An interesting badge. In the early years of WW2 the British firm Brough, Nicholson & Hall produced silk woven badges similar to the first SAS badge szhown. Instructed by the Ministry of Supply to stop wasting precious materials their badge style disappeared about 1942.
The attached sample of the badge they made for 15th Scottish Division - sorry don't have a scan of the back - shares some characteristics with the SAS badge shown. Could they be related?
If so the SAS badge would have been made in early 1944 when the SAS came to Britain to prepare for D Day. It clearly did not get worn if that was what happened.
Comments welcome.
Jon
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