1st Canadian Parachute Battalion patch and wings - opinions

[boonicootza]

I bought this pair recently on ebay in a lot of other patches. What's your opinion on them? Real, reproduction?

The look worn and removed from an uniform.

Thank you.

[peter monahan]

By no means an expert but I'm not keen on the title patch - the back looks unlike the few I've seen. These have been heavily reproduced and the repros now often turn up, some suitable aged, as originals.  I actually bought a half size repro. at the Juno Beach center when i was there in 2015.

The Canadian Airbourne section of the british Badge Forum has at least 5-6 threads on repro/fake patches, some of which date back 15 years and more [the wings, not the threads].

No idea about the wings.

Edited May 10, 2017 by peter monahan

[boonicootza]

Thank you Peter!

It looks like both are repro. At least the lot was very cheap and I bought it really for the other patches.

[peter monahan]

Statistically, I suspect the odds are 5/1 fake/real theses days.