1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Garter-Star Peaked-Cap Chinstrap Button (22 Ligne)

1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Garter-Star Peaked-Cap Chinstrap Button (22 Ligne)

Garter Star cap button with QDG in the centre, worn on the left side of the forage-cap chin strap.

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Description

Garter Star cap button with QDG in the centre, worn on the left side of the forage-cap chin strap.

Specification

Gender

Male & Female

Design

The forage cap has a Garter Star button with QDG in the centre on the left side of the chin strap.

The Army issue-pattern schedule specifies black nylon for RIFLES, Brigade of Gurkhas except QGE and QOGLR, R IRISH except pipers, and LONDON IRISH RIFLES; black anodized for QOGLR; optional black ball for RIFLES warrant officers in No. 2 Dress; bronze for PWRR; silver anodized for HAC (Inf), QOY (NH), NIH, 41 Signal Regt (V), SAS, SRR, SASC and pipers of SG, IG, SCOTS, R IRISH and QVs; and gold anodized for all other regiments and corps.

Care

For anodized-aluminium button variants, abrasive cleaning and metal polish are prohibited; an occasional wipe with a damp clean cloth is sufficient.

Provision

Regimental buttons in the standard sizes are issued for caps, greatcoats and Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6 Dress and are fixed under regimental arrangements.

Measurement

The standard Army cap-button diameter is 15 mm (22 ligne).