Thanks for all the replies.
I now see that the NRV badge is the SA National Rserve of Volunteers and appears in Owen's book as 2179. Tim, it seems that Renfrew has got his badge wrong. It as also a SA national Reserve of Volunteers ( Owen 2178). This is a pretty common title in South Africa. Pity, I rather like the idea of a little known unit called the Northern Rhodesian Volunteers.
Mark Radford, in his excellent book, Service before Self, goes into some detail on Norhern Rhodesian Insignia. I see that , under Trade & Specialist insignia he shows Best Shot in the Force as being "Crown above crossed rifles in a scroll of Bay leaves" He doesnt say whether it is metal or cloth, but I rather like my badge as being that one given that most of the NRP insignia was silver coloured and it came with other NRP insignia. That said, the Colonial Police Forces often shared insignia , so I wouldnt be surprised if the badge popped up elsewhere in the Empire.
Keep well
Mike
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