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The recent run of replica Gemini crew patches from AB Emblem produced excellent versions of the patches worn on the crew space suits but of course it intentionally excluded those equally rare patches carried on the flights themselves which I refer to as Crew Souvenir versions.

In the case of Gemini 7, given the extreme rarity and elegant design of the Crew Souvenir Patch patch I decided that it would be interesting to produce a replica.

The 3¾" (96mm) diameter patch shown on the right, partially embroidered on rich blue twill as per the original, attempts to closely reproduce the design of the Crew Souvenir Patch without being an exact clone.

I believe these high quality patches, manufactured by AB Emblem, are worthy of a place in any space patch collection.

The original 2TV-1 patches are extremely rare and the few examples to come to market in the last few years have sold for hundreds of dollars a piece.

Although several replicas have been produced over the years they have all differed signficantly from the original patch design.

The patch shown on the right, partially embroidered on blue twill with a 3" (75mm) center as per the original, represents what I believe to be the most accurate replica of the original 2TV-1 patch design produced to-date.

These high quality patches have been manufactured on my behalf by AB Emblem.

The original LTA-8 patches are so rare that I'm only aware of one example of the patch having been sold to-date. The replica below is based on that patch.

Although several replicas of this patch have been produced over the years they have all differed signficantly from the original patch design,particularly in terms of coloration and in the arrangement of stars.

The 3¼ x 4⅞" (82 x 124mm) patch shown on the right, partially embroidered on dark blue twill as per the original, represents what I believe to be the most accurate replica of the original LTA-8 patch design produced to-date.

These high quality patches have been manufactured on my behalf by AB Emblem.

The original LM-1 / APOLLO-5 patches were apparently produced by Grumman employees based at the KSC at the time of the first Lunar Module test flight. This patch is not part of the Grumman LM patch replica set detailed below since this design was produced as an embroidered patch whilst the others only existed as artwork and decals produced at Grumman's Bethpage plant.

Although a replica of this patch was produced some years ago it was not particulalry accurate, and in any case is not easy to find today.

The original artwork is not easy to reproduce but the 4⅛" (104mm) fully-embroidered patch shown on the right represents what I believe to be the most accurate replica of the original patch design produced to-date.

These high quality patches have been manufactured on my behalf by AB Emblem.

Between 1969 and 1972, Grumman produced a series of insignias for their Lunar Modules which were distributed in limited quantities to their employees in the form of decals and prints. Sadly these wonderful period designs were never produced as embroidered patches.

I've set out to rectify this by producing runs of these 'lost' patches, with my intent being to stick as closely as possible to the period style of the original decal artwork rather than to try to update the designs with more colors, fill, or flashy detail. The patches are designed to have a vintage look, using partially-embroidered designs on twill backing cloth in some cases, and using vintage-style stitching patterns for the backgrounds on the fully-embroidered designs.

This is the full set of 9 Grumman LM embroidered patches based on the decals for spacecraft LM4 through to LM12. Please note that this set does not include the LM-1 / APOLLO-5 patch detailed above.

These high quality patches measure on average 4" (102mm) across, and have been manufactured by AB Emblem, NASA's official patch supplier.

The option below allows you to buy one or more complete sets of patches in one go. If you wish to buy patches individually please scroll further down the page to the individual listings.