Para Regiment Badge for review

[scotty1418]

Hello,

Could I get any thoughts on these I just picked up in a collection.

They look decent compared to some guides online and there appears to be traces on the top of where a crown was snapped off...

What do you guys think on originality and value?

Appreciate it!

[gingerbread]

French SAS



Seems to be a good badge for French SAS.

To compare one from my collect:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=sas

Best regards
Ben

[scotty1418]

Bonsoir Ben,

bien recu! I'd be very happy to add this to my collection if correct.

Best

[gingerbread]

Badge



No problem, happy to share.

Best regards
Ben

[lnijherald]

It is an original WW2 period nickel plated cap badge with the crown cut off at some point. If you believe that makes it a valuable WW2 French SAS cap badge you will be pleased to hear I can deliver such badge to you regularly.

Luc

[scotty1418]

It is an original WW2 period nickel plated cap badge with the crown cut off at some point. If you believe that makes it a valuable WW2 French SAS cap badge you will be pleased to hear I can deliver such badge to you regularly.

Luc

Luc, what would be other purposes for the crown removal?

Best

[peter monahan]

Perhaps to make an already valuable badge into something really rare and expensive? Or am I being too cynical?

[scotty1418]

Perhaps to make an already valuable badge into something really rare and expensive? Or am I being too cynical?

Hi Peter,

I agree with that skepticism and it's a valid point.

But how valuable is the 'British' version? Ive heard quotes of $100~ for the 'French' one. I cant imagine there's a massive discrepancy...

Either way, I picked up mine very cheap as part of a collection, so I'm not a die-hard supporter of the concept, but see it as a possibility, or modification in line with actual worn pieces. Sure there's no way to prove it's history or provenance.