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Greetings all,
I just wanted to thank all contributors to this fascinating thread. I have learnt a great deal about this badge and am grateful for it. It's a badge I hope to add to my collection one day - when the right one comes along. But in the meantime it is great to learn about all the details - so my sincere gratitude to all who have posted and shared their collections. Cheers, Roy
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Collecting: Despatch Rider Insignia & Photographs. Author/Dealer in the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife My website: www.fsknife.com |
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Does anyone have an original Keays RAR badge to compare it to? Thanks Steven Last edited by Milmed; 08-09-17 at 03:28 AM. |
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Hi All
Just found this in a junk shop in Cape Town! I have discussed it with a collector who specialises in Rhodesian badges. He is of the opinion that in 1978 they were planning on raising two additional battalions of the RAR and these were possibly made by Matthews as samples or badges for new recruits. He is of the opinion that the lugs are typical of the Matthews type. Cheers, Alex |
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1) Reuteler made all of the Security Forces badges at that time. 2) The lugs appear (because of the photo) to be specific to Reuteler. 3) I don't believe there was any chance that another two RAR battalions were going to be raised in '78. The problem was not volunteers but the facilities and instructors needed to train them. Do any of you know how long it took just to train the RLI in static parachuting and that's just one aspect of their training. |
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Hi Len, whilst not a military badge, it is an unusual/uncommon one so I decided to include it the collection. It was used by the Rhodesian Land Inspectorate.
Regards, Dave |
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Rhodesian Lands Inspectorate..
Thanks Dave.. cool.. nice to see some non-military badges as well, could you post a larger pic of it? Love to see it in more detail.. .. btw.. if you ever decide to part with your Rhodesian Parks badge let me know
Best regards, Len |
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