South African Cadet Corps Brown Beret with Metal Cap Badge. Size medium Decorations and awards issue for Angolan allied forces

issue for Angolan allied forces during the Cold War African conflicts

commonly encountered on WWII-period headdress

POLISDIENS VIR LANGE DIENS” (SWA Police Service for Long Service)

This pattern aligns with early Rhodesian air service usage (wartime Southern Rhodesia Air Force and immediate post-war Rhodesian Air Force era) rather than South African wings

consisting of a chromed cap badge featuring a roaring lion’s head above a scroll reading “SEMPER PUGNANS” (Latin: “Always Fighting”)

South African Cadet Corps Brown Beret with Metal Cap Badge. Size medium Decorations and awards issue for Angolan allied forcesOriginal South African Cadet Corps brown wool beret fitted with a chrome plated white metal cap badge depicting a springbok above a scroll reading KADETKORPS CADET CORPS. The badge is the standard bilingual South African pattern used during the later Union and early Republic period. The beret features a black leather headband trim and appears regulation issue rather than commercial reproduction. Condition consistent with service wear. A representative