35GBP is cheap as chips! They normally sell for 175GBP or more...
It is a well known pattern so it could well be ordnance issue.
I'm unsure when the smaller wings were introduced, it is generally accepted that they are early post-war. I have a picture of depot squadron taken in January 1947 that shows a mix of large and smaller wings, I assume new recruits were issued with the smaller pattern? I've attached a picture that shows both sizes, the smaller wings are still a bit larger than the 2nd pilots wings.
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