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question about flying tigers patches!!
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Chandler
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Probably from the same procurement as the AVG.
Chandler
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Who has confirmed the authenticity of these items?
Back in the early 2000s there was an ebay seller hawking patches just like the Tiger patch in the first image -- along with squadron patches of a similar craftsmanship.
Of course they were sold as "genuine," but there was no proof -- and he sure seemed to have a big supply.
Back in the early 2000s there was an ebay seller hawking patches just like the Tiger patch in the first image -- along with squadron patches of a similar craftsmanship.
Of course they were sold as "genuine," but there was no proof -- and he sure seemed to have a big supply.
My step grandfather , I call him step but he got with my Irish gran so in my terms he was my grandad, in 1934 he joined the RAF he was ground crew, mechanic, when the war started he volunteered for aircrew,
Chandler ive been burned with third reich stuff, but not as much as going and checking hands on, those kind of militaria are few and far between now, but 7 or 8 years ago i sent over 20k euro stuff to the USA, good stuff, i guess the stuff i have now i keep, are from people with good feedback, gotta trust somebody eh, i know where your coming from thoughWho has confirmed the authenticity of these items?
Back in the early 2000s there was an ebay seller hawking patches just like the Tiger patch in the first image -- along with squadron patches of a similar craftsmanship.
Of course they were sold as "genuine," but there was no proof -- and he sure seemed to have a big supply.
Chandler
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It's just not all that easy, but with AVG items you can make good assumptions based just on the number of members (pilots and support crew).
Add to that the images available that show, or don't show, the types of patches being advertised as "authentic," and you start to wonder.
8 years ago i sent two German ww1 canvas tail plane skins from downed aircraft found in France, now those were good findsWho has confirmed the authenticity of these items?
Back in the early 2000s there was an ebay seller hawking patches just like the Tiger patch in the first image -- along with squadron patches of a similar craftsmanship.
Of course they were sold as "genuine," but there was no proof -- and he sure seemed to have a big supply.
Spitfireace
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looks pretty darn genuineSome genuine items from the past auctions:
Spitfireace
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nice.
Chandler
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Based on..?
Spitfireace
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Prefer no spider thanks.
Spitfireace
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general rot.
Spitfireace
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please stop the spiders or I may squishy.
Spitfireace
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might get squishy.
Spitfireace
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General rot jackets. I have one myself. It's a Monarch from 1941. Nice never gets out of the drawer jacket. It's all original exept for the patches which were removed when it was turned back into QM end of war.
Spitfireace
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So I had to put on NOS patches. Not fantasy patches but real at the time patches.
Spitfireace
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Chandler
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I'll give you the possibility of the jacket, but the other items? Just can't be sure. That Tiger patch looks just like the ones being sold on ebay.
BTW -- not sure what the "spider" is, but it's not showing on my phone access.
Spitfireace
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The 95th. Best patch I ever sewed.
