RECCONNAISANCE COMMANDOS - 1ST ISSUE 1985 BERET BADGE W/ 5 IN SOUTH AFRICA

Reccoinnaissance Commandos 1st Issue 1985 Beret Badge, Removed from Beret, Compass Colors Reversed w/ 5 Recce Beret Bar (Note Lucite Lifting on Beret Bar) & Infantry Collar Badges In Recce A Collector's Guide to the History of the South African Special Forces, Matthysen, Kalkwarf & Huxtable, p.156 the description is as follows: Recconnaissance Commandos - 1st Issue 1985. First issue compass rose: Small with compass colors reversed, worn for short time only. With the Special Forces balkie, this bar was only worn in 5 Recce.