I take on board all that has been said, but the question for me is the date. As I stated in post 4, AAS became AAC (College) in 1966 and control passed to the 'sponser' Corps, which at Arborfield was REME, so all AAS uniform items ceased to be worn (with the exception of rank badges and lanyards) and Corps items adopted. I passed out Christmas 1964, and until then never saw, or heard of, an AA buckle. So, if the subject AAS buckle is 'genuine' then it must have been produced between c1963 - c1966. Maybe 'Mick the Stable Belt' may be able to add dating evidence. If not 'genuine' then, as previously stated, the buckle in question must be a copy.
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