Beautiful CBI-Made USAAF 10th Air Force Bullion Shoulder Patch with Snaps
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Beautiful CBI-Made USAAF 10th Air Force Bullion Shoulder Patch with Snaps

Code: afp20010afc


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

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LONG TRIP ALERT!!!
We are OUT OF THE OFFICE, and UNABLE TO SHIP for the Next FEW WEEKS!!!
We will be OUT OF THE OFFICE Leaving Tuesday 09/13/22 and will be UNABLE TO SHIP for a period of AT LEAST 3 THREE WEEKS!!
Once we leave, on TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13th, even though our office will have a skeleton staff, we will be UNABLE TO SHIP until our return in EARLY OCTOBER.
We will be HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and will promptly mark any ordered Artifacts as SOLD.
REGULAR SHIPPING will resume when we RETURN to the Office on or about WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5th.
SEE YOU AT THE MAX IN YORK, PA on SEPTEMBER 15TH, 16TH, & 17TH!

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We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kana


ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful bullion shoulder patch for the United States 10th Air Force. The patch made within in the China-Burma-India theatre, and shows two full wings stitched in golden bullion flanking the number 10 (which is highlighted by a silver bullion background). There is a single red-centered star at top.

VINTAGE: Circa World War II.

SIZE: About 2-5/8" in diameter.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Felt patch with silver and gold bullion wire and cotton gauze backing.

ATTACHMENT: Three snaps on reverse which were attached to facilitate laundering of uniforms in tropical locations.

MARKINGS: None.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a United States Army Air Forces collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VGEX09 LAHEX SAEJX3/17

CONDITION: 9- (Excellent+): Virtually no wear but some tarnishing of bullion threads.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.