MilitaryHarbor - Top
Display your banner here
Results 1 to 2 of 2

Cloth Badges

Article about: Gentlemen These are part of a small collection that has come up for sale. I don't think I like them but I wondered what your thoughts are. For a start the backs seem very messy. And of cours

  1. #1

    Question Cloth Badges

    Gentlemen

    These are part of a small collection that has come up for sale. I don't think I like them but I wondered what your thoughts are.

    For a start the backs seem very messy. And of course the Scorpion badge must ve very rare. I also don't like the fact that the badges appear to have been machine washed presumably to make them look old and this is what has frayed the edges of all of them in a similar way. Am I right?

    All comments welcome as this is great learning for me

    Many thanks

    James
    Attached Images Attached Images Cloth Badges  Cloth Badges  Cloth Badges  Cloth Badges  Cloth Badges  Cloth Badges 

  2. #2

    Default Re: Cloth Badges

    Hi James,

    Your gut feel is good. Neither these nor any of the other currently listed Polish cloth insignia from this seller are genuine. These circulate on the market and have fooled many collectors. All of it is recent production, apparently originating from Pakistan although this is not positively confirmed. Regardless of where they are made, all are knock offs, and some quite shoddy at that.

    Regards,
    Tony
    All thoughts and opinions expressed are those of my own and should not be mistaken for medical and/or legal advice.

    "Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday." - John Wayne

Similar Threads

  1. Latest find ! Airborne cloth badges

    In Airborne and special forces
    05-28-2012, 10:53 PM
  2. What units do these cloth badges designate?

    In Polish Armed Forces in the West (Polskie Siły Zbrojne na Zachodzie) 1939-1947
    07-19-2011, 09:59 PM
  3. 09-11-2010, 09:25 AM
  4. help identifying some badges/cloth patches

    In Flags, Banners, & Other Regalia
    03-02-2010, 08:44 PM
  5. Cloth insignias and badges Fallschirmjager

    In Fallschirmschützenabzeichen
    12-20-2009, 04:31 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Great Militaria - Down
Display your banner here