Royal Irish Regiment cap badge, the pattern worn between 1992 and 2022 by the Royal Irish Regiment of the British Army. This British Army light infantry cap badge displays the recognised insignia of the regiment in clear relief, incorporating a winged female harp as the central device surmounted by a Queen’s Crown, with green enamel detailing separating the harp strings. The composition reflects the heraldic traditions of the regiment and the historic associations of its predecessor units.
The regiment was formed on 1 July 1992 through the amalgamation of the Royal Irish Rangers and the Ulster Defence Regiment, with antecedence reaching back to 1688. The badge traces a direct lineage through the Ulster Defence Regiment to the Royal Ulster Rifles; when the UDR was formed in 1970, its badge was derived from the Royal Ulster Rifles cap badge, retaining the harp and crown and removing the lower motto scroll. A new silver cap badge was subsequently issued to all ranks of the Royal Irish Regiment for wear on the caubeen, the formal headdress inherited from the antecedent regiments. In 2007, the badge was reworked to give sharper definition and a finer finish. The badge remained in use until the death of Elizabeth II and re-design of the cap badge to include the King’s crown in 2022.
Manufactured in silvered metal with green enamel detailing to the harp strings, this example provides a sharply defined representation of the post-2007 regimental pattern. Royal Irish Regiment cap badges are collected as examples of modern British Army light infantry militaria, regimental insignia of the Irish regiments of the line, and uniform hardware of the post-Options for Change era of the British Army.
Dimensions Approx. 46mm x 29mm
Condition New
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