The Royal Regiment of Scotland Royal Regiment of Scotland Four-Part Cap Badge

The badge has a silver saltire surmounted by a lion rampant, the Crown of Scotland above, and a silver scroll below bearing NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT in black letters.

The catalogue describes a four-part construction with a polished bright silver-plated cross.

The lion and upper scroll use dead gilt and stopped-off dead silver plate, the lower scroll dead silver plate, and the crown dead electro-gilt.

Band No. 8 Dress specifies the issue cap badge in gilding metal with silver and burnished-gilt finishes.

The catalogue lists NSN 8455-99-760-9367, specification UK/SC/5126 at D00698, supplied singly.

The catalogue identifies the article as “INSIGNIA, ORGANISATION, Cap, Royal Regiment of Scotland”.

Insignia, Organisation. Cap. Royal Regiment of Scotland. 4 part badge comprised of polished bright silver plate cross w/dead guilt/dead silver plate(stopped off) lion & upper scroll, with dead silver plate lower scroll & dead electro guilt scottish crown.

NSN 8455-99-760-9367; specification UK/SC/5126 @ D00698 D of Q: Each; defined quantity Each.

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.

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.