7th Armoured Desert Rats Patches 'Brabant'

[mojob123]

Hi! From what I've gleaned from the forum, I have here a facing pair of uncut/unissued 'Brabant Weave' patches to the 7th Armoured Division 'Desert Rats', manufactured in Belgium or Holland from late 1944. Fairly heavy weight compared to patches I've handled before. Very much not my sphere of collecting, so it would be great if someone could confirm originality and possible value. I will be selling them on and will, of course, offer them for sale here on the forum first. All the best, Mike

[cbuehler]

It is original and a fine set. Can't comment on values.

CB

[JerryBB]

Look the same as a single I own, nice to see an uncut pair

[mojob123]

Hi CB and Jerry, many thanks for confirming what I thought to be the case. They came to me in a nice 'sleepy' (as the dealers like to say) lot of metal and home front badges. I shall have to try and research value further - trouble is, I really have no idea what such things might be worth. I can't even find any singles that have sold recently. It seems you can buy as many cut pairs of copy/repro Desert Rats as you like on the bay for 15 quid. If anyone has seen any sold recently, a point in that direction would be great. Thanks again for replies, Mike

[dobw]

I purchased a worn Brabant pair on eBay in 2019 for £35.00. While I'm famous for overpaying, I do occasionally find a bargain. Don't know which this was...

[Home Guard]

Maybe I am off key here but I have always understood the brabant weave to one that showed the same image as the front, only in near reverse colors. Is there more than one style called brabant? Here is an example that I call brabant.






Interested to know regarding what the brabant description means in the UK.

Thanks,

Terry