58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot glengarry cap badge, a restrike reproducing the insignia worn by the British Army infantry regiment during the late Victorian period. Raised in 1755, the regiment adopted the Rutlandshire county designation in 1782. Its service included the defence of Gibraltar during the Great Siege of 1779–1783, an event commemorated in the regiment’s distinctive badge design. In 1881, following the Childers Reforms, the 58th Regiment amalgamated with the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Northamptonshire Regiment.
The badge features the regimental number “58” within a garter bearing the motto “MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPE”, meaning “By the sign of the Rock”, referring to Gibraltar. The garter is surmounted by a castle, representing the fortress and the regiment’s historic connection with its defence. This design was worn on the glengarry headdress between approximately 1874 and 1881, immediately before the reorganisation of British infantry regiments. As a restrike, this example reproduces the original Victorian pattern rather than representing a badge issued during the period. It is of interest to collectors of nineteenth-century British Army insignia and pre-1881 regimental militaria.
Dimensions
Approx. 73mm high x 44mm wide.
Condition
Good overall condition, with some distortion around the edge of the garter and an overall weak striking. Please refer to the photographs for details of the badge’s construction, design and reverse fittings.
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