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    Southern Rhodesian 3/17 Field Battery Officer's Mess Dress Badge


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    Took a bit of a gamble with this one. Didn't know exactly what it was when I saw it but the bird and the cross backing narrowed it down to World War Two Rhodesian. 

     

    Number 3021 in Owens.. 

     

    Has a pin backing, would that classify as a 'sweetheart brooch' or is my thinking correct that many of the Officer's Mess Dress items had such backings? 

    Rhodesian Field Battery Artillery Officer's Mess Dress Badge.jpg

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    Some other images of the badge. As far as I can tell, it was made from a used artillery shell. The backing of the badge shows evidence of small pitting and burn marks that would be consistent with a used shell.  

    WW2 Southern Rhodesian 3 17 Field Battery Artillery Officer's Mess Dress Badge.jpg

    WW2 Southern Rhodesian 3 17 Field Battery Artillery Officer's Mess Dress Badge1.jpg

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