Two airborne items

[deejay]

Hi all,

please take a look at these two items I recently added to my little collection.

The para wings look old but seem odd, where are they from - far east?

The parachute regiment cap-badge lacks back-side quallity compared to what I have seen before, would you say it is a pre 1945?

All comments welcome,

Thanks.

DJ

[deejay]

and the cap-badge

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi DJ, I would have concerns about the wings. The Far East connection is most likely true, I suspect these are made in the Indian Sub Continent and recently.

I think that the cap badge is fine.

Cheers, Ade.

[deejay]

Hi Ade,

Thanks for your comments, I did hope to hear from you and give your opinions on these. It is not that bad to read about the wings; I do have a bottle some where...

DJ

[Garth Thompson]

Hello DJ,
Since Ade dealt the killing blow I'd have to add that your embroidered wing looks quite Petehalish. There must be a statue raised to the bugger somewhere in the hills of Pakistan. Here are a couple of mine. Top is an Indian made bottom a middle eastern made. Both WW2 period pieces.
Sorry mate,
Garth

[Garth Thompson]

Hello DJ,
Since Ade dealt the killing blow I'd have to add that your embroidered wing looks quite Petehalish. There must be a statue raised to the bugger somewhere in the hills of Pakistan. Here are a couple of mine. Top is an Indian made bottom a middle eastern made. Both WW2 period pieces.
Sorry mate,
Garth

Damn forgot the pictures. Here thay are.

[Garth Thompson]

Reverse view

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Oh Garth, don't tease me!

[DJT]

Very nice wings Garth

[ROBB]

Yup typical Petehal ,all his badges have the same style of manufacture especially the backs .The cap badge looks like it was kerchunked out yesterday ,but thats just my opinion on the cap badge.Rob.

[lnijherald]

Lately quite a few of parachute regiment cap badges turn up that have a very fresh appearance. Although this one seems to show a bit of surface polish, what it has in common is a large space between the lugs.

Am I right that this space is supposed to be around 1 inch, and that a bigger space is an indication for a reproduction?

Cheers, Luc

[gzegosh]

Yup!
that is defintely petehal
at his best
if you look closer all that messy squigly lines on the back
you will read
P E T E H A L L
g