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Royal Irish Regiment.
Is this badge a standard issue, pri shop or a restrike?
Made in white metal, a thick, heavy badge maker marked on the reverse Toye. I assume short for Toye Kenning and Spencer. Any comments very welcome. Thanks, John |
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I’m not 100% positive, but it looks to me like a piper’s badge for the North Irish Horse during the period when they formed a sub-unit (Reconnaissance Squadron) of the Royal Irish Rangers. I recall a large crown and a very solid badge in white metal worn on the Caubeen.
Last edited by Toby Purcell; 24-07-23 at 10:36 AM. |
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Here are some variants in my collection of UDR/Royal Irish beret and caubeen badges. They are in gold anodised, silver anodised, new metal and new metal with green enamel, some with the wider crown.
Your badge is possibly a PRI badge made by Toye, Kenning and Spencer a firm that have used a number of different ways to mark their badges. Tim
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This is the officers badge cast in silver with hallmarks below crown.
Tim
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HM EDinburgh?
Above worn from '92 until stocks ran out...£35 from PRI.
As a Pte/Rgr I wore one & nobody tumbled. The black casting sand made them a bugger to clean initially. I think most officers ran with an issue badge oddly enough. |
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Thanks for that. I have added the detail to the example in my Album.
Tim
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