SOUTH WEST AFRICA Parachutist Basic Qualification Dress Metal Obsolete C - 801
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Amint condition example of an original and now obsolete South West Africa Basic Parachutequalification insignia in metal for the dress uniform approved in 1982. SWA was a German protectorate until WW-I whenit was occupied by South African forces. The League of Nations granted South Africa a mandate over theterritory in 1920 and RSA ruled until 1989 but was self-ruled from 1977. In 1989 the territory was redesignated as Namibia. While under Sout...h Africa mandate, the SWAmilitary included a parachute battalion and a commando battalion. . Thisis ident No. 20 in Mike Evert’s “Parachute Wings and Special ForcesInsignia of Southern Africa” and Ident No. C801 in Colin Owens'"The Military Badges and Insignia of Southern Africa"and ident No. 1251 in Andrew Dinnes "Border War Badges - A Guide to SouthAfrican Military & Police Badges 1964-1994". Paymentby normal means as used in the past, will provide address, in addition toPaypal. Domestic shipping $2.00un-insured regular mail or $3.85 for insured U.S. mail, however will alwayscombine shipping of multiple winnings. Foreign air mail rate is $6.00. As foreign insured mail is not available, can ship via registered mailat cost of $13.35. These rates reflectthe 27 January 2019 U.S. Postal Service increase but are much less than actualcosts. Please contact within 3 days ofauction ending. Please contact me withany questions.NOTE: Will ship worldwide and always combineshipping costs. I am a member of the InternationalParachutist & Special Forces Insignia Collector Group, 'Chute & Dagger andthe American Society of Military Insignia Collectors -ASMIC and the AmericanAirborne Association – AmericanAirborneAssn. - The International Parachutist & Special ForcesInsignia Collector Group is now accepting membership applications for 2019. If you are not a member of this 47-year-old militariacollector’s and historian group and are interested in joining, please ask andwe will provide an email address so an application form can be sent to you. Paratrooper Parachutiste Fallschirmjäger αλεξιπτωτιστήςvýsadkář para 落下傘降下兵낙하산병pára-quedistaдесантникparacaidistaParachutist 伞兵 Fallschirmspringer parašutista paracadutista落下傘兵낙하산병spadochroniarzпарашютистAirborne Aéroporté 空降 in de luchtluftgetragenenαερομεταφερόμενωνve vzduchuaerotrasportato 空中공기로 운반되는w powietrzuбортовойaerotransportadoбортовийSpecial Forcesforces spéciales特种部队ειδικές δυνάμειςspeciálních sil forze speciali특수 부대원 siły specjalne forças especiaisспецназ las fuerzas especiales Commando别动队 Kommandoκαταδρομέαςkomando コマンドー특공대 коммандосcomandoкоммандосSAS SCUBA SEAL UDT KSK Combat Diver plongeurs de combat作战潜水员 Kampftaucherκαταπολέμηση δύτης combattimento subacqueo 戦闘ダイバー전투 잠수부 walka nurek mergulhador de combateбоевой водолазbuceador de combateCombat Swimmer nageurs de combat战斗游泳Kampfswimmertechniken κολυμβητής μάχης boj plaveccombattimento nuotatore 戦闘のスイマー전투 요원pływak walkinadador de combateбоевой пловецcombatir la nadadora бойової плавець бойової водолаз; Vietnam GodBless America!!!!!!!
