Unidentified patches help please :)
Article about: Here is one of a few patches I am unable to identify from a lot that I am putting on eBay. As you may recall I posted pics of the patches under the British section. I'm thinking this one may
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US 1st inf. The Big Red One. From after Korea could be Vietnam
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The Recconiasance Corps shoulder title is British and WW2 pattern. I am a little unsure of the originality of this one.
Cheers, Ade.
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Neither of these are familiar to me sorry.
The Paris one I would say is a tourist item?
Cheers, Ade.
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Thanks Ade
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The 1st Infantry Division Badge is Current issue now being used in the Iraq Theatre, the colour changed from the historic RED to Black in I think 2001
The colourful badges look like School Uniform Badges.
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During the Vietnam war the 1 was blackened for field wear and the colored patch was retained for dress use. some units in Vietnam would have them made locally with a red 1.
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RH 1941
Thanks for the info. I knew it had to be from the 1970s at least, because it has been sewn into a canvas album since then.
regards,
Tom
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Tom it could be newer them 1970's I was just saying thats when they started to make them with a black 1 . As soldierblu stated its still being used today. Gary
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