Special Forces and Commandos

A 2006, Special Forces/Commando Chest Patch.
This patch is machine made.
Translation left: Special Force.

Second is a 2011/12, Special Operations/Commando School chest Patch.
This patch is machine made.
Above left: the Special
Above right: Operations.
Bob

A Commando Detachment of the 2nd. Brigade Arm Patch.
This patch was machine made and used after 2006.
Translation below: Detachment of Commandos of the Second Brigade.
Bob

A 2011/12, Special Forces/Commandos Arm Patch.
Early 36th. Commandos Arm Patch. Used from 2004-2005.
A 36th. Commandos Arm Patch. Used from 2006-present.
A 7th Bn. Commandos Arm Patch.
Bob

A Special Forces Al Thi'ib (wolf) Brigade Chest and Arm Patches.
Translation above: Special Force
Right: Brigade of
Left: Al Thi'ib (wolf)

2006, Ministry of Interior Commandos set.
Translation of arc: The Interior Commandos
Patch: The Interior Commandos.
Bob

Another variety of Wolf Brigade patch.

Mercenary25 wrote:Another variety of Wolf Brigade patch.

Nice variety!! I haven't seen these before.
Bob

Thanks Bob.

Better picture quality.

Two SF patches that are said to be from the Saddam era.

And a few more. What does ERU stand for? It does not look to be Iraqi made.

ERU - Emergency Response Unit - police

http://www.usmilitary.com/765/iraqi-police-graduate-eru-school/

Here's a vid, at around 4:35 it shows the unit logo of your patch. I will say, the one you have looks like a western produced insignia and is not really similar in construction to the one I had. Bob can probably put some input into this. The one I had was on a black fabric background.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeRr-UbUDEA

The iraq made patches, 99% of them do NOT have a merrowed edge (ie a merrowed edge where the embroidery wraps around the edge.). Most iraq made insignia have a cut edge in that they embroider the patch on fabric and carefully cut up to the edge of the embroidery. I'm not saying they don't use this patch but construction is completely wrong IMHO>

The iraq collectors forum has some exc. threads on iraq insignia, http://z8.invisionfree.com/Iraq_militaria_forum/index.php?s=63aeb481b58c65886a125d979920cf8b&showforum=43

Additionally, here's a pic that Arch posted over on the forum. This is the way the ERU patch that I had looked. Again not to say yours is not legit, it's just different.

zvez

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I agree that my patch is not Iraqi made as I did see the one Arch posted and mine does not look any where near the way his does. I honestly was thinking repo on that one.

I watched the video link you sent and now I need to look for the patch seen on the one guys left shoulder near the end, black square w/white skull wearing a jesters hat (?) and ERU below. I like that one!

Steve

Good eye! I've never seen that patch before!

Skio, that skull jester patch can be seen here: https://oefoif.forumotion.net/t2486-a-huge-sf-grouping

Examples (copies) of the ERU patch were made in the Dam Neck, Virginia area by some NSW folks. The patches were made between deployments and based on an Iraqi made piece. I have an example along with other patches (US and Iraqi made) that came from a member of Team 2 who related the above information.

It's interesting in that pic the insignia are letter ERB as opposed to ERU. If memory serves ERB was teh forerunner to the ERU program. Bob has the pic of the ERB patch on the right in his book.

ERB = emergency response battalion or brigade

http://www.blackanthem.com/News/U_S_Military_19/Special-Forces-Soldiers-train-coach-premiere-police-force-in-Iraq_printer.shtml

Mercenary25 wrote:Skio, that skull jester patch can be seen here: https://oefoif.forumotion.net/t2486-a-huge-sf-grouping

Mercenary25 wrote:Skio, that skull jester patch can be seen here: https://oefoif.forumotion.net/t2486-a-huge-sf-grouping

Darn it man, that's some killer stuff in that thread! The hunt now begins.

kriegsmodell wrote:
Examples (copies) of the ERU patch were made in the Dam Neck, Virginia area by some NSW folks.  The patches were made between deployments and based on an Iraqi made piece.  I have an example along with other patches (US and Iraqi made) that came from a member of Team 2 who related the above information.  

Lance

Thanks for that info. I guess I should hang onto it for now. At least till an Iraqi made one shows up.

A Special Operations, Golden Band Arm and chest patches made of brass, glazing on the front and Velcro
on the reverse.
Bob

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Force set of arm patches made of aluminum, glazing on the front
and Velcro on the reverse.
Bob

A Counter Terrorism Service Arm Patch made of aluminum, glazing on the front
and Velcro on the reverse.
Bob

Outstanding collection of Iraqi SF items! Awesome. Mark

Aluminum is crazy to use as patch - in my opinion. I wonder what the motivation was for using metal \on what has been, traditionally, been done in cloth.

Thanks Mark and Clete.
I've also wondered why the switch to metal "patches". You would think they would catch on everything.
Bob

Metal Special Operations patches in use.
Pictures are from  Facebook and publisher is unknown.
Bob

Wow. I guess they don't get dirty!

Those metal patches are real interesting!

I got to lay hands on some of these, courtesy of Bob (aka BM), at the last local military show and they are just odd. I am not really sure how to explain them. Thanks for sharing Bob!

Another picture from Facebook ISOF site of a VERY YOUNG soldier wearing the metal Special Operations patches.
Bob

Two different sets for the Golden Division (used to be Brigade) arm and chest patch set.
In the second set, you see ICTF and ISOF chest patches both used.
Bob