Sultan of Oman Army Northern Frontier Regiment Officers' Wire Embroidered Beret Badge

Vintage, Sultan of Oman Army Northern Frontier Regt Officer's beret badge. Removed from beret. GC.

The Northern Frontier Regiment (NFR) was formed in March 1957 and was one of the first two properly constituted infantry regiments that Sultan Said bin Taimur of Oman formed. The Regimental crest is two crossed drawn traditional Khanjar daggers pointing downwards, with scrolls carrying the regimental title in Arabic i.e. Kateeba al Hudood al Shamleeah. Members of the Regiment who served in Dhofar are entitled to wear the General Service Medal Oman.

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