Metal SAS badges

[badger123]

I know nothing about SF insignia and yes I know there is a search function but need a quick answer.

When were metal SAS badges in use from and too (if thats not a too simplistic question).

Thanks, Ivan

[ianh67military]

There was a WW2 version made in the REME Workshops in the desert - there are only a few surviving examples and they're >£500. The next version was worn in 1953 in the Coronation parade on a peaked cap. Officers wore silver & gilt, other ranks bi metal. Original Officers version do turn up sometimes with collar badges, but the OR's ones are very hard to get.
The Rhodesians wore a metal cap badge, as did the Australian SAS Regt. The Belgians wore a version in gilt for Officers, white metal for NCOs and brass for ORs, but they are of a very distinctive pattern.
Finally there's the ARTISTS cap badge in white metal worn by the SAS upon their re-forming as a TA unit post WW2.

Ian H

[badger123]

Ian thats great thanks, thats the sort of information I was looking for.

Cheers, Ivan

[HamandJam]

Hi Ian, if you can find me an early desert ww2 version for around the 500 GBP mark I am your man to be honest if you can find them I would expect a much higher price it is like the white SAS beret although that one may even be harder or impossible to get. Some dealers sell Belgian 1950-ties SAS badges as ww2 as they look a bit similar but in fact are different, cheers JB


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Originally Posted by ianh67military

There was a WW2 version made in the REME Workshops in the desert - there are only a few surviving examples and they're >£500. The next version was worn in 1953 in the Coronation parade on a peaked cap. Officers wore silver & gilt, other ranks bi metal. Original Officers version do turn up sometimes with collar badges, but the OR's ones are very hard to get.
The Rhodesians wore a metal cap badge, as did the Australian SAS Regt. The Belgians wore a version in gilt for Officers, white metal for NCOs and brass for ORs, but they are of a very distinctive pattern.
Finally there's the ARTISTS cap badge in white metal worn by the SAS upon their re-forming as a TA unit post WW2.

Ian H

[JON188]

And there was at least ONE time for a high level visit that a metal cap badge was worn by D Sqn in Malaya. Photographic evidence does exist, but not for me to post.

[collector22]

Hi Guys,after reading this thread i thought i would post pics of a post war third patt Fairbairn/Sykes knife that has had a bi metal SAS badge fixed to the grip and am enquiring if any one can date it.The knife appears to have been made as a presentation piece as it has had the name MAJOR N HORNER engraved in the blade.I would say that this is not your normal mass produced post war F/S knife made by Nowill or several of the other companies.It has a quality blade that was blued after it was engraved.The sheath is made of a mid tan leather and shows obvious signs of having been carried,with the leg wings cut off.There is a mention in the Supplement to the London Gazette dated 4th april 1946 that shows a Norman Horner[#140329]as MAJOR[temp] in the Royal Corps of Signals section..
I have enquired at the Royal Army museum in London and the only info they could give me was that N Horner was made a temp Major a few days before D Day in 1944 and was demobbed in 1947.Can any one suggest a way to get any more info on this person and to why he would have an SAS badge put on this knife.
Thanks in advance.Steve.

[collector22]

More pics.

[REMEVMBEA1]

Does this mean that the bucketful of metal SAS badges I saw on the local market could possibly be FAKES. Steps back in amazement

[Jonathan Horner]

If Collector22 reads this reply I hope he'll contact me. I have sent him/her a private message. Major N Horner referred to above was my Dad - so I could provide lots of information about him and am really interested in the knife!

[mike_vee]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Horner

If Collector22 reads this reply I hope he'll contact me. I have sent him/her a private message. Major N Horner referred to above was my Dad - so I could provide lots of information about him and am really interested in the knife!

He hasn't been logged in for a couple of years :

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