Yardstick
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2 more CBI multi-piece leather patches today. First up is the 432nd Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. This is supposedly one of the rarest patches amongst collectors with no more than 20 originally having been made. Having said that, since I first read about it, at least 4 more have appeared on the net (make that 5 - just found another one!). Anyway it's an interesting patch that, seems to have been made out of offcuts from a bunch of handbags. But it' certainly falls into the colourful end of the spectrum. My one (left), as with the original (right) is all pebbly goat, with painted and stitched detail.
Next is a properly rare patch - 91st FS (P-47 era). In almost 30 years of researching patches, I have only ever come across two examples of this one. Again as with the original (right), my version uses a mixture of smooth and pebbly goatskin, with detailing in black ink.
Next is a properly rare patch - 91st FS (P-47 era). In almost 30 years of researching patches, I have only ever come across two examples of this one. Again as with the original (right), my version uses a mixture of smooth and pebbly goatskin, with detailing in black ink.
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