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Originally Posted by Mike H
Interesting,ive never come across a brass LI badge. The badge in the image isnt brass,its bronze coated copper. I have just got one from Paddy. The info i have was that it was a stop gap at the end of the LI brigade 1968 and the finalisation of the LI regt dress regs in 1970.
If the guy says he wore it in the 80s then they must have been kept.
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Hey,
Thanks, thats most interesting as the beret is certainly newer than the early 70s I'd say, maybe he kept it and decided to chuck it on because it was blackened? Interesting to see soldiers not following regs
Tom