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Originally Posted by leigh kitchen
More images of the badge, I haven't seen that type of hackle fitting before.
Edit to add that the flames are rather foreshortened and rounded on the right as viewed from the front and the gold colouring is of a very light shade.
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That tubular hackle holder is from after my time, Leigh, and I’ve not seen it before. What is clear to me though is that someone has bent together the prongs/lugs that protrude horizontally from the back of the badge, probably to secure it closer to the beret without using a cotter pin. I’ve seen that done quite frequently. Personally I used plastic separators from the inside of ammunition boxes with two apertures punched through which could then receive the prongs with a snug fit.