Unknown boonie capbadge

Interesting debate! As US collector and veteran, I rather enjoy observing that other collectors struggle with similar discussions. In the photo above, the cap the soldier is wearing is what is termed as a "Sun," "Hot Weather" or "Jungle" hat depending upon the MIL Spec and contract as well as the time period for which it was manufactured. My father, a Vietnam vet, still has his issued boonie and wears it when working around the yard in the hot sun. I have a few that I've collected from my veteran buddies who wore them in country (i.e. Somalia, Kuwait, and Iraq/Afghanistan).

Terminology is a funny thing. Within the same armed forces (I prefer that term), we can identify the same piece of equipment by a wide range of terms. It stands to reason, those varying names trickle out to the collectors spawning such lively debates.

Just my $.02.

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My most unusual combat badge, this Quebec flag, never seen one before. I wonder if it was actual issue or a kit shop item. Or only wishful thinking from our Quebec brothers, plastic backing.

Definitely not an issue item

If anyone collects these, I have some traders avaliable.

And lots of the green unit tabs as well.

Mike

cpgear manufactures provincial flags (amongst many others) in colour or tactical. I suspect this is one of them.

Bob

Hello Mike, I wrote the book on combat titles. Lots of traders.

The flag has the so called "iron on" backing, which wasn't (I dont think) iron on. The flags thread and material is spot on to a capbadge material. But was most likely made commercially somewhere.

Well, if you think about it this way, even combat cap badges were manufactured for the military by contractors so they were technically commercially produced too.