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Old 13-09-09, 01:10 PM
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Can someone id these brass wings please?
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Old 17-09-09, 06:18 PM
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Anyone? I want to list them on ebay but I prefer an accurate item description.
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Old 17-09-09, 09:36 PM
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the first wing as I understand, is SAS tropical wear. John
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Old 17-09-09, 09:41 PM
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Thank you John, that suggests the other one is a tropical para wing right?
What era are we talking about, '60-'70 or more modern than that?
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Old 18-09-09, 01:32 PM
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When I was in the CCF in Liverpool in the late 1960s we had a visiting Cadet Training Team Staff Sergeant from the Loyals. In shirt sleeve order he wore the SAS brass wings above his badges of rank on a brassard.
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Old 18-09-09, 01:57 PM
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Cat No CB 0143 Pattern No 16513 sealed 01 Jul 1955, Parachute with wings, Small, Brass
Cat No CB 7509 Pattern No 17228 sealed 19 Sep 1956, Parachute with Wings, SAS, Brass
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Old 18-09-09, 02:12 PM
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Cat No CB 0143 Pattern No 16513 sealed 01 Jul 1955, Parachute with wings, Small, Brass
Cat No CB 7509 Pattern No 17228 sealed 19 Sep 1956, Parachute with Wings, SAS, Brass
Anybody have any information regarding silver coloured metal SAS wings ?
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Friends,

I have no reason to doubt the SAS Brass Tropical wings were made to specifications by the MoD.

However, I have never seen any photographic evidence the wings have actually been worn.

Can anybody on the Forum provide some of that photographic evidence?

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Old 21-12-10, 03:46 PM
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Friends,

I have no reason to doubt the SAS Brass Tropical wings were made to specifications by the MoD.

However, I have never seen any photographic evidence the wings have actually been worn.

Can anybody on the Forum provide some of that evidence?

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See my post number 5. The NCO was CSgt Singleton of the Loyals who I assume had previous SAS service. However, my observation was in about 1967 and in the UK and not the tropics!
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I have been lead to believe recently these are australian wings

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Anybody have any information regarding silver coloured metal SAS wings ?
I saw a fair number of the yellow metal Para & SAS wings offered for sale back in the 1980's - 90's, I have seen the SAS ones (I don't think the Para ones) in white metal, they never looked right to me.

The yellow metal ones I've seen have generally if not always been thick & fairly easily bent.
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Hi,

The wings worn by the Australian Naval Clearance Divers are similar but not identical to the British SAS tropical wings pattern. For example, they have clutches rather than loops.

See picture. This appeared in issue 139 of the newsletter of Chute & Dagger UK (the latest issue). You can also find a reference in Anzac Elite.

For information on Chute & Dagger UK, please send me an e-mail.

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