July Military Auction
Lot 24948:
Description
A vintage hand-embroidered military morale patch, identified as theater-made, commonly produced in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War period. The patch features a central skull motif with black embroidered eye sockets and a stylized hornbill bird perched on the crown. The bird is rendered with a tan body, yellow wing detail, a pink head, and a yellow beak. A combat knife with a ribbed green hilt and white embroidered blade is positioned behind a yellow ribbon banner with red borders. The banner contains the embroidered text DEATH BEFORE RE-ENLISTMENT in black block lettering. The construction exhibits characteristic hand-stitching with dense, slightly irregular thread-work typical of regional artisan production. The reverse displays a raw finish with visible thread paths and remnants of stabilization material.
Width: 6.5 inches
Height: 5.5 inches. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB346
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