdict on this badge? I think the front looks good but the backing is unusual but perhaps not original to the badge.
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Old 08-04-09, 02:52 PM
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Last week I visited the Baugnez 44 Historical center near Bastogne (Belgium), and there I spotted an almost similar badge on the BD of a Mr. Jan de Vries who was a Canadian Paratrooper (see picture). There was a writing with this BD which said: "Yes, 55 years ago, In January 1945, Canadian Paratroopers, integrated into the 3rd Parachute Brigade of the 6th British Airborne Division, took part in the Battle of the Ardennes."

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