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Old 09-07-21, 12:02 PM
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Default Royal Horse Guards - Red Backing?

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Just a quick question - did the Royal Horse Guards wear a red/scarlet backing or insert behind the cypher on their badge?

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Old 09-07-21, 12:34 PM
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Not to my knowledge but they have been added for display in a collection or 2.
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Old 09-07-21, 12:47 PM
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Not to my knowledge but they have been added for display in a collection or 2.
Thank you Alan - that's exactly what got me wondering!
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Old 10-07-21, 06:32 PM
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Not something that I have ever seen upon the beret or Service Dress cap during any period, but, you do encounter this sort of thing from time to time, I always assume done by a particular collector and former owner of the badge concerned.


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Just a quick question - did the Royal Horse Guards wear a red/scarlet backing or insert behind the cypher on their badge?

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Old 12-07-21, 02:40 PM
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Default H.Cav. Regt.

The mounted and armoured elements of the regiment wear the Household Brigade flash on the beret behind their respective cap badges.o
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Old 12-07-21, 08:51 PM
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The mounted and armoured elements of the regiment wear the Household Brigade flash on the beret behind their respective cap badges.o
I think that practice came about in the late 1980s, long after the Royal Horse Guards amalgamated with the Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) to form the Blues & Royals (1969).
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