Australian Special Forces 1 Commando Metal Cap Badge

Australian Army Special Forces Elite 1 Commando Metal Beret Cap Badge

This is 100% original Australian Army Cap Badge N.O.S. in brand new unissued condition.

This attractive insignia features a silver WW2 era Australian fighting knife surmounted by a gold boomerang and engraved with the regimental motto 'Strike Swiftly'. The badge has the correct gold and silver plated finish as issued. It is fitted with the correct clutch back fittings. It measures 42mm x 51mm. Issued from 1953 to the present day and worn in conflicts from Vietnam through to Iraq and Afganistan.


The 1st Commando Regiment is one of the three combat units of the Australian Special Operations Command. Australian Army commando regiments are trained and organised primarily as a direct action and raiding forces. The 1st Commando Regiment is an integrated unit composed of regular (full-time) soldiers, ex-regular and reserve (part-time) soldiers. The Regiment's primary function is to provide individual commando reinforcements to the Army's full-time Commando unit, the 2nd Commando Regiment. The Regiment also provides specialist command and control capabilities for Special Operations Command.

Having disbanded all wartime special units it was deemed necessary to maintain the techniques and skills developed during the war. As a result two reserve commando companies were raised in 1955, 1 Commando Company in Sydney and 2 Commando Company in Melbourne.