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We stock a range of genuine Army cap badges for sale. The cap badges in this section are the type worn by 'Other Ranks' (ORs), which is a British Army phrase meaning enlisted men and women, who are not Officers. Cap badges worn by ORs, NCOs and Warrant Officers are ...
We stock a range of genuine Army cap badges for sale. The cap badges in this section are the type worn by 'Other Ranks' (ORs), which is a British Army phrase meaning enlisted men and women, who are not Officers. Cap badges worn by ORs, NCOs and Warrant Officers are in this section.
Most of these are British Army Cap Badges, or from the British Commonwealth or British Empire regiments and corps.
If a cap badge has a crown, this can be used to tell the date or age of the cap badge.
Some British Army regiments have regimental beret badges, which tend to be smaller than the badges worn on the peaked (visor) cap. Beret badges first appeared in the late 1940s, so King's Crown beret badges can be rare because the last King of England died in 1952.
Officers' cap badges tend be be made from better quality metals and are often more ornate in design than Other Ranks' insignia. Sometimes the Officer-pattern head-dress badge is a totally different size or design to the hat badges worn by enlisted personnel. This section deals with cap badges worn by ordinary soldiers, not officers.
Lightweight Staybrite aluminium replaced brass and white metal as the main metal for British Other Ranks' military insignia from about 1950 onwards, although some regiments had sufficient stocks of the old metal cap badges and did not convert to Staybrite cap badges until many years later. This section of our website deals with badges made from more traditional metals. Some more recent badges have reverted to being made from heavier, more durable metals and these heavier modern cap badges are also included in this section.
During World War Two, many regiments and corps had cap badges made from plastic as a wartime economy measure - these are shown in a separate section for WW2 Bakelite cap badges.
We also sell coloured regimental cap and beret badge backings - click for details
Royal Netherlands Army Johan Willem Friso Regiment + Red Badge Backing Brass Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Netherlands Army Oranje Gelderland Regiment + Red Badge Backing Brass Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Netherlands Army Regiment Van Heutsz + Black+Orange Backing Brass Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Netherlands Army Signals Regiment + Blue/White Felt Badge Backing Brass Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Netherlands Army Supply And Transport + Blue Felt Badge Backing Brass Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Norfolk Regiment Beret Size 1950-1958 Brass Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Norfolk Regiment Full Size 1937-1958 Brass Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Post-1937 Bi-metallic Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Pioneer Corps Beret Size (1952-85) Brass QC. Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Regiment Of Canada Bi-metallic KC. Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Regiment Of Fusiliers Corps Of Drums Fur Cap Grenade Brass QC. Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Regiment of Wales Improved Metal Issue Bi-metallic Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Rifles Of Canada Blackened Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (Square Staple Lugs) Helmet Plate Centre Bi-metallic Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) Bi-metallic Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Scots Fusiliers Brass KC. Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Scots Fusiliers Brass QVC. Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Scots Greys Band (also RSDG) Small Grenade Brass Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Scottish Reserve Regiment 1900-1901 (Boer War) White Metal Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Signals (2-Piece) 2nd Pattern 1946-52 Bi-metallic KC. Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Signals 2-Part Bi-metallic QC. Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Signals Improved Metal Issue Bi-metallic QC. Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Sussex Regiment Bi-metallic Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Sussex Regiment - 5th Bn Cinque Ports Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Tank Regiment White Metal KC. Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Ulster Rifles White Metal KC. Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Warwickshire Regiment Bi-metallic Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Welch Fusiliers 1920 - 2006 Bi-metallic Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Welsh Fusiliers Fur Cap Grenade Brass Other Ranks' metal cap badge
Royal Welsh Fusiliers Pre-1920 Bi-metallic Other Ranks' metal cap badge