Arab legion badge ?

[sebastian]

Hi!

This is my first post in this subforum about Middle East and Arab States militaria. Because this is not my field I would like to ask you for help to identify this badge. I collect Yugoslavian militaria and in last time also UN militaria. In the past month I bought a lot of two UN arm bands and UN flag. In this lot there were also this badge. I make some research and I think this is a badge of Arab Legion. Can somebody confirm that? Or is it something else.

Edited March 1, 2009 by sebastian

[sebastian]

And here is the reverse of this badge

Thanks, Sebastijan

[Ingsoc]

It's indeed look like the coat of arms of the Arab Legion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Legion

[sebastian]

Thanks Ingsoc. I used as reference the picture on this link:

http://www.historama.com/onlinepricelist/i...ignia-badge.jpg

But the badge on this picture is from different metal :unsure:

[Ingsoc]

This might account for the difference: since the got the badge as a part of a UN lot I think it's may be a modern badge worn by the present day Jordanian army (as best as I recall the Jordanian army involved in allot of UN missions). I think that the badge on "Historama" is from the period in which the Arab Legion existed.

[Ulsterman]

Modern methinks-

here's an original, (free use via googleimages, with explicit permission for noncommercial use):

[sebastian]

Thanks again, Sebastijan