I used to have a set of all the Aus crossed flags in different metals. I obtained them from a collector in Australia and he said the silver coloured one was for cavalry. I cant remember the reason for the copper brass and bronze. Perhaps this is part of the puzzle. I have never seen documentation on this and the rest of the commonwealth does not seem to have anything other than the brass and the enameled type for senior instructors from memory. NZ never had the enameled type just the brass crossed flags. I think they were gone by 1940.
Someone must know the answer, I hope so.
Quicksilver
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