Identified and Unidentified Patches and Pins Identified Patches

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Identified and Unidentified Patches and Pins
Updated April 30, 2008
Identified Patches
“Battlestar Pegasus”
Korean-era SCARWAF
(Special Category Army with Air Force)
Flying Tigers Surplus
Kobol.com
Battlestar Galactica Merchandise
“Battlestar Atlantia”
Galactica Blue Squadron Patch
With “Ren-Fair” patch stacked
“Martin’s Battlestar”
from “The Lost Warrior”
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18 Medical Command
Military Best
Kobol.com
“Celestra”
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78 Infantry Division
The Battlezone
Flying Tigers Surplus
4 Armed Forces
Saunders Insignia
Military Best
Kobol.com
“Battlestar Acropolis”
ROTC Senior/Advanced Cadet
Saunders Insignia
“Battlestar Galactica” Custom – no origin
Kobol.com (Originals?)
Battlestar Galactica Merchandise (All Colors)
“Canaris Shuttle”
Hawaii Command
Flying Tigers Surplus
Saunders Insignia
Military Best
“Rising Star”
U.S. Air Force Academy (Modified)
4 Armed Forces
Saunders Insignia
Kobol.com (Already Modified)
“Prison Barge”
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3 Army Corps (Upside-down)
The Battlezone
Flying Tigers Surplus
4 Armed Forces
Saunders Insignia
Military Best
Identified “Beret Flashes” from “Gun on Ice Planet Zero”
Used on Winter Jacket Shoulders (upside down from normal use)
NOTE: Many of these flashes are modifications from known patches and may not quite match
actual patch design and color. Some artistic license was required to do some of these. -JMS
“Apollo”
“Fantasy Flash”
According to ASMIC
“Starbuck”
“Fantasy Flash”
According to ASMIC
“Boomer”
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20 Engineer Brigade
(1970’s era)
“Krofft”
19th Special Forces Group
(1966 – Present)
“Wolf”
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1 Special Forces Group
(1961 – 1963)
“Thane”
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7 Special Forces Group
(1961 – Present)
“Leda”
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325 Airborne
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1 Battalion (“Red Falcons”)
“Vickers”
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509 Airborne
“Haals”
“Fantasy Flash”
According to ASMIC
“Voight”
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508 Airborne
st
1 Battalion
The flashes that have been found can be
Other beret flash resource pages:
obtained through these various websites:
Military Shoulder Patches of the U.S.
Uniform Accessories Unlimited
U.S. Army Special Forces Groups (Airborne)
Flying Tigers Surplus
Falcon Brigade Unit Insignia
The Battlezone
The Institute of Heraldry
The Parade Store
Special Forces Flashes
1st Army
The American Society of Military Insignia
Good Stuff To Go
Collectors (ASMIC)
Insignia World
Unidentified Patches
“Battlestar Galactica Medical”
Kobol.com (Originals?)
“Lunar 7”
Possible Pan-Am Airlines or U.N. Origin?
“Enforcer” Version 1 – Commander
“Enforcer” Version 2 – Soldier
Identified Pins & Badges
“Battlestar Galactica”
U.S. Army Military Intelligence Branch
(Standard and Modified – Upside-down)
Flying Tigers Surplus
The Battlezone (different colors available!)
Saunders Insignia
Kobol.com (Gold)
Kobol.com (Silver)
Battlestar Galactica Merchandise (Gold/Silver)
“Battlestar Pegasus”
U.S. Navy Command Ashore
Flying Tigers Surplus
(Choose “mini” version)
Saunders Insignia
Kobol.com
Battlestar Galactica Merchandise
“Battlestar Atlantia”
U.S. Army Transportation Corps
Flying Tigers Surplus
The Battlezone
Saunders Insignia
4 Armed Forces
“Distinguished Service Medallion” (in gold - Cain & Kronus)
NOTE: Colonel Boomer appears to have a similar device in Galactica: 1980, but in silver
Combination of U.S. Air Force Combat Readiness Medal and U.S. European Command H.Q.
The Battlezone (Combat Readiness)
4 Armed Forces (Combat Readiness)
Flying Tigers Surplus (Combat Readiness)
Saunders Insignia (Combat Readiness)
Saunders Insignia (EuroCom)
Combined resin kit available from Gordon Smuder (a.k.a. Spcglider)
Final version should be all painted in gold
Cain’s Jacket Device
WWII Italian Assault-Combat Badge (Modified)
Resin kit available from Gordon Smuder (a.k.a. Spcglider)
Final version should be all painted in gold
Unidentified Pins & Badges
“Battlestar Galactica Medical”
Kobol.com (Resin Casting)
“Eastern Alliance” Cap Device
Reconnaissance Viper Helmet
Possible Upside-down Police Badge
From Laos, Cambodia or Thailand
Adama’s Neck Medallion
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“Seal of the 9 Lord of Kobol”
Modified Adama Neck Medallion
“Constable Shield”
“Count Iblis” Medallion
Custom
– no origin
Custom – no origin
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Adama Medallion, Count Iblis Medallion, Seal of the 9 Lord of Kobol and Constable Shield
Resin kits are available from Gordon Smuder (a.k.a. Spcglider)
At Dewback Wing ASAP in BSG “Original Series Props” and “Original Series Costumes” sections
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Resource Credits:
Jim “137 Gebirg” Stevenson (document author)
Gordon “Spcglider” Smuder (costume device researcher, resin caster and all-around good guy!)
Kobol.com – http://www.kobol.com/
Members of Dewback Wing ASAP – http://pub23.ezboard.com/bpropreplicas
Saunders Insignia – http://www.saundersinsignia.com/
4-Armed Forces.com – http://www.4armedforces.com/
Military Best – http://store.yahoo.com/militarybest/
BBS Costumes and Props – http://surfkid.net/battlestar/
Battlestar Galactica – The Complete Epic Series DVD Collection
Badges and Insignia of World War II, Air Force – Naval – Marine
By Guido Rosignoli, Peerage Books, 1980
Patch and Insignia Identification and Accuracy Advisement from
The American Society of Military Insignia Collectors (ASMIC) – http://www.asmic.org/