Questionable Para and SAS beret Badges and 15th Middlesex (London Scottish) Badge

[Reid10]

Thank you for the correction, Luke. So, 7th not 15th and no modification to the lug. I understand that only the Australian, New Zealand, and Rhodesian SAS wore the metal cap badge. British SAS only wore cloth badges on their berets.

[grey_green_acorn]

The anodised SAS cap badge was shown on British Army recruiting posters throughout the 1970s and 1980s. As a result many badges were indented for by QM departments and displayed on the poster. The anodised badge is still available through the stores system!

See https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...hlight=Special

Tim

[Luke H]

Originally Posted by Reid10

Thank you for the correction, Luke. So, 7th not 15th and no modification to the lug. I understand that only the Australian, New Zealand, and Rhodesian SAS wore the metal cap badge. British SAS only wore cloth badges on their berets.

As Alan said in post #2 it was sealed for the TA.

[Hoot]

Originally Posted by Jelly Terror

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Classic!!.

[Alan O]

21 SAS did wear No1 Dress Caps on Parades in the 1960s as this is recorded in a painting of an event at their HQ at The JS Staff College at Shrivenham that came of the old Staff College at Camberley. These caps had metal badges.

[leigh kitchen]

The Osprey "SAS book" has a colour illustration of a 21st SAS officer wearing a (dark blue and light blue) forage cap with a metal badge for the Coronation parade in 1953, I think the badge is described as bimetal, presumably it's silver and gilt.

[Reid10]

I cannot believe I did not think about the peaked cap!

Gentlemen, thank you again for all of the posts.

I have collected as many of the different versions of the Army Dress Regulations as I can find, but have always focused on the sections related to the Scottish regiments. I probably skimmed right over references to the SAS.

I should have looked at Frederick Wilkinson's book. The SAS badge is number 96!

I apologize and hope I did not waste your time. Of course, I learned a lot from your posts, especially about the 7th Middlesex cap badge, that I doubt I would find many other places than this forum.

Regards

Reid