Freies Arabien sleeve patch -- fake??

**NZMark** · 07-22-2010, 10:24 PM

The grey/green IS part of the patch....simply folded under at the edges...
Mark

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 07-22-2010 10:24 PM

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**Adrian Stevenson** · 07-22-2010, 10:30 PM

I have drawn Bob's attention to this thread so hopefully he will kindly share his original with us.

Cheers, Ade.

**Adrian Stevenson** · 07-22-2010, 10:38 PM

See here for some Newsreel footage:

YouTube - freies arabien.wmv

**StG45** · 07-22-2010, 10:49 PM

Well thats a strange variation on the "norm" IMO. Breast eagles for example are basically a rectangular patch but they are folded under as are almost all BeVo type insignia. Oh well it is what it is!

**StG45** · 07-22-2010, 10:56 PM

Looking at the video and stopped it on the close-up of the patch. Its all folded under -- no rectangular edge showing. All I see is a little BLACK edging. And the lettering looks identical to my patch -- a little "distorted" Hmmmm I don't know...... guess maybe I never will for sure. I'll hang on to it just the same.

**Adrian Stevenson** · 07-22-2010, 10:58 PM

It is not unknown to see some Foreign volunteer insignia sewn on in this manner, with the edges not folded under: I think they sewed the insignia on themselves at unit level and maybe they were not familiar with how the insignia would have been applied in a factory situation. Also it was easier to do that way.

Cheers, Ade.

**StG45** · 07-22-2010, 11:03 PM

Ade I did find a couple of photos of very crudely sewn examples - you are quite right. Jeeez even PHOTOS are hard to find!!

**NZMark** · 07-22-2010, 11:07 PM

Thanks Ade,
What I pulled from the video was the m40's...note the lack of ventilation grommets, and some appeared to have no false turn-ups...maybe the image quality for the later, but certainly no grommets!
Mark

**NZMark** · 07-22-2010, 11:08 PM

by StG45

Looking at the video and stopped it on the close-up of the patch. Its all folded under -- no rectangular edge showing. All I see is a little BLACK edging. And the lettering looks identical to my patch -- a little "distorted" Hmmmm I don't know...... guess maybe I never will for sure. I'll hang on to it just the same.

That one appears to have been trimmed and sewn...note that it is de-threading.
Mark