MOLON LABE Patch with Hook Back

MOLON LABE Patch. Hook Backing. Image: Helmet & Crossed Swords. Text: MOLON LABE. Dimensions: 3.5" X 2.25". The molon labe patch is equipped with hook backing to easily attach to a loop panel, typically found on tactical uniforms, caps and packs. Molon labe airsoft / paintball patch with hook backing. Molon labe (Greek), meaning "come and take them", is a classical expression of defiance. When the Persian armies demanded that the Greeks surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas I responded with this phrase. It is an exemplary use of a laconic phrase.