Army badge or cadets?

[red rags]

The Bisley rifle & date...is that army or cadets...seem also to be additional dates to add & come in various colours...help?

Hi Red Rags, used by all cadets, come in different colours for each service, different colour Bisley and date. Sold by Fultons at Bisley each year. Authorised for wear by some services, schools etc but not all. Regards Mark

[red rags]

Dear Mark, Thanks MOST useful.

[Restrikes-ok]

Got one in 83 !

[grey_green_acorn]

A few examples here:

Tim

[wardog]

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...=bisley+badges

[Drmiggy]

Originally Posted by red rags

The Bisley rifle & date...is that army or cadets...seem also to be additional dates to add & come in various colours...help?

I lived in Bisley during my childhood. The badges were available in Thornton’s the gun shop for sale as a keepsake. I never had the money to buy them, so we used to scrounge them off the soldiers. Used to have a combat jacket with them all sewn on that I wore fishing. That was over 40 years ago now, feels like yesterday👍

Wardog, great reference thread, of note the Cadet 100 badges are all still in use, i think the Army 100 has gone to a metal 'number' on working dress similar to the sniper badge, worn on the chest. Regards Mark

[grey_green_acorn]

I believe that these are the current metal badges:
Marksman, Sniper, Reserve Army 50 and Army 100

Tim

Hi Tim, the very same, I'm not too sure but they may be TKS made? Regards Mark

[manchesters]

Originally Posted by grey_green_acorn

I believe that these are the current metal badges:
Marksman, Sniper, Reserve Army 50 and Army 100

Tim

Tim,

Interesting. I am clueless on modern badges.

Are these currently permitted to be worn on military uniform?

regards

[grey_green_acorn]

Originally Posted by manchesters

Tim,

Interesting. I am clueless on modern badges.

Are these currently permitted to be worn on military uniform?

regards

I believe they are authorised for wear (only) on “combat dress”. Now known as Personal Clothing System Combat Uniform multi Terrain Pattern - PCS CU MTP for shorti!

The (traditional) cloth badges are still used on No2 (Service Dress).

I have the set of badges on the way to me and will check for makers marks when they arrive.

I will also check Army Dress Regulations.

Tim

[manchesters]

Thanks Tim, thats good to know.

regarsd

[Ian B]

Good day all,

A true story related to Canadian participation at Bisley. Top shooters from the Canadian Armed Forces Small Arms Competition each year made up the CF team sent to Bisley the next year.

A Warrant Officer from my battalion was a very well known shooter in the CF shooting fraternity, Queen's Medal winner, etc, etc. One year the CF decided to make up team jackets for the team. A nice wind breaker type jacket, with "Bisley Team Canada" printed on the back. On the way to the UK for the competition, in the airport, the WO, who was wearing said jacket, was approached by a Canadian woman.

She asked him, "Excuse me, sir. How exactly do you play Bisley?" (His reply is lost to history unfortunately).

Apropos of nothing, hope this give you a smile and a chuckle for the day.

Regards,

Ian B

[grey_green_acorn]

Originally Posted by grey_green_acorn

I believe that these are the current metal badges:
Marksman, Sniper, Reserve Army 50 and Army 100

Tim

More pictures of these badges are now in my album https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...hp?albumid=588

Bronze finished metal with brooch fittings and quite small they are in packaging of the type used by FIRMIN but not maker marked. They have consecutive Pattern Numbers and NSNs 8455-99-567-1526 to 1529

Packages are dated from 09/18 to 02/19

Has anyone seen the regulations for wearing these badges?

Tim