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14-09-14, 06:10 AM
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More photos, this time I used the flash on the camera. Perhaps this will show the weave of the material a bit better. The flash washed out the details in the Pegasus a bit.
Last edited by Infanteer; 14-09-14 at 06:21 AM. 
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14-09-14, 03:46 PM
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Interesting, would someone have an example of the satin drill that they could share?
Next question then would be if this is an original pre-1945 example or not. I have another example printed on the same material that was approved by the "experts" several years ago but a knowledgeable friend expressed concern about this patch when I showed it to him a couple of days ago. Perhaps new research has come to light on these that I am not aware of. Last edited by Infanteer; 14-09-14 at 07:59 PM.
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16-09-14, 02:12 PM
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Hey guys, I didn't intend to come off as sarcastic when I put the word experts in quotations. I hope that's not the reason why I haven't received any further feedback on this patch. There are some real experts on this forum whose input I would genuinely appreciate.
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#6
16-09-14, 02:19 PM
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Hi Steve. The Pegasus patches were all British acquisition. They were not in the Canadian system. There was a major issue with printing some Canadian insignia in early 1944, plus some complaints about the badges printed on No 2 Cotton Drill which resulted in the change to Satin Drill No 2. I am not sure if Calico Printers switched their entire production to Satin Drill No 2 in 1944, or if it was just the Canadian orders that were switched to that material. To put it in another way, I am not sure if the Pegasus patches were made in Satin Drill No 2.
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#7
16-09-14, 04:10 PM
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Fair enough. To be clear, you feel that this patch is not satin drill so does that mean that this patch has a chance of being genuine? Ken Joyce mentions satin drill being used for Pegasus patches starting in 1943 IIRC which is what spurred my original post.
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#8
29-09-14, 12:29 PM
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in times past my only criteria for acquiring a Pegasus patch was if it was genuine or duff. I have no timeline for this example affixed to a BD jacket, suffice to say it is a good thing for sure.
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#9
30-09-14, 08:37 AM
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That's a nice example silverwash and the same as the patch that started this thread. Just for everyone's information, my example has been given the thumbs up by a very knowledgeable collector who wrote a book on the subject.
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