Quite a bit of the Air Force insignia and qualification patches have been faked especially the brevets for Parachute Jump Instructors (PJI’s). Again it is smart to know what to look for and this site will show you some of these things.
Listed on eBay by top_stick.
It was constructed of stiff material and the third photo shows some of the main things that are wrong with it. The originals were never produced from stiff material.
The fourth photo is an original.
These screen printed brevets were on three types of material. The fifth photo shows a conversation I had with top_stick regarding the brevet he had listed.
Sold by angola76 (aka John Morgan) as a Rhodesian PJI brevet. It may have come from the Christopher Lee collection, however, he possessed several fake Rhodesian items.
You can compare it to the genuine one above and see the multiple faults it has. I have included a discussion I had with John Morgan and the reason sellers have to be honest by eBay rules.
Sold by angola76 (aka John Morgan) as a Rhodesian Despatchers wing. It may have come from the Christopher Lee collection, however, he possessed several fake Rhodesian items. The fourth photo is an original.