507th PIR leather

[unclegrumpy]

Thanks, thats a neat site!

I wonder if these patches were factory made or made using decals meant for other things as well. The blank leather discs for squadron patches are in the QM Catalog....I think if I recall correctly the 1943 edition. Considering you don't see these patches, I wonder if they were put together in small quantities by the unit rather than being mass produced.

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Thanks, thats a neat site!

I wonder if these patches were factory made or made using decals meant for other things as well. The blank leather discs for squadron patches are in the QM Catalog....I think if I recall correctly the 1943 edition. Considering you don't see these patches, I wonder if they were put together in small quantities by the unit rather than being mass produced.

Very possible. I recently sold an ATC decal on leather with the same dimensions, They are so abundant that I'm thinking they were mass produced. Also, I've seen tool kits for embossing aviator wings and name tags on leather rectangles. If this is the case, most likely done by the QM using the correct equipment. once in a while you'll see a Sq patch size decal emblem on a suitcase or something, proving they were available this way.