3 Sqn. AUSTRALIAN Special Air Service REGIMENT official "Third Herd" unit issue Zippo Cigarette Lighter

Brand NEW unused official Australian Special Air Service Regimental cigarette lighter

Manufactured under contract BY "Zippo" in The USA FOR the S.A.S.R.

Contained in its factory box in MINT condition

I can ship this cigarette lighter **complete** (As shown in images) OR WITHOUT the internal Zippo "motor", IF your country has pesky laws?? about POSTING CIGARETTE LIGHTERS?? 

(Many countries NOW DO and British Royal Mail in particular have CONFISCATED and DESTROYED harmless antique cigarette lighters) :-(

The standard Zippo "motor" (lighter internals) are available at your nearest Zippo Repair Shop and cost about $12.00

ONLY the cigarette lighter (complete with the lighter "motor") and its original Zippo maker's box are included in this listing

Any Regiment or Unit challenge coin shown? Is listed independently for sale on eBay and shown for comparison only

HISTORY of the SASR

The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR though commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army.

Formed in 1957, it was modelled on the British SAS sharing the motto, "Who Dares Wins".

The regiment is based at Campbell Barracks, in Swanbourne, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, and is a direct command unit of the Special Operations Command.

It has taken part in operations in Borneo, Vietnam, Somalia, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as many other peacekeeping missions.

The SASR also provides a counter-terrorist capability, and has been involved in a number of domestic security operations.

Early years
The SASR draws on the experiences of Z Special Unit, M Special Unit, the Independent Companies and the Coastwatchers which operated in the South West Pacific Area against the Japanese during World War II. These units had been disbanded soon after the war as part of the demobilisation of the Australian military however, after observing the operations of the British Special Air Service during the Malayan Emergency in the 1950s the Australian Army decided to raise its own SAS unit. The 1st Special Air Service Company was established on 25 July 1957 at Swanbourne, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, with a strength of 16 officers and 144 other ranks.

In 1960, the company became part of the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) and was given the responsibility for commando and special forces operations. As part of the pentropic organisation adopted by the Australian Army at the time, the regiment's primary wartime role was divisional-level reconnaissance. On 20 August 1964, the SAS gained regimental status and was expanded to two sabre squadrons and a headquarters, severing the link with the RAR. The raising of a third squadron was approved on 30 April 1965 as part of an overall expansion of the Australian Army.

The COURIER POSTAGE cost (Listed for this item) will allow up-to 500 grams in same parcel (NZPO's minimum charge for tracked mail)

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