RAS
RAS collars are probably the 1976 issue to the Ras Al Khaimah Military Force that went into the Northern Military Command and then in 1978-1980s into the reorganised UAE Military forces as 2Bde (Al Badr). However, they may be the same as Lt Col David Neild had when he started the fledgling RASMF from late 1969. He said the badges were brass coloured. What sort of fittings do they have, may be a clue. There is a photo of him wearing in uniform and the collars can just about be seen. That's page 41 of the Middle East at War series by Helion No. 16 volume 1: Trucial States and United Arab Emirates, 1951-1980.
For any one reading this, Vol 4 Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar is down to the last 250 word. Wont be long.
Cliff Lord aka Quicksilver
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