WWII Australian Made Raider & 1st Marine Division Patch

**Rick W** · 10-19-2019, 09:07 AM

Well here you go , I cut the backing out but not the edges and if you compare it to the on one Ebay it's almost a dead set match
Nice detective work John
Cheers Rick

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**John4022** · 11-02-2019, 10:22 PM

I was very happy to add another variant of Aussie made 1st to pair with my Raider. They complement each other very well!

**Johnny t** · 06-09-2021, 01:32 PM

Hello, I’ve been sorting my badges and patches and found this raider patch, Is this repro or original Aussie version? Thanks

**John4022** · 06-09-2021, 03:55 PM

by Johnny t

Hello, I’ve been sorting my badges and patches and found this raider patch, Is this repro or original Aussie version? Thanks

Hi Johnny & welcome to the forum. I personally believe your patch is a original WWII Aussie made Raider patch. It has not been cut (hence the square shape) and had the cheesecloth backing applied yet. I believe these patches were manufactured similarly to the German "BeVo" method where the patches were manufactured together in strips. For whatever reason your patch was cut from the strip and did not go through the final manufacturing processes. Neat piece!