Collar badges, Shoulder badges, buttons
Collar badges do not seem to have been worn although a badge consisting of an oak leaf wreath circle and the letters IL has been seen.
There was however a special shoulder badge consisting of a single dagger worn point to the rear and turned down where a shoulder title would have been expected. These were again silver for officers and copper brass for ORs. They exist in a bewildering variety of shapes and sizes. Fastenings also vary from brooch fittings to conventional lugs. Badges may be cast or die struck. In common with all levies badges these daggers all show an inverted shield shaped or triangular pommel. Daggers with T shaped or round pommels belong elsewhere.
Buttons appear to have been the usual British GS pattern but there is a button which corresponds to the collar badge mentioned above.
Officers shoulder badges; OR left shoulder badge.
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