Most interesting, the black on khaki slip on titles are generally from WW2. There was a WW1 slip on title sold by DNW as part of the Grace Gibson collection in August 2004 which was the white on khaki letters RDF ( part of lot 46 ) but which also had a grenade above the letters.
The black on khaki title RDF may be spurious or not a Dublin item but one of the fascinating aspects of our interest/hobby are the previously unrecorded and non official items that surface from time to time.
I am always reminded of the quote by Robin Hodges in " Badge Backings and Special Embellishments of the British Army " in relation to 1 Kings- ".We have never been very good at obeying Dress Regulations "
I think the same probably applied to many other Regiments and Corps.
P.B.
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