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AIRBORNE CLOTH TITLE
Hi folks
Two......most probably stupid questions so please forgive me. 1. Is this a repro it doesn't have the usual spaghetti back? 2. Who was entitled to wear this? Cheers Sean |
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Airborne
Sean,
Looks like an 80s -90s copy to me. Regards Matt
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Thanks Matt, think I got it in the early 80's as a kid trawling the antique fairs in Manchester
Cheers Sean |
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Hi,
Yes reproduction for me : -the back of the title has nothing to do with WW2 manufacturing -from what I can see embroidery threads are synthetic Regards Normandie18 |
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Sean, this is a copy indeed.
As for who was entitled to wear these airborne curved titles, I believe they were introduced very early after the creation of the parachute forces in a printed format. It seems they were continued to be worn in the embroidered version throughout the war by staff and HQ members of the Airborne Divisions. |
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Thanks everyone for your comments
Cheers Sean |
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the title was also worn by other Airborne personnel, not just staff and HQ .
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