Inniskilling Dragoons 1887 Arm Badge
 

Hi All
Last year I purchased (at great expense) an 1887 arm badge which belonged to the RSM of the Inniskillings. I have researched him as far as possible but now I would like to find out more about the actual badge itself.

Does any Forum Member have any information regarding the history of this badge. I have read what Messers Liniker and Dine and Seaman have to say in their excellent books but surely there must be more information than that around.

Old photo's, articles from bygone magazines, reference material,etc.

Can anyone help??
Regards
Bob.

Hi Bob, Could you post an image of the badge?

1887 Arm Badge
 

Hi Bill

I hope I have attached the photo you need.

Regards
Bob.

hi bob
what a fantastic item. any chance of seeing a pic of the front of this badge?
bc

1887 Arm Badge
 

BC
Front of Badge.

As far as I'm aware there are only 7 or 8 known examples of this badge. All are engraved in the same fashion and all (except mine) have the army serial number of the owner on the rear. Perhaps the RSM didnt feel he needed his number on it!

Regards

Bob.

this is what i love about this hobby! not only is it a great badge, but a piece of art, and with a personal limk to the wearer with the engraving on the reverse.
thanks bob, a fantastic tem
bc

Inniskilling Dragoons 1887 Arm Badge
 

Hi Bob
If you look in the wright Album you will see another example . Plus I have an example too .Mine is named to Farrier Lakie No 1743. I will post a pic when I get the time

3748 Hussar

pic's front and rear
 

Hi Bob,

Here's mine . I can't understand yours isn't Numbered

3748 Hussar

Will post a picture of the back of the back of the Paymaster Sgt one I
have tomorrow morning.

Paymaster Sergt Hunters ArmB
 

Heres a pic of the back of Sgt Hunters badge.

1887 Arm Badge
 

Hi
Thanks for sharing photo's of these teriffic badges.

Between them Linaker+Dine and Seaman were able to identify six named badges. Namely Gardiner,Godwin,Briggs,Wild,Lee,and Harvey.

Forum members have now added three new names to this list. Bramley,Hunter and Lackie. I think that's quite an achievement!!!!

Anybody else have an unknown badge????

Regards
Bob.

Bob
Mine is named to sergeant Major Rough Rider Thompson and numbered 882
Regards
Alan

Lovely badges, and a nice design. Thanks for sharing.
Andy

Beautiful Badges

While in Enniskillen recently with a house party we were entertained by a piper from the local pipe band. We wore one on his hat that had been presented to him by the Brookborough family but sadly I don't remember the name on it.

Beautiful heavy badge.

James

Alan

I started this post so long ago that I had forgotten about it. :)

Thanks for adding your badge details.

I think its important that rare badges like these are recorded.

Can you post a photo of the rear engraving?

Bob