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Thank you. At least I found out what it was. Bob

Jim, A VERY NICE COLLECTION!! Give credit where credit is due. Bob

This is a Royal Laos Commando Badge It is 1.875 in., 1.375 in. high and is made with tthe skull and bayonets being seperate from the wreath and star. The following information came from snydertreasures.com web site. In October of 1968 Colonel Lewis Millet, Joint US Military Mission to Laos (then classified) recommended, created, designed, and caused to be engraved, with the approval of General Ondone Sannikone, Chief of Staff of the Royal Laos Army, the Royal Laos Commando Badge for individuals completing the Commando Course being conducted by United States and Thai Special Forces under the direction of Colonel Millet in Thailand. Only 300 badges were awarded. A certificate was awarded with the badge. Bob

Could you post a better picture of the writing on the insignia? It's hard to make out what is written on them. Usually gilt color is for officers and silver for enlisted personnel if they are in the military. Bob

This is an Iraqi Military Police Brassard, 9.75in. high, 8in. wide, made of red cloth with a nylon backing. It began being used in 2006. Bob

This is an Iraqi Military Police armband with the Arabic letters MP. It is still in it's original wrapper. The front is 6.375 in. long and 3.75in. wide. It has two metal snaps on the reverse. Marty Vaughan in his book " An Introduction To The Military Badges, Insignia, Patches And Medals of Iraq page 35 and 36" says this armband was used during the Gulf War. A picture is attached showing the armband in use. Bob

This is an Iraqi shoulder patch for the Military Police of the Amooriya Command Forces. It is machine made, 3.625in. high, 3.75in. wide, design on red velvet like material and has a white backing on the reverse. Arabic writing can be seen on the paper that came with the backing on the reverse. It was used from 1991-2003. Bob

When you have two patches facing opposite directions, they are worn with one on the left and one on the right arm. The image faces the wearers front (eagles facing forward, artillery facing forward,etc). I don't know why the different colors on the thread as there is not much information on these patches. Bob

This is an Iraqi Republican Guard Adnan Command Force Military Police shoulder patch and arc. It is made out of a velvet like material, machine made and has a thin white cloth backing. The patch is 3.75in. wide and 3.625in high. The arcs are made of the same material, 4.125in.wide and 1.06in. high. It was worn from 1980-2003. Bob

This is an Iraqi Labaik Command Forces Military Police arm patch and arc. It is machine made on a velvet like material, 4.0in. wide, 4.25in. high and has a thin white backing. The arcs are made of the same material and are 4.375in. long and 1.125in. high. It was worn from1980-2003. Bob

This is an Iraqi Republican Guard Military Police shoulder patch and arc in a velvet like material in a light red color with a very thin white backing. It is not faded out but the designer made it that way. The patch is 4.00in. wide, 4.43in. high. The arcs are 4.5in. long and 1.25in. wide. It was worn from 1980-2003. Bob

This is an Iraqi Republican Guard Military Police shoulder patch and arc. The shoulder patch is machine made on a red velvet like material, 4.00in. wide, 4.18in. high, thin white backing and has a green border. The arc is made of the same material, 4.375in. long, and 1.25in. high. It was worn from 1980-2003. Bob

This is an Iraqi Republican Guard Military Police shoulder patch machine made on a dark red velvet like material. It is 3.75in. wide and 3.75in. high. It has a very thin white backing on the reverse. The color variations comes from different manufacturers making the patches. It was worn from 1980-2003. Bob

This is an uncut Iraqi Military Police Command Headquarter shoulder and arc set. It is machine made and has a heavier white backing on the reverse. Bob

This is an Iraqi Military Police Command Headquarter shoulder patch and arcs printed on hard nylon. The patch is 4.18in. wide and 4.18in. high. The arcs are printed on a hard nylon and are 4.25in. long and 1.06in. wide. The hard nylon is almost like a thin cardboard. Bob

This is an Iraqi Military Police Command Headquarter arm patch and arc. The patch is machine made on a velvet like material, 3.75in. wide, 3.68in. high and has a very thin white backing. The arc is machine made on a velvet like material, 4.5in. wide and 1.125in. high. Bob

This is an Iraqi Military Police Command Headquarter arm patch and arcs. This is a printed patch on nylon hardboard, a plastic covering with snaps on the reverse. The patch is 4.18in wide and 4.18in. high. The patch has four snaps on the reverse. The arcs are printed on nylon hardboard with a plastic covering and have two snaps on the reverse. The arcs are 3.5in. wide and 1.125in. high. Bob

This is an Iraqi Military Police Command Headquarters arm patch. It is machine made with a merrowed edge with the standard "pigtail thread"on the reverse. It is 4.18in. wide and 4.125in. high. This patch was made by a different country outside of Iraq. At the present time it is unknown by which country. This patch was purchased by me in 2001 from my friend in Iraq. The MPHQ patch was used from 1980 and is still being used today. Bob

This is an Iraqi Military Police arm patch. It is machine sewn on a velvet like material with a green stitched border. It is 4in. wide and 3.75in. high and has a very thin white backing. The arcs are 4.125in. long and 1.18in. wide and also have a thin white backing. Notice on one of the arcs the paper is still attached to the backing and was sewn into the lettering. This patch was worn from 1980 and is still being used at the present. Bob

This is a United States of America, Department of the Air Force, unissued, Security Police badge. It is 2.56in. high, 1.625in. wide and pinbacked. It is marked LIGI on the reverse. Bob

This is a United States Army unissued Military Police badge. It is 2.75in. high, 1.875in. wide and pinback. It is marked on the reverse CWP. Bob

This is a Military Police Inauguration of the President of the United States Badge for 2005. It is 2.75 in. high, 2.00 in. wide from eagle's wing tip to wing tip and is pinback. If anyone has any more information on these type of badges, please post. Bob

This is a Military Police Inauguration of the President of the United State Badge for the year 2001. It is 2.75 in. high, 2.00 in wide from eagle's wing tip to wing tip and pin back. Bob

The patch is for Signal. You have a nice start on Kuwaiti shoulder patches. Bob

Mervyn, I'm not exactly sure what the badge is made of. I used a magnet on the reverse and it is nonmetallic. The reason I gave the weight is because many of the later Iraqi badges were lightweight and poorly made. This badge has a nice "heft" to it and if it was silver, aren't they usually marked with the silver content? There are no marks of any kind on the reverse and no signs of oxidation on the badge. Thank you for your comment and like I told Brian, it is a very nice badge. Bob