Soviet Branch Patches - Unusual Variation?

[NavyFCO]

All-

As some of you know, I recently purchased several thousand branch patches that were in storage for the past 15 years. These were in a bag with the patches and weren't the "standard" ones. Some of the tags on them (appear to be from a seller or marking tags) appear to be in German handwriting and verbage (e.g. "Pioneer" for Engineer, etc.) I've seen these patches from time to time, but don't know where they were made - or if they are even real. Any thoughts?

Dave

[Ciaran Byrne]

I'm guessing here but could they have been an experimental pattern or even a new model pattern due to have been brought out post-1991 ?

Also, what are the blue diamond shaped patches ?

[uscob]

I think I can see some embroidered ones.
In that style they never had them, we call them Ukranian fakes.
Also the Diamond shaped Paras. They were made for the Tourists.
In Berlin you can find them very often with the Pakistani Sellers at Checkpoint Charlie and other places.
Cheers
Nico

[NavyFCO]

I think I can see some embroidered ones.
In that style they never had them, we call them Ukranian fakes.
Also the Diamond shaped Paras. They were made for the Tourists.
In Berlin you can find them very often with the Pakistani Sellers at Checkpoint Charlie and other places.
Cheers
Nico

Nico-

That's about what I expected. Good thing I didn't really pay for them! Off to eBay they go!

Dave