Royal Irish Rifles helmet/cross belt badge

[Lampwick]

Your comments on this one please. I'm having a Senior moment here. Is that a QC or a KC? Many thanks

[cbuehler]

It is a KC, but I do not think these are genuine. Besides, it should be in silver I believe.

CB

[Luke H]

It’s a King’s Crown but very much made in the QC era post 1970s to date.

[irishhorse]

The helmet plates were blackened brass. I've been told the originals measure 105mm x 75mm (Talavera to Orthes), the copies being smaller. The cross belt badges were in silver, and have screw post fittings.

[Lampwick]

Thank you all.

[Lampwick]

Here's the proper article (I think) albeit 15 times what I paid for mine.

[Lampwick]

Originally Posted by Luke H

It’s a King’s Crown but very much made in the QC era post 1970s to date.

[Luke H]

Originally Posted by Lampwick

Here's the proper article (I think) albeit 15 times what I paid for mine.

Afraid not. As Danny mentions the genuine RIR CBP I’ve seen have screw posts.

The real silver ones really do look a million dollars compared to the fake wm and brass ones shown.

[Lampwick]

So is the one on the left at £270 "iffy"?

[Luke H]

Originally Posted by Lampwick

So is the one on the left at £270 "iffy"?

I personally wouldn’t elevate it to ‘iffy’ status.

It is quite simply an out and out fake.

[irishhorse]

An old thread with my KC cross belt badge.
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=56480

[Luke H]

Originally Posted by irishhorse

An old thread with my KC cross belt badge.
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=56480

A lovely plate Danny.

David Wright’s lovely HM silver Jennen’s examples from his album below:

[Lampwick]

Great badges. Thanks for showing what I should be looking for.

[Mike H]

I love both of them ,very very nice.