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odd badge
Is this military if so what is it?
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Crossed boomerangs, perhaps Australian?
Walt
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They don't look like any boomerang I've ever seen (they certainly wouldn't fly) -If they were boomerangs each end would be much the same - I think they are more like stylised kukris or parang although Ghurka badges would have the blade upwards.
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It is indeed military. It is a variation of the sign worn by 72nd Independent Infantry Brigade Group, one of several such Brigades formed from British Infantry regiments that had previously served with Indian Army formations as India became independent. The full story of these brigades and their badges can be found in my book Badges on Battle Dress.
Some other versions attached. Not a common sign Jon |
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Aha! I was going to guess that the curved objects represented elephant tusks, not boomerangs. Sadly, too much military heraldry follows medieval practice: artists producing images based on verbal descriptions or memory, rather than consulting actual visual sources. And, of course, the speed and relative crudity of manufacture don';t help.
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