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Belfin

09-07-21 12:02 PM

Royal Horse Guards - Red Backing?

Hi,

Just a quick question - did the Royal Horse Guards wear a red/scarlet backing or insert behind the cypher on their badge?

Cheers

Alan O

09-07-21 12:34 PM

Not to my knowledge but they have been added for display in a collection or 2.

Belfin

09-07-21 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan O (Post 554140)

Not to my knowledge but they have been added for display in a collection or 2.

Thank you Alan - that's exactly what got me wondering!

Frank Kelley

10-07-21 06:32 PM

Not something that I have ever seen upon the beret or Service Dress cap during any period, but, you do encounter this sort of thing from time to time, I always assume done by a particular collector and former owner of the badge concerned.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belfin (Post 554136)

Hi,

Just a quick question - did the Royal Horse Guards wear a red/scarlet backing or insert behind the cypher on their badge?

Cheers

rboorman

12-07-21 02:40 PM

H.Cav. Regt.

The mounted and armoured elements of the regiment wear the Household Brigade flash on the beret behind their respective cap badges.o

Belfin

12-07-21 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rboorman (Post 554382)

The mounted and armoured elements of the regiment wear the Household Brigade flash on the beret behind their respective cap badges.o

I think that practice came about in the late 1980s, long after the Royal Horse Guards amalgamated with the Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) to form the Blues & Royals (1969).

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