Patches ID help

koolyman · 05-25-2010, 01:04 AM

The blanket shown is from WW I handed down to me from my Grandfather who served from 1917-1918, there are 120 total patches (not all shown) I have identified about 40 but need help on others. I would also like to know the best way to obtain an accurate value of the blanket thanks in advance.

**Steven M** · 05-25-2010, 01:28 AM

Hi,

Can you please post good, clear close up shots of the items marked with an arrow below?

**Bill Grist** · 05-25-2010, 01:55 AM

Very nice and rare WW1 'PATCH BLANKET' Post close up's of patches that you need to ID....BILL

**SteveR** · 05-25-2010, 05:36 AM

by Bill Grist

Very nice and rare WW1 'PATCH BLANKET' Post close up's of patches that you need to ID....BILL

Ditto

koolyman · 05-26-2010, 11:48 PM

by Steven M

Hi,

Can you please post good, clear close up shots of the items marked with an arrow below?

Hope these work thanks

**Bill Grist** · 05-27-2010, 01:15 AM

Top to bottom.........1st. Army Signals, 1st. Army (possibly) aircraft repair, observer baloon corps, Artillery School...

**hawk3370** · 05-31-2010, 05:18 PM

by koolyman

Hope these work thanks

Koolyman,
Very nice. From top to bottom, you have a
1st Army Signal Corps.
!st Army Machine Gun Battalion.
Balloon Section AEF.
And I believe the last one is Anti Aircraft Artillery.

Post those that you want id'ed. You have a very valuable blanket there. Please don't cut it up.

Terry

**Croix de Guerre** · 05-31-2010, 05:30 PM

If they are real, you have some pretty uncommon "black" patches on that blanket. I thought I saw a rattlesnake patch for the 369th Harlem Hellfighters, a Red Hand for the 371st and 372nd, an Adrian Helmet patch for the 93rd Division and a Buffalo for the 92nd! Rare stuff indeed!

**Croix de Guerre** · 05-31-2010, 05:32 PM

Some of those patches are early provisional patches that were done away with as other insignia was adopted and standardized.

koolyman · 06-02-2010, 12:20 AM

by Croix de Guerre

If they are real, you have some pretty uncommon "black" patches on that blanket. I thought I saw a rattlesnake patch for the 369th Harlem Hellfighters, a Red Hand for the 371st and 372nd, an Adrian Helmet patch for the 93rd Division and a Buffalo for the 92nd! Rare stuff indeed!

Here is a better look at the one's you noted