ADULT INSIGNIA

1) Khaki background.
2) Gauze back..

Clues:
1) Background is Dark Green.
2) Border has Bright Green threads showing on back

Clues:
1) Wreath and Eagle are white.
2) Back has paper backing.

1) Shield on eagle is silver
2) Khaki twill behind BE PREPARED.
3) Red and Blue hardly visible on back.

Clues:
1) Shield on eagle is red/white/blue
2) Khaki embroidery behind BE PREPARED.
3) Red and Blue very visible on back.

Clues:
1) Black Border

Given out to Professional Scouters as part of the "Chief Scout Executive - Winner's Circle" program.

1) Vertical stitched background.
2) Patch is 76mm high.

Clues:
1) Poor quality embroidery
2) Horizontal stitched background.
3) Patch is 81mm high.

1) Vertical stitched background.
2) Patch is 76mm high.

Clues:
1) Poor quality embroidery
2) Horizontal stitched background.
3) Patch is 81mm high.

1) Purple filly-embroidered background
2) Plastic back

Clues:
1) Purple twill background
2) Cloth Back
3) Wrong type eagle.

This I acquired this patch from a Scouter in Spain. It is identical to the fakes that are being sold EBay by MyGiftWorld.Net, who clearly states that she gets patches on a regular basis from a friend who lives in China (he gets them from the manufacturing factory).

NOTE: Just because a patch has a  BSA Manufacture sticker on back, doe not guarantee it is authentic. The stickers can easily be removed from a common BSA made patch and placed on a rare patch, to make you think it is real..

1) Purple filly-embroidered background
2) Plastic back

Clues:
1) Purple twill background
2) Cloth Back
3) Wrong type eagle.

This I acquired this patch from a Scouter in Spain. It is identical to the fakes that are being sold EBay by MyGiftWorld.Net, who clearly states that she gets patches on a regular basis from a friend who lives in China (he gets them from the manufacturing factory).

NOTE: Just because a patch has a  BSA Manufacture sticker on back, doe not guarantee it is authentic. The stickers can easily be removed from a common BSA made patch and placed on a rare patch, to make you think it is real..

Clues:
1) Purple twill background
2) Cloth Back
3) Wrong type eagle.

1) Purple twill background
2) Eagle hard to see on back of patch

Clues:
1) Dark Blue twill background
2) Eagle is easy to see on back of patch
3) Wrong type eagle.

This I acquired this patch from a Scouter in Spain. The design is very similar to the fakes that are being sold EBay by MyGiftWorld.Net,,who clearly states that she gets patches on a regular basis from a friend who lives in China (he gets them from the manufacturing factory).

NOTE: Just because a patch has a  BSA Manufacture sticker on back, doe not guarantee it is authentic. The stickers can easily be removed from a common BSA made patch and placed on a rare patch, to make you think it is real..

1) Silver Mylar border and letters
2) Horizontal stitched background.
3) Clear, white or light blue plastic back.

Clues:
1) Poor quality embroidery
2) Gold Mylar border and letters
3) Vertical stitched background.
4) Cloth back.

1) Horizontal stitched background.
2) Clear, white or light blue plastic back.

Clues:
1) Poor quality embroidery
2) Vertical stitched background.
3) Cloth back.

1) White knot is on cotton twill
2) Dark Blue knot is on felt.
3) Dark Green knot is on cotton twill.
4) High Quality embroidery.
5) Backs can be plain, gauze, plastic, plastic over gauze or plastic over fine gauze.

Clues:
1) White knot is on polyester twill.
2) Dark Blue knot is on polyester twill.
3) Green knot is on polyester twill and the color is too bright
4) Gray knot was never issued by BSA
5) Poor Quality embroidery.
6) Backs fine gauze or plastic over fine gauze.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
Fake square knots exist for most of the official knots and a bunch that the BSA never issued. Because official knots have existed for over 50 years, many varieties exist. This makes identifying the official ones from the fakes more difficult. On a whole, the fake knots have certain distinguishing features.

  * Most are on polyester twill instead of cotton twill.
  * Most of the ones on dark blue are on twill instead of on felt.
  * The green background is too bright.
  * The embroidery quality is poor.
  * Sizes on some are too large or too small.
  * Many are cut unevenly.