United Kingdom. A Pair of Second War Airborne ‘Pegasus’ Patches Auction bearing a central black mobile

bearing a central black mobile swastika

while a red wool buffer pad covers the seam

in turn flanking the monogram of Tsar Alexander I

Ernestine Order

with a well-stitched seam on its reverse

United Kingdom. A Pair of Second War Airborne ‘Pegasus’ Patches Auction bearing a central black mobileA Second War British Army Airborne forces Pegasus divisional formation, featuring the ancient Greek hero Bellephon riding a mythical winged horse Pegasus in blue embroidery on a maroon wool patch, reinforced reverse, measures 74 mm (w) x 74 mm (h), small areas of mothing and light discolouration, threads loose along the edges, likely of late war production, very fine.