SAN new submariners badge

[seadog]

Hi all,
Just for general interest the South African Navy (SAN) Submariners proudly received their new qualifying badge, on Thursday 07 May 2009. This badge is the third badge to be worn by members of the SAN Submarine Service. 127 qualified submariners of the SAN are eligible to wear this badge. The badge conforms to the design and position of honour followed by many Navies of the world and is proudly worn by submariners throughout the world. The badge is proof of a submariner’s competence and displays the ability to perform all designated tasks onboard a submarine.

Neville

[Alex Rice]

Hi Neville
Thanks for the pic, nice badge, but another one I'm going to need to get...
Does it come in 2 sizes, normal dress & mess dress.
Cheers,
Alex

[seadog]

Hi Alex,
Yes it does, but at the moment the people who qualify have only been given 1 of each the rest are keept by the Senior Officer Subs. Even the slops (stores) havant been given any. So we will have to wait awhile to get for our collections (drat). By the way this badge has been on the drawing board since 1994 shows how slow the wheels turn in the military.

Neville

[natal01]

Hi Neville,
I'm impressed. It is a very nice looking badge.
Just how many qualified submariners are there in our rapidly declining Navy ?
If they are tightly controlled then we aren't going to be seeing them on the market anytime soon.

[Traist]

Hi Neville, Thank you for the picture. I agree with Alex, another one for the "wants" list. Regards Andrew

[Brian Conyngham]

Guys

Believe it or not, picked up a worn one of these in March whilst down in Fish Hoek, walked into a second hand shop and they had this one and and an older version under the glass counter...............both the same price!

Dont ask for the price, but it was an absolute steal

All about timing, a retired sailor had brought them in 2 days before my visit.

Brian

[badgeman]

Hi guys!
Just thought I would share these badges with you all, Hopefully to make you all drool!, I have had these for about a year now but have just got round to posting them for your thoughts! They came from a mate who had a contact in the slops, but I also understand from him that someone has sold a flew to dealers and collectors, and now every so often they appear at inflated prices on a well known SA auction site, don't know if I can mention it here?, but its like ebay!
Anyway for your pleasure, and let me know what you think good or bad!

[Traist]

Both look good to me. Very nice items. Regards Andrew

[badgeman]

Thankyou