SAS Badge

[steyrman]

Hi, I am new to this site but not to collecting, after retirement I lost interest and sold off most of my WWI,WWII, Korean , Indo China and Vietnam items, but still have a few items left. This SAS badge has been in my spares box for many years, just interested to find out what era it may be from and any possible value.

[prosty zolnierz]

to quote an oft used expression , " made for the collector's market ". never issued. more knowledgeable contributors will , I assume , provide further information.

[Jerry B]

The only issued SAS metal badges were on lugs, not sliders as far as I am aware from previous research I undertook on this subject, with the possible exception of one of the foreign regiments, the Australians I think might have used one.

[TestMatch]

Early SASR beret badges were lugged, but you could purchase one with a slider late 70's early 80's from the Q store... from there, no idea.

[AIRTROOPER]

Jerry is correct. All UK SAS badges are cloth with a couple of 1950'S exceptions for ER2's coronation.
SASR in Aus have worn these metal versions as of personal choice rather than their issued versions which are still annodised.