SADF Special Forces “6 Recce” Cloth Formation Patch (Philli Stines) Decorations and awards The three spears design harkens

The three spears design harkens back to African martial symbolism

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bush war follow-on kit

believed to represent a reconnaissance or elite tracking detachment within the unit

The King’s Crown definitively dates this badge to the pre-Elizabeth II period

SADF Special Forces “6 Recce” Cloth Formation Patch (Philli Stines) Decorations and awards The three spears design harkensCloth formation shoulder patch for 6 Reconnaissance Commando (6 Recce), part of the South African Defence Force Special Forces (Recces). The design shows 6 RECCE at top with the central commando style dagger motif and scrollwork, and the nickname PHILLI STINES at the bottom. This is not Rhodesian SAS (Rhodesia ends 1980); but Rhodesian started this after 1981.6 Recce is a South African Special Forces designation, making the identification high