K&K were wrong on both possible counts. Their ilustration no 2464 is of the 1926 'Firmin type' (long tail, straight hind legs) - this was NOT what was used as the basis for the 1950 "beret" (actually sealed for the 'cap') badge - OR therefore it's AA version (despite it's appearance as such in a well known book on AA badges. There are two types of the "small" King's AA badge; one was used by the 5th Bn in the early 1960s, the second was sealed in 1971 for the LUOTC.)
NOR was it the basis of the large LUOTC AA badge - that was based on the 1926 'Gaunt type' (short tail, crooked hind legs).
Last edited by KLR; 04-08-09 at 06:02 AM.
Reason: clarity
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