• Type 
    Automobilia
  • Lot number 
    442
  • Location
    United States

Description

A large chrome car badge bearing the crest of the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment, commonly known as the SAS, founded by Colonel David Sterling (1915–1990), in June 1941. Bearing the SAS insignia to the reverse-painted disk with chrome surround, with the motto "Who Dares Wins" below. Stamped BEAULAH in the chrome, the badge is mounted on an angled ebonized wooden plinth. English, circa 1960s. Commonly (incorrectly) believed to be a winged dagger, the insignia in fact depicts King Arthur’s sword, Excalibur, surrounded by flames.

Height overall: 6 in. (15 cm). Diameter of badge: 3.5 in. (9 cm).


Gooding Christie's
1517 20th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
United States
Contact Person Kontaktperson
First name 
Gooding Christie's

Phone 
+1 (310) 899-1960
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