[ASR142]

The last stage of the construction is the application of the 2 eye holes and eyelets and leather protector the eyelets are put in place at exactly the same place at 9 o'clock always the same distance from the edge of the beret these are normally the same set of colors for the berets
Black for Airborne berets , RAC & RTR BERETS and Commando berets
Tan for the mounted infantry and reconnaissance corps units ( not airborne units )
The eyelets are fixed by a small washer placed over the rear of them and then squashed these go through all of the layers of the beret a leather protector is then placed over the eyelets and hand tacked in place . Often it is found over the black thread around the inside of the beret there is nothing wrong with this if encountered.
The leather can shrink and become detached but signs of it being there are important in identifying fakes
Notes
1 The taking stitch is always under the leather tab and nether over the top of it or going through the leather the stitch can be set away from the leather tab.
2 The eyelets construction is all ways the same with the washer avoid any that have no washer it should be visible through the leather tab .