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Old 09-12-18, 12:22 PM
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Can anyone confirm the period of these SAS wings please ?? And what are the miniature versions for , and why the different bullion and backing cloth .any significance
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Old 09-12-18, 03:52 PM
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I cant make comment on whether theyre genuine or not . But the larger one on green ,i was told was SAS for an RGJ officer. However,due to the colour,i think it more likely for it to be for a Scottish No1 jacket.
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Thanks for your input Mike , much appreciated.
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Can anyone confirm the period of these SAS wings please ?? And what are the miniature versions for , and why the different bullion and backing cloth .any significance
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SJ
The top three are Mess Dress probably early 1960s. As Mike notes the colour may not be quite correct for RGJ. Some certainly have been made for RGJ but are on a very dark Rifle Green ground. The white one is 17/21 Lancers and RCT. All are original. Gold wings are for Officers and silver ones for ORs.

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Old 09-12-18, 10:24 PM
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Thank you all !!! Think I am starting a collection of modern SAS badges !! Lol
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Old 10-12-18, 08:08 AM
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The top three are Mess Dress probably early 1960s. As Mike notes the colour may not be quite correct for RGJ. Some certainly have been made for RGJ but are on a very dark Rifle Green ground. The white one is 17/21 Lancers and RCT. All are original. Gold wings are for Officers and silver ones for ORs.

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The green ones could possibly Int Corps Graham,very similar colour to the images you forwarded to me.
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Happy to relive youof them if you wish to trade or sell !!!!!!
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The green ones could possibly Int Corps Graham,very similar colour to the images you forwarded to me.
Intelligence Corps officers, warrant officers and sergeants wear private purchase reduced size bullion badges with a grey backing on mess kit/mess dress. On Number 1 Dress full size wings with a Cypress Green backing are worn.

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I do hope that these badges and others like them are recorded in collections as Private Purchase, none of them are War Office or Ministry of Defence Issue.

There is a regulation for Mess Dress and Number 1 Dress badges, which is conveniently ignored by almost all Regiments and Corps.

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