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Originally Posted by Alex Rice
That is interesting as the example I have is sand-cast!
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I don't know how common sand cast badges were in WW1, if at all. In the case of the original Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF), it was only in existence from 1918 to 1920, and none served abroad (at least not in the middle or far east) and so the likelihood of any theatre made badges to them is very unlikely.
However, the Royal Air Force did of course serve in those areas from the 1920s on and particularly in WW2 sand cast and cloth theatre-made items are not uncommon. I have sand cast cap badges (of Airman pattern) to the RAF, RCAF, RNZAF, RAAF, SRAF and SAAF, as well as other badges such as Chaplain, Medic and Dental collar badges, Bomb Disposal etc.
If you have one of the badges with the 'R.A.F.' tab underneath and it is sand cast it may well be genuine, worn by RAF (as opposed to WRAF) for a reason we dont know.