The Royal Irish Regiment Silver Dress Cap Badge
Silver dress badge specification for Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badges.
Description
Silver dress badge specification for Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badges.
Specification
Gender
Male & Female
Design
The regimental device is a crowned angel harp; the silver dress badge derives from the Ulster Defence Regiment pattern.
Material
The standard dress badge is silver anodised aluminium.
Identifier
The current catalogue badge is bright silver with green enamel between the harp strings, NSN 8455-99-272-2884, specification UK/SC/5126 at D01375.
Wear
The catalogue specifies use on the cap and caubeen and supplies the badge singly.
Variant Identity
The source distinguishes the Silver dress badge specification within Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badges.
Placement
Standard cap-badge placement depends on the headdress: about 2 cm above the beret band towards the left eye; on the left of Kilmarnock, Balmoral and Tam O'Shanter bonnets about 3.6 cm above the band; towards the left eye on a caubeen except the Irish Guards' reversed right-eye placement; centred on the front band of forage and Service Dress caps; and at the front or side of felt hats.
Fastening
Cap badges normally use a standard single vertical hook-shank fastener; exceptionally large badges may use additional support only where Army Dress Committee authority has been granted.
Related uniforms
Completes
the uniforms
Orders of dress completed by this product for The Royal Irish Regiment.
The Royal Irish Regiment
Mess Dress - Male
Direct uniform association
The Royal Irish Regiment
Mess Dress - Male
Direct uniform association
The Royal Irish Regiment
No. 1 Dress - Female
Direct uniform association
The Royal Irish Regiment
No. 1 Dress - Male
Direct uniform association
The Royal Irish Regiment
Service Dress - Female
Direct uniform association
The Royal Irish Regiment
Service Dress - Male
Direct uniform association