Rhodesian Badges Post 1970

[ruwa]

Rhodesian OR Badges 1970-1980

[canny lad]

Hi
Nice collection, may i ask what type of SAS collars they are?? are these the rare Reuteler anodised ones?? wouldnt mind a picture of the reverse if possible.
cheers
Brian

[ruwa]

Hi Brian, Thanks, they are indeed Reuteler anodised collars. Will get out the board & take a picture. Cheers, Dave

[canny lad]

Thanks Dave, appreciate it, these are as rare as hens teeth, been searching for 25+ years and havent even come close
cheers
Brian

[ruwa]

Hi Brian, hopefully this helps. As you can see there are no markings at all. I don't think that the earlier badges by Reuteler were marked. Cheers, Dave

[canny lad]

Hi Dave
Many thanks for the picture mate, I can say that these arent the Reuteler anodised collar badges in question, they dont have the Reuteler loops which are on the ones he produced, ( have seen images of them from other collectors ).
The collar badges you have are British made collars for the Rhodesian SAS, quite scarce, made by gaunt in the 70's, they also produced beret badges with the same thick loop fixing.

cheers
Brian

[ruwa]

Thanks Brian, as they came with a set of Rhodesian cap & collars, most of which are on the board posted, I assumed they were Reuteler made. Cheers, Dave

[canny lad]

No problem Dave, still nice badges to have
ATB
Brian

[ruwa]

For interest, The RLI mess dress, Pay Corps & RhACR collars were all anodised aluminium. The most common found are silver for the RLI mess dress collars, bi-metal for the Pay Corps & white metal for the RhACR collars.

[ruwa]

Originally Posted by canny lad

No problem Dave, still nice badges to have
ATB
Brian

Hi Brian, What do you think of these two SAS collars? The right hand one appears to be an officers gilt one, but the left hand one appears to be an anodised one. Cheers, Dave

[canny lad]

Hi Dave
Looks like a reuteler anodised one to me mate, nice find
cheers
Brian

[ruwa]

Thanks Brian, and the other one? Cheers, Dave

[canny lad]

Reuteler produced officer collar
cheers
Brian

[rhodesianmilitaria]

I will only say this. For a regiment that was one of the smallest in the Rhodesian Security Forces there appears that there has always been an abundance of different styles of the reverse of their badges and one would have to ask why.

[ruwa]

Perhaps its because there were various sources of their kit. Initially, probably most came from the UK & after 1965/70 local manufacturers made & supplied the kit?
Cheers, Dave