Black, Yellow, and Silver "strangled chicken" patch?

[twriggen]

A friend gave me this 3" patch over the weekend, and I don't know what I think about it. I got home and pulled out Hank's Patches book and the closest thing I can find is the "Australian Patch" from 1972 but its orange where this one is yellow and the Pheonix doesn't look like a strangled or scared chicken.

Thoughts?

 

[protoolman]

Font and stitch quality make it look like it can't be official.

 

[contender]

I have one of those. It's a counterfeit one.

 

[jussbad]

Possibly Australian made? I recall some were made there in the earlier days...

 

[WendyZXZ]

My thoughts? Somebody was really choking that chicken!

 

[rugerguy]

yes, that appears to be one of the Aussie 'fakes" from years ago and now we see over on the ROCS forum somebody has a "statue" or "trophy" of a 'strangled' brass or bronzed eagle on a wooden base...bet our late friend Bob C., would love to see a "strangled chicken" , like he called the old "squashed chicken" medallions years ago,,,May he rest in Peace, we miss you Robert....... ;)

 

[TheTexasRAT]

A friend gave me this 3" patch over the weekend, and I don't know what I think about it. I got home and pulled out Hank's Patches book and the closest thing I can find is the "Australian Patch" from 1972 but its orange where this one is yellow and the Pheonix doesn't look like a strangled or scared chicken.

Thoughts?

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Sure looks a lot like a single headed Holy Roman Empire Bird Syble

 

[contender]

Alex Sturm designed the Ruger Eagle. His influence was obviously from other similar items like the Roman Empire & others that used similar eagles or phoenix's.

The fakes out there,, are not as carefully crafted.