Unknown musician badge - Irish? - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

PeterMc · #1 16-11-08, 10:36 PM

These badges were supposedly from a collector of Irish police insignia. I doubt that they are Irish Constabulary but does anyone have an opinion? No maker marks, solid brass or gilded metal.

John Mulcahy · #2 17-11-08, 12:22 AM

Peter

I can only help by eliminating some options, they are not Irish Defence Force items nor are they Garda Siochana (Irish Police) band items.

John

PeterMc · #3 18-11-08, 08:50 PM

Thanks John. Looks increasingly likely that these may not be police or military at all.

Eddie Parks · #4 19-11-08, 05:49 AM

Don't give up yet Peter. When I collected the RIC I had one of those too. I can't remember if I ever got it pinned down! Have you inquired of the Ulster Museum/ Tom Wylie had amassed a great collection there.

badgecollector · #5 19-11-08, 08:50 AM

hi peter and john
here is a badge that came in the mail the other day. i have no idea what it is and thought it may be irish musicians?
bc

John Mulcahy · #6 19-11-08, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by badgecollector

hi peter and john
here is a badge that came in the mail the other day. i have no idea what it is and thought it may be irish musicians?
bc

It certainly is, this is the Army School of Music collar badge 1925 design. This design was in use from 1925 on service dress # 1. Hard to date this example exactly but the likely progression of metals was bronze, brass, staybrite thus this one anytime between the 1940's - 1970's.

Worn in identical pairs. Full dress was introduced in 2003 and bullion collar badges are worn in that dress order.

John

badgecollector · #7 19-11-08, 08:43 PM

thanks john for the info, thats great
bc

PeterMc · #8 19-11-08, 11:31 PM

Thanks Eddie for the encouragement. I'll drop a note to Tom, but I thought he'd left the museum some years ago.

Eddie Parks · #9 20-11-08, 05:44 AM

Quite probably. But they will still have the collection of badges. I can't be absolutely sure mine was identical but it was certainly similar.

PeterMc · #10 27-04-17, 07:15 AM

Resurrecting this old thread - which just shows how patient you have to be when researching some themes - i may have better confirmation of the musicians lyre badge as used by the RIC.
http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/6...922#reply-6929