Japanese Airborne Patch Good Looking, but Bogus I assume. This patch was part of a large Airborne collection assembled from WWII through the early 1970s and stored away since then. This was the only Japanese Airborne item which I assume is a copy.
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Japanese Airborne Patch Good Looking, but Bogus I assume
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Ed
Yes, machine stitched fake - but it's entertaining!
From everyone I know who is a serious collector of either Japanese Round Rates or IJN paratroopers - no one has one, nor has anyone ever seen one of these
The consensus is that the Japanese never really made this patch and it's just a unicorn.
But people still publish "make believe illustrations" of this type of patch in so called "reference books" See attached photo
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Interesting. The red canopy reminds me of a sake cup to the 14th Infantry Regiment I saw a while back on an auction site; it had a red background between the risers.
I did a bit of Googling, but my google-fu must be weak; I couldn't find anything related to a 14th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Errrr .... that *IS* a parachute between the flags, right????
--Guy
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Originally posted by GeorgeP View PostOh, I see what you are seeing now. Is it a rabbit or a duck?
Tom
It's a crysanthemum! That's the trouble with paratroopers & Airborne Qualified ... always seeing parachutes where there aren't any.
Check-Can-O-Peas!
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