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**Blackpowder44** · 07-18-2010, 03:34 PM

Any info on this Para brazzard very welcome. The DZ patch is brown , looked at the rear and also brown. I can find no brown DZ patch listed in my books. Maybe it is not British, get head scratching lads, John.

**panzerjaeger44** · 07-18-2010, 04:50 PM

is it possible that its desert issue??

**Blackpowder44** · 07-18-2010, 05:12 PM

by panzerjaeger44

is it possible that its desert issue??

Hi, yes, for use in middle or far east, its the brown DZ patch that baffles me, John.

**Adrian Stevenson** · 07-19-2010, 09:22 AM

I am certain it is British, but as DZ patches are postwar, they are outside of my collecting experience. Still a nice item though.

Cheers, Ade.

**ian** · 07-19-2010, 09:30 AM

this seems typical of the 60s -70s type of brasard made by regimental tailors
during that time even to get rank badges was nearly imposable (sucsesive labour mod cuts ) thats why we have the knick name TAPE for ncos stripes
try the para regemental assosiation they may be able to shed some light on the DZ patch you can find them on the net and im sure they would be very helpfull cheers ian

**Paul D** · 07-19-2010, 05:25 PM

Never seen a brown DZ patch before !!!

**Blackpowder44** · 07-19-2010, 10:20 PM

by Paul E

Never seen a brown DZ patch before !!!

That is what is baffling me. I have some excellent reference books on D/Z patches but none of them shows a brown patch,thanks for looking. John

**AndyT** · 07-28-2010, 02:13 PM

well looking at your brassard it looks like some bleach has seen it at some point-or it has been boil washed with lots of persil. Why? Well look at the blue of the wings and see how faded it is and then look at the state of the felt of the DZ patch-its almost going back to its pre felted state. That would lead me to suggest that the patch had been in a previous life one of the other colours-most likely blue OR black-implying 2 Para or 4 Para?

**Ben Evans** · 07-28-2010, 03:00 PM

The brazard is certainly 60-70's, I used to use one myself, the brown patch no idea, ref the colour could it have been anything to do with the Suez or Cyprus campaign?

**Blackpowder44** · 07-30-2010, 08:41 PM

Thanks for your reply Andy T, the picture makes the blue wings appear much lighter than they are.

Ben, thanks for your reply, Essentially I am trying to find out if anyone rembers seeing a set of Para. wings sewn over the stripes as these are. I know that in the early days of the formation of the Parachute Regiment the wings were worn in this way until an order came out mooving them up the sleeve so as to not interfere with the stripes, Thanks all, John.