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The Selous Scouts Para Wings were made from bronze. There was also a cloth Para Wing made after 1980. These were made on camouflage material and were not official and I am reliably informed, made in South Africa, sometime in the early to mid 1980's. There is much discussion about the number of Wings that were issued. My research has shown that there were duplicate Wings issued to some individuals. In other words some Scouts received more than one Wing and one Scout in particular received three Wings. This was usually as a result of Africans applying for a Wing under their Christian name and then applying for their Wing under their tribal name. It is a fact that there were more than 1500 of these Wings stamped with a number. I have also been reliably informed that there were 532 issued Wings, possibly more. The Wings Roll in the book "Pamwe Chete" by Lt.Colonel Ron Reid-Daly doesn't show this as for whatever reason it was not fully updated. During the late 1970's collectors were looking for these Wings to buy. As they couldn't obtain them, Werner Reuteler made Wings from the same dies, but they were never numbered even though they were the same construction and made from bronze. They were then sold to collectors and many of these Wings are on the market today. These un-numbered Wings are genuine although they have never been stamped with a number. The Qualifications for Selous Scouts Paratrooper Wings. To qualify for either Class I or Class II Qualification Wings, a member must have successfully completed a Parachute Course and be qualified in the following criteria: a. Class I (Selous Scouts Qualification Wings worn on a brown backing) one of the following: (ii) Has successfully passed a Selous Scout Selection Course. There were only a small amount of Selous Scouts Para Wings that were awarded with the green backings. |
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