Russian patches

[Difool]

Maybe someone else shares the same weird hobby with me. Just go ahead and post or ask!
These are patches I collected:

[Difool]

Is there somebody who can tell me from what unit the following patch is?
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64660&d=1232652714
My guess is that it's linked to a airborne naval-infantry unit.

[Britboy]

Nice one, I like the bloodtype patches, do they wear them opposite nametapes, like where Americans would wear the 'US Army' tape? Makes more sense to me...

Question tho, I get the (for example) AB and Rh+, but why the (IV) after the AB?

Do bloodgroups have corresponding numbers as well as letters?

Cheers!
BB

[Difool]

Nice one, I like the bloodtype patches, do they wear them opposite nametapes, like where Americans would wear the 'US Army' tape? Makes more sense to me...

Question tho, I get the (for example) AB and Rh+, but why the (IV) after the AB?

Do bloodgroups have corresponding numbers as well as letters?

Cheers!
BB

They are worn above the left breast pocket. Name tapes do not exist. Russian blood types are numbered from 1-4. 4=ab.

[SpeedyHedgehog]

Maybe someone else shares the same weird hobby with me. Just go ahead and post or ask!
These are patches I collected:
I also collected all kinds of russian patches. Unfortunately I lost most of them in a storage space a year and a half ago (a long, sad story). I had many of the same ones you have. Here are a few I managed to save.

300th Security Guard Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/SpeedyHedgehog/Patches/Piranha.jpg

68th Guards Reconnaissance Battalion
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/SpeedyHedgehog/Patches/Russ68Gds.jpg

218th Spetsnaz Battalion, 45th Spetsnaz Regiment
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/SpeedyHedgehog/Patches/Russ218Spets.jpg

Rescue Sub "Lenok" Northern Fleet
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/SpeedyHedgehog/Patches/RussSub.jpg

FSB Alpha Team 1995
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/SpeedyHedgehog/Patches/RussFSBAlpha.jpg

Correction Service PITON SWAT team
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/SpeedyHedgehog/Patches/RussCorrectSWAT.jpg

I have several books/magazines with Russian patches but I couldn't find the patch you asked about
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/SpeedyHedgehog/Patches/RussInsignia.jpg

[Difool]

I also collected all kinds of russian patches. Unfortunately I lost most of them in a storage space a year and a half ago (a long, sad story). I had many of the same ones you have. Here are a few I managed to save.

Very Nice pictures indeed! Thanks for sharing.:)
I got 2 questions:
1. Is the 68th Guards Reconnaissance Battalion a Army,VDV or VV unit?
2. Where can I get those magazines you pictured? I need them badly.:-(

[Difool]

Some SpetsNaz patches I found, 1st is the 68th Guards Reconnaissance Battalion again:

[SpeedyHedgehog]

Very Nice pictures indeed! Thanks for sharing.:)
I got 2 questions:
1. Is the 68th Guards Reconnaissance Battalion a Army,VDV or VV unit?
2. Where can I get those magazines you pictured? I need them badly.:-(
1. 68th Guards Recon Bn is Army.
2. I got those magazines several years ago on eBay from a guy in the States who doesn't seem to be selling anymore. However I found this guy in Ukraine http://cgi.ebay.com/Book-Russian-Military-Patch-Reference-Arm-Shevron-3_W0QQitemZ390025640302QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item390025640302&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1240%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
He has three of the four I have, but they're not exactly cheap.

[Difool]

I got those magazines several years ago on eBay from a guy in the States who doesn't seem to be selling anymore. However I found this guy in Ukraine http://cgi.ebay.com/Book-Russian-Military-Patch-Reference-Arm-Shevron-3_W0QQitemZ390025640302QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item390025640302&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1240%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
He has three of the four I have, but they're not exactly cheap.

Thanks. Hm, black and white only, published 2001, plus quite expensive indeed.. I should try to find something else/newer.

To all who are interested: This is a good site about russian patches I recommend: http://www.spets.dk/spets.htm

[Difool]

The new VDV patches: