South African Army 1 Parachute Battalion Metal Shoulder Flash Decorations and awards This grouping represents late-1990s SANDF

This grouping represents late-1990s SANDF kit used during the transition period following the integration of multiple Southern African military forces

It was a standard issue during the mid-to-late 20th century

Very unique

This insignia is highly collectible due to 1 Para’s central role in Rhodesia’s Fireforce counter-insurgency strategy

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

South African Army 1 Parachute Battalion Metal Shoulder Flash Decorations and awards This grouping represents late-1990s SANDFGilt 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