United Kingdom. A Long Range Desert Group Cap Badge, Private Made Hold The crossguard is constructed of

The crossguard is constructed of solid nickel-silver

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United Kingdom. A Long Range Desert Group Cap Badge, Private Made Hold The crossguard is constructed ofIn silvered metal, illustrating a scorpion above the letters "LRDG", within a wide bordered circle, measuring 32. 8 mm in diameter, both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Originally called the Long Range Patrol (LRP), the unit was founded in Egypt in June 1940 by Major Ralph A. Bagnold, acting under