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Originally Posted by tynesideirish
This is a really for the bin badge. The originals from Pre WW1, which this is a loose copy of, had sharp prongs that penetrated the hat and then where bent closed.
With the lugs It isn't even the pattern worn by the latterday UVF, during the 70's in the odd occasion uniform was worn in publicity shots or at funerals.
Could at a push be a fundraising badge. Which where on sale in Combat* or Ulster* Magazine or similar, through out the 80's.
In other words just Junk really.
* I may be getting my UVF & UDA mags mixed up! You wouldn't be buying UVF insignia from a UDA mag now would you!
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I don't think there is much love between "wombles" and "blacknecks"