South African Army 1 Parachute Battalion Metal Shoulder Flash Decorations and awards carefully machined to suit the

carefully machined to suit the earlier Lee-Metford/Lee-Enfield long rifles which did not originally include such advanced aperture sights

SANDF Red Dress CravatNew old stock (sealed)

serving both symbolic and decorative roles within military and state institutions

This example is in very good condition with minimal fading

The reverse exhibits classic foundry casting traits consistent with early to mid-19th-century production

South African Army 1 Parachute Battalion Metal Shoulder Flash Decorations and awards carefully machined to suit theGilt and enamel shield shaped shoulder flash featuring a white parachute canopy with the numeral 1 above a descending eagle over green field, bordered in black and gold. This is a South African Army 1 Parachute Battalion (1 Para Bn) metal shoulder title flash. This is not a cloth shoulder flash, but rather the later metal and enamel dress badge variant, typically worn on ceremonial or service dress. The design corresponds directly to 1 Parachute