I was recently sent an image of a rather odd looking patch. This patch is on the right sleeve in place of a patrol medallion on a 1964 National Jamboree patrol leaders shirt. It’s the size of a patrol medallion.

I’m probably imagining things again, but if one looks carefully, what appears to be three Ws can be seen arranged in the form of a triskelion.

From its placement we can guess this is a custom made patrol patch.   Beyond that, I have no idea what this is supposed to be.   Can anyone out there shed some light on this?

I have been doing some patch identification for a friend of mine and ran across a flap from Klahican lodge that I could not identify. I have now shown the image to several North Carolina collectors but don’t yet have a conclusive answer about what this is. See the image at the top of this post. Click on it to see a much larger version of the same image. What do you think?

The flap has computer style embroidery with a dull silver mylar border and what I’ll call a “forest green” background.

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Irv Block sent me an image of this flap he acquired in trade some time back. He was expecting an S1 but got this flap instead. I’ve been slow to do anything with it because I don’t know where to place this on my site.

Blue Book describes the S1 from this lodge as measuring 127×65mm. This flap is significantly squatter at only 120×63mm. None of the other issues’ descriptions fit this flap.

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