Afghan National Army Commando Patches

U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, prepare to enter and clear a room while conducting a close-quarter battle drill at a shoot house, Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. USSF use these drills to maintain and improve skills during joint operations with Afghan forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

airborne1968 wrote:You said it! Used Commando patches are a rare bird. I think I've only found 2 or 3 myself. Tom

Grey Marine82 wrote:Very nice! Thank you for sharing!

airborne1968 wrote:I'm thinking so few (this is the key part of it "FEW") were used by American's that most remained in the original owners hands. Being Velcro they just moved it to the next uniform.  The Afghan owned  patches weren't given up either.  The nice new ones are all sew shop purchases.  Also, keep in mind the patch didn't come out until around 2007 and was only used by the Afghan's for the first few years so that narrows the window of use even more. Also, the local markets (not the sew shops) were banned from reselling ANA patches ( along with uniforms, boots, and gear) sometime in 2010 which prevented a lot of used patches from entering the collector market.  A lot of my used patches came from market vendors who would get them from ANA members because I asked for them and they had to "smuggle" them in to BAF.  Tom

hardflip wrote:Got the last of the three, thanks G!

aussie digger wrote:Some great additions there! I love the miniature versions!