Borderlord Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I have been given a para smock by a friend, and this is the badge on the sleeve....but underneath there is the outline of a patch that has been removed. Would like to know what it was as I would like to replace it. The smock has seen a few N Ireland tours. Many thanks.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 That WOULD have been a DZ Patch. (Drop Zone) Red 1 Para, Blue, 2 Para, Green, 3 Para, Black 4 Para, Blue over red 7 RHA, Black with a superimposed red 'X', 10 Para. I was Battalion Attached Armourer with 3 Para for 2 Years & wore exactly the same. (Green Patch) ....... AIRBORNE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Surely on the right arm that's a rank badge (post about 1978, certainly before I got my first in 1980)? I cannot imagine why anyone would decide to put the DZ patch smack on where everybody else puts his rank badge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 You are both right technically but immediately below the wings would be the DZ Flash (as mentioned above) with the rank below it, if the wearer was an NCO then there would be 2 squares like the one shown DZ Flash over Rank patch if a Pte then just the DZ flash Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderlord Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 Very many thanks indeed for all the information....................... Was just having another close look and there is the faint outline of what was another patch underneath the DZ one. Picture of the smock itself. What I would like to know now.....would anybody have any of the said patches spare??????????? Would like to make the whole thing complete................... Thanks again......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 poss some here http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=dz+flash&_sacat=See-All-Categories or google Du Bora's of Aldershot for their online shop Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker217 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 You have a lovely P68 Para Smock there which are rare and quite expensive now, was that your friend's smock? and if so which Battalion was he in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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