badge is in nice condition, a great Estate Find. here is some history about the piece... ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950's hat badge for the Spanish Grupe de Tiradores de Ifni. Sidi Ifni, a city in West Africa, became a Spanish colony in 1860. Upon independence from France in 1956, Morocco was eager to reclaim the city. In April 1957, violent clashes gave way to six months of murder and mayhem, followed by an eight month war known as the "Forgotten War" in Spain. The badge was worn by the "Grupe de Tiradores de Ifni", a group of both indigenous infantry as well as Spanish officers and specialist personnel. Sixty of this group attempted to repulse the Moroccans at Tiluin. On November 25, a rescue attempt was authorized by Franco authorities and commanded by Captain Sanchez Duque. Five Spanish versions of the Heinkel He-111 bomber and five Spanish versions of the Junkers Ju-52 were used. Subsequently everyone was evacuated to Sidi Ifni and Tiliuín was abandoned because of the damage it suffered. The war ended in June 1958. The badge is a star framed by a golden crescent with two crossed rifles. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's (Franco era). SIZE: Approximately 15/16” in height and 1-1/8” in width. 2.4 cm par 2.9 cm. CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Plated brass with painted areas. ATTACHMENT: Two tabs. MARKINGS: None. . CONDITION: 8 (Excellent-): The badge shows only light wear. GUARANTEE: As with all my items, this piece is guaranteed original. This item comes from a smokefree home, I accept paypal or you can pay when you pick up an item, any other payment questions please email me. I will combine/discount shipping charges on multiple purchases to help save you money. if you buy multiple items, please wait for me to send you an invoice with the discounted shipping on it. Buyer pays $3.99 for standard shipping packaging costs, in US (lower 48 states) - shipping to hawaii, alaska, Canada, JAPAN,AND OTHER COUNTRIES is extra, please email me for international shipping rates, -----------------Insurance is an additional charge, please ask for insurance if you would like it. Insurance needs to be purchased by the customer, in order to have any coverage for shipments lost or damaged by USPS, FedEx, or UPS. I use Fed Ex ground, UPS, and USPS for shipping, please make sure you are able to receive packages via all these carriers. Please make sure to have the address you want this shipped to added as the authorized address on your paypal account. We can only ship to authorized paypal addresses and we do not accept emails to change the shipping address. ----------------- 14 Day money back return policy, if returned due to buyer changed their mind, the buyer will pay for shipping product back and the original shipping. The refund will be processed upon my receipt of the returned item and full purchase price will be refunded. The item must be in the same condition as when purchased. If item needs to be returned due to my error, I will pay for all shipping. any questions... Please Email me before bidding! Thanks for bidding! tray 52