So this design of badge was worn on the general service hat from 1943 > 1950 ( when the POW feathers were dropped ). There are two main variants - ones with blackened handles ( either painted on, or made of horn applied to the white metal ) - and the white metal version ( which is the one most commonly seen on e bay - ( and the most copied !) .
I think yours looks like it has some age and could well be a war time issue - but as Peter says it's very hard to determine, but I certainly wouldn't dismiss it. Tim
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