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Old 02-07-20, 05:30 PM
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Default An Indonesian Beret Badge.

Can any one tell me which unit wears / wore this badge please?
It's about 2 1/2" - 3" in diameter and (unpolished) is copper coloured.
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Old 04-07-20, 03:13 AM
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Hi this badge is supposedly the insignia of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, thiught the proportions of the anchor and the chain seems to differ than the commonly seen design.
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Old 04-07-20, 05:03 AM
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Thanks, so not to a specific unit although the colour of the beret indicates unit or at least arm?
I'm fairly confident that the badge and beret are genuine and not a marriage, probably dating from around the 1990's - 2000.
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Old 04-07-20, 05:49 AM
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Indonesian Army beret colour :

Red - Army Special Forces Commandos ("Kopassus") including Para-Commandos.
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Old 04-07-20, 06:04 AM
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Thanks, I'd had it noted as Kopassus but an image in another thread on the forum a few years ago showed Kopassus wearing a different badge, I was wondering if this one is more of a "general service" type badge.
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Old 04-07-20, 06:32 AM
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Its definitely not the Kopassus badge - some kind of attached arm?
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Old 04-07-20, 07:42 AM
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Could be, I don't know what what attached arms etiquette would be in terms of wearing of headgear or insignia or which units would wear that badge.
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Old 09-07-20, 05:01 PM
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A better shot of the badge:
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Old 09-07-20, 06:55 PM
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A poor quality image of the individual who wore the beret as a trophy.
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