I happen to own one of these cap-badges to the 5/6 Staffs. Bought it in a postal auction a few years ago.
It is cast metal, probably made from electroplated cast zinc, but not a genuine AA cap-badge.
Biggest dud I ever bought in my life. Paid a fortune for it and as soon as I received it knew I'd been duped. It was advertised as 'anodised'. Foolishly perhaps, I assumed this to mean AA.
The very famous dealer involved ('every item guaranteed genuine') wd not accept a return under any circumstances. He sent me a copy of the picture shown earlier in this thread, of a Staffs unit marching next to a ship, as 'proof' the badge is as advertised.
Images attached, for your entertainment and enlightenment.
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