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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
“Celestra”
78th Infantry Division The Battlezone
Flying Tigers Surplus 4 Armed Forces
Saunders Insignia Military Best Kobol.com
“Battlestar Atlantia”
Galactica Blue Squadron Patch With “Ren-Fair” patch stacked
“Battlestar Acropolis”
ROTC Senior/Advanced Cadet Saunders Insignia
“Martin’s Battlestar”
from “The Lost Warrior” 18th Medical Command
Military Best Kobol.com
“Battlestar Galactica” Custom – no origin
Kobol.com (Originals?) Battlestar Galactica Merchandise (All Colors)
“Canaris Shuttle” Hawaii Command
Flying Tigers Surplus Saunders Insignia
Military Best
“Prison Barge”
3rd Army Corps (Upside-down) The Battlezone
Flying Tigers Surplus 4 Armed Forces
Saunders Insignia Military Best
“Rising Star”
U.S. Air Force Academy (Modified) 4 Armed Forces
Saunders Insignia Kobol.com (Already Modified)
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”
20th Engineer Brigade (1970’s era)
“Krofft”
19th Special Forces Group (1966 – Present)
“Wolf”
1st Special Forces Group (1961 – 1963)
“Thane”
7th Special Forces Group (1961 – Present)
“Leda”
325th Airborne 1st Battalion (“Red Falcons”)
“Vickers”
509th Airborne
“Haals”
“Fantasy Flash” According to ASMIC
“Voight”
508th Airborne 1st Battalion
The flashes that have been found can be obtained through these various websites:
Uniform Accessories Unlimited Flying Tigers Surplus
The Battlezone The Parade Store
1st Army Good Stuff To Go
Insignia World
Other beret flash resource pages: Military Shoulder Patches of the U.S.
U.S. Army Special Forces Groups (Airborne) Falcon Brigade Unit Insignia
The Institute of Heraldry Special Forces Flashes
The American Society of Military Insignia Collectors (ASMIC)
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
“Count Iblis” Medallion
Custom – no origin
“Seal of the 9th Lord of Kobol”
Modified Adama Neck Medallion
“Constable Shield” Custom – no origin
Adama Medallion, Count Iblis Medallion, Seal of the 9th 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
Resource Credits:
Jim 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/