Thread: Variations of the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars in A/A
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Old 29-10-10, 09:33 PM
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Thanks Ry,

Looks like cap and collar badges were changed but does anyone know when and why?

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Chris
K&K gives no date but describes and illustrates the first pattern as Fig 1898 then says "An improved anodised design of the above (Fig 1899)."

John Gaylor says "The first badge was flat, struck in one process, but a couple of years later another badge appeared with harp and royal crest superimposed on the title band. This suceeded in making the old 4th Hussars part of the badge more obvious."

So no actual dates specified but we might assess that the QRIH formed in 1958 with a first pattern badge and the second pattern was introduced around 1960?

Anyone got a sealed pattern of either?
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