Victorian Rifle Brigade Militia ?

[natal01]

I have had this badge lying in a drawer for quite a while . I am assuming that it is a Victorian Rifle Brigade Militia cap badge. I think that I consigned it to a drawer bacause of the horrible relug job. I am starting to wonder whether it wouldnt be worthwhile to have it properly reinstated.
So can anyone confirm that it is Rifle Brigade Militia and is it genuine. There are so many fakes out there, one can never tell.
Many thanks
Mike

[Hussar100]

It's certainly a generic Rifle Brigade badge.

[mule-73k]

Does not look from the pics as if it were ever blackened?

Dave

[Keith Blakeman]

I think the blacking has come off during the lug repair. It's a £40-ish badge and worth getting it repaired properly including re-blacking.

[btns]

It has a European crown not a British royal crown.

[leigh kitchen]

A Guelphic Crown, right for some RB badges.

[natal01]

Thanks for the interest and the replies to my post.
The badge looks never to have been blackened as there is no black residue anywhere.
Has anyone any thought as to when this was worn ?
Regards
Mike

[wright241]

Originally Posted by btns

It has a European crown not a British royal crown.

Is this another crown type you refer to that I have never heard of?? This is a getting to be very educational for me.

David

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by wright241

Is this another crown type you refer to that I have never heard of?? This is a getting to be very educational for me.

David

The 'Guelphic Crown' is a German type and was in honour of the Prince Consort (Prince Albert), in whose name the regiment received its secondary title 'The of Prince Consort's Own'.

[Hussar100]

Originally Posted by Toby Purcell

The 'Guelphic Crown' is a German type and was in honour of the Prince Consort (Prince Albert), in whose name the regiment received its secondary titles of Prince Consort's Own.

Excellent information - thank you.

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by natal01

Thanks for the interest and the replies to my post.
The badge looks never to have been blackened as there is no black residue anywhere.
Has anyone any thought as to when this was worn ?
Regards
Mike

It certainly appears to be a good striking. There were no militia battalions directly affiliated to the Rifle Brigade before 1881, but after that date several English, Welsh and Irish militia battalions were linked formally with the 4 regular battalions. In glengarries the regiment wore a blackened brass badge with 4 honour scrolls, 2 each side of the wreath. After 1898 the badge adopted for the Field Service Cap (FSC) was white metal and it would have been correct for the militia battalions of the regiment to wear reversed metal and no honours on the wreath. In general then the badge appears correct for the period 1898 to 1908, but whether or not it is genuine is another matter that I cannot comment on.

[2747andy]

Mike,
it is certainly a badge worth repairing/restoring, although I'm not sure about getting it "Blackened"? The one I have although toned to the front looks like it could possibly have been Gilding-metal? Perhaps in contrast to the Wm of the Regulars as Toby points out?

Andy

[badger123]

I agree, I don't think it should be blackened either.

Here's mine.

[davec2]

I would like to post an image of my version but I don't have one, I would support the theory that it would not be blackened !

Ivan, get that verdigris off your badge as soon as ??

[badger123]

yeh, you're probably right Dave. Its sort of a low priority as its not Y&L

Doesn't lemon juice get rid of it?