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1 Canadian Parachute Battalion
Perhaps the most repro'd WW2 Canadian shoulder title is the 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion. Literally dozens of different types of copies / fakes are out there. This one showed up about 4 years ago. It is likely a Pakistani made copy. Heavy wool, smells wooly, no glow. Note the crappy uneven embroidery. Was passed off as theatre made. Beware.
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bgpipes
Thanks Bill, can you show us what the originals look like?, along with some of the telltale signs to look for. some of the fakes I have seen are so obvious, they are laughable.
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"Into The Maelstrom"
Just got my copy of Ken Joyces Book "Into The Maelstrom" What a masterpiece it is. If there was anything you ever needed to know about 1CPB, the answers are in there. I always wondered about the Cdn made embroidered, melton shoulder title with the yellow script,he shows a photo with it being worn,bless him. Get the book, its a beauty!
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Right you are Bill. And it should be in the bibliography for Canadian references. Ken Joyce is also working on a book about the First Special Service Force, from a similar perspective as the 1 Cdn Para book.
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Ah, My favorite subject unit.
I am looking forward to that publication. If it equals "Into The Maelstrom", it will be one humdinger of a book.
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