I know from what I've been told by an ex-POW that badges were made from melted foil liners from cigarette packets and I've had at least one of these so not impossible that other materials were used.
I was even told that cap badges could be pressed into soap moulds to make them. The same informant told me that the German soap wasn't much good for anything else....
From the colour, I'm going to suggest a reformed composition from Bakelite. This may sound daft, but does it have a curious musty smell to it?
This is typical of old Bakelite light fittings, door handles and finger plates, very common at the time.
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