Badges

Post 1954 

 

[TBA]Officers cap badge (KK2343) post 1954.


Officers collar badges post 1954.

 

World War 2

Officer cap badge pre 1954.

 

Officers dress collar badge pre 1954.

 

   
Shoulder Titles NCO Arm badge 

ORs white metal cap badge (KK2342), c1940-57.

 

The Great War & Post WW1

ORs Cap badge with seeded central ribbon ("Possibly" economy version c1917).

 

ORs Cap badge with seeded central ribbon ("Possibly" economy version c1917).

 

Other Ranks gilding-metal cap badge (KK1443), large type, c1908-20.

 

Other Ranks gilding-metal cap badge (KK1443), large type, c1908-20.

(slider broken with rings added)

 

Other Ranks cast gilding-metal cap badge (KK1335), small type, c1903-08.

 

Other Ranks die stamped bronze cap badge (KK1334), large type, c1903-08.

 

Officer's felt hat badge (2nd Boer War): A large rose in khaki-bronze matt finish paint (worn off the above example), 5cm in diameter. Worn with a stamen between two petals at top-centre. Approved 25th of August 1902 (KK1333).

 

SNCO Helmet Plate 1902, the above example is one of only ten made for the coronation of the King (see helmet example below). This example has never been worn and in a private collection. The reverse of the badge has 4 threaded posts for fixing into the DY Albert helmet. Normally "all" ranks wore the monarchs cypher and the 1902 coronation was the first time the Derbyshire Rose appeared (only for  senior NCO's) on the Dragoon Helmet and possibly the only time as by 1911 the helmet had been withdrawn from service.

 
Officers Gilt Victorian Helmet cipher c1847-1902.

Sabretache rose c1890, this is a large badge.

 

Early 1800s helmet badge, these two items were sold on eBay as separate items but it could be that a Derbyshire rose fits into the middle of the ring and worn on the Shako helmet.

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