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I picked this badge up on ebay I belive it to be a Gault made badge it has the flat lugs. Not bad for £6.00
Can any body confirm if Im right.
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Gulf91
loski
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Metal SAS beret badge
loski- Captain
- Name : Graham
Age : 59
Location : West Sussex
Registration date : 2010-08-11
Number of posts : 919
I picked this badge up on ebay I belive it to be a Gault made badge it has the flat lugs. Not bad for £6.00
Can any body confirm if Im right.
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 53
Location : Wales
Registration date : 2011-05-13
Number of posts : 3858
Did the British ever use metal beret badges?
Know Australia and NZ did.
Know Australia and NZ did.
cairyhunt- Junior Sergeant
- Name : steve
Age : 67
Location : england
Registration date : 2012-02-09
Number of posts : 194
nope, the british SAS only used cloth beret badges .as said NZ and australia used metal one's .
loski- Captain
- Name : Graham
Age : 59
Location : West Sussex
Registration date : 2010-08-11
Number of posts : 919
The British issued an officers badge of 2 part silver and gilt construction with 2 loop lugs for the No1 dress cap that was issued to 21 SAS for the Queens coronation in 1953 I dont know how long this badge lasted and Im not sure if there was an OR's version of that badge, Correct me if im wrong but I don't think the NZ SAS has ever used a metal badge but a bullion embroidered badge for officers and a cotton version for Or's , On the other hand the Australian SAS has only ever used a metal badge and the Rhodesian SAS did use a metal badge in the 60's and 70's and then went to using the bullion embroidered badge for officers and cotton embroidered badge for OR's all of the fabric badges are on dark navy blue fabric that is almost black.
cairyhunt- Junior Sergeant
- Name : steve
Age : 67
Location : england
Registration date : 2012-02-09
Number of posts : 194
did a exercise with some lads from NZ SAS quite a few years ago and pretty sure there berets had metal badges.BUT i could be wrong 
loski- Captain
- Name : Graham
Age : 59
Location : West Sussex
Registration date : 2010-08-11
Number of posts : 919
As Far as I know the Kiwi SAS have allways used the cloth badges I seam to rember that the NZ SAS were the last unit to go from the maroon beret to the sand Officaly designated donkey brown no crap. there may have been some Aussies there they have only ever worn a metal cap badge.cairyhunt wrote:did a exercise with some lads from NZ SAS quite a few years ago and pretty sure there berets had metal badges.BUT i could be wrong
Bury_Dave- Senior Lieutenant
- Name : Dave
Age : 60
Location : Cambridge , UK
Registration date : 2012-02-14
Number of posts : 822
SASR use bi-metal badges.
This could be a collar dog though ....... difficult to see the size.
Dave
This could be a collar dog though ....... difficult to see the size.
Dave
loski- Captain
- Name : Graham
Age : 59
Location : West Sussex
Registration date : 2010-08-11
Number of posts : 919
Hi Dave
Its deffo A cap / Beret badge too big to be a collar dog.
yeh I should have said that The Australian SAS use and the Rhodesian SAS used either bimetal or two tone staybright badges.
Its deffo A cap / Beret badge too big to be a collar dog.
yeh I should have said that The Australian SAS use and the Rhodesian SAS used either bimetal or two tone staybright badges.
Easy Gee- Colonel
- Name : Gary
Age : 55
Location : UK
Registration date : 2010-06-12
Number of posts : 3591
loski wrote:Hi Dave
Its deffo A cap / Beret badge too big to be a collar dog.
yeh I should have said that The Australian SAS use and the Rhodesian SAS used either bimetal or two tone staybright badges.
Nice one Graham, I bought a Brass one off ebay a while back, check it out in the ID me section!!
ECW82- Corporal
- Name : David
Age : 59
Location : United Kingdom
Registration date : 2016-05-12
Number of posts : 40
Like this one.
loski- Captain
- Name : Graham
Age : 59
Location : West Sussex
Registration date : 2010-08-11
Number of posts : 919
Is that a 2 part white metal and brass ors badge with long lugs
ECW82- Corporal
- Name : David
Age : 59
Location : United Kingdom
Registration date : 2016-05-12
Number of posts : 40
loski wrote:Is that a 2 part white metal and brass ors badge with long lugs
No, it's silver/gilt.
loski- Captain
- Name : Graham
Age : 59
Location : West Sussex
Registration date : 2010-08-11
Number of posts : 919
Ok officer issue has it got long lugs
ECW82- Corporal
- Name : David
Age : 59
Location : United Kingdom
Registration date : 2016-05-12
Number of posts : 40
Yes long lugs