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"Subaltern Shoot" Tank Gunnery Qualification Patches?

I'm trying to replicate a "tankers jacket" complete with the right patches. In the late 70s and early 80s when we qualified our tanks, we received pocket patches based on our scores, i.e. Qualified, Distinguished, or Superior. Any ideas where I might find just the patch? I really don't want to buy Lt Doyle's field jacket off of ebay.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Gettman on March 6, 2020 at 3:24pm

What exactly are you looking for? There are a few assorted 2ACR qualification patches on eBay right now, and others come up from time to time. Something along this line?

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Permalink Reply by Howard Maxwell Tritt on March 6, 2020 at 3:51pm

Very close. The bottoms either read :Support, Qualified, Distinguished, or Superior. That tab from 84 is vastly different. I'm looking the "DISTINGUISHED" Subaltern Shoot patch from 1979

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Permalink Reply by Dave Gettman on March 7, 2020 at 10:00am

I'll keep my eyes open, Max. I looked yesterday and all the 2ACR patches were gone and only 3ACR and 11ACR patches were left. I think there was one '78 SUPPORT patch from 2ACR.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Gettman on March 11, 2020 at 2:26pm

Found some more on eBay but this was as close as I could get.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Gettman on March 11, 2020 at 2:28pm

And this one.

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Permalink Reply by Howard Maxwell Tritt on March 12, 2020 at 11:04am

If that's as close as I can get, snag it for me or tell me where I can get it. I was still in the Regiment in '81 and we qualified Distinguished (in '79), so I guess its not a case of "stolen valor".