Beautiful Early '70's USN UDT/SEAL Jacket Back Patch. Philippine-Made. Fully Embroidered

Beautiful, early 1970's United States Navy UDT/SEAL jacket back patch. The Philippine-made, fully embroidered patch shows the Underwater Demolition Team mascot, a frogman or 'Freddie the Frog' wearing a white Naval cap and 'smoking' an explosive and holding another in his hand. The SEAL mascot is 'Sammy the Seal' a brown seal wearing a navy blue cloak and black beret, while holding a dagger, Sammy's pose is suggestive of the old saying "cloak and dagger" a metaphor for doing things under the cover of darkness - in secret. Above the two of them it reads: "UDT/SEAL" in black embroidered lettering.

Circa early 1970's

Approximately 6-3/4" in diameter

Fully embroidered, silk/polyester threads

None.

This is from a USN collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MAZ16 LBEJX9/16 SBJJX12/18

8+ (Excellent): The patch shows minor wear and light soiling, colors remain bright, overall excellent condition.

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