Airborne Shoulder Title

[JerryBB]

A fine original IMO.

[appie_b]

Jerry

I agree, nice original airborne title

Regards

Albert

[JerryBB]

Originally Posted by appie_b

Jerry

I agree, nice original airborne title

Regards

Albert

Thanks you Albert.

It goes nicely with my few other Airborne items including an Airborne Strip.

[appie_b]

Jerry

Nice set

Very rare I think the wings with the reddish bobbin thread

Regards

Albert

[Mike Jackson]

Originally Posted by JBBOND

A fine original IMO.

Very nice. I have its printed cousin, but have never managed to find the EonF sans serifs version. Mike
Airborne title_Printed.01.jpg

[JerryBB]

Originally Posted by Mike Jackson

Very nice. I have its printed cousin, but have never managed to find the EonF sans serifs version. Mike
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Very nice Mike.

I hope to add as many variations of airborne insignia as possible over time, though some are very pricey if you can find them.

[popskipa]

Mike,

Is this what you are looking for?

If yes please send me a pm or email

Keith

[Frank Kelley]

Afternoon Jerry,
What on earth has happened to Pegasus?
He appears a little short in the hoof?
Regards Frank

Originally Posted by JBBOND

Thanks you Albert.

It goes nicely with my few other Airborne items including an Airborne Strip.

[JerryBB]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

Afternoon Jerry,
What on earth has happened to Pegasus?
He appears a little short in the hoof?
Regards Frank

Indeed Frank, somewhat short in the legs. It did make it somewhat cheaper than the ott prices such a common badge commands these days. Desirable yes but they are commonly seen Imo.

I would like to add a decent pair someday.

[Frank Kelley]

Quite frankly Jerry, the market is being driven and has been for sometime, the Dutch are largely responsible for it, so don't be tempted to pay too much, they are common things.

[JerryBB]

Hard to find a pair for less than £140-160 these days.

[fougasse1940]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

the market is being driven and has been for sometime, the Dutch are largely responsible for it

Not sure I can completely agree with that. To my knowledge only a handful of Dutch are interested in British Airborne, because they played an important role in our liberation, and most of them are forum members here.
The real reason behind the price hike are in my humble opinion the former German SS collectors who find either originals too expensive or can't discern between originals and fakes anymore, and switch to collecting British Airborne because they consider it equally 'sexy' but still relatively unspoiled and affordable. Now some of those may be Dutch as well, I'm afraid, but certainly not the majority.

Rgds, Thomas.

[Frank Kelley]

I certainly was not aware that any of the larger Dutch based dealers were actually members of this forum, but, I do know that they have indeed bought up very considerable quantities of airborne related material over the last decade and have been responsible for the driven marketplace that exists today, in actual fact, I was only talking to a well known auctioneer, here, about it a few weeks ago.
The amount of kit that has left these shores is remarkable and this has certainly had the knock on effect, as far as prices go, all the way down to the common formation sign.