Jean
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Infanteer wrote:Unofficial door gunner wings issued in Canada just prior to deploying on roto 11 in 2011. These wings came from a gunner who had actually shot an insurgent with a .50 cal GAU 21 from a Griffon.
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Fortes97 wrote:And is the yellow square the same material as the cat eyes on the CF issued boonies?
Bill wrote:Another batch of questionable patches have been put up on ebay. Again, the characteristics of these patches include a sand coloured velcro, (interesting in that it appears that exactly the same velcro backing is on all the patches, even though the patches range from 2008 issue through 2012), embroidery stitching is different from know authentic examples, different font on some, including serif lettering, and significant differences in the details of the designs. Interesting that many of these patches have been featured in images on this or other sites.http://www.ebay.com/itm/CANADIAN-ARMY-AFGHANISTAN-PATCH-BADGE-BROTHERS-IN-ARMS-C-/281063131533?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item4170ab098d
Bill wrote:Hello Jean, Thanks for the information.
Another batch of questionable patches have been put up on ebay. Again, the characteristics of these patches include a sand coloured velcro, (interesting in that it appears that exactly the same velcro backing is on all the patches, even though the patches range from 2008 issue through 2012), embroidery stitching is different from known authentic examples, different font on some, including serif lettering, and significant differences in the details of the designs. Interesting that many of these patches have been featured in images on this or other sites.http://www.ebay.com/itm/CANADIAN-ARMY-AFGHANISTAN-PATCH-BADGE-BROTHERS-IN-ARMS-C-/281063131533?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item4170ab098d
Bill wrote:Hi Steve, The lots were pulled, thanks for the action. Were they on consignment or were they in the store inventory?
Hopefully these won't show up somewhere else.