PLEASE NOTE: We are BOTH BACK IN THE OFFICE as of MONDAY 03/10 After a VERY Successful SHOW OF SHOWS in LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY!!
We are finishing up with Shipping ALL The ORDERS Placed while we were On the Road!!
We are keeping the YELLOW notification in place through TUESDAY 03/18 as we have Visiting Relatives coming in on THURSDAY 03/13 and this COULD slow down shipping!!
Update 03/10/25: WE ARE still EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!
We Hope to FINALLY Have this Issue CORRECTED Later This Month!!
If you would like to PAY for an Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you ASAP!
We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly SHIP MOST orders within ONE Business Day of Receipt of Payment!
And, as always, if you would like to fund your $100.00+ order through a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!
That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a very rare World War II US made jacket patch for the United States Navy Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 23 MTB RON 23, a unit which saw action in the South Pacific and Southwest Pacific. The patch shows Bugs Bunny riding a Torpedo over the ocean and reads 23. PT Boat Patrol Torpedo.
The Squadron was commissioned 28 June 1943, and decommissioned 26 November 1945.
The Squadron's PT Boats, #'s 241-244, & 277-288 saw action in the South Pacific and Southwest Pacific.
VINTAGE:
Circa World War II.
SIZE:
Approximately 3-7/8" diameter.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Fully embroidered patch in multi-colored cotton / silk threads.
ATTACHMENT:
To be sewn onto a Deck Jacket.
MARKINGS:
N/A.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VBEJX07 LGEJX07/07 SLGGEX04/04/21 TLHGEX04/04/22
CONDITION:
8+ (Excellent): Patch shows very little wear and has great coloring.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.