Martin,
I have consulted Anodised Aluminium by Chris Marsh and perhaps the most interesting reference is that the Army Dress Committee meeting 178 on 12 April 1967 decided to approve the cap badge of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment for all sub units of (Territorial) Battalions of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment. This was CB 3106 NSN 8455-99-973-9444 Pattern No 19955.
Chris Marsh also refers to a Sealed Pattern Card dated 26 January 1972 and that known manufacturers are GAUNT and FIRMIN.
This seems slightly at odds given the disparity between the approval to wear date (1967) and the SP date (1972) for the anodised version. It would seem likely that the TA Battalion were receiving retrospective approval to wear the bimetal badge as they were assimilated into 5 ROYAL ANGLIAN (V) in 1967?
Tim
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