Nice original ? 506th airborne A-2

[Jeff M]

It was standard operating procedure (SOP) for Airborne Troopers to take their pants off and leave them in a French barns or hanging on stable hooks. From there, they continued the fight in their shorts, which is how they garnered their nickname from the Germans..."those devils in baggie pants".....and the truth to why so many were so cold in the Battle of the Bulge. :shock:

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I thought that was HOW the battle came to be known as "The Battle of the Bulge".

 

[Jeff M]

Here you go. You can buy this WW2 101st Airborne patch (that "doesn't glow under blacklight") from the same seller for $2200 and replace the "replacement unit" patch with it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCARCE-WW2-101s ... 500wt_1110

Or..this collection of patches worn on D Day;

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-D-DAY-COMBA ... 500wt_1110

My my. How did they keep those patches so clean?

(What does a blacklight have to do with anything?)

 

[a2jacketpatches]

That 1st one really is a super rare bird, 2200- Rare? I'm not sure about that. The blacklight will make synthetic white fibers glow, and white cotton fibers a light purple, It's thought by many to be the final word for WW2 patches, but.......A patched garment washed with phosphates can glow as well, cotton or manmade fibers. For such a rare eagle, a more solid reference to authenticity should be available, like Bandos site, the story is readily available for that type 101st AB patch. For her to use the blacklight thing on such rare patch? Either playing dumb or truly ignorant about paratrooper stuff.

 

[unclegrumpy]

Plus, most velvet 101st patches are Vietnam era, rather than WW II.

 

[dmar836]

Just saying "Type 8" speaks volumes about "her" "cluelessness"!

 

[Jeff M]

Just saying "Type 8" speaks volumes about "her" "cluelessness"!

Yeah, wondered about the "her" also. And the eBay name, "marygrace"? A nice "angelic" ring to it.

 

[unclegrumpy]

I thought that was HOW the battle came to be known as "The Battle of the Bulge".

Well, sort of....

 

[Jeff M]

Looks like it didn't fool anybody, unless that "1 offer" was for real and the seller ended up taking it.

 

[Roughwear]

Unless it sold outside Ebay, the one offer expired before the listing ended. I guess it did not sell.